Kids saying the G word

[DSNY FN]

Ok so we have a neighbourhood girl over playing at our house and every second word out of her mouth is oh my God. Now I could care less about saying it and I do say it but out of respect for others when we go places I refrain and have my kids refrain as we tell them it is not polite. What do you guys think of this. I mean I do not go to church have no ambition to go to church but for those that do I like to make it so my kids are not saying it as alot of people do go to church and believe it is swearing etc I feel it is more of a courtious thing to refrain than to say it. I like to believe my kids are quite polite and hope they would be thoughtfull of others when speaking.

 

[monkeyboy]

lowercase 'g' is ok

Capital "G" - big no no

 

[WishingStar]

The thought of a child saying that repeatedly makes me cringe.

 

[Gupsmom]

My 5 yr old will slip up and say OMG once in a while. I just casually remind her to say Oh My Gosh or Oh My Goodness instead. I wouldn't be offended if someone said OMG (I slip up and say it now and then), but I think it's more appropriate to use Gosh or Goodness.

Jess

 

[Gupsmom]

The thought of a child saying that repeatedly makes me cringe

I agree....a slip up now and then is one thing but using it all the time is another. Aside from being inappropriate, it sounds awful coming out of a child.

Jess

 

[DSNY FN]

Now personally I do not care but out of respect for others I do not let my ids say it when we are out at the mall or for dinner or anything. I know they slip now and again at home but even there they try not to say it if they can help it.

 

[shatzjsl]

If one of my daughter's friends says it she is pretty quick to ask them to say gosh. If she doesn't, I usually do in a nice way. Never had a problem with it.

 

[MAC3]

I say it all the time and I'm afraid my DD is picking up my bad habit. I never really thought anything bad about saying OMG? Gee, guess I'll have to work on it.

 

[Son of the Morning]

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*shudders out of his shirt*

 

[Hillbeans]

Maybe you can be like Jessica Simpson and say "Oh my Ga" instead.....

 

[momof2inPA]

When I was growing up, that was one thing we did not say. You could slip up and say the "s" word or the "d" word, but never the "g" word.

I don't really care to hear others say it either, like on the Home Makeover show when that's all the people say during the big reveal, over and over again. I know they aren't really thinking about it, but it's so ingrained that one just doesn't say that.

 

[missypie]

I remember saying it one time when I was about 14 and my mom jumped all over me for it. I don't let my kids say it and I'd tell any of their friends that we don't allow that phrase in our house. (Of course, I still tell my kids not to say "butt.") If kids watch "Friends," the characters on that show say OMG about 15 times per episode.

 

[DSNY FN]

I say all the frases quite often the S word is one I use often. I also say OMG quite a bit but not in front of my kids I do not use it frequently in public as I had said it isn't because I do not like it or whatever it is more out of respect for others that may not wish to hear it. My kids are the same way they very rarely say it at homw not sure about the oldest one at school as we are not there to overhear it. And they only occasionally say it in public if they slip up.

 

[Stepharoonie!]

Miss Maddy learned that it isn't nice to say OMG...so she'll say oh my GOODNESS!! instead.

 

[Lorix2]

I guess in the same boat as Mac3.

We say it without even thinking about it. What IS the big deal really? There's worse things the kids are saying these days.

 

[Winka]

Originally posted by Hillbeans
Maybe you can be like Jessica Simpson and say "Oh my Ga" instead.....

I had to open this thread to find out what the 'G' word was...thought I was slipping on my modern-day slang.

 

[castlegazer]

I am really bad about this and it actually drives me nuts so I am with you that it should be refrained from as a politeness to others. I am shocked and dismayed when watching design shows and the reveals to see how many people say it over and over again - each and every time it sticks in my mind that I have to get better about not saying it in front of my son so he can develop a better vocabulary for expressing shock and amazement!

 

[DSNY FN]

I have no problem with the word and as I said I say it often I just think it is something that should be refrained from in front of others. I agree there are worse things that are said but if we start with the small things like OMG then it will be easier to teach the ids not to say the other ones along the way.

 

[shatzjsl]

Originally posted by Lorix2
I guess in the same boat as Mac3.

We say it without even thinking about it. What IS the big deal really? There's worse things the kids are saying these days.

To me it is a misuse of God's name (3rd commandment). When I speak God's name I am either speaking to him or about him with someone else.

 

[Lorix2]

I will make it a goal to stop saying that and change it to "oh my gosh or goodness". I always cringe when my kids say it too, but I was brought up with it. It's hard to break the habit. I don't want my kids or myself to sound disrespectful to anyone's belief or religion.