Bud’s four-year-old nephew was a cute kid with a mouth! We were fortunate enough to be on hand when he initiated a conversation with his aunt, a proper church lady. She jokingly referred to her husband Mack as Macky Wacky Packy Sacky. Young Andrew had clearly been warned about his language prior to the visit. The warning was clearly heavy on his mind.

He rebuked her. “ Don’t say that. Macky Wacky Packy Sacky is an bad word.”

“No it’s not.” She said. “It’s a nickname.”

He studied her solemnly. “I know a bad word.”

She didn’t encourage him.

After a minute, he picked up where he’d left off. “You can’t say s—-. If you do, your mama will whip your a—!