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Mel Schmitz

The F-word



'The neighbours are going to think we are really screwy parents.' I sighed to my husband who merely shrugged.


Our 2-and-a-half year old son was whizzing through the apartment squealing at the top of his lungs 'Fiiiiiiick!!! Fickkkkkkkk.....Fick! Mama, papa, Fick!'


What he meant to say was 'Fish'.


'Fick' is the German word for the F-bomb. (Side note: We live in Germany)


Raising bilingual kids can be dangerous sometimes.


Don’t you just love that ‘lump-of-lead-in-your-stomach-knowing-you’re-being-judged’ feeling?


What’s your favourite trick for managing moments of utter parental embarrassment?




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John Lindsey
John Lindsey
Apr 04, 2023

That's hilarious Mel...even though I'm sure in public it would be mortifying....framing it up this way was sure a good laugh for me this am!! Parenting is hard...and some moments just need to be laughed at and laughed off!! Great share...as always!!

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Mel Schmitz
Mel Schmitz
Apr 11, 2023
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Thanks John! Yes, parenting is full of mortifying moments as I'm sure you well know. Gotta learn to reframe things sometimes- helps a teensy bit!

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