Swearing in front of children

I think it is dreadful and really not acceptable in front of children. Obscenities were never used in my home. It is difficult to protect GC from hearing it in the street so when they look shocked I tell them it is because the person is ignorant and don't know how to use proper sentences.

varian It was the same in the clothing industry. It was hard not to pick up the habit. I once found myself thinking to myself "now what shall I cook for *ing dinner!" Luckily I managed not to take the habit home.

I don't agree with using obscene language in front if children either. I'm not sure though which words you feel are obscene lucygran.
I understand how things are said in the heat of the moment but I think parents should be aware what is acceptable.

I dislike swearing and (almost) never swear. My parents never swore, or certainly not in front of us.

In my teens I had a holiday job in a bonded warehouse, staffed mostly by women who worked on a conveyor belt bottling whisky.

It was a very boring job and they chatted all the time. I was amazed at the extent of the swearing. Some not only put a swear word into every sentence, but actually into the middle of words (as in "abso**** ing- lutely ")!!

Well - I find it hard to get to worked up about this. Hopefully he said "0ops! - sorry! Children quickly work out when to say what and with whom.

Oops. Heartburn = hear them.
Actually heartburn is quite appropriate.

When I married my dh 13 years ago his 3 DSs were still at home with him. It was quite an experience to heartburn watching a football game. Now they are all married with their own children and watching a football match is still colourful. Thankfully the children all know that these are words they do not say and that daddy is naughty.

I agree Nannykay.

It often seems that swear words are the ones that are picked up most easily by children!

I hate to hear it anytime by anybody. I now there are times when your cat fish have to suffer, my dads phrase when things got bad, but there’s a time and place. I once dropped a lasagna on the floor, I still get told how funny I looked jumping up and down on the spot shouting, oh,oh,oh,oh,oh, my . It’s the worst I could think of with a table of under 10s waiting for dinner.