One of our neighbors has this cute little cat named Kirk. Kirk has been spending his time sitting on the table on our front porch despite our best efforts to shoo him away. Our kids have grown found of the little kitty. But, this is why you should not name your cat Kirk…if you live near our house 
Ryan became a smidge confused about his name…
Ryan – can I go outside and pet Cock? Doug – pet who? Ryan – I want to go pet Cock, he is on the front porch. Doug – the cat’s name is Kirk! Ryan – ohh…I keep forgetting! So Ryan goes outside Ryan – Hi Cock (he says this as he pets the cat) Cherie (sitting on the couch inside by Doug) - Hun…He keeps calling the cat Cock!!! Tell him to stop! Doug (peeking his head out the door)- hey Ryan the cats name is Kirk! Ryan – that’s hard for me to say, so I call him Cock. Cherie (talking to Doug) - you have to tell him why he can not call the cat “Cock” Doug – Okay…Ryan come inside a second…you can’t call the cat Cock because that is not his name and Cock is a not nice word. Ryan- why what does it mean? Doug- it is a not nice way to say penis, so when you go outside and yell “come here Cock” it’s like saying “come here penis” Ryan – ohhh…okay…So what’s the cat’s real name again? Doug – it’s Kirk!
Keep in mind that we are a very G-rated family. We have had to correct Ryan at least twice this afternoon that the cat’s name is Kirk! Why is this so hard for him to say Kirk correctly? Why is my kid the one outside yelling “Come here Cock”?
We did laugh pretty hard about it this morning and so did all the other parents I told the story to at Ry’s school. I love my kids and everyday we have some great story to tell. Just wait until he gets older! These stories will be great to tell his future girlfriends 
