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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FFS, ladies.  Lighten up while there's still time.[/quote]

No, you're the one who needs to tighten up your standards for children and the way they are permitted to speak.[/quote]

Serious question: why?

When I make rules for my children, the only things I disallow are either 1) things that harm another person or infringe on someone's rights, or 2) things that are against the rules of somewhere my children happen to be or an activity in which they are engaged.

I wouldn't allow my child to swear at someone, because rudeness to another person is rarely if ever needed or acceptable, but I fail to see how my kid saying that the weather, or a movie, or something "sucks" is harmful to anyone. My kid doesn't have the right to harm others, but why impose limits that don't matter? To my way of thinking there's no difference between "is horrible", "stinks", and "sucks", so I wouldn't see a reason to have a standard requiring my child to say one but not the other.[/quote]

There is a ton of gray area that falls outside of your rules. I hope that works for you and is allowing you to raise courteous, respectful, well mannered children who are enjoyed and admired by their peers and the adults with whom they interact. Personally, I would worry that my kids wouldn't know how to conduct themselves with only those two guidelines for behavior.[/quote]

What rule in a kid's life doesn't boil down "don't cause unnecessary harm to someone" or "follow the rules of whoever is in charge where you happen to be"? Every necessary guideline for good, ethical behavior is encapsulated under part one, not harming or infringing the rights of someone else. That is in fact the only legitimate rule or law, one which protects someone else's rights. 2 adult kids, one teen, and one elementary schooler... it's working fine so far but maybe I just got lucky.[/quote]

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