My Daughter, The Sponge

You can't say we weren't warned. We've read and heard that children are sponges and if you harp on something enough, they'll eventually repeat it.

My wife and I are vehement anti-smokers. We've told Rachel that smoking is stupid and that mommy and daddy will never smoke. Fortunately, she hasn't yet walked up to a smoker and said, "You're stupid", although I did fear that was about to happen one day.

One day I was changing Rachel and altered the lyrics to "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" to "Head, Shoulders, Bottom, Butt." I wish I had a do-over on that one.
It's been recited back to me a time or two or fifteen.

One of Rachel's other habits is pulling up her shirt to her shoulders, showing her chest and bellybutton and laughing. My wife has a funny response ready whenever she does it.

The other day, Rachel pulled up her shirt again. My wife told her once again that a lady shouldn't act that way. To which Rachel replied, I shouldn't show people the goods?"

Looks like the message got through.