F#%@ing Henry

Written on 3/29 -

So, it's early March and Henry has been a bit of a bugger when it comes to naps and sleeping at night. So much so that he has illuminated daddy’s less than patient side. There have been times when I am watching both kids and he is napping and I am just getting settled into something with Liana and he will wake up … too early and untimely. I would say “I think I have said” but I would only be kidding myself so I will admit that under my breath but audibly I have said “f*##ing Henry”. Well, apparently that has not been lost on the Nugget because a couple of weeks ago when she, mama and I were in the kitchen having lunch little Henry woke up and we all heard him stirring on the monitor. To my chagrin, Liana declared “f*#%ing Henry” – mama looked at me and we held it together enough so that it wasn’t encouraged but we needed to confirm what she said … yup, the mother of all the bad words … just like in “The Christmas Story”, she didn’t say FUDGE … it was the F--- word.
So, of course we told her that she shouldn’t say that …. and of course, she has said it again every once in a while in the same context – Henry wakes up from a nap, she decides to call him out on it. The other day mama was out, Henry was napping and the Nugget and I were having lunch. Now I had just put him down and he was making a few stirring cries but after 3 or 4 minutes he fell asleep. Liana declared: “Dada, I think Henry went to sleep”. I said, “I think you’re right”. She said, “you don’t have to say f*#$ing Henry!”
So, I told her that was not a nice word and she said “maybe I should say ‘Henry is driving you bonkers’” (one of mommies favorites) and I agreed that she could say that instead. So, not my proudest moment, of course, but if I am being honest and authentic I need to hang out the dirty laundry here too … sorry mom and dad 