Nothing amazing happened today, so let's talk about the use of the word "radish" in our house.
Anyone can say it when two people are arguing about something nonsensical and they need a break. It's an argument that no one can win and people will just be frustrated and annoyed. (Either the people arguing or the people around them that need to listen.)
When someone says, "RADISH!" the conversation stops. Immediately.
'Radish' must be used carefully and only for unimportant discussions.
This came about when Isaac was about two years old. We needed a word that would stop the conversation. There were some radishes on the cup he was using, and so that's what was chosen. It has worked surprisingly well since then, although I'll be the first to admit that I'm the one that uses it the most. It gets used on me once in a while, always to my chagrin, but it's easy to bounce back because no one is super frustrated yet.
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