Daddy Bad!
Posted on October 11th, 2007 in goofiness, language
Installing a hair rubber band onto Boobaby’s mop this morning, I pulled too hard and broke it with a snap. (No, I’m not brutish — it was one of those cheap things from the drugstore and it pulled out at the crimp.)
Startled, Boo looked up at me and I said reflexively, "Sorry! My bad!"
Boo smiled indulgently and agreed. "Yeah. Daddy bad!"
And she’s been repeating that about once an hour all day now. I fumbled the ball we were playing with: "Daddy bad!" I broke the sidewalk chalk by pressing too hard: "Daddy bad!" Or, just walking down the street, apparently for no reason: "Daddy… bad."
Hm. Is there any way to undo language development?
Yeah, I Twitter, don't laugh. 
October 11th, 2007 3:18 pm
My friend, I do believe that you are screwed.
October 11th, 2007 4:30 pm
Your best bet is probably to ignore the comment. If you or anyone else laughs, it’ll never wear off! Good luck!
October 11th, 2007 4:31 pm
Could be worse. My friend’s 2 year old son says “damnit” with her exact inflection. Now if you can just get her to say “My bad” instead of “Daddy bad”.
October 12th, 2007 12:37 am
I’m just waiting for when she says it during a visit to a pediatrician or when you open the door to some jehova’s witnesses….
March 28th, 2008 12:09 pm
Haha, how adorable! Yeah, I can imagine the strange looks that phrase could get from people!
March 28th, 2008 1:35 pm
Not as bad as some things she says!