Todd, telling a story about a scene that went down at his old work:
"So then, they really got into it and she told him, 'Frick you'."
Me: "Honey.....she didn't really say "Frick" did she?"
He hangs his head,
"Well, no."
You see. Hot Toddy can't swear.
How we wound up together is anybody's guess, but I have a theory.
He's swearing vicariously through me.
HT is no prude. He's not the kind that gets all offended when someone else swears. Though he doesn't do it himself, he cracks up when I let it fly. He practically encourages it.
I don't swear in front of the kids. With Riley's low frustration tolerance, it would be too delicious for her. She'd get into all kinds of trouble socially if she repeated it. So, I hold it in all day, and once the cherubs are in bed, something comes over me.
Practically every other word.
Sometimes I wish I didn't swear, but I find it so satisfying. So right. Something about it feels so necessary in today's world.
Besides, Hot Toddy is counting on me.
Afterall, I'm swearing for two.
About Me
- Michelle O'Neil
- I've written for Literary Mama,The Imperfect Parent,Cool Cleveland,The Mad as Hell Club and the anthologies pictured below. I'm also a contributor to Hopeful Parents. In recent former lives, I worked in radio news and as a registered nurse. I blog about one Hot Toddy,two great kiddos,spirituality, autism and whatever else tickles me. Our daughter Riley is nine and has Asperger's,our son Seth is seven. Thanks for stopping! Make yourself at home.
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11 comments:
I'm laughing over here! I'm a horrible potty-mouth, too (although I refrain in front of my kids), and it has always amused my hubby. There seems to be some correlation between the amount of wine I've had and the truck-driver vernacular, as well. Hmmm.
I f*cking LOVE to swear. Love, love, love it. I love to do it in my car at the top of my lungs, long after the girls are safely delivered to school. Love to do it in the shower, under my breath, and on the treadmill.
Let me lighten your load. Tell HT someone in California is doing some of his swearing heavy lifting over here for him.
f'ing great.
YOU MUST DO THIS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE!!
God, he's funny. He's like the kid in school who sits in back of you and makes you laugh, and then you get in trouble for laughing.
LOVE HT! FUCKING LOVE HIM!!!
Face it, Michelle. You complete him.
A true symbiotic relationship. (sigh).
F'ing right I love to swear! In fact, as a final edit on my book, I ran a "FIND" search for F and SH*T and my computer practically exploded. Replace. Replace. Replace! LOL! When you have a child with autism you get "The Fieldbook for learning highly offensive yet useful words" as part of your MotherF'ing diagnosis packet. Yes. It's true.....
Swearing by proxy . . . where do I sign up? :)
Best compliment my husband ever gave me was, "You swear appropriately."
Hahaha! That is funny! And I know what you mean. I tried once to quit. I might have developed an ulcer if I kept it up. ;)
Kory didn't use to cuss before I got ahold of him, and helped him understand what a true art form it is. Heh.
:)
It's exactly the same at my house!! Except now, the kids are in on it, too. All of them goad me in to it. I SWEAR!
laughing!
I swear for the masses now that the boys have moved out.
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