When Colm gets mad, it is not uncommon for him to call names. HIs favorite used to be to call someone the opposite gender.
For example:
Colm: Mom, can I have ice cream for breakfast.
Me: No, but you can have some waffles or a cereal bar.
Colm: You’re a boy. (You really have to hear it with the tone he uses to get the full effect. He kind of draws out “boy” as if he is accusing me of something.)
He has a new one though. This one he does not save for when he is mad. He just likes to use it at random times with random people.
Example: Today I was talking with a woman who is the mother of a friend of mine from high school. This is someone who I rarely see so it was nice to see her and we stopped to chat for a few moments. The whole time I am talking to her Colm is saying, “You’re a knucklehead.” REPEATEDLY! We are both trying to ignore him, but he just keeps saying it. He isn’t saying it to be mean or to get a rise out of anyone. It’s kind of like when he calls me a boy. It doesn’t bother me and it’s not a bad word. It’s not particularly nice, but it could be worse. Colm is the type of kid that you have to ignore when he tries out a new word, too. If you react, he knows he has found a button. So, if Colm calls you a knucklehead, kindly ignore him or gently tell him that is not nice, but whatever you do, don’t let on that it bothers you! That would make you a knucklehead. 🙂
Whose mom were you talking to? Knucklehead. 🙂