Announcing Gas

[melissa ann]

I have a 4 yr old dcg, who every time she passes gas, announces to everyone that she tooted and laughs. First of all, I never heard of "tooted" before this girl. For some reason, that term really irriates me. I always tell her, she doesn't have to announce it, but she can just say excuse me.
My own kids and my other dcks, will say excuse me. Sometimes, I will ask for what (because they will also say it if someone is in their way) and they will say they farted or bull frogged. But normally will not announce. If someone starts to stink, I will just ask who stinks, and normally the kids will say who had gas or if the younger one needs a diaper change.

[Crystal]

LOL!

Well, I have never heard of "bull-frogged" and that sounds more offensive to me than "tooted"

I'd just ignore it!

[sharlan]

I just tell the boys that I don't need to know about it.

They're in a phase where they run around saying, "I farted, I farted, I steamed my butt, I farted." It is met with an icy stare and a "I don't need to know about it." I have no idea where they came up with that and neither do their parents.

[mismatchedsocks]

Tell her from now on to say excuse me or excuse me i tooted, and to move on with the day. We say excuse me when we fart or burp here, and that is ok. I wouldnt laugh about it, or talk about it.

[KBCsMommy]

Tooty Booty!!!!!

Thats what I tell them!!::::

[Michelle]

My wonderful husband usually tells them, "wow! I just saw the couch lift up 2 feet!, or hah you just stepped on a frog, to encourage them... it's my husband that gets the icy stare!

[graham.shellbell]

Ha sounds like you have my 4 year old daughter! She thinks its funny and says I tooted(and she can let em rip!) Its an age thing...it seems at the 3/4 year old mark all the burping and tooting is funny.. my hubby is the big kid here and makes the big deal out of it and gets the kids all wound up and proud of their toots!! ::

[sharlan]

I used to have a daycare mom that said "fluffed".

[PitterPatter]

I have a 4 yr old dcg, who every time she passes gas, announces to everyone that she tooted and laughs. First of all, I never heard of "tooted" before this girl. For some reason, that term really irriates me. I always tell her, she doesn't have to announce it, but she can just say excuse me.
My own kids and my other dcks, will say excuse me. Sometimes, I will ask for what (because they will also say it if someone is in their way) and they will say they farted or bull frogged. But normally will not announce. If someone starts to stink, I will just ask who stinks, and normally the kids will say who had gas or if the younger one needs a diaper change.

LOL!

Well, I have never heard of "bull-frogged" and that sounds more offensive to me than "tooted"

I'd just ignore it!

Ditto, same here. Never heard of bull frog they sometimes say tooted. It doesn't offend me at all. I wouldn't ask who stinks tho. That might embarrass a child. I would just let it go as long as it's not foul language and you are guiding them to use the term excuse me then that would be good enough for me. Here we says excuse me. My 2 cents

[Zoe]

Potty humor. It's hilarious for kids and always will be. Heck, for many adults it's still hilarious! Yeah, it might be rude, but it's a lot better than other things the kids could be saying. If it bugs you then only thing I think you can do is ignore them when they announce it.

[Country Kids]

I used to have a daycare mom that said "fluffed".

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This one cracked me up!

I picture a cat or dogs fur going up on the rear when its passing gas!

[laundrymom]

I had one boy who said

butt trumpet time!! Hoo rah! ( like a call to arms or something, )

Yeah ummmm that disnt go over well with me.

I don't have a problem with fart. But I prefer a simple ' excuse me' if they need to explain I urge, ' I'm gassy'.

[spud912]

At least it's not like my daughter, who passes gas and then says someone else did it. For example, at Target the other night, she passes gas and yells "Ewwww, mommy farted!!! Hahahahahaha." Now that is embarrassing!!

[mrsp'slilpeeps]

My wonderful husband usually tells them, "wow! I just saw the couch lift up 2 feet!, or hah you just stepped on a frog, to encourage them... it's my husband that gets the icy stare!

:: oh my. Sorry but I had to laugh. My own son is like this and it drives me nuts. OK you farted, we got it.

[mrsp'slilpeeps]

At least it's not like my daughter, who passes gas and then says someone else did it. For example, at Target the other night, she passes gas and yells "Ewwww, mommy farted!!! Hahahahahaha." Now that is embarrassing!!

My daughter does that too but it's my son who joins sides and announces it to the world that mommy farted when his sister actually did. PUNKS.