Imagine our surprise this past weekend when he sticks up his middle finger and tells us that he knows that means a bad word.
And then displays the tooth/thumb flick (I don't know how else to describe it) as well.
How did he learn this? From his 4th grade reading buddy. I don't expect him to never know what these things mean - and I certainly don't shield him from these things (I am known to have the mouth of a sailor at times) -- but c'mon! I'm not even sure I know the true meaning of the tooth/thumb flick!!!
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Wow, that's messed up. The tooth flick thing is an Italian thing I think (ask your mom).
I'm thinking I'm glad that Hope's buddy is just teaching her to read!! ;)
Accck. My kids learn about that kind of stuff on the school bus ride home with the 6th graders. Grrr.
I don't know the meaning of that tooth thumb thing either. Maybe I'll ask Mason in a few years when he goes to JK.
I don't know the meaning of the tooth/thumb flick either! Isn't it supposed to be Greek or something? I'm Italian, and I never heard it was an Italian thing... the Italian version of the "swear finger" is flicking your chin with your hand. As far as I know!
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