Thought i'd give you my opinion first this time. words are just words. i don't believe there are bad ones. i think actions are a bajillion fold times more important to focus on and teach my children than not saying a cuss word. or anything that's contraversial really. why not push the envelope, stir some minds, and jump in and out of the box?
2006-06-22 12:20:06 · 10 answers · asked by jamminursite 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
sorry, should've been more specific. i don't want a number, i want a personal answer. please and thanks.
2006-06-22 12:24:38 · update #1
I cuss around kids sometimes... only certain kids though... My nephew and niece have parents who swear around them all the time, so it's okay, but on the other hand some other family members feel strongly about not swearing in front of kids so I don't swear in front of their kids. I wouldn't cuss at them like, "F... you," But I might say something like "What the f... are you doing?" They know it's just words, and they know it is rude to swear in public.
2006-06-22 12:25:25 · answer #1 · answered by angelsister23 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Come on, words are not just words. They can be hurtful. As for cussing, that is something society has deemed inappropriate, like being naked in public. Even kids know what words are not appropriate to say just by the reactions of others around them. Why would you set your kids up to be viewed negatively by others? Life is hard enough without teaching your children to be a negative part of society.
2006-06-22 19:26:14 · answer #2 · answered by wolfmusic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words are not just words -- your use of the word "bajillion" says something about you, in as much as someone's use of curse words says something about them. If you don't want your children to pick up the habit of using bad words -- which will lead either decent people to (rightfully) make a negative judgement about them, or indecent people to judge that they are a good target to be like them -- then don't say bad words around your kids and tell people that if they say bad words around them you will no longer see them, and stick to that.
Teaching your kids that "words are just words" and that things don't really matter is only going to send into the world without strong guidance and confidence to speak up when needed and express themselves in a way the rest of the world will take seriously -- but those are just my words ;)
2006-06-22 21:03:32 · answer #3 · answered by Finnale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because I do in fact have "some" respect. They don't need to go around cussing at a young age. I don't know, there is just something weird about listening to children curse, like it's not right. If I was to curse in front of them, then how would thier parents feel? They would blame ME because I was cursing, then they were repeating not knowing if the word had a vulgar meaning. Those of you who said it is OK to curse around them, then you arean't being much of an adult. Right, children repeat what they hear and when they hear cursing, then they will say it at the wrong time and they will get in trouble for it because you thought it was ok to curse in front of them. Show some manners.
2006-06-22 20:36:51 · answer #4 · answered by Nickname 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children repeat what they hear. They have a tendency to do it at the strangest times, church, while the boss is visiting, while in law is there, and it's not their fault it's the person who cussed around them as if it was an OK thing. So when little Billy is tired at church one Sunday and exclaims, " can't this stupid fu@@er hurry up and finish talking" don't blame him. Set the example at all times you are what they are imitating.
2006-06-22 19:42:18 · answer #5 · answered by Gloria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't cuss my kids but I have before said a bad word in front of them. A small one.....
I figured they hear them on TV or at school so I didn't beat myself up over it. It's hard to teach them not to say things when they hear words and kids pick things up fast.
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2006-06-22 19:26:05 · answer #6 · answered by ▒Яenée▒ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only cuss around other peoples kids, in fact it's like a compettition to see which bad words they don't know, and then teach them to the kids before returning them to their parents.
2006-06-22 19:22:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We definitely don't swear around our child but the population of teenage boys around our neighbourhood, neighbour kids sure do. So they're going to hear it somehow. But if you don't do yourself as a habit then your family won't either. There have been times when driving or something happens that the sh** word comes out but I try to play it down.
2006-06-22 19:25:39 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't curse around children, because we should teach by example.
2006-06-22 19:24:21 · answer #9 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TOO MANY
2006-06-22 19:23:21 · answer #10 · answered by JULIE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