Some things you you should NEVER say to (or around) your kids. For anonymity's sake I won't name any names but if your name starts with an N and rhymes with 8 please pay special attention.
It is probably not a good idea if, when you see your wife headed toward your sick crying child with a bottle of medicine and a spoon, you ask "what medicine are you giving her?" alerting said child of impending doom. Further, when your wife answers cryptically "the purple stuff" letting you know that it is the yucky gaggy medicine your kid hates and not the yummy bubblegummy pink stuff she would guzzle if possible, try to refrain from blurting "oh she's gonna hate that!"
Here is another scenario where discretion is advised. Say your child has successfully had several dental visits. This would include a trip where the dentist "tickled the pinchy tooth bugs to sleep" and put a sparkly pink filling in. When that child's cleaning visit comes around and she is counting down the days until her visit because she loves the dentist, please, no saying "you know they give you shots at the dentist right?"
"You wanna watch (insert insanely inappropriate and night mare inducing movie here)." I know, I know you are (probably?) joking but I fear the age of our children where this ceases to be a joke for you is going to be about ten years too soon.
Yet another seemingly innocent gem. "After you wake up, then you can have ice-cream" or "go to the party" or "it's Christmas". Cut to bright eyed sleep deprived child staring at ceiling for entire duration of sleep prescribed time. Makes for some cranky fun time.
So basically, good or bad, never warn children of ANYTHING. E-V-E-R.
(oh and no Jaws marathons either.)
I think HE should be the ones to give the kids their medicine and take them to the dentist. Then he would learn what NOT to say real quick!!
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