So, here is the thing…..
There are a number of words we consider off limits in our house. All of the standard curse words are on the list….a@$, S*&#@, F*&%#, B*&%$@… oh you know all the good-bad words. There are also a few words that others might not think are bad words but we just feel they are rude so we don’t allow our children to use them, that list includes, stupid and shut-up.
OK, I just want to say one thing here….I can swear with the best of them. I do work in a newsroom after all BUT I don’t think it is OK for my kids to do. I also don’t swear in front of my kids. I work really hard to show my kids there is a proper way to talk. I fully believe swearing is lazy. It is easy to throw around curse words but much harder to actually think about what you are saying and choose words that are intelligent, thoughtful and thought-provoking. That is the main reason why I don’t curse in front of my kids. Yes, when I swear I am being lazy! I am LAZY….I am the first to admit that.
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I am always a little put off when I hear other parents swearing in front of children. OK, not just any children but my children. Hey, I figure if you want to swear in front of your kids, go for it. There are lots of people who don’t care, who don’t think it is a problem and don’t see anything wrong with it. More power to you. That is your right. I am uncomfortable with you doing it in front of my kids. Even my children are uncomfortable with it. They always give me a LOOK when they hear another parent swearing in front of them. The LOOK I mean is the “OH, you are in so much trouble because you just swore” LOOK. It has happened more than a few times while on the playground of the school.
But… how do I handle that? Just let it go? Or should I say something to the other parent?
Part of me thinks I should just let it go. I have had a conversation with my kids about it. I have told them not everyone has the same opinion/view about swearing in front of children. I have also told them even though some people swear in public I don’t want them to think that it is OK for them to do it.
What would you do?
What do you think about swearing in front of your children? What words are OFF LIMITS in your house?
