Poetry in Motion

Filed under: Blonde Moments, Parenting — Blonde Mom at 10:47 am on Friday, January 18, 2008

We carpool to school with another family and I usually have the afternoon shift. This week, however, my work schedule is all over the place since I am plowing through Major Work Project and the bulk of my deadlines are this week.

Yesterday morning I was driving Miss C and her friend to school. We live near a four-way stop and as we approached it and slowed down I saw another driver approaching from the left in a mini-van. She glanced at us and kept driving. Granted she slowed down a bit, but she definitely did not stop and she definitely did not do the rolling stop.

It was all I could do to not shout out something really inappropriate. I quelched my desire to fling out some significant obscenities as I remembered that Miss C’s friend’s dad is a minister of music at one of the big Baptist churches in town. Instead I honked my horn and yelled out the dirtiest non-curse word I could think of…

“TURD!”

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Comment by: Nashville is Talking » Moms at the crossroads

January 18, 2008 @ 11:40 am

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Comment by: Sunshine

January 18, 2008 @ 11:42 am

Our favorite “kid-friendly” driver story involves hubby’s aunt. When she would want to name call stupid drivers with he and his brother present, everyone got the “LOOK OUT BUCKO!”

I don’t name call, but instead, mutter derogatory sarcasm at would-be idiot drivers. They can’t hear me but it makes me feel better.

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Comment by: Alli ~Mrs. Fussypants

January 18, 2008 @ 12:13 pm

We have incorporated swear words from SpongeBob at our house.

“Tarter sauce”
“Davey Jones Locker”
“Oh, Sweet Mother of Pearl!”

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Comment by: Jamie (Blonde Mom)

January 18, 2008 @ 12:18 pm

Alli,

We love us some Sponge Bob at our house! Seriously, the educational benefits for children under age 6? Awesome!

Any way, there’s nothing funnier than watching a 2-year-old get completely engrossed by Patrick and Sponge Bob and Squidward.

Jamie

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Comment by: heather

January 18, 2008 @ 4:04 pm

*gasp!* Potty mouth! Yeah, usually I just mutter under my breath. But I like Fussy’s suggestions too!

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Comment by: Jill

January 18, 2008 @ 10:12 pm

I love it! Turd! That cracks me up!

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Comment by: Jenni

January 19, 2008 @ 12:29 am

That’s great. My favorite almost curse word is “Fruitcake.” I usually follow with “without the r,i,t,a,e”

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Comment by: Rachel

January 19, 2008 @ 2:42 pm

You toilet mouth you! *gasp* I’m just shocked.
Frap knuckles is my current favorite.
or
peanut butter balls.

either one gives me odd satisfaction. Yes, I’m weird.

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Comment by: mamatulip

January 19, 2008 @ 6:43 pm

Nice save, girl.
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Comment by: Blonde Mom

January 19, 2008 @ 6:58 pm

Rachel:

You crack me up!

I like Frap Knuckles.

Sometimes I say Fart Knocker…whatever the heck that is.

Really I wanted to shout out Shithead! Or Effing Bitch…but I stopped myself.

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Comment by: Kathy T.

January 19, 2008 @ 8:04 pm

Yay! I found you through Malia’s blog! I’ve added you to my google reader and will blogroll ya. It was so very nice meeting you last night!
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