I Ain’t Using That Word
July 8, 2009 by Jennifer Walker-Journey
Filed under Parenting
Truman said, “you know what happened the other day? I was in the playground with the school-agers and Brooke tagged me and I said, ‘I’m not playing tag,’ and another school-ager said, ‘He said he “ant” playing tag.’ Mommy, did you know ‘ant’ is a word?’”
I said, “It’s ain’t. And it’s not a word. I don’t like that word.” He said, “I do.” I said, “No, you don’t. It’s not a real word.”
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