Do you cuss?

[CindysFriend]

well aren't you a special , little @#$% snowflake

Why yes.... yes, I am. Thank you for noticing.

 

[Cantw8]

Why yes.... yes, I am. Thank you for noticing.

LOL, Sistah..31 posts in 13 years and one of them was to me....I am honored

 

[Planogirl]

I do sometimes but not often. I think that it's because my mother was hard on me when it came to cursing and it somehow stuck.

I don't care if others do it though but I don't think that it's necessary around little kids or older people.

 

[NaLisa]

Yes. Sometimes it's the very best way to get a point across, and it often relieves stress and tension. I do watch my language around children and anyone I think might be offended by "salty language," but I also don't talk religion, politics or sex in "mixed company." Know your audience.

The most intelligent people I know (and I mean really, REALLY intelligent, like PhD and Mensa smart) cuss a LOT. Sometimes a four-letter word is the only appropriate word.

 

[cjbcam]

Yes I swear, so does my family, so do my friends. Kids hear every word pretty much but the f one on tv or the radio so I don't sensor around my kids either other than the f bombs (those I save for my hubby). My kids don't swear, they know those are adult words.

 

[CindysFriend]

LOL, Sistah..31 posts in 13 years and one of them was to me....I am honored

You are too !@#$% cool not to give you another post.






In all seriousness though... I think that my original post in this thread was taken way too extremely. Not going to go through the trouble of defending what I said but, peace and love and Mickey Mouse to everyone.

 

[princess pooh]

I swear like a mother****er. I try not to do it in front of my kids but they're always leaving lego on the floor where I can step on it.

 

[Pixiedustaway]

**** yes I do. Thanks to Deb from Dexter I have a whole new arsenal to use when I find it necessary.

Ftw.

 

[marcyinPA]

Well, I have uttered a few in my professional setting when I worked. Spend an hour in the NY fashion district, and you will here quite a few unsavory words. As for saying them in front of small children, I did every now and then when my son was small. But I counter with this... if you think saying a four letter word is so bad in front of a five year old, then would you have a glass of wine in front of one? Drive over the speed limit? Gossip about anyone? Watch Breaking Bad when your toddler is napping in the next room but could potentially hear? Because if you want to argue about what is appropriate and setting a poor example, then any of those could be construed that way depending on how you look at it.

You are missing my point. Some posters have said that curse words are just words, yet they tone their language down around children or in settings where I assume they feel they may offend someone. Why tone it down if they are just words?

 

[kwelch10377]

You are missing my point. Some posters have said that curse words are just words, yet they tone their language down around children or in settings where I assume they feel they may offend someone. Why tone it down if they are just words?

While I think they are just words, I respect the fact that not everyone feels that way so I avoid saying them in settings where I may offend someone and in front of kids unless I know their parents are ok with it.

 

[kate_wdw]

For the people who say "they are just words"- why don't you say them in front of small children….?

Because children do not have the judgment and life experience to tell them when using such language is appropriate and when it is not

For the people who say "they are just words"- why don't you say them...in your professional business settings?

For the same reason I don’t decorate my office like I do my home or speak to my boss the way I speak to my friends

IMO, being able to adjust your behavior to your environment is much more important than following arbitrary "rules" about which words are acceptable and which are not.

I love words. All words. And sometimes an obscure vocabulary word is just what I need to communicate my intended meaning, and sometimes a four-letter word fits the bill.

 

[ilovepcot]

Potty mouth. Isn't there a better expression for adults to use? I'm going to have a sore neck from all the times I've cringed reading it here. Yuck!

 

[smitch425]

Yes I swear, so does my family, so do my friends. Kids hear every word pretty much but the f one on tv or the radio so I don't sensor around my kids either other than the f bombs (those I save for my hubby). My kids don't swear, they know those are adult words.

My kids have heard every bad word imaginable (never from us), but we refer to them as "inappropriate words". It is mind boggling how many adults will yell out swear words with children around at sporting events despite the pre-game announcements telling them not to. When DD was 3, we were at a college basketball game (and in the family section), and the guy behind us yelled, "Hey Coach, get your head outta your (beep)!). DD immediately said, "Yeah, get your head outta", and I covered her mouth before she could finish. That guy never opened his big mouth the rest of the game. Our kids know that if they repeat a word that they know they are not supposed to say, they will be in big time serious trouble.

 

[jennyjinx3]

I swear like a mother****er. I try not to do it in front of my kids but they're always leaving lego on the floor where I can step on it.

Yes I do swear.

 

[marcyinPA]

"They are just words. They don't actually harm anyone." "No different than using the word squat "

(Sorry for not using the quote feature- I am on my phone and I can't figure it out!)

If you understand that there are times that you should sensor your language, then wouldn't you think that those words might harm someone, and that they are stronger than the word squat? If the f bomb and squat were the same, you would say it in front of anyone, wouldn't you?

I'm not trying to be difficult, but it completely irks me when people justify cursing by saying that curse words are " just words", no different than any other. They are different, or you wouldn't sensor yourself.

 

[WowLookAtThat]

Yes. Yes I ****ing do.

 

[aaarcher86]

"They are just words. They don't actually harm anyone." "No different than using the word squat " (Sorry for not using the quote feature- I am on my phone and I can't figure it out!) If you understand that there are times that you should sensor your language, then wouldn't you think that those words might harm someone, and that they are stronger than the word squat? If the f bomb and squat were the same, you would say it in front of anyone, wouldn't you? I'm not trying to be difficult, but it completely irks me when people justify cursing by saying that curse words are " just words", no different than any other.

How is the F word going to harm someone? It's a word, not a laser beam.

It's really not that big of a deal. People mold behaviors all the time for situations, not just swearing. I think people have given several explanations.

 

[smitch425]

How is the F word going to harm someone? It's a word, not a laser beam.

It's really not that big of a deal. People mold behaviors all the time for situations, not just swearing. I think people have given several explanations.

I don't really think it is harming anyone, but I do find the F word to be pretty useless. Most of the time, it is used as a word that is just extra and not needed to get your message across. For example, "What the (bleep) are you doing?" can be asked without using that word, and it will still garner the same response.

 

[marcyinPA]

How is the F word going to harm someone? It's a word, not a laser beam.

It's really not that big of a deal. People mold behaviors all the time for situations, not just swearing. I think people have given several explanations.

Not physically harm. And I've read the explanations. I still think it is dumb to say that the f bomb is no different than any other word. It IS different, or you (general you) would not feel the need to "mold the behavior" as you say. If you really felt that cursing were not a big deal, then wouldn't you just curse in front of kids and anyone else? Cursing does have some impact if you recognize you need to sensor yourself in some situations.

 

[Robinrs]

Are you kidding? I'm from Brooklyn, it's my native language