“when I was a little girl and I said something naughty or told a lie my momma would rub icky soap on my tongue as a punishment.”
“why?”
“because I must have told a lie or said something sassy.”
“like godamnit”
“…”
“Where did you hear that Catherine?” inside voice: “please don’t be me, please don’t be me”
“at school on the big side. Jack said it and got a time out.”
“Well then Jack was very, very naughty and my momma would have washed his mouth out with soap too.”
I was pretty shocked (and a little amused, but like 99% shocked and 1% amused. maybe 93/7). her timing when she said it was perfect. She nailed it.
In rapid succession I thought:
WTF did she just say?!
OMG I hope it wasn’t me she heard that from.
OH SWEET JESUS PLEASE DON’T LET HER SAY IT IN FRONT OF MY SISTER.
and Wow - she’s got the sassy down.
Maybe 81% shocked.
2 responses so far ↓
1 laurie // Mar 3, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Once, at age 6, I said Hell because I had heard my father say it at the dinner table…we were all shocked but the earth didn’t part and swallow him up whole.
So I tried it, and I didn’t disappear anyway…I don’t know if it counted, because I said it when I was alone….but we were Methodist’s and I don’t think we believed in Hell anyway….mostly fellowship dinners and good music.
2 Haley // May 15, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Hey, at least she doesn’t say the “S” word at your house. No, she only says it at mine.
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