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AA_NerdGirl t1_j6ly4fi wrote

yes. yet, taboo is the only remaining true organic form of birth control of the human species.

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fatbongo t1_j6m7a98 wrote

Maybe it’s because of my father’s Irish parents but he had no problem swearing around me lol 😂

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berrylakin t1_j6mlczh wrote

It's probably for the best. If my kid added a "fuck you" while staring at me doing exactly what I told him not to I'd loose it.

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GoatTotes t1_j6mqq78 wrote

🤷‍♂️ Everyone I know with kids curse around them... and a few let their kids curse. They're just words.

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nviousguy t1_j6mrbgb wrote

I absolutely curse in front of my kids (teens), and I don't mind if they do it in front of me as long as they are using those words properly for emphasis. I don't allow them to just nonchalantly drop the f bomb, and they know they can't do it in front of other adults.

When they curse, I know they're REALLY upset about something.

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Denaton_ t1_j6mypdz wrote

Told my kids that there is an age restriction on cursing and they will have to wait until they are 18..

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Habiskybombdigy t1_j6ndf7l wrote

Could simplify the post and say " we only curse around are own age gap and peers"

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TrixicAcePolyamEnby t1_j6nlpzf wrote

My teenage kids and I swear around each other. They are just words, and they get meaning across. My kids know how to code switch and speak without curse words in situations that require it.

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NoSleepNoCoffee1 t1_j6nsfri wrote

I mean my 2 year old is a parrot right now. She just repeats everything we say. I don’t really want her dropping curse words because we’ve said them so yeah we refrain from swearing in front of her.

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ihavechronicrealness t1_j6nxyc8 wrote

My dad would curse while taking me to school, and then my mom would curse while talking about my dad on the way back home after school.

This was elementary school btw.

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PaxNova t1_j6o1vq9 wrote

We know it'll happen and the kids will learn eventually, we just don't want to be the ones responsible for it.

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ARobertNotABob t1_j6o7iu6 wrote

And "sex" is something the upper-class keep their rubbish in.

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IHateMath14 t1_j6oehsl wrote

No no my mother and father swear around me constantly, but IM the one that can’t swear around them.

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dqflynn t1_j6oiphu wrote

Replying to nviousguy (#1,657,380)

honestly, I think this is the way to do it. My old man would only get on my case about it when I was getting a little too sailor-like. Made sure I only used profanity when I really meant it.

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Supergazm t1_j6p0v33 wrote

My wife and I don't censore ourselves around our children. I know they both cuss. I really don't care as long as they don't do it in front of my inlaws.

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Epyx-2600 t1_j6p4m15 wrote

Replying to GoatTotes (#1,657,169)

I agree, just words, but I want my kids to learn how to express themselves better. Swear when the situation calls for it but not excessively. Smash a thumb with a hammer - not upset if an F-bomb flys out, but I draw the like at casual swearing. I try not to express myself like that as well.

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sonicjesus t1_j6phq3r wrote

It was only overhearing my friends 11 year old daughter that I remember how blushingly obscene a little girl can be.

I sincerely hope she knows little boys don't want to do anything to whatever she thinks that part of her body is called, even if she feels the need to diddle her cookie with a wicket about it.

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