Use of F* word

[Anonymous]

As long as they’re not swearing at someone, don’t care at all.

[Anonymous]

I told my kids exactly what it means and that it’s demeaning in that it presents sex, and particularly women as merely an object to be used. I can’t see how any woman would be okay with it, but I guess I’m wrong.

[Anonymous]

I gave up. I rarely swear but in elementary all the kids swear and my kids started swearing at me too, despite me telling them not to. Over the summer, they seemed to forget about swearing. It will be interesting to see if it starts back up again when school starts.

[Anonymous]

I use it and my DH and 14yo DS both HATE swearing and ask me to stop. They say it sounds low class.

They are right, of course, but I’ve always used a lot of cuss words and it’s a hard habit to break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I gave up. I rarely swear but in elementary all the kids swear and my kids started swearing at me too, despite me telling them not to. Over the summer, they seemed to forget about swearing. It will be interesting to see if it starts back up again when school starts.

Don't give up, you owe your kids more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I gave up. I rarely swear but in elementary all the kids swear and my kids started swearing at me too, despite me telling them not to. Over the summer, they seemed to forget about swearing. It will be interesting to see if it starts back up again when school starts.

Ok THAT would result in iPhone confiscation or grounding in my house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I told my kids exactly what it means and that it’s demeaning in that it presents sex, and particularly women as merely an object to be used. I can’t see how any woman would be okay with it, but I guess I’m wrong.

Nobody uses the word that way. People say “what the f#ck”. How is that demeaning to women?

[Anonymous]

I work in healthcare and specifically in a high stress environment; our patients are often agitated or in pain and there is a lot of colorful language. It is understandable and par for the course in that kind of environment. In my home I have fairly steadfast rules about peace and appropriate language. I don’t allow cursing. I don’t want to be around it and I find that kind of language jarring and unpleasant. I’ve explained to my kid that there are a ton of other ways for her to express herself and if she’s unable to do so without curse words, we need to expand her vocabulary. She knows what the rules are and follows them.

[Anonymous]

Mine don't use those words, or at least Ive never heard or seen them in texts, but I started hearing kids in ES use the F word regularly around 4th/5th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s low class.

You clearly don't know many upper class humans lol

Swearing in public is crude but behind closed doors, cursing is somewhat universal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gave up. I rarely swear but in elementary all the kids swear and my kids started swearing at me too, despite me telling them not to. Over the summer, they seemed to forget about swearing. It will be interesting to see if it starts back up again when school starts.

Don't give up, you owe your kids more.

You owe yourself more. There are plenty of more meaningful battles to be fought.
Demanding teens (who curse amongst themselves) not curse around you just teaches them that they can't be genuine with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It has nothing to do with class, income or how you raise them. It’s innate personality. I have two teens. One never swears, ever, and is vocal about being the grammar police sometimes.

One uses it quite a bit in casual conversation with friends or even us at home. He never does in front of grandparents, at work or school, at us or in situations where strangers or the general public may hear.

We always hear from others how polite and mature our kids are. Knowing your audience is most important, not if you occasionally swear with friends in a private setting.

Swearing is low SES.

Dumbest post of the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gave up. I rarely swear but in elementary all the kids swear and my kids started swearing at me too, despite me telling them not to. Over the summer, they seemed to forget about swearing. It will be interesting to see if it starts back up again when school starts.

Don't give up, you owe your kids more.

You owe yourself more. There are plenty of more meaningful battles to be fought.
Demanding teens (who curse amongst themselves) not curse around you just teaches them that they can't be genuine with you.

Enjoy your feral children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I told my kids exactly what it means and that it’s demeaning in that it presents sex, and particularly women as merely an object to be used. I can’t see how any woman would be okay with it, but I guess I’m wrong.

It’s especially difficult for kids to navigate when their mother is still a developing English language learner like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s low class.

+1 Sign of a limited vocabulary.

*sigh*

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-swearing-a-sign-of-a-limited-vocabulary/

https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/campuspress.yale.edu/dist/a/1215/files/2016/05/Giordano-rg5y5r.pdf

You should read those linked articles. They says that people with large vocabulary also know a lot of vulgar language, not that people who repeat the same cuss word over and over again have large vocabulary.