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Emmie12750 t1_j80skqb wrote

I've known people who are religious who will become distressed by hearing other people using that phrase. I've also known atheists to become upset hearing the same phrase. So there could be many reasons why the teacher doesn't want your child saying this. Perhaps another child picked up on it, and that child's parents complained, or maybe the principal overheard it and was displeased. Does someone have it in their minds that it's simply an inappropriate phrase? Inappropriate for that age group? Maybe someone thinks it's too close to "real" swearing. (A "gateway swear," so to speak!) There's a lot of possibilities.

I think that more to the point here, the way your child is being corrected is inappropriate. If it's causing him to feel sad, discouraged, and anxious, then the teacher should change his or her methods of managing the situation. I'd talk to the teacher, and perhaps the principal, and focus on the how rather than the why.

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new_Australis OP t1_j81l6hy wrote

Thank you for your words. I spoke with my son today during our car ride when he said oh my gosh and I told him his teacher doesn't like it when he says that. He told me home is ok school is not. So he understands but has a slip up every now and then. If the teacher is still being rude to him I will schedule a meeting with her

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PakkyT t1_j81p553 wrote

Just teach him to say "Fucking Ass!" for a while then offer the teacher the option to go back to "Oh My God".

But on a serious note, if the teacher is making your son upset and sad, you need to talk to the principal about it. Explain you are working with your son to break the habit and the teacher's behavior towards your sons needs to be more positive (reminding him of other phrases to use rather than scolding him).

In the meantime, you the parents might want to make an effort to try a new phrase. If your son stops hearing you guys say it, it will be easier for him to use something else as well.

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