Swearing In Front Of Children

[bednobs]

is it the parents job to take the children out of the way if someone is swearing in a public place and they don't want the children to hear, or is it incumbent on the swearers to moderate their language?

[Geoffrey13]

In my experience these days it's the children whom I hear most using the F word on the streets.

[Old_Geezer]

It's no good swearing behind them: they'll know who said it anyway.

[tomus42]

People that swear in front of children are ignorant morons.

It's the parents responsibility to protect their children from ignorant morons.

[Barsel]

I never heard my parents swear and that was because of my Mum.
I'm pretty sure my Dad swore when he was at work, but never in our home.
I'm sure my 3 daughters ( who are all over 40) swear although not in front of their children and not in front of me or their Dad.
What do you do though when you introduce your children to people who swear ?
I never heard my father-in-law swear, but my mother-in-law swore like a trooper even in front of my girls. I felt my husband should have said something to her but he said there was no point as she doesn't realise she does it, it's just how she speaks.

[dave50]

I was brought up not to swear and I never do, in front of anyone.

[david small]

With some, if not most of the knuckle dragging cerebrally challenged, a verbal altercation would turn violent.

[barry1010]

I swear at home, have never used the 'C' word and never heard my family use it.
I never swear in front of children, including my own family and expected visitors to my home not to.

I heard my father swear only once when he believed he was in the house on his own and hit his thumb with a hammer. I crept back out of the house, slammed the door when I went back in and shouted 'I'm home' to save his embarrassment.

One of my favourite words rhymes with the swivelling device you put your oars in to.

[1ozzy]

Well *** me you pompous ***.
***, every *** *** swears at least once in their *** *** of a *** life.
*** me, *** get over all this *** ***!

[1ozzy]

Guess that proves I can swear:-)

[Spungle]

Swearing is a sign of weakness, and I pity those who think it's normal or acceptable.

[Moorea7]

As I go out and about, the ones I hear swearing the most are the children!

[barry1010]

They think it makes them look big and edgy. The only people I see smoking these days is kids, for the same reason. Or maybe they are the only ones that can afford to

[Stableford]

youtube.com/watch?v=b67NNO5mpFk

[Stableford]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b67NNO5mpFk

[Stableford]

Perhaps someone can help me out by posting the video?! It illustrates the point perfectly ;)

[rowanwitch]

I was brought up with the idea that any words are alright if used according to their meaning but with the proviso only if I really couldn't think of a better word to use instead. That structure meant I tended to think fairly carefully about what I said but sometimes there really wasn't a better word and even the physiotherapist suggested the benefits of a few rude words when trying to get out of a chair. It's true swearing helps mask pain, at least for the few seconds when you are trying to decide whether to try walking or not.

[naomi24]

I'll try.

[Stableford]

Thanks Naomi!!

[naomi24]

I regard excessive swearing as ignorance. I don’t mix with people who swear a lot but in overhearing it I wouldn't make a big deal of it with children. I would simply teach them that it's not nice and that by doing it they are portraying themselves as people they really shouldn't want to be. My mum always said 'You are judged by the company you keep' - and she was right.

[Old_Geezer]

IMO if your kids are near to someone who feels the need to release anger and/or frustration by use of expletives, and if you are so overly sensitive as to want to avoid your child experiencing life, then it's up to you to move away and/or cover their 'sensitive ears'. Remonstrating with someone instead is poking your nose in where it shouldn't be, and deliberately picking a confrontation with a stranger. Clearly misguided behaviour and an appalling example to set the child to whom you are making out you are 'protecting'. Simply don't do it, your views are your own, don't use them to deliberately start an argument in public because you want to feel you are virtue signalling to everyone.