Feb 05 2006

The *N* Word (or Why Mommy Still Hasn’t Told You the REAL Name for Your…)

5 yr Old Daughter: This dog has two puppies and two suckees (referring to a toy dog)

Me: Uhh…they’re um actually called “nipples” (cringing inwardly at the use of the actual name for a body part, even for a dog, because I am a dork that cannot use those words with any degree of ease)

5 yr Old Daughter: Nipples? (pausing and looking sufficiently horrified, as one might expect from a child of mine)

5 yr Old Daughter: Well… (thinking for a moment) On this dog, they’re called suckees.

Damn right they are!


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2 Responses to “The *N* Word (or Why Mommy Still Hasn’t Told You the REAL Name for Your…)”



  1. By Jessica on Feb 5, 2006


    Oh man! I rolled when I read this. I’m the same way. I’ll use the correct names if I have to but I so hate doing it. It makes me blush and I feel so stupid!


  2. By my house is cuter than yours on Feb 8, 2006


    ha ha! oh! this made me laugh!

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