Keira is well past the age of learning new colorful words and trying them out on us. I would like to think we have done a good job at redirecting her choice of "angry" words into a more pleasant, non-offending direction. We have changed the word stupid to silly, and the word crap to crush, and the occasional "D-word" to darn. It has worked great and she is really good at correcting people no matter who they are. She has also gotten very good at using the substitute word. It is funny when she gets mad at me and says "Dad, you are silly!", because Tricia will turn to me when Keira can't hear and will say, "she just called you stupid." I am proud of Keira and how she understands that you shouldn't say bad words, but on one particular occasion I was more interested in where she learned to make the following statement (with the substitute or not). She walked into Allyson's room while I was changing her when Keira blurted out, "darn, it is colder than sugar in here!" At least she stayed true to not saying a curse word.
You know, she's right, sugar is pretty cold. She is hilarious!
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