A few weeks back, while chatting with Lil Shauna before bed, we know that there is a mischievous boy taking the school bus and is currently in K1. Apparently, this boy goes around calling people "stupid". Lil Shauna knows that she is not supposed to call other people "stupid" and that it is a "bad word".
A few days later, she told us that this boy now calls people "stupid a******". Daddy Lim and I were dumbfounded and didn't quite know how to react but to tell Lil Shauna that it is a "bad word" and she cannot use it. Unfortunately, Lil Shauna is at an age where she picks up bad habits easily and learns the weirdest words and slangs, like in this case. She probably didn't quite understand what "a******" means.
Last week, things were worse and she said that this boy now uses "f****** stupid a******". We were horrified. Daddy Lim's eyes grew 200% bigger when she heard Lil Shauna said that. The F word coming out of his princess' mouth and she is only 4.
We suspected that this boy probably picked up the words from his elder siblings or probably some other adults. I made a mental note to feedback to the school.
Today, I saw the Principal and grabbed the chance. She too was very surprised that these words came from the child. But she also asked for our understanding and explained that the kid's father passed away suddenly bcos of heart attack recently. She mentioned that the teachers also observed some changes in the boy's behavior following the incident.
I am still upset that Lil Shauna is exposed to such language and from a source that we have little control over. However, I do realised that I am a little more understanding after finding out the cause for the boy's outburst. The Principal asked me to feedback to her should we are aware that such things happened again so that she could too feedback to his mother.
Poor boy. But I do hope that such incidents stopped. Such thing are no good for a 4 year old.
Mummy Lim
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