Little mouths and swears

There is a song that came on the car radio. As Keera and I rode around I turned the song up and sang it....not realizing how big - little ears can be. The song has a cool beat, but the words are not quite appropriate "I hope it gives you hell."

Later that night Connor reported to me that Keera was singing a song and saying the word "hell". So began the strange conversation.
I said, "Keera the word was bell."
"No, mom. It goes hell."
"Ok Keera...it's a bad word..so we can't say that."
"But mom, that's how the song goes."
"Keera you can't say that word."
"But mom, on "Malcolm" (a tv show we have been watching lately) the Dad's name is Hal and they say it."
"Keera that is Hal, not hell."
"No it's Hell....so I want to sing Hell."
"Ok Keera - you can sing Hal, but not Hell."
"Mom...it is Hal."

I give up.......if I get a call from Kindergarten this year, I can only blame myself.

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