Before being a parent, you never would have said

So, I have now been a parent for almost 6 1/2 years. That in itself is hard to believe. But then again, some of the things Gil and I hear ourselves saying to our children are also hard to believe. Things that I would never even dreamed of saying. Here are a few examples.

Azariah, did you pee on the toilet seat? (I have to remember to check before I sit down next time. I don't usually use the word "pee" but when you have just been shocked by a cold, wet toilet seat it was hard not to use the word.)

Zebadiah, don't point your p*nis at people. (I realize this is a little explicit, but we use the anatomical terms for the genitals in our family and when changing a two year old's diaper, things like this must be said to train him :-)

Don't wipe your nose on the couch or anything else besides a tissue. (This has become a bad habit of my children. Their nose itches and so they put their nose on the couch and rub it. So if you come to my house, beware of sitting.)