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post #1 of 22
9/12/08 at 9:58pm
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Sigh...

If we ignore the 6-year-old's "penis song," she'll stop singing it, right? (It's to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Where'd she even learn that?)

(She has discovered that she gets a different reaction from most adults when she says "penis" from when she says "elbow." She now thinks that penises are the funniest things in the world, since farts.)
post #2 of 22
9/12/08 at 10:29pm
i think ignoring it is a good idea. my dd likes to shout "vagina!" - no fail- EVERY TIME we go into the grocery store! thankfully ive been going to this store since i was a child, and all the people who work there know me and just think its funny. lol. we were walking through the mall not long ago, and she stopped right there in the middle of where everyone was trying to walk and yelled "MOMMY, WAIT! I HAVE A WEDGIE IN MY VAGINA!". then she proceeded to pull the wedgie out with force. LOL. i was mortified!
post #3 of 22
9/13/08 at 12:29am
LMAO right now!!! The Battle Hymn of the Republic tune just makes it that much funnier. I would say that ignoring it is absolutely the thing to do. She's just excited she has found a sure fire way to get a rise out of you/others. It will pass I'm sure once she gets bored and stops getting reactions.
post #4 of 22
9/13/08 at 12:57am
I'm just praying my son doesn't meet your daughter because this is already a word he says about 1000 times a day.
post #5 of 22
9/13/08 at 12:59am
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Originally Posted by DoulaMary View Post
LMAO right now!!! The Battle Hymn of the Republic tune just makes it that much funnier. I would say that ignoring it is absolutely the thing to do. She's just excited she has found a sure fire way to get a rise out of you/others. It will pass I'm sure once she gets bored and stops getting reactions.
OMG yes, being a UGA family, that is there fight song! I will not be able to watch a game all season without hearing this now!
post #6 of 22
9/13/08 at 1:09am
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Originally Posted by inky leeuhhh View Post
i think ignoring it is a good idea. my dd likes to shout "vagina!" - no fail- EVERY TIME we go into the grocery store! thankfully ive been going to this store since i was a child, and all the people who work there know me and just think its funny. lol. we were walking through the mall not long ago, and she stopped right there in the middle of where everyone was trying to walk and yelled "MOMMY, WAIT! I HAVE A WEDGIE IN MY VAGINA!". then she proceeded to pull the wedgie out with force. LOL. i was mortified!
laughup I think I almost peed on myself.
post #7 of 22
9/13/08 at 1:16am
LOL LOL so funny! Ignoring it may work for immediate family but I'm pretty sure it won't work out among strangers!!!
post #8 of 22
9/13/08 at 12:45pm
I feel your pain.

Penis, vulva, nipples, sexy/sex, fart, poop...(the list goes on) are all really funny word my DD likes to say to get reactions (she wants you to laugh with her).

It can be so hard to not laugh at times and so hard to not shrivel up and die of mortification other times.




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Originally Posted by inky leeuhhh View Post
... we were walking through the mall not long ago, and she stopped right there in the middle of where everyone was trying to walk and yelled "MOMMY, WAIT! I HAVE A WEDGIE IN MY VAGINA!". then she proceeded to pull the wedgie out with force. LOL. i was mortified!
laughup::



Slightly OT: DD announced quite loudly the other day, "I wish I had a penis, then I could touch it all day long." (She has a baby brother and is soooooooooo fascinated by his bits.)
post #9 of 22
9/13/08 at 5:08pm
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Originally Posted by ProtoLawyer View Post
(It's to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Where'd she even learn that?)
In school. Haven't you ever sung
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the school,
we have tortured all the teachers, we have broken all the rules,
now we're going to hang the principal tomorrow after school,
our troops are marching on.....

re: your original question. I agree with the pp's - ignore. DS currently likes saying big shit and sausage. Very funny apparently.
post #10 of 22
9/13/08 at 6:04pm
In our school we used to sing to the theme of the Battle Hymn of the Republic:

Glory glory hallelujah
glory glory hallelujah
the teacher hit me with a ruler
I met her at the door with a loaded 44
that teacher don't teach no more

I almost feel sorry for John J. Macintyre for composing that song, not knowing how its lyrics would be twisted by future generations of children.
post #11 of 22
9/13/08 at 6:45pm
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Originally Posted by ProtoLawyer View Post
Sigh...

If we ignore the 6-year-old's "penis song," she'll stop singing it, right? (It's to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Where'd she even learn that?)

(She has discovered that she gets a different reaction from most adults when she says "penis" from when she says "elbow." She now thinks that penises are the funniest things in the world, since farts.)
GREAT! Now its in MY head. Thanks! : :
post #12 of 22
9/13/08 at 6:48pm
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Originally Posted by hipchick View Post
In our school we used to sing to the theme of the Battle Hymn of the Republic:

Glory glory hallelujah
glory glory hallelujah
the teacher hit me with a ruler
I met her at the door with a loaded 44
that teacher don't teach no more

I almost feel sorry for John J. Macintyre for composing that song, not knowing how its lyrics would be twisted by future generations of children.
If I remember correctly, though, there were no lyrics to begin with ... and it wasn't until the Civil War when a woman heard Union Troops singing a marching cadence to the tune with dirty lyrics (or something like that) that the words we know today were added.

