Sunday, August 9, 2009

Cayenne pepper don't wash out

When my brother, Anthony, was about Dylan's age he began to have a potty mouth and there was nothing my mom hated more than to hear her children swear. Every time Anthony would swear she'd threaten to wash his mouth out with soap. Finally, when the soap trick didn't work, Mom took a little pinch of cayenne pepper and stuck it on the tip of Anthony's tongue. I still remember Anthony in the bathroom spitting and trying to wash the pepper taste out of his mouth and crying, "Cayenne peppie don't wash out!" It actually worked 'cuz I don't think Anthony swore for a long time after that! Anyways...So lately Dyl and Chase have learned a few potty words so I told Dylan about Uncle Anthony and the cayenne pepper. Yesterday as we were at the grocery store, Dylan was focused solely on purchasing cayenne pepper. He kept asking, "Mom, where do we find the cayenne pepper? Don't forget to buy cayenne pepper." I wasn't really planning on buying any but, since Dyl insisted, we went over to the spice isle...as I wanted Dyl to realize I was serious about him using bad words....The best 2 bucks I've ever spent in my entire life! Every time Dyl even thinks about saying a bad word he reminds himself of the cayenne pepper in the cupboard...And I haven't even had to use it! It's funny how Dyl took the initiative to solve his own bad habit!

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