Cussing in front of the kids ...
By momokoseiya
@momokoseiya (453)
United States
April 14, 2007 7:20am CST
My son is 18 months old, and I have a strict "No swearing" policy around him. He is getting at the age where he is starting to pick up words, and I don't want him to pick up and foul language.
The other day, I was at my mother's house and my father started to try to get the baby to swear, and I told him not to do that. My father looked at me and said, "Well why not? He's just going to hear it anyway." I don't agree with that necessarily. If he hears it on the street when he's older, that's one thing, but I don't want him to hear it from me.
My parents think I am making a big deal out of it and that I should just let everyone swear around my son. What they don't understand is that I don't want to have a foul-mouthed parakeet running around my house.
What do you guys think? Would you not want people to curse around your children too?
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4 responses
@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
2 Jun 07
Sounds like a situation where the grandmother gives the grand daughter a watergun as a gift. Mom tells grandmother (when the little girl's not close enough to hear) "Don't you remember how much grief a watergun causes a mother?" & then the grandmother responds, "Yes, I do."
Perhaps tell your father you'll never be back with the grandkid(s) if he embarrasses you in public by using foul language.
@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
2 Jun 07
Oopsie - I meant if the baby embarrasses you in public by using foul language.
@Joslyn77 (374)
• United States
14 Apr 07
No I wouldn't want anyone to swear around my children either. It bugs me when it does happen. Our family is good at following this rule however we have some friends that are very bad at this and my oldest son actually asked one of our friends why do you swear so much? She was shocked and she actually is trying very hard now not to do so. Not too mention where my kids go to school there is zero tolerence for swearing. So I would stick to your values and if they don't like it then too bad!
@mememama (3076)
• United States
14 Apr 07
We're the same way, I don't want my son to pick up on these words. Thankfully, everyone respects that. I've heard 2 and 3 year olds running around stores cussing, it's not cute at all. I know that someday he'll hear it, but children are a reflection of their parents so he isn't going to hear it from me. Plus when he's older and picks up on it, I tell him to stop but cuss myself, that's not sending a great message.
@cynddvs (2948)
• United States
14 Apr 07
I'm like you. I've had to really start watching what we say around my daughter. She is almost 18 months old and her little mind absorbs everything we say and do. Just because she may hear cussing when she is older or out somewhere I don't want her to think it's ok. I think by your parents teaching him cuss words that's just a way of telling him it's ok to cuss. It may be cute to them now but they're not the ones that would be dealing with it when it gets sent home from school for cussing.
