The “SH” Word

Driving in the car with Princess, listening to the radio - “Gives You Hell” by All American Rejects is on (about the 100th time we’ve all heard it).

Princess: That man just said a bad word! Why do they let this song on the radio if there’s a bad word in it?
Mom: You’re right. But the radio people don’t think it’s a bad word.
P: Well, yes it IS! And I know how to spell it. H-E-L-L. But I can’t say that word.
M: You’re right. And you know what’s most important? That you KNOW it’s a bad word. You’ll always see people do things that aren’t right or say things they shouldn’t, but the most important thing is that you know it’s not right and try your hardest to do the right things.
P: And you know what’s another bad word I hear a lot?
M: What?
P: D-A-M. And that’s a badder word than H-E-L-L.
M: They’re both pretty bad words, yes.
P: Ya. And last night, Dr. Doolittle said a bad word! I heard it, RIGHT ON TV!
M: Oh ya? What was the word?
P: The “S” word.
M: Really? I watched the movie with you and I didn’t hear that word. What “S” word was it?
P: Oh yes he did say it! The “S-H” word.
M: The “S-H” word?
P: Yes . . . the “S-H” word. A word I will never EVER say! The “SH - blank - T” word
M: The “SH - blank - T” word? Really? He said that? When?
P: Yup. He said it lots to the animals. He said ”S-H-U-T-U-P” RIGHT on TV!

Oh. My. GAWD! I just about died laughing right there in the car! If you could have only seen the huge blue eyes in the rear view mirror, shaking her head so positively just KNOWING that this was the worst word on the planet!