Stop using that F*#%ing Language
June 25th 2008 23:00
“Oh come on hurry up,” I shouted at an annoying Sunday driver in the car in front of me who seemed to be a bit unsure about the road rules on a round a bout. “What’s your bloody problem?” At the time I did not have any children of my own, so I was still in that it’s all about me phase of my life. Shouting at irritating drivers that could not even hear me was second nature; I seemed to do it unconsciously even though I had my two nieces in the car.
About a week later, my sister in law complained that when she was at a round a bout and there was a “Sunday” driver who was a bit unsure about the road rules one of her girls who was only three at the time shouted, “Oh come on hurry up what’s your bloody problem.”
There is the problem, young kids suck everything in and start imitating you. They use words you use even if they do not know what it means. I think there is nothing worse than hearing a toddler swearing. So I am trying to quit before Samantha starts talking and imitating me.
So do you think we should try to curb our swearing in front of our children? Or do you think that you might as well swear in front of your children because they are going to hear that language anyway? Tori Spelling takes the attitude that swearing is OK if it is done correctly. That would be “in a child like way that shows vulnerability.”
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Last week I stubbed my toe on the corner of our couch and it hurt so much that the word “fluff” just didn’t do the trick when it came to letting of a bit of steam. So it is probably quite hypocritical of me to frown on Tori Spellings and others attitudes to swearing in front of children. I do think children are going to hear that kind of language any way but it is the parents’ role to set the example and lay down the boundaries, so they cannot tell their child not to use that language when they are using it themselves.
What do you think?
About a week later, my sister in law complained that when she was at a round a bout and there was a “Sunday” driver who was a bit unsure about the road rules one of her girls who was only three at the time shouted, “Oh come on hurry up what’s your bloody problem.”
There is the problem, young kids suck everything in and start imitating you. They use words you use even if they do not know what it means. I think there is nothing worse than hearing a toddler swearing. So I am trying to quit before Samantha starts talking and imitating me.
So do you think we should try to curb our swearing in front of our children? Or do you think that you might as well swear in front of your children because they are going to hear that language anyway? Tori Spelling takes the attitude that swearing is OK if it is done correctly. That would be “in a child like way that shows vulnerability.”
Really Long Link
Last week I stubbed my toe on the corner of our couch and it hurt so much that the word “fluff” just didn’t do the trick when it came to letting of a bit of steam. So it is probably quite hypocritical of me to frown on Tori Spellings and others attitudes to swearing in front of children. I do think children are going to hear that kind of language any way but it is the parents’ role to set the example and lay down the boundaries, so they cannot tell their child not to use that language when they are using it themselves.
What do you think?
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