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Do kids go pee?

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I don’t have particularly bad language, but I should probably remove the word “crap” from my vocabulary altogether. I mean, can you imagine a little Thompson going to hang out at a friend’s house and saying that word. And then their friend says that word. And then their friend’s mom says “where did you hear that word honey?” and the friend says “from Little Drew” and the mom says “isn’t Little Drew’s dad a pastor?”

:shock: crap…

And what if they have to use the bathroom? I don’t anticipate that maternal language of “do you have to go potty?” naturally flitting out of me. It’s gonna sound more like “You gotta pee?”

geeze.

Is that even a decent description of urination? (Note: I refuse to say “Do you have to urinate?” no no no…)

Oh. And geeze? And holy crap, which is a personal favorite? And dangit? And dang? And …. sigh.

These are the questions that role through my head when I imagine how this will all play out. I don’t worry over all the weird obstacles that come with any adoption story, because every adoption story has some drama. I expect it. I roll with it.

But, as for the parental role? There’s my “unknown” right there.

So, hit me with it: what words do I need to nix?

Some “pee on” and some just “pee”

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I know I lost some of you at the word “pee” in the title of a blog post. Twice. :shock: I’m sorry. But, let’s be honest, I gained some of you for that very reason. (see? I know you…)

So, peeps (get it?), what are we talking about today? We’re talking about how people say things differently. And I have a theory that I’m going to test on y’all, because everyone knows the blogosphere is a most reliable sampling of persons all over the world…

Or maybe not.

But it’s my corner of the blogo-world, so I get to call the shots.

This may sound weird, but I’ve heard two ways of saying this phrase: ”made me pee myself” and ”made me pee on myself”… My theory is that the phrasing depends on where you live–where you’re from.

Ss, how ’bout this. Y’all tell me if you pee yourself, or pee on yourself.

And then tell me where you grew up AND where you live now. (gotta figure out where these phrases are coming from)

  1. Pee or Pee On?
  2. Grew up where?
  3. Live where now?

DON’T EVEN SAY IT!!!!

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We all have them. Words we can’t stand. Maybe because of how they sound. Maybe for what they mean. Or for a memory. For whatever the reason. We just don’t like certain words. And these words have come up in a conversation or two recently…

I have friends who hate: tinkle. moist. girth.

And I LOVE saying those words around them. Just to get a response.

(I can be a brat.)

(sorry)

So, what’s your word? What’s the word(s) you just can’t stand?

Friend.

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I’ve been in close communication with a far-away friend recently. Texts, emails, etc… And, in nearly all of my recent exchanges with her, I’ve made it a point to call her “friend.” This word means a lot to her, and she uses it regularly when she’s addressing friends. I want to speak her heart’s language, so I intentionally and consciously call her “friend.”

I’ve thought about that word a lot lately. About what that word means. About what it means to her, to me, and to the English language.

I’m realizing that this word – friend – is probably one of the most important words in our vocabulary.

It holds so much meaning, so much symbolism, so much relationship, so much knowing, so much truth.

What does this word mean to you?