We threatened to start a swear jar. Upon entry, all visitors to our home must abide by the rules when it comes to the use of fowl language. Deposits to the swear jar would be graded according to the severity of the offense. You drop an F-bomb in front of the kid and you best be digging for a toonie. The swear jar would be tallied at the end of the month and deposited into Eve's bank account that we have started for her RESP's.
Curbing one's vocabulary is a monumental task for some family members, not to mention any names. You know who you are. I thank you in advance for sending my kid to college.
The downfall of this master plan is the minor issue of enforcement. Who even carries change anymore? Should we get a portable debit machine for the next 20 years? Maybe I could force our daughter to make deposits to her own college fund when she hits her rebellious teenage years? Should we do a test-run on an I.O.U. system and then collect at the end of every week? Will this cause our usual visitors to stay away? Suddenly this simple plan of mine was becoming way to complicated.
We decided to take the matter into our own hands and share in the solution. Now, if you say to my daughter, "Eve. Ear muffs." she covers her ears. If you saw the movie Old School, you may remember this move. Well, we stole it. It's just one of many examples of how Will Ferrell movies have changed our lives for the better.
Unfortunately, ear muffs only work for anticipatory cursing. If it slips out, you had better start digging for change.
My favourite part of this entry is that you said "fowl" language! I immediately imagined your visitors clucking like chickens and gobbling like turkeys and other farm yard bird noises and I laughed soooo hard! Must be the "mommy brain" - FOR BOTH OF US!!! Thanks for the chuckle... I love your blog.
ReplyDeleteMy bad. Fowl. Foul. Good times!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the blog, I hadn't read it in a long time and just spent the last half hour reading instead of working. She is such a cute baby... and you have changed sooo much since I worked with you. It is very true about the neglected dogs.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laurel. I plan to print this out and make a book and give it to Eve one day. I hope to sit down and have a visit with you soon.
ReplyDeleteGet to work.