Swearing in front of kids - Page 5

Floralaura · Mar 14th, 2010, 06:52 AM

I actually taught my DS all the swear words..except the C one.
My reason?
Even if you dont swear at home you cant protect them from it outside at school etc and thats when they will try and copy classmates and repeat them..so i sat him down and told him all of them and explained that they were bad words and that it wasnt funny to use them and he never should etc..he was about 3 at the time, hes now 8 and has never sworn in public.

Tegans Mama · Mar 14th, 2010, 07:18 AM

My Mum swore in front of my sister and I whilst we were growing up. She must have done something good, because I remember being 18 (after I'd moved out and had my own house etc) and I still could not bring myself to swear in front of my Mum. In fact, I hardly ever swore at all.
Now its a different story. I swear quite a bit, so does OH. We try to not swear in front of Tigs, but sometimes it slips out. I'll teach her that swearing is not a good thing and she should not do it.

ramblinhaggis · Mar 14th, 2010, 07:24 AM

I swear sometimes, but certainly not at the children. I am not generally a potty mouth, but if i hurt myself, i cant help myself. I also tend to say 'bloody' a lot, but i blame that on my stepmum, every second word she said it when I was growing up lol! If one does slip out in front of the children and its repeated, we dont even ackowledge it, we dont draw attention to it, but berate ourselves later! Only happened about twice though thankfully.

dizzyisacow · Mar 14th, 2010, 07:30 AM

i dont know why but i cant swear in front of my mother either Lea!
i never remember her swearing it was always shhhugar! and now she sometimes says the f word and i tell her off as i hate hearing her say it!

i dont even let her say sex around me

sparkle_1979 · Mar 14th, 2010, 07:31 AM

i had my niece and nephew over and twice I slipped up and felt terrible...My niece said dont worry i wont tell mummy you said a bad word!!

My language is discusting sometimes and I really need to pack it in, but its so hard as it just pops out.

moomin_troll · Mar 14th, 2010, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by sparkle_1979

i had my niece and nephew over and twice I slipped up and felt terrible...My niece said dont worry i wont tell mummy you said a bad word!!
My language is discusting sometimes and I really need to pack it in, but its so hard as it just pops out.

what a little sweetheart lol

**polo_princess** · Mar 14th, 2010, 10:48 AM

I swear occaisionally in front of my parents, but only the "lighter" words never "at" them. Never ever have i sworn in front of my grandparents, they are very well to do, they dont even know that i smoke

nor my dad and he's 40 years old

dizzyisacow · Mar 14th, 2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by polo_princess

I swear occaisionally in front of my parents, but only the "lighter" words never "at" them. Never ever have i sworn in front of my grandparents, they are very well to do, they dont even know that i smoke nor my dad and he's 40 years old

me too! id be mortified if he finds out! and he sometimes stops by unannounced, i have been very lucky so far as he hasnt catched me!

05wilkesm · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:11 AM

My language is quite bad, but i think aslong as you dont swear at your kids and explain their bad words then you should have no problems, But ive seen parents laugh when their kids swear its nothing to laugh about,
Both of my parents swore infront of me and my brother but we were taught that we werent aloud to say them words and my dad shouting was enough to scare me and my brother out of swearing but my mum was a bit more laid back so when she tried to control us she was crap at it i remember her giving me mustard for swearing (when my dad was out) and i just gladly ate it and said "more more" now my parents are split up and my brothers language is terrible (we live with my mum) honestly he says worse things than i hear most adults say but its where my mum was laid back about the whole swearing thing xx

Boomerslady · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:23 AM

I've got the worlds worst mouth when it comes to swearing....I hate to admit it but I even use the c word a lot.

I haven't curbed it yet as Bens not old enough to understand, but as soon as he is I'm gonna try my hardest to not swear in front of him. I'm using my Nephew to practice with, as at 2 he copies whatever he can!!

Although it's not funny when kids swear, my BIL told my nephew to go into the kitchen and ask my sister for tea...by saying 'oi b*tch Daddy wants some tea' it was quite funny that he copied his Dad word for word, but my sis did then have to explain that it's an adult word and he shouldn't use it. I think the only other thing he's come out with is 'oh crap' when my sis dropped something. He's just soooo adorable I can't help but go ahhhh bless he doesn't know better. But with my own I don't think I'll feel the same.

