A New Euphemism We Can All Enjoy

(Another catchup from 2008)

So there we were, eating dinner and watching "Madagascar," when Marty says to Alex, "You're biting my BUTT!!" Elena and Arden immediately giggle, and repeat the line. We've been working for years, it seems, to make sure they use nicer language to describe that part of the body, and I decided to take the opportunity to have that discussion again.

"Girls," I said, "we don't say 'butt,' do we?"
They replied, "No."
I then reminded them that we prefer to use "bootie," and even suggested some more terms, such as "derriere," "hiney," and "tookus." Just as my creative gears were turning, and while I was digging into my Kindergarten vocabulary, Elena's smile started to widen.

"RUMPATOOTIS!" she blurts out.

Now you have a new euphemism for your hind quarters. Your caboose. If you no longer want junk in the trunk -- you'll have to figure out what rhymes with "rumpatootis" because I can't!

Till next post....

CG