Swearing in front of Gc.

My late Mum was from Northern Ireland and we accepted it was very much a part of her to use blasphemy swear words.

I absolutely detest the stronger and far more unpleasant words many use incessantly in normal everyday speak.

I use none of these word at all, and definitely think grandchildren should be spared from hearing these terms coming from their grandparents mouths.

No we don't and neither does my daughter since she has her son 18 months ago. Sadly her partner (not our SIL luckily) swears like a trooper

NO NEVER

We never have and didn't in front of our children either. My husband works in an all male environment and they swear amongst themselves but never in front of women. Our grown up children never use strong language in front of us although I know that they do with friends and partners.

All I'm going to say is there any need to swear or blaspem infront of any one?

No, I never swear in front of the grandchildren. I am all too aware of the language that some young ones, and an awful lot of teenagers, come out with, and that little ones are absolute sponges (especially for things you don't want them to soak up!), so I want to have a clear conscience that if/when they do come out with it, it's not been picked up from me or at our house.

I wouldn't mind being picked up on it if I ever do lapse, and would apologise to the parent, and also to the child.

I never used the phrases that Billy Connolly made up to hide his swearing from children.

Ya bassa
and
Gettyfuh

Put together as gettifuh ya bassa

(I'm pretty sure that Billy never actually used those phrases, but it was a funny part of one of his gigs.)

I've always sworn - with some discretion, of course - and taught my children and students to only swear when appropriate. It's very expressive and straight to the point.

One daughter swears quite a lot, but her children don't (well, not when I'm around). The others don't swear much. Of course, small children will mimic, especially, words said with emphasis. Still, they all know the words soon after starting school anyway!

Absolutely not. I remember a couple we knew who had a bad break up. On the day things blew up the wife told the partner ‘pack your bags and off !!’ Unfortunately their four year old daughter picked up on it, and for ages afterwards would come out with the phrase at random. It sounded so bad and each time it happened my friend was mortified. It kind of taught me a lesson, so no, I watch my language around all children.

My eldest son, now forty, aged about 2 1/2, learned the special word, only EVER to be used when one thumps ones thumb with a hammer, from me, while helping in the garden.

Good as gold for months we never heard it but the b*rrer must have been practicing quietly to himself, because the next time my parents came over from Kent, a serious journey, so infrequent, he ran round the dining room with my dad’s toffee hammer in his hand, gently whacking his own hand screaming “F***, F***, F***!”

I am much more careful with the grandkids

I swear when I think it’s needed but in no way is it appropriate around children. I would pull anyone up doing it in front of my little granddaughters.

I try not to, I'm always telling my children to stop swearing in front of the children . It came to a head the other day when DS told his daughter to do something and she swore at him.

I don't understand the idea of passively accepting a child swearing because they have heard it.
I used to smoke, but wouldn't have let a five year old light up a fag.

Have never sworn other than as a thought to myself. Father did swear but DM, brothers or sisters did. I was told when young using swear words showed a lack of language skills. Still think that applies.

When DS was aged about 7 or 8, he asked me over breakfast one day what "goolies" meant. I calmly said that it was a not very nice word for te****les, and I'd rather he didn't use it, to which the nonchalent reply was "Oh, D (one his best friends at the time) thinks they're ghosts! Open mouth insert foot!!

Our children used to have a swear box for me and so did my colleagues at one of my jobs. (The box was introduced for another colleague of a similar age as well )... It filled up enough to pay for a night out for us all... Having said that, if I let a swear word slip in front of the grandchildren or the children of others, I always apologise to the children and their parents.... explaining that it was a bad habit of mine and not acceptable. I know this is a double standard and I am not proud of it.

I never swore in front of my children until they had gone off to university. At that time I had serious mental health issues and came out of swearing like a trooper. My children thought it was hilarious and bought me very non PC T shirt about tourettes syndrome. I have to say I swear about THINGS, not personally AT people. It's incredibly liberating! And research has shown it shows a high level of intelligence!!!

Sometimes DH when speaking to DS on phone I hear a swear word when they are talking about football and I fear DGC will overhear them in the background! When in DGC company I never swear (rarely swear anyway) but when DH forgets occasionally, he gets 'the look'.

Kids pick up all sorts of language by the time they are in P1, some of it would make you cringe some of it okay, language is part of the society they children live in.

We’ve never sworn. I really really detest those ugly words.
My mum always instilled in me that using “swear” words was common, unimaginative and a certain sign of an underused brain. She said there were thousands of useful words that I could utilise instead of being lazy.
Her methods worked well! I can’t forget what she said and whenever I hear the ugly language I immediately think worse of the “swearer” - can’t help it!
I can’t accept that it’s part of our current culture as I hate it so much and desperately don’t want it be.

I very rarely swear and I would never swear in front of children. If you don't want to hear children swear, you shouldn't swear yourself.

I accept that I use bloody a few times but when around children I don't swear. I personally hate blasphemy - i feel it is worse than swearing.
maybe it is time to re-educate yourself into new words?
a flying fig? blooming heck? sugar plum fairy? for chrimble's sake?

I never swear. When I was five we had some workmen in the house and I repeated the F word I heard one of them say and I was so severely reprimanded that I have never forgotten the incident.

I hate to hear people swearing front of children, Horrible when in a supermarket or somewhere and you hear parents f...ing and b...ing in front of their children. What chance have they got?
My dear FiL used to say ' where ignorance is predominant, vulgarity invariably asserts itself'.

I have never used swear words nor to my children or grandchildren. I have always explained that I cannot stop them hearing nasty words but I do not want to hear them using them if I don’t.