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[quote=Anonymous]My kids cuss a blue streak and I'm fine with it. As Clarence Darrow's character says in Inherit the Wind, "Language is a poor enough means of communication. We've got to use all the words we've got. Besides, there are damn few words anybody understands."

I'd hope that, generally speaking, unless my children are being unkind or offensive or cruel, that others would mind their own business and not fuss about an f-bomb. My middle schooler would certainly be unfazed by such language. As would my 4th grader, frankly.

[quote=Anonymous] I plan to just have him ignore the bad words and not point it out to others.  He seems to have gotten it already.  Funny that he still see's it at taboo.  I do enjoy him still being so innocent though  :D [/quote]

This strikes me as good practice. I think learning when to say something and when to mind your own business is a lifelong challenge. (I'm looking at you, DCUMs.) I try to teach my kids to draw the line at preventing imminent harm to others -- but it is never their business to judge others, and they are not the school police (or judges or jury.)

Good for you for helping your child navigate this stuff so gracefully, neurotypical or no. Knowing what to ignore and when to speak up is challenging, and these are just the right questions for any middle schoolers to be confronting at this age! Good luck!

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