So, apparently 1860s-era Union Soldiers and schoolyard kids today are not that different
post #13 of 22
9/14/08 at 12:08am
That's one of those words the boys are only allowed to say in the bathtub unless they need to use it in a sentence for some reason, a REAL reason. They can say all their body part/potty talk words as long as they're in the tub.
post #14 of 22
9/14/08 at 1:21am
I needed to read this tonight. :

When ds was 2.5yo, he told the cashier at a store that he needed a dump truck he had seen in a store because it matched his penis. I ignored and moved on.
post #15 of 22
9/14/08 at 7:22am
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Originally Posted by Beth F View Post
When ds was 2.5yo, he told the cashier at a store that he needed a dump truck he had seen in a store because it matched his penis. I ignored and moved on.


My good friend & I were discussing swearing the other day (her twin boys are 2 1/2 & discovering all kinds of fun words). I shared with her the day my DS @ around 2 1/2 was singing a song under his breath as we walked down the street. I listen to him a bit closer to hear him very quietly, in his sweet toddler voice, singing "f**k, f**k, f**k, f**k" over & over. I ignore, while laughing to myself.

This thread made me laugh so hard...thanks for sharing mamas!
post #16 of 22
9/18/08 at 11:38am
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Originally Posted by inky leeuhhh View Post
i think ignoring it is a good idea. my dd likes to shout "vagina!" - no fail- EVERY TIME we go into the grocery store! thankfully ive been going to this store since i was a child, and all the people who work there know me and just think its funny. lol. we were walking through the mall not long ago, and she stopped right there in the middle of where everyone was trying to walk and yelled "MOMMY, WAIT! I HAVE A WEDGIE IN MY VAGINA!". then she proceeded to pull the wedgie out with force. LOL. i was mortified!
omigosh that is the best! lol, i am laughing out loud as i type. my son is almost 7 and loves to talk about his penis too, in a sort of singsongy way. he also thinks its hilarious to put a peice of food near his crotch (clothes on) and have the dog come get it. then he says "the dog is trying to eat my balls/penis". oy.
post #17 of 22
9/18/08 at 12:40pm
I say have fun with it. Sing along with her. I think if you put a lot of effort into ignoring it she'll pick up on that and still realize she's getting a reaction. If you treat it the same way you would an elbow song, she'll learn that it's just another body part. Nothing shameful or embarrassing about it.

See my "funchina" post.
post #18 of 22
9/18/08 at 7:13pm

Oh My!

I must apoligize, I've been lurking for the past few days and haven't even introduced myself!
That will change just as soon as I stop lurking and FIND the intro thread!

I just COULDN"T pass this up, I'm laughing out loud and MY DS is calling from his room, mom whats so funny.........

When my ds was oh, about 2, I remember making trying to make REAL blueberry pancakes. I pulled out the blueberries formt he freezer and set on the counter, picked them up again to rinse them and they fell all over the REALLy dirty kitchen floor!

My reaction... I sighed in disgust.... ds's reaction,... DAMN IT!

I will NEVER EVER as long as I live forget that! It reallywhat I was thinking, he litterally took the words out of my mouth, and that was half the problem, I always have sworn like a sailor. THANKS MOM!.. I didn't realize at the time he was picking it up, let alone KNEW how to use it in context. The good news I suppose is that I have managed to install a filter between brain and mouth for the most part esp around children.

OH my goodness, how they DO teach us SO many things.......


Look for my intro, again once I stop lurking and FIND the right thread!!!

Blessings mamas!!!! ANd keep up the good work, this thread is just what I needed today!
post #19 of 22
9/18/08 at 7:38pm
DS, almost 4, has recently decided that it's hilarious to call me silly names that end in "head." (At least, I HOPE he's not doing this to other people.) I didn't have a problem with "eyeball-head" and the like and just laughed along with him, but now that it's usually "poo-poo-head" or "pee-pee-head," it's getting old fast. I just say matter-of-factly that those are potty words that we only use if we need to go to the bathroom, and that if other people hear him say such things, they will think he is very rude.

But the best was this morning's new creation, "coke-head." (I can only assume that he's referring to the soda, which he knows about through the magic of television advertising, but regardless, I really don't want him running around calling people "coke-head.")
post #20 of 22
9/19/08 at 1:37am
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Originally Posted by MarineWife View Post
I say have fun with it. Sing along with her. I think if you put a lot of effort into ignoring it she'll pick up on that and still realize she's getting a reaction.
That's basically my experience too. My kids and I just laughed the whole way home from getting take-out tonight, chanting things like "poo-poo on the house, poo-poo on the door, poo-poo on the roof, and poo-poo on the floor" and laughing so hard the kids were almost in tears.

Besides, maybe if you sang it, it would make her get a little and it would stop her in her tracks.
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