Thursday, 1 November 2007

The Little Bastard (Literally!)


I've been wondering for a while now whether my son is and forever will be a bastard?! You may well answer that it really depends on your mood but I ask in the context of a child born out of wedlock???

Jimmy's father Graeme has acknowledged our boy as being his own. He did so from the birth by formally registering paternity on official documentation (despite my warnings!).

So by having his father's surname, does this mean he's not a bastard? And if he is a bastard, is that label removed after our marriage?

Moreover, is it inappropriate to affectionately refer to Jimmy as 'our little bastard' in front of family and friends? Should I be more mindful of old-fashioned sensibilities?!? Or do I just save the term for when I'm in a really foul mood?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

lmao!!!! the last few lines have me cracking up-just seeing others faces while you refer to him as a bastard!! hehehe

Anonymous said...

why dont you use the word bastard but pronounce it differently. Like Bass-tar-do - sounds nicer, means the same thing. I guess if he's born out of wedlock he will always be a basstardo - love him, bless him, squeeze him!