This is going to be a short post!
Zack and Sophia don't want to speak Russian anymore. They speak entirely in broken and not so broken English. I, though, have wanted to preserve at least 10 to 20 words that we continue to use as a family - sort of like the spanglish I grew up with.
Well, tonight I learned from my mom's Russian realtor that a few words we have been preserving are quite startling:
zho pa = ASS not bum like we thought, but as I suspected it meant ass. So while we have been saying I got your zhopa all sweet and giggly we have been cussing away!
govna = shit which we thougth meant toot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY STARS! So, we've been saying Zack or Sophia foochie shit for many weeks!!!
We did, however, learn that pelican is actually the name of the orphanage that Zack was in as in Russia many orphanages are named after birds.
Now, there are MANY more words that we have learned to use that are harmless, but these two were surprising. I mean those of you who know me know how CONSERVATIVE I am when it comes to parenting. Just think about it, I have been scooting my angels along saying I'm going to get your little ass............ AMAZING and APPALLING........BUT,
they won't even remember what these words mean in a year or two. They will mean what we have made them mean. However, I am not planning on cussing regularly to my children anymore!!!!
OH MY OH MY OH MY OH MY OH MY OH MY is all I can say!
5 comments:
I am shocked and appalled! In fact, I am going to kick your zhopa!
ooooooooo deana my momma said i cant hang out with you anymore you cuss to much. lol
I guess it could have been worse. At least there were no "f" words you were innocently saying.
I am laughing at this post! I can soooo understand where you are coming from. I OFTEN am concerned what Nikita (age 10 now)from Belarus is saying to his fellow countrymen. Since they are only here 6 weeks, I just pray the entire time that they will be honoring God with their words.
You will all get cleaned up at Hume Lake! :)
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