Be Careful What You Say Around Kids!

On Christmas Eve, my kids and I went to Applebees with my parents and my younger brother for dinner.  At the table across from us, a young mother and her son (who may have been around 3 years old) were getting ready to order.  I couldn’t hear what the mother said, and quite frankly, I wasn’t paying too much attention to them.  That was, until the little boy said out in a very LOUD voice, “Yeah, she really likes her alcohol!”.  I can only imagine the poor mom’s embarrassment.  Especially since everyone at my table busted out laughing (there were 6 of us at the table, so you can imagine how loud we were).  We didn’t even try to play it off.  We probably should have tried to act like we didn’t hear him so that mom could at least save face.  But, that thought never even occurred to us.  
 
So, here’s the lesson in that experience… please be careful what you say around kids.  They are like sponges.  They will soak up everything.  And, they are … Always.  Paying. Attention.  Always.  Trust me, that little boy didn’t come up with that statement on his own.  He heard someone say it.  He just didn’t understand it.  If he did, he never would have repeated it.  
 
This holiday season, you may be around family and friends that you don’t like or who may work your last nerve.  Be careful what you say.  If you don’t want people to know how you really feel, don’t say it around the kids!
 
There.  So now you know.  
 
And you can …. Consider Yourself Warned!
 
Parents, what have your children repeated in public that embarrassed you?
 
Happy Holidays!