Beaver

Donny's new phrase of the week is damn it. We have told him not to say it and that damn it is inappropriate, so he knows he shouldn't use those words. The other day he was playing and I heard him say damn it, so I scolded him. He said, "Mama, I'm talking about beavers. You know beavers make dams." I just stood there looking at him with my mouth hanging open. I had nothing to say to him, so I left the room. A few days later the following conversation took place.

"Mama, let's talk about beavers."

"What about them?"

"Mama, what do beavers do?"

"They swim"

"What else do beavers do mama?"

"They build things."

"What things do they build mama?" (silence) "Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it! Beavers build dams mama."