Watch Your Words

I was on the phone with a friend in the living room while Stella was in her room when I slipped and said the word 'sh*t'. A few seconds later, I realize that Stella is not only not in her room, but in the living room standing directly behind me. I know this because a few seconds after I said the word, I heard a clearly discernible, slightly lispy version of it. She not only heard me but decided to mimick me. Sh*t. I looked at her but gave her no reaction for fear that she would use that word and that word only for the rest of our existence. Thankfully or hopefully, she forgot. Lesson learned.