The S Word

I'd like to preface the following with two things.  1. I tend to get frustrated quickly and easily and, 2. I tend to have the mouth of a sailor.  Therefore, the fact that it was I who taught Alex her first curse word should come as no surprise.

Marcus had been on travel for the previous 24 hours leading up to the event and Jo had been having one of her more miserable days in recent memory.  It seemed like she had cried all day long and by 8:00 at night my patience with her was wearing thin.  While Jo was busy being miserable Alex was due to be in bed and all of a sudden the day came crashing down on me.  While MANY words went flying through my head it was one that made it past my lips.  "SSHHHHIIITTTT!!!" I screamed.  The release of that one curse word immediately made me feel better but then I heard it.  Alex's tiny voice repeating after me.  "Shit!  Shit!"  Oh, f***.