Friday, October 22, 2010

Mommy Censorship

I have a girlfriend who once introduced me to her very good girlfriend, Vicky. Prior to the introduction, I had heard many stories about this Vicky person and when I was finally introduced, my friend said meet my  friend 'Vicky'. Well, the reason I am starting this post with this story is so that you get the idea of how off putting being constantly corrected can be. Within my first meeting of Vicky I was constantly told by Vicky that her name is NOT Vicky but Victoria. She must have told me every time I in-took a breath to start a sentence. It truly got to the point that I no longer wanted to converse with Victoria ever again. Which leads me to my latest conversation ender....The mommies, who are my friends, that insist on censoring my potty mouth. Yes I have the tendency to talk like a sailor, but it is usually used to add the color to a story that used to make my mommy friends laugh, obviously pre-baby. Is it really my responsibility to change the way I verbally express myself in order to save your precious child's ears? Or could it be that these mommies are scared that their 2 year olds will ruin their social reputations if the word 'bitch' slips out of their mouths? Which, mind you, I would find hilarious being that bad aunty that will spoil your child senseless. Well, this week I ended a visit with my mommy friend, earlier than I had planned, after being corrected for the 12th time, mid-sentence, due to a curse word I had used. Seriously her 2 year old was in his stroller, who I might add was busy paying absolutely no attention to us. So my question is: Mommies is it your job to censor grown ass adults or to teach your children to speak the way you think is appropriate or that meets your moral code? I am getting the feeling that I am going to be the one these mommies are going to try and teach this lesson too. My answer is, have you ever heard the old saying "never teach an old dog new tricks"? I implore you ladies to realize your babies are sponges and yes they will mimic adult words but you can teach them right from wrong. You can even punish them if they utter a curse word, so that they can learn that they are not allowed to curse until they are old enough to pay their own bills, like I do. Until then, enjoy baby einstein, diapers, and lots of alone time with you child because try as I might I know I will still pepper my language with curse words and, guess what,  you're not MY mommy!

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