Is That REALLY A Swear Word?

We’re coming up on Easter. In a typical year, I can’t wait for Easter to come because that means I get to have sugar again! I usually give up sugar for Lent, and in the process I lose anywhere from 5-10 pounds. Great lesson! But then, Easter rolls around and I eat enough sugar for the entire neighborhood (I just can’t get enough of those jelly beans!), and subsequently feel like crap all night - definitely NOT the lesson I want to learn.

This year, my good friend, Taunya, was giving up swearing for Lent. I thought that was a good idea, but I was going to stick with the sugar routine - better for the body. But then, the voices spoke to me (from the back seat of the car) and helped me change my mind.

If you ask most people that know me, they’d say that I’m an aggressive driver - I don’t think it’s necessarily true, but I DO have a low tolerance for stupid drivers. In my book, stupid drivers include those who drive 50 in the left lane on the Interstate, those who spend all their money on the Jaguar but can’t afford the blinker fluid, and those who squeal their tires to pull out in front of you and slow down to 30. For those people, I sometimes have a few choice words in the confines of my own vehicle.

A few weeks ago on the way to school, we’re stopped at a stoplight and singing We’re Going To The Zoo (zoo zoo, how about you you you, you can come too, too too…). A car pulls out into our lane on his green light, and from out of nowhere, this cute little innocent 4 year old girl voice YELLS from the backseat “DUMB ASS!” I almost got whiplash from turning my head around so fast! I said “Keira, why did you say that!” The response “Well, that guy pulled out in front of you and that’s what you say when someone pulls out in front of you.”

I immediately decided to give up swearing for Lent, and added words such as idiot, dumb ass, and anything remotely close to a swear word to the list of forbidden words.