Cussing, sort of

[Pete Vecchi]

My parents always objected to the term "adult language". They thought it conveyed to children the concept that, "When you finally are a grown-up, you get to do all those neat things you've been looking forward to, such a driving a car, staying up late, and swearing."

I've never quite understood the philosophy--especially in front of children--that in essence tells them. "Do as I say, not as I do."

How do people think children learn?

[Susan Unger]

I've never quite understood the philosophy--especially in front of children--that in essence tells them. "Do as I say, not as I do."

How do people think children learn?

Thought this many MANY times before - but not just about cussing.

[Pete Vecchi]

Thought this many MANY times before - but not just about cussing.

Exactly.

[Glenda Harvey]

Back in the day there was an official Nazarene Sunday School lesson in which words like Jiminy Cricket were taught as the equivelent of cuss words. I thought it was kind of silly even back then and glossed over the lesson when I was Sunday School teacher in the Nazarene Church. When I was first married I used the word "pooh" several times and my husband would make fun of me. That was pretty much the extent of my swearing. I am bothered by the amount of hard core cussing people use now days without thinking twice about it.

[Gina Stevenson]

Back in the day there was an official Nazarene Sunday School lesson in which words like Jiminy Cricket were taught as the equivelent of cuss words. I thought it was kind of silly even back then and glossed over the lesson when I was Sunday School teacher in the Nazarene Church. When I was first married I used the word "pooh" several times and my husband would make fun of me. That was pretty much the extent of my swearing. I am bothered by the amount of hard core cussing people use now days without thinking twice about it.

Definitely, Glenda. Reading this, what came to mind is how it is there, but sometimes abbreviated. For instance, read where some older person was told by their young relative, when the older one got onto facebook and asked what "wtf" meant, that it meant "welcome to facebook." Yeah, right ... should be that, but isn't. Anyway, that also reminded me of how I have seen a lot of that abbrev there by a 20-yo niece.

[Billy Cox]

For instance, read where some older person was told by their young relative, when the older one got onto facebook and asked what "wtf" meant, that it meant "welcome to facebook."

LOL... I thought it was World Trade Federation.