We need to watch our mouths

Cavan listens to every single thing we are saying, even if we are not talking to her. And even if she doesn't appear to be paying attention.

Yesterday, we were driving to Home Depot and Hubby and I were discussing something which called for me to say, "You're a pain in the butt," in a joking manner. Well, Cavan heard this from her car seat and for the next 15 minutes she alternated between exclaiming "MOMMY, you're a pain in the butt" and "DADDY, you're a pain in the butt." We thought we had successfully changed the subject but the phrase kept popping back up for the rest of the evening.

Similarly, today, out of the blue, Cavan says, "You're a jerk!" It took me a minute to figure out where she's heard this phrase, but again, our faults. When Spoons, our beagle, is bad, we are known to mutter, "Spoons, you're a jerk." This phrase typically follows his stealing food out of Cavan's hands, jumping up on the counter to eat the cat food (or our food), or shredding every item in our bathroom garbage can. I wish I could say these antics are few and far between. Ugh. He's an aggravating dog. But he is another entry for another day.

Moral of the story. Watch our mouths. It is difficult to explain that something is "not nice" to say when Cavan hears the phrase directly from us. Good thing we don't curse (in front of her anyway!)