Pursey the Clearance Rack Purse.

When my daughter was little, she had trouble with her 'L's. No big deal. ...until you're in a quiet place like the library.

And she sees a clock.

And she sees a flag.

And she really hasn't grasped the whole 'whisper when you're in the library' thing. I just shushed her through my giggles as best as I could.

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Ok imagine this....I'm at Disney World with my then 5 year old..."mom I want a woody!!! I need to play with my woody!" Yea...oh and btw my son use to say pussy instead of Percy from Thomas the train

Too funny!!!! My daughter named her stuffed animal turtle Turd. Loved it and hubby and I still love to call that little guy by name. ( :

THAT IS FUNNY!!!!! I probably would've just said "Yes my pursey is nice", turned red and laughed it off.

It's no big deal. Let her name it whatever. People know she's not talking dirty.

It's only adults who would think of the adult use of that word. A child would think pussy was a cat. I'd just let it go. Pussy is a perfectly acceptable word for a child to say.

Now if she had asked why the adults were laughing I would've said that they were laughing at an adult joke if I'd thought fast enough. I'd probably only come up with that word has an adult meaning that's funny. When they asked what it was I'd say you'll know when you get older. We have this understanding, the kids and I, that some things are for adults only and at that age they accepted it.

Now my 10 and 13 yos would laugh too once they heard the women laughing. If you can think of sex as a natural part of life and not dirty, words don't seem so bad.

You know what? People typically TOTALLY understand that kids say crazy things, or mispronounce things. My son is obsessed with Thomas the train, and his favorite train is Percy. He's done that soooo many times. People never think he is actually talking about that!

I wouldn't have even made her rename it, because she just won't understand why. She will probably revert back to calling it that, anyway. Adults know kids are nuts, you know!! Those that don't...well...they probably don't like anything kids do!

I would let her call it what she wants. When my daughter was learning to talk she pronounced "s" as "sh" which made sit hilarious. Kids are innocent, why not just enjoy the funny of the situation?

I think thats hilarious! I would let her keep the name and I'd probably have a good chuckle just about every time she said it....but that's the kind of humor I have....:)
I used to laugh everytime my sons (every one of them went through this at around 2ish or so!) would talk about "Percy" from Thomas!

That is totally funny! And it also means cat LOL :) I would let it go, and just say, "yes, mommy's purse is wonderful, isn't it". Think of it this way, 99.9% of people get that a kid is mispronouncing something, and the laughter you bring to strangers will make their day!

Let it go. No rational person is going to do anything but laugh.

When my son was little, he used to describe people by the clothing they were wearing. One day in the grocery store, he asked what the "green lady" was doing - the checker in the green shirt was scanning coupons - and then he asked if the "black man" liked a cartoon. The bagger burst out laughing, because not only was he dressed all in black, but he actually was a black man. I could have died. He knew what my kid meant though.

Hilarious! My daughter when she was younger was a huge Thomas the Tank Engine fan. She had a doll that had to be named Percy. Just like yours, it sure didn't sound like Percy when she called for it. When I was pregnant with my third one, she told everyone said that the baby was going to be named "Percy" again, it didn't sound like that. It was hilarious!

it's a shame 'pussy' has become solely associated with hoo-has, hasn't it? i'm with your daughter, it IS a cute name!
you should have seen my shakespeare teenagers with ophelia's 'by COCK, they are to blame!' of course, she meant it to be naughty too.
but it bugs me that we name things code-names so we can say them in public, then the code-names get reclassified as naughty words.
i think i'd let it go. really, who's it going to offend?
if it's really out of hand or making you nut up, just tell her 'sometimes people use the word 'pussy' as a nickname for a vagina, so your name for my purse might confuse people. let's try not to confuse people.'
but i think the best thing to do is to leave it alone. the bigger a deal you make the bigger it will become in her mind, KWIM?
khairete
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I think it is hilarious, and I also think you should get a scarf to go on the purse and name it "prickly"

No, seriously, I would let it go and let her call it what she wants. It is so funny and she is so young that no one will think anything of it and will just find it amusing. And if they do think anything of it, who cares.

When my oldest was about 4, I picked him up from daycare and he was in timeout crying really hard. He was so rarely ever in trouble so I quickly asked what happened. The teacher explained he kept saying "fuc* a dummy" over and over. I asked my son what he was saying, and through sobs he explained "Fukudome", the baseball player, who he was obsessed with at the time. Poor kid. I think it traumatized him. Needless to say I told the teacher she really needed to study her baseball players better. It really sounded nothing like a foul name at all. Lol

The other day a good friend of ours was over with his 6 year old neice when our 6 year old decided they should practice hitting a baseball. I found the plastic bat, but I couldn't find the plastic baseballs. So I walked into the kitchen (where my husband and our friend were hanging out) saying very loudly, "Do you guys have any balls? We're looking for some balls to hit. These kids need some balls. Do you guys have any balls they can hit?" I had them both in tears!

Not really sure why I was being so obnoxious. They pick on me all the time, and they did deserve the payback. It was fun to see them squirm!

Maybe a decongestant will help clear up the name debacle. I think it's hilarious, and I wouldn't change it because of that.

But I would tell her that if she can't say the word correctly, she has to change the name. It's PUR-sey, not PUSS-y. Correct her speech. Help her to say it right.

Very funny!!!
When my daughter was about 2 she learned about cocks - male roosters while at school. After that she started calling her brother a cock
and then one time while we were at the grocery store she kept screaming cock, cock, cock and would not stop. Whenever she called my son that name, I would say oh you are calling your brother a rooster. No matter what I said I could not get her to stop saying it. Eventually it fazed out and she stopped. - I just hate that word!

I suppose I would have just let her call it what she wants. I'm of the opinion that if other people have their minds in the gutter, well, it's up to them to deal with it.

Had someone said something about it, I likely would have pretended that I simply didn't understand what the problem was. "It's a purse and she calls it Pursey. What's the problem with that? What did you think she said?"

I'm pretty sure that would shut them up pretty quickly. But laughing... oh, it's a great story, isn't it? ;)

My daughter named her stuffed horse Neigh-er and it ended up sounding like a horrible racial slur! Poor Neigh-er never left the house. I never wanted to have to explain to her why she couldn't say it becasue she was simply too young to understand at the time (4).

I'd let it go. It's not so bad. And anything that causes a chuckle is fine in my book! You of course and tell her that it's a word that bad people use for Vagina and that she should never use it. And to make up a new name.

That's so funny. I used to work with this little kid who would say truck with a f at the beginning instead of tr. His older brothers would always try to get him to say it and he had no idea why.
Anyway, just saying its an adult word is enough, but at least you gave the ladies at the store a good laugh.

I would have told her because it sounds like an adult word and that is that. My son would have accepted that and moved on.

Lol!!!!

Well, a "puss" is also a nickname for a cat... I've heard cats called "pussy" .....

Yeah, I know the connotation!

At six I would have said it sounds like a bad word. My daughter would have followed with more questions.

The other day we were in the car and my husband was listening to satellite. I gasped at something I heard, but kept my mouth shut and my husband asked what was wrong. My 7 year old let him know they said the F word. We didn't really think she knew that, but, they have all heard it.

Maybe tell her that you can't say "pursey" without saying "pursey" cat!

I know my MIL uses the term "pursey cat" in refererence to kitties and yes, I do cringe.

Definitely a pickle..