"Mommy, what is damyuall?"
I lifted up my head to see S and his brother watching Time Crisis 3 videos on YouTube. It's an arcade game where mercenary brothers shoot and blast everything. They've played it a few times and now they like to watch uploaded videos of it in all kinds of different languages. I just didn't know that it would also include such "colorful" language.
"He is saying 'Damn you all.' That's a bad word. It means that you want bad things to happen to people. I don't want you to say that to anyone." I don't know why, but I decided to be truthful. My grammatical explanation in the singular might be a bit off, but the general sentiment is correct. I could have gone with the standard "I have no idea what it means," which my mother-in-law used on my spouse for all the raunchy jokes he didn't understand and would ask her about in jr. high.
I guess I wanted to see how S handles it. DYA is a better saying to start with than some other four letter words and phrases. They continue watching YouTube on their tablet. Looks like it is working. No biggie. They know it is wishing something bad on someone and would not wish that on anyone. At least not at the present.
Five minutes later, S is sitting at the computer, trying to load a game from Nick Jr. and practicing saying "Damn you all. Dan you all. Daniel all."
Oh yeah, S has some auditory difficulties at times. "Munchkin" turns to "monk chin" for him and we have to practice for about five minutes before he can say "munchkin." "Melody" turns into "lemony." "Cinnamon" is "synonyn."
"S, I told you to not say that. It is not nice and I don't want you to say it."
Caught in the act, he ruefully looks at me and stops.
Well, we'll see what happens in the future. But I won't be too distressed if he gets mad at someone and starts yelling "daniel law!" at them. This will be a good way for him to be given something to exercise some self control.
