Never Say Never

The Mud Puddle has a new favorite word, much to my dismay – Never. Except he doesn’t just say it like that. He yells it out in an arm pumping, rally cry of “NEVERRRR!!”
If you remember the movie “Braveheart” and William Wallace’s (as portrayed by Mel Gibson) historic battle cry of “Freedom” you will get the idea.

I can not figure out where it came from or why it has become his signature word but there it is. And really, it has become quite annoying.
First off, I am not a ‘never’ kind of person. Anytime I have used it in a serious situation it has come back and promptly bit me in the behind.
Secondly, he is FOUR. He shouldn’t be ‘never’ to anything, he should be open to new ideas and adventures. Usually he yells it when it comes to putting on pajamas, picking up his toys or going to bed – so I can see why he would want to use it, I just don’t have to like it.

And gosh darn it if he hasn’t figured out how to SPELL it. The kid is dodgy at best in writing out an “s” but when I was spelling N-E-V-E-R to Scott one night he repeated it in his shout it out way and started whooping it up around the living room.

This is just one example in how his four year old self is constantly pushing my buttons. He has wiggled right under my last nerve and pushes it every chance he gets.
I just hope “Never” is gone before it finally snaps.