Also like others said, I was never allowed to swear growing up, and I think I've said sh*t in front of my mum twice ever!!!

Mar 14th, 2010, 06:52 AM	#41
Floralaura Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cymru Posts: 4,166	I actually taught my DS all the swear words..except the C one. My reason? Even if you dont swear at home you cant protect them from it outside at school etc and thats when they will try and copy classmates and repeat them..so i sat him down and told him all of them and explained that they were bad words and that it wasnt funny to use them and he never should etc..he was about 3 at the time, hes now 8 and has never sworn in public.

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Mar 14th, 2010, 07:18 AM	#42
Tegans Mama Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunny Derbyshire Posts: 12,026	My Mum swore in front of my sister and I whilst we were growing up. She must have done something good, because I remember being 18 (after I'd moved out and had my own house etc) and I still could not bring myself to swear in front of my Mum. In fact, I hardly ever swore at all. Now its a different story. I swear quite a bit, so does OH. We try to not swear in front of Tigs, but sometimes it slips out. I'll teach her that swearing is not a good thing and she should not do it.

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Mar 14th, 2010, 07:24 AM	#43
ramblinhaggis Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,747	I swear sometimes, but certainly not at the children. I am not generally a potty mouth, but if i hurt myself, i cant help myself. I also tend to say 'bloody' a lot, but i blame that on my stepmum, every second word she said it when I was growing up lol! If one does slip out in front of the children and its repeated, we dont even ackowledge it, we dont draw attention to it, but berate ourselves later! Only happened about twice though thankfully.

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Mar 14th, 2010, 07:30 AM	#44
dizzyisacow Other BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,807	i dont know why but i cant swear in front of my mother either Lea! i never remember her swearing it was always shhhugar! and now she sometimes says the f word and i tell her off as i hate hearing her say it! i dont even let her say sex around me

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Mar 14th, 2010, 07:31 AM	#45
sparkle_1979 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,211	i had my niece and nephew over and twice I slipped up and felt terrible...My niece said dont worry i wont tell mummy you said a bad word!! My language is discusting sometimes and I really need to pack it in, but its so hard as it just pops out.

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Mar 14th, 2010, 10:48 AM	#47
polo_princess Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 45,510	I swear occaisionally in front of my parents, but only the "lighter" words never "at" them. Never ever have i sworn in front of my grandparents, they are very well to do, they dont even know that i smoke nor my dad and he's 40 years old

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Mar 14th, 2010, 11:11 AM	#49
05wilkesm Pregnant (Expecting) Inactive Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1,195	My language is quite bad, but i think aslong as you dont swear at your kids and explain their bad words then you should have no problems, But ive seen parents laugh when their kids swear its nothing to laugh about, Both of my parents swore infront of me and my brother but we were taught that we werent aloud to say them words and my dad shouting was enough to scare me and my brother out of swearing but my mum was a bit more laid back so when she tried to control us she was crap at it i remember her giving me mustard for swearing (when my dad was out) and i just gladly ate it and said "more more" now my parents are split up and my brothers language is terrible (we live with my mum) honestly he says worse things than i hear most adults say but its where my mum was laid back about the whole swearing thing xx

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Mar 14th, 2010, 11:23 AM	#50
Boomerslady Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bromley, London Posts: 3,618	I've got the worlds worst mouth when it comes to swearing....I hate to admit it but I even use the c word a lot. I haven't curbed it yet as Bens not old enough to understand, but as soon as he is I'm gonna try my hardest to not swear in front of him. I'm using my Nephew to practice with, as at 2 he copies whatever he can!! Although it's not funny when kids swear, my BIL told my nephew to go into the kitchen and ask my sister for tea...by saying 'oi btch Daddy wants some tea' it was quite funny that he copied his Dad word for word, but my sis did then have to explain that it's an adult word and he shouldn't use it. I think the only other thing he's come out with is 'oh crap' when my sis dropped something. He's just soooo adorable I can't help but go ahhhh bless he doesn't know better. But with my own I don't think I'll feel the same. Also like others said, I was never allowed to swear growing up, and I think I've said sht in front of my mum twice ever!!!

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