The first instalment of Buzzfeed's new 'What the F%*K Do You Do?' series has raised two very important parenting questions.
1. What would we do if our child said f*%k?
2. What would we do if our child walked in when we were in a compromising position in the, ahem, bedroom?
Both are extremely difficult scenarios – and there aren’t really any right or wrong answers are there? We just have to roll with it and hope for the best!
Scenario 1:
Now, in the first scenario, the child’s mum is having a good old ‘curse fest’ on the phone, so we suppose it’s not too surprising her little one follows suit not long after and drops the F word. Saying that, we’re Irish, and we can’t seem to help throwing in the odd curse word here and there even when we’re trying not to – what can we say? We’re expressive!
So how did the parents deal with the children cursing? Well, the most common response was that they wanted to laugh. Uh oh. Although one mum said she would put on her sternest face and demand they never say it again.
Scenario 2:
We think the second scenario is even harder to deal with. What on earth do you say if your child walks in and sees you having sex?
“Daddy and I are wrestling and having such a good time and we didn’t know you were gonna walk in!” was one mum’s suggestion.
When it happened to one of the couples interviewed they said they simply asked their kids, “Do you want a snack?” Apparently this pretty genius distraction technique worked!
So mums, have you had to deal with these two scenarios at any point? And if so how did you deal with them? We’d love to hear your experiences!
