Leena is 7, going on 15.
I'm still deciding if this is good or bad.
I spent about 3 days at my parents house last week when she was out of scool for inservice and veternas day.
Anyway, she was in entertaining her little brother on the lovesac, while I stood face next to the mirror, putting on my make-up for the day. I hear my dad start to play with her because her brother had fallen asleep.
I'd just finished up my facial artwork, and walked into where my dad was playing with my daughter. Then I hear this "YOU CREEPY OLD MAN! NO PAPA! NOOOOO!" I was so shocked!! She just called her own grandfather a creepy old man!! That was not about to fly if I have it my way. I called her in to where I was and said "what did you just call your papa?!?" she kinda giggled and replied with "I called him a creepy old man". Somehow, my dad didn't seem too horribly offended by her 7 year old statement. My dad is far from a creepy old man! So, I nicely told her, not to call papa things like that. (Papa is the alternative for grandpa with the kids in my fam. None of them could say grandpa as toddlers, so Papa stuck instead) Then I explained to her that a creepy old man is anything but her grandfather. A creepy old man is someone who looks scary, and does bad things to people, like touch little kids where they're not supposed to be touched, or kills people. She got a serious look on her face. I think she realized, what I had just described, was anything but her beloved Papa. She knows he's not only far from that, but would'nt do anything to ever hurt anyone, or her.
My dad piped in somewhat quietly, "She's picked up alot of things from school this year". I couldn't help but think, do first graders go around calling each other creepy old men?! Then I realized, she does share the playground with all the big kids now, I bet that's where she got it from. Or a child in her class that has an older sibling. Something she doesn't have.
She's said a couple other things that I've wanted to cover my mouth with shock and dismay, but for some reason, I'm totally drawing a blank on what they were.
I guess it goes to show that there is more of a stronger influence at such an early age than we realize. Granted what she said wasn't as bad as some of the things I heard from Anita Brown in my 2nd grade class. (She'd going around calling every a Mother F'ing B****. At 8 years old!)
It could be worse, but it just goes to show, we have to somehwat worry early on. One thing as parents, we shouldn't have to do. But not all parents are like me, and have a strict policy of things Leena is allowed to say, and not to say.
I just hope she doesn't get worse!
I totally know what you mean!! jarom just started school this year. And I work in his class when ever I can, but in that fist few days I was totally shocked by everything I saw and heard. Fist of all these little 5 years old girls were wearing playboy bunny tube tops with bathing suits under them and they already had some kind of mean girl club going on. I think most of these kids have older siblings, so us who are sending our sweet ones off to school have got another thing coming. It's just the way it works. As soon as Jarom knows something Bella does. Your dad is the sweetest guy. Good for you, for not letting this slip past you. Our young kids really do mean no harm so it's up to us to teach them.
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