Oh my word!
Oh my stars!
Holy Mackerel! (hate this, but it just keeps popping out of my mouth)
freakin’ (better than the alternative)
Eff that! (better than the alternative)
WTF (better than the alternative, although disconcerting to hear happily yelled by a small child during dinner)
My personal favorite is “Rats!”
I should try that one. Then again, my child would probably say “where?!”
I revert to “Jeezum Crow,” “Confound it,” and “Phooey!”
Yes, when I work with children I turn into Yosemite Sam. Who knew?
I have surprised myself by saying “Holy Mackerel” too. Where the hell does that even come from? I don’t mind it so much.
I hate it when people say “fudge” instead of “fuck”.
“Rats!” is awesome, I should say that one more.
Max told me that if he couldn’t say it, I couldn’t say it. Damn him!
I wrote a whole post about my crap problem. I say it, the two year old repeats it. Sigh.
I say OMG alot. And are you joking me? Little Girl usually tells me that no, she is not joking me. Sigh again.
–KB
I love it when my 5-year-olds say, “Goodness Gracious!” in sincere exclamation. John thinks they sound like 80-year-old women. I think they sound much better than the alternative.