Learning Potty Humor (Consider Yourself Warned)

This is a conversation that occurred on the way home from school this week.

Mom: How was your day?

Ben: I started.

Mom: What?

Ben: I started.

Mom: No, I meant, "You started what?"

Ben: My bottom.

Mom: What are you talking about? I am confused.

Ben: I started my bottom.

Mom (now proceeding cautiously with the repeat of "bottom"): I'm not sure I understand what you are talking about.

Ben (laughing): I started, Mom! It means tooting.

Mom (trying not to react too much, but discourage): Oh, I don't need to hear about that. What letter are you studying this week?

Great, so Ben is starting to learn less desirable words but is either not hearing the other kids correctly or the other kids don't have a clue either. On an unrelated but similar note, one of the teachers reported that the little boys were really getting creative with their rhyming. Guess we have lots to look forward to!

And please, please, don't ask Ben about "starting" if you see him. He doesn't need any encouragement. :) But you will at least know what he is talking about if he blesses you with this topic of conversation.