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Friday, June 20, 2008

Tim Rice, eat your heart out.

The circle of life (Ahhh-wheem-a-way-ahh-wheem-ahh-way) came....well, full circle today.

When I was little I'd go over to our elderly neighbors to visit. Mostly because they let me watch TV with them and always made me yummy snacks. It was the first place I ate curried rice and shrimp. They were Ukrainian. I remember this conversation very clearly.

We were watching Law and Order (or Street Legal? Can't remember...) and the cop used the term "prostitute".

Me: Turning to old neighbor lady, "What's a prostitute?"

Old Neighbor Lady: "Uhmmm. Well, you should probably ask your parents."

Me: "Is it bad?"

Old Neighbor Lady: "Well, it's when someone...usually a lady.....sells her body for money."

Me: "Oh. You mean she was a hooker?"

Surprisingly all my visits with her little grandson were monitored after that.

Daughter turned to us today (while watching a movie that used the term) and asked me the very same question.

Me: "It's a person who gets paid money for ESS-EEE-EXX." - son was sitting there so we had to be covert.

I held my breath.....

Daughter: "Oh. EW!"

And I can breathe again.

Scribbled by Why Mom Drinks Rum at 10:35 PM

2 comments:

Danielle-lee said...

Mooooo-fas-a! Love that damn movie! :)

June 20, 2008 10:56 PM
Josie said...

I do not miss those conversations at all!

June 21, 2008 7:09 PM

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