Monkey See, Monkey Do

Yes, we're at that stage.
Everything that
Mommy says
Or
Everything that
Mommy does
Is replicated

I used to HATE that game as a kid
But it's kind of cute having my own
Little Mini Me
Doing it now

The trouble is
I say exactly what I want to say
When I want to say it
Sometimes without thinking first
A trait I was hoping
NOT to pass on to my offspring

So, the kids outside were screaming last night
At the top of their lungs
I peek out to see
Who the hell was screaming
Not fun kid screaming
Annoying screaming
So I see it's this kid
Madison
I come back to the dinner table and my very smart 2 year old asks
"Who sceaming, mommy?"
I say "Madison is. She's weird"
(Not thinking anything of it)

We trek outside
To join the screaming posse
My daughter calls one of them by another name
"I'm not Amder, I'm Madison"

"You weird" says my very smart 2 year old.

GULP.

"What did she say" the weird one asks me.
"I think she said that you're neat"
"Awww...you're neat too!"
She says to my very smart 2 year old.

Whew! Safe!

She's mumbled "shit" and "ass" before
We react, she laughs
Then says "bad word...daddy says those"
(LOL)
But this is the first time
She's repeated something we've said about someone else.

Gotta watch that.