Leah put her coat on. I asked, “Are you leaving, or just cold?” “Just cold.” Safi turned to me and asked, “Is ‘freaking’ a daddy word?” That’s what we call swear words with her. I said, “No, it’s not a daddy word.” She then asked Leah, “Are you freaking cold, or what?”

Miray came downstairs and said, “The dog pooped in my room again.” Safi said, “Yeah, there’s a lot of dog shit in Miray’s room.” Seth (a family friend) said, “Safi, did you just say ‘shit’”? She said, “NNnnoooo. That’s a daddy word.”

A couple of weeks ago Banu said, “Ginger pooped in Safi’s room again. Grrr!” I shook my head and sighed. Safi said, “Fucking dogs.” I looked at her in surprise, and Miray asked, “What did you say, Safi?” “Stupid dogs.”