"Growing up, using "bad language" was inappropriate behavior worthy of reprimand, if not punishment... and not just words of the four-letter variety. I was raised in a household where *fart* was a bad word. My husband's mom wouldn't buy Heluva dip because it referenced the bad place. It often struck me as a rule focused more on outward perception than one that in any way reflected a person's true character."
"While there are settings where it wouldn't be ideal for my daughter to use certain language, like at school or at her grandparents' house, I don't plan to punish her for it if she eventually does. Because up to this point, even though she has heard "bad language" at home, we haven't gotten any reports from school about her teaching her classmates curse words."
"There are other words I wish my daughter would hear less often. Words like dumb and stupid, ugly or fat. Really, any negative, bigoted, or prejudiced language. These are the types of words I discourage her from using: ones that can hurt others and ones that we can also turn on ourselves, harming our confidence and self-esteem. Outside our home, she hears stupid with a much greater frequency"
A parent's seven-year-old called the parent an 'ass' after hearing profanity at home. The parent and spouse use curse words only occasionally and acknowledge a rich vocabulary, but sometimes choose blunt expletives for emphasis. The parent was raised with strict prohibitions against many words, including 'fart' and product names referencing the afterlife. The parent views prohibitions as often focused on outward perception rather than character. The parent would discourage insults like 'dumb,' 'stupid,' 'ugly,' or 'fat' because such language harms others and undermines self-esteem. The parent tolerates occasional profanity at home but expects avoidance in school and grandparents' settings.
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