Father knows jack

A thought came to me today that I feel I must share. File this one in the "been there, done that" category if you already know. Here goes. So, the micro-fam (Karla, Vale y yo) was in the living room just hangin, talking to the bebe, talking between the adults. Ya know, the usual. There was some baby talk, some goofy laughs, and a range of personal topics being discussed.

Here's the epiphany: We've got a third party involved here, people. Vale is going to be a real, actual person one day, and we're conversating like she's in the background most of the time. I'm not going to say that we're always talking about inappropriate things around the child. We just talk about inappropriate things very frequently... tee-hee ;) But, what if she were to go public??

Obviously this isn't happening yet. And it won't for some time, me thinks. But as a parent, when do you start to censor your conversations for the sake of the little one(s)? When do you start to do that weird parenty thing where you spell out certain words mid-sentence because you don't want the kiddies to catch on? Like if you've ever had a dog and you say you're going to go for a WALK, and when they hear that word they know what's up, and then they start to go nuts*... that's what I'm saying.

Bonus survey question: Do you ever recall any of these terms being spelled out in your presence as a child?

1) I-C-E C-R-E-A-M
2) P-A-R-K
3) B-A-T-H
4) S-?-X
5) C-A-N-D-Y


*more on babies as human puppies in a future installment ...jk :{