Naughty Words

So I'm a mean mommy who doesn't let her kids play outside unless I'm there with them at all times. I don't know if it's because I don't want other kids being mean to them or other kids teaching them naughty things (which is quite common in our neighborhood), but I just don't like it. Today, right now, is the first time I've ever let Alex play outside without me there with him. Ella is taking a nap and some kids asked if he could come play. I wanted to say no, but I never let him play with other kids (except my friends' kids, who are mostly girls) cause I think they're mean and know way too much at their ages (in this neighborhood anyway). Well, I decided he's probably old enough to go play in our little cul-de-sac without me for a couple minutes. I've been trying to work but haven't been able to focus very well. I keep getting up every 30 seconds to peek out the window and see if he's okay.

I just opened the door a crack to see how things were going and he was out there playing in the rocks with another kid his age and two older kids. This is mostly what I don't like--kids too old always playing with kids too young around here. I could hear the older kids saying, "Alex, Xander called you a butthead." I was about to intervene (already) but thought I'd see how he responded. Alex just gave them a puzzled look and said, "What's a butthead?" Atta boy. Then the kids said, "Alex, Xander just called you a poopy head," (yes, these kids are like 8 and 10 and are saying awesome stuff like this), to which Alex very sternly replied, with his finger raised, "Don't say poopy head--my mom doesn't like it!" Atta boy again.

Well, I don't know if this is a good story or a bad story. I like that Alex maintained his innocence, but I don't like that the first time I let him play outside by himself he learns words like "butthead" and how to use a word for defecation as an insult. Hmmm, teenagers should be fun...