Foul language & tweens/teens

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Foul language & tweens/teens
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Tue, 09-19-2006 - 10:59am
Last night was a PTSA night at Quinn's school. In addition to the PTSA meeting, they had club info, sport info & the book fair was open.
While we were there, Quinn & I were talking to one of his friends & his mom in front of the table where they were selling school apparel. This little guy came walking up with his parents. They were looking over the clothes. The kid was looking for his size in a sweatshirt & they didn't have it on the table. He said out loud "They don't have a damn large." The lady that was working at the table got him one out of a box that was under the table. Then we saw them again in the library where the book fair was. They ended up being in front of us when we were standing in line to pay. The mother asked if there was anything else that he wanted to do. He replied "No. I'm ready to get the hell out of here."
Now...I have to confess that I do cuss (never say 'GD' though) occasionally. Especially if I am mad or frustrated. Also, I am one of those "don't sweat the small stuff" moms. But I was surprised that this kid (I think he was a 7th grader, but Quinn doesn't know him) was allowed to say 'damn' & 'hell'. The most foul things that Quinn says are 'fart', 'crap' & 'pissed off'. He doesn't say 'ain't', nor is he allowed to. (I don't either. It makes my skin crawl!)
A couple of years ago, I caught a report on 20/20 about kids talking foul & cussing. John Stossel said that his 2 daughters cussed. (I believe that he said he had 2 daughters. I cannot remember how old they were but it seems like I had the idea that they were in early elementary school.) He said that he thought there were more important things to be concerned about that cussing.
Where do you stand on foul language/cussing & you tween/teen?

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Tue, 09-19-2006 - 7:55pm
One of the things that was on Alex's list why he wanted to homeschool was that

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Tue, 09-19-2006 - 8:03pm
We don't allow our children to swear either. I believe when people swear it is b/c they lack the knowledge to use the appropriate words to get across how they are feeling. I think it sounds uneducated and trashy. Now i must confess that the occasional naughty word slips out of mouth too and of course the girls bust me on it but it is not something i do daily.
Kelly
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Registered: 09-16-2004
Tue, 09-19-2006 - 8:52pm

This is a big thing with me.

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Tue, 09-19-2006 - 11:32pm
We don't even allow "crap" or "suck!"
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Wed, 09-20-2006 - 9:59am
I don't care for it, but do it on occasion myself.
Surviving Middle & High School
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Wed, 09-20-2006 - 11:42am

We can not stand it either!


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Wed, 09-20-2006 - 4:35pm

wow im shocked i missed this one...my kids are not allowed to cuss...period...i cuss when im mad and i used to have

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Wed, 09-20-2006 - 5:05pm

I curse around my kids and they have never cursed.

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Wed, 09-20-2006 - 9:02pm
no cursing in the home. In fact if i say the word damn. Hannah scolds me.
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