One of Elijah's greatest pleasures is to tell either Sarah or myself we did something wrong. A huge smile always appears anytime he utters the phrase "Mommy (Daddy) you made a mistake" or "You made a boo-boo." To engage him in a conversation I will sometimes sing a song and deliberately say a lyric wrong, and thus get him to respond in this way. He also will do the same thing (sing a lyric with a wrong word) and expect me to say "Elijah you made a mistake", which also puts a big smile on his face.
So the other day when Sarah left something in the car, I turned and asked Elijah what happened. With a huge grin he replied that "Mommy screwed up." Sarah and I looked at each other knowing full well that we both had to take some responsibility for the broadening of our little guy's vocabulary. But we also realized that he had used the word in the proper context and was saying boo-boo in a more adult way, both of which were very positive steps. Because of this we have neither discouraged nor encouraged his new method of expression, which has led to Elijah using it on occasion (about five percent of the time) when he mentions errors made by any of us.
I know this isn't how it's taught in "Parenting 101," but if it moves Elijah even a little forward...well what the f--k.
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