Growing up a Kellish, there were, as in many households, several forbidden words. I am not talking the obvious curse words, but there were just some words that were not acceptable ways to express ourselves. "Zit", the "f" word for flatulence, and "crap" (sorry Mom!) to name a few off the top of my head. Well, following suit, there are some off limit words in the Parra home as well. One of those being the word "stupid". Now, I probably should have clarified to the boys from the get go that I meant that you can't call other people "stupid", but I really didn't think about it. As a result, any mention of that word gets a loud gasping reaction out of their tiny mouths. I have been known to talk about "stupid events", "stupid actions", etc, now and again. It is a regular word on Sponge Bob and other of the newly discovered cartoons. So if you come to our house, and hear gasping...relax, no one is choking...the word police are on duty! Another term we don't use is the slang for passing gas. I guess Mom transferred her dislike for that "f" word on to me and it stuck! But, being a regular bodily function in our home, due to the high bean intake (haha), we were in need of an acceptable substitute. I thought of going with the Poston cousins' version, "Poot"...but it just didn't work for me. I thought we could just say gas, but, I don't know...just didn't have the right ring. So what we settled on is Toot. Cute and short. So be forewarned...if you come to our house "Tooting your own horn" or eating Tutti fruity anything, expect to hear a few giggles out of my boys! And if you say Fa@#, they won't have a clue what you are talking about!
as an aside: I don't know WHAT possessed me to write on this subject. I need to write something else, fast, so this isn't the first story that some people read! Terrible first impression!!!! haha
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Hannah is the exact same way. I panicked the day she said someone told her the "sh" word: shut up. I should have known.
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