The F Word

I'm pretty sure Basia thinks the actual phrase, "The F Word," is bad to say. A child in her homeschool gym class had to talk to the principal, whoever that may be in a gym class, because someone heard him say "the F word."

I just now said the phrase, "The F Word," because that is the name of a Gordon Ramsay cooking show that I rented, where the "F" stands for food. Basia ran over to me and let me know in a whisper that I said, "the F word." That made me think that she doesn't even realize there is some other bad word connected with that "F." She's pretty sure that saying, "the F word," is bad.

That makes me a bad mom because I've had her repeat the story of the little boy in homeschool gym getting in trouble a few times this week, where she had to use that phrase to explain what he did. I just thought it was a funny story for her to share because she, in her wide-eyed innocence, thinks it was just the biggest, most horrible thing that anyone has ever done. She always smiled when she told it like she was getting away with something. Now I know that I was letting her say, "the F word" even if I would never let her say the "F" word.

The real "F" word, by the way, could be heard many times directly behind us at the Aggie game last night, if only she knew what she was listening for!