How dare you call yourself a parent!

And I'll be the one who sticks out by saying ... it's not that big of a deal. Read the rest before you start jumping .. Parents make mistakes, nowhere is it written that parents are perfect. I think it's unfair of you to jump with "how dare you call yourself a parent" because a parent happened to swear in front of their kids. No, it's not a good idea, but parents slip too. It happens. You don't know the whole story behind it, you don't know that it's repeated behavior. For all you know, the parent got ticked off at someone cutting him off and slipped out with a foul word. It happens. And just as quickly, kids pick it up. Then, because they're told not to use it, it's a bad word ... it becomes fun and interesting, so they test it out further by taking it to school. This isn't a new thing. Of course parents should try to watch their language in front of their kids, but to assume that because parents slip up just like everyone else that they should be ashamed of themselves, or feel shame for calling themselves parents is ... well honestly ... judgemental, wrong and ridiculous. Show me one parent who hasn't screwed up and slipped at one point in their parenting role and made a mistake, and I'll retract everything I've just said. But I honestly don't think I'll have to do that.

And your point is? You did not ask a question but made a statement. What are you asking?

I think that many parents forget that children learn more by watching us than by us teaching them what is right and wrong. I don't think this is a unique situation. I know many people who cuss around their children. I have to remind some of our friends when they come over to not cuss because we don't like cussing in front of our daughter. Kids can learn many things on tv but not words that are that bad unless they are wathcing things they shouldn't be watching. Becoming a parent got me to get creative and I make up words if I really feel the need to cuss. things like sunny beaches, and fudgecicle. the great thing about saying words like that is that they are funny so it helps reduce the stress that is causing me to want to cuss in the first place. It has become second nature to me and now I even do it when my daughter isn't around. I get some crazy looks from other adults but I don't care.

Well the thing is that parents must be very careful especially when children are around and they say these swear obsene words as children are like tape recorders and pick it up and of course then they say it so parents have to be responsible for what they say and do, the majority of parents do swear a lot it is only when the little ones have told the truth in this matter that the parents would be put to shame for saying this in front of their small children.

Yes, we need to watch out how we speak in front of the kids. We need to set an example to our children. In our home my two kids and myself don't say bad words. My husband comes from a family that say bad words and he has learned to control himself and not say any bad words. It's hard for him but he is changing.