I'm sitting here listening to the kids talk, and all of a sudden, Trevor says something that made every single hair stand straight up on end. "Mommy axed us to do it." Axed. After explaining that we don't use that word, I broke down the correct pronunciation and made him practice saying it piece by piece.
Me:Ass
Him: Ass
Me: Assskk
Him: Assskk
Me: Asskked
Him: Axxed
Me: NOOOOOOOO!
Him: What? I just said what you said.
We continued on for a good 10 minutes, until I felt he had the hang of it. Then, he started reading a Dora book to Victoria. It happened to have, as you may have guessed, the word "asked". So, he gets to the word, pauses, and really concentrates. Then, he slowly and purposefully says, "axed," turns around, and gives me a thumbs up and a smile. I didn't have the heart to correct him, so I just smiled an nodded, but, I can tell you what our weekend project will be...