When Kids Swear

March 8, 2013

Lately, Joseph has been coming home with a vocabulary that would have made my Navy vet and boat captain grandfather blush. The first time it happened, my mouth dropped open, my head buzzed, and I felt the words leave my numb lips. “Where did you hear that?”

I think I get bonus points for not saying, “Where the HELL did you…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.