Ism of the Week

"Mommy, why are there bad words?"

"I don't know.  But the important thing is that you don't use them.  You're too little and too sweet for such yucky stuff to come out of your mouth."

"But I'm not too little for yucky burps to come out.  Or throw-up."

"Yeah, that is yucky.  But those are very different than bad words.  You can't help that."

"Sometimes I can't help it when I say naughty things.  Just like burps and throw-up, Mom."

He can rationalize with the best of them.

"And I think that-- wait, no Graham!  Don't take my dinosaur!  BURP YOU, Graham."

"Cael...!"

"I just couldn't help it, Mom."