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I'm sorry, if you use low class trashy curse words all the time, I'm judging you. [/quote]

Have at it.  I'm willing to bet PP doesn't care what you think or do.[/quote]

You bet right! No worries: I'll judge you right back. #sorrynotsorry

Also, this: [url]https://qz.com/881289/a-new-study-linking-profanity-to-honesty-shows-people-who-curse-are-more-authentic/[/url]

I don't know how much stock I put in all that, but for me personally, cursing is just neither here nor there. Words are tools, they should be used judiciously and with intention. Sometimes that means cursing, sometimes it doesn't, IMO. YMMV. Time and Place.

I will say that I don't know that cursing is explicitly about coolness in any way -- although maybe some kids think so -- but I'll bet someone somewhere has done some cool research about taboo language and social bonds. I'd wonder if there weren't something to breaking those taboos together that makes kids feel like they're in a little trust circle, and strengthens social bonds in that way.

To the extent that is true, I'd rather my kids break meaningless or indiscriminate (read: f-word) taboos than use cruel or divisive language, for example (r-word, n-word, etc.) That kind of vulgarity is a whole different can of "bad words" in my book.[/quote]

You are entitled to your opinion, but I have been a college coach and our team had a specific no cursing rule which was enforced as much as the no skipping class and no skipping practice rules. If I was recruiting and I overheard your child using profanity and especially using it during a game or practice, I would cross them off my list. If they already made it on my team, they would be punished for it. Once you start doing it, it becomes a habit and it's terrible. Would you curse during a job interview? Would you curse if you knew there was someone around who could influence your future? Because that's the risk you take. You don't know who is around, and you aren't always able to keep it from slipping. I just think it is a terrible habit to get into. But, some parents are more concerned with being the cool mom who allows the f-bomb, I suppose. [/quote]

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