A surprisingly satisfying conversational exchange I never imagined I'd take part in:
Riley: *belch* "Hey, Riwwy fahted!"
Me: "No, sweetie, remember: when it comes out your butt it's a fart, when it comes out your mouth it's a burp."
Riley: "Bup."
Me: "Right."
Riley: *buuuuuuurp* "Hey, Riwwy BUPPED."
Me: "Yes, exactly!"
Riley: *poot* "Riwwy fahted! Riwwy fahted AND Riwwy bupped!"
Me: *wiping away a single tear of maternal pride* "Nice job, Boo."
He's a fast learner, eh? What a good little boy!
Posted by: omu | 12/05/2007 at 09:39 AM
Heh, I call my daughter Boo, too.
We never taught T the word "fart", but she did once, when she was small, and told everyone her "bottom burped."
Posted by: Brooke | 12/05/2007 at 10:35 AM
haha....too cute....
Posted by: Jaidnoire | 12/05/2007 at 10:38 AM
Ha Ha Ha!!! We love farts in our house, only when Eric does it, not so much when my husband does it.
Posted by: Eric's Mommy | 12/05/2007 at 11:09 AM
hehehe...
Posted by: *pixie* | 12/05/2007 at 11:56 AM
Awwwww. Such a sweet exchange between mother and son.
:-)
Posted by: samantha jo campen | 12/05/2007 at 12:39 PM
Be sure to print this one out right before he and his date leave for the senior prom.
Posted by: Leslie | 12/05/2007 at 01:01 PM
Priceless.
Posted by: Danell | 12/05/2007 at 05:40 PM
Not quite the same thing, but when daughter was still under the age of teaching her all the "correct terminology" for her parts, she called her butt her back butt, and her girly parts her "front butt".
Posted by: C | 12/05/2007 at 09:37 PM
My son went to a Montessori School beginning at 18 months. After a while, he would loudly declare whenever anyone around belched or farted that they "made a goozie". We had no idea why he called it this until we asked one of the teachers and she said that whenever a student belched or farted, all the teachers would say "excuse me". I guess it was too much for my son to figure out, so goozie was born. He's 8 and we still use the term. Don't you just love to start new family traditions? My ancestors would be so proud.
Posted by: Helen | 12/06/2007 at 05:53 AM
That has got to be the funniest thing I've read in a loooong time. Ah, parenting... good times. lol
Posted by: Mary | 12/06/2007 at 06:27 AM
Sam is sure to point out "You hear my butt Mommy? It's stinky. Want to smell it?" She MUST get this from her father....not me ;)
Posted by: Brandi | 12/06/2007 at 06:27 AM
Is this what I have to look forward to with my boy? Oh wait, my husband already announces his farts and burps. Lovely.
Posted by: akinvt | 12/06/2007 at 08:57 AM