My little "crappy" mirror...

They say children are little mirrors of their parents. They pick up all of your behaviors and reflect them right back at you. Tonight my little mirror showed me just what he has been learning from his parents...

Nathan and I have both tried to clean up our potty mouths and be a good influence on our little talker. Aidan knows that there are some bad words that you are not supposed to say and will call you out if you let one escape. In the car especially, if someone cuts me off, I immediately assume they are a Jackass and have no qualms about calling them such a name. Aidan will instantly say "Mom, you no say that word!" I have to apologize and promise to try not to say it again.

I never gave much thought to the other phrases that we use that aren't really "bad", but are not exactly age appropriate for 3 year olds...

Like tonight...

We saw a preview for the new movie "Ice Age 2" on t.v. Knowing how much Aidan loved watching Curious George at the theatre (or The BIG T.V. as Aidan calls it), Nathan asked if he would like to see Ice Age at The BIG T.V.

Aidan just shrugged his shoulders and said "No fank you, it looks kinda crappy."

I guess I better polish up my little mirror before preschool on Thursday!