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Start here => Games => Topic started by: Queen Victoria on April 03, 2012, 06:18:55 PM
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How to Win Friends and Influence People by the Membership of Intensity Squared, Meadow, Editor
Why We Need Gun Control by PPK
The Silent Singer by Odeon
BullShit by Hykeaswell
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Agate You Under My Skin by Richard
How to Raise Dogs and Urchins in 3 Easy Steps by bodaccea
So, Sue Me! by MLA
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The Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Flavor Free Diet by Could B. Cousin.
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Sex on the Eastern Front in World War II by Adam
How To Have Pussy in Your Bed by Adam
No More Harry Potter: Why I Stopped Wearing Glasses and Cut My Hair by Adam
Ulysses Is a Short Story by Sir Al Swearengen
Counting to One by Callaway
1001 Ways to Cook Beef by Hykeaswell
Bits and Pieces by Parts
Never Buy Used by IceQueen
How to Start a Fire by Rubbing Two Sticks Together by Colibri
How to Start a Fire by Rubbing Two Girls Together by Richard
Film Directors Are Wonderful People by Odeon
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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People- Meadow
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So, Sue Me Fucker! by MLA
:zoinks:
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:green: right now it would be 'how to raise dogs and urchin's and preventing urchin's from using the new found button to wind mummy up which is the word FUCK' >:D
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Tennessee High Society and Manners by Pentagram
Build Your Own Log Cabin by Butterflies
How Rock and Roll Ruined America by DirtDawg
The Lady's Guide to Unmentionable Acts by Eris
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The Silent Diplomacy, by TCO
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Yoga and You by Crip
Portrait of the Autist As a Young Man by BruceCM
I Was a Male War Bride by RageBelouve (yeah, I know it's a Cary Grant Movie)
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No More Harry Potter: Why I Stopped Wearing Glasses and Cut My Hair by Adam
:LMAO:
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:green: right now it would be 'how to raise dogs and urchin's and preventing urchin's from using the new found button to wind mummy up which is the word FUCK' >:D
If my daughter had learned that word when she was the urchin's age, she would have said it a million times, so I was careful not to let her hear it. I don't know how I would have dealt with it at that age. Now, she feels like I lied to her by not teaching her what the curse words are, so I have been letting her hear a few. So far, she hasn't repeated them.
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The Kama Sutra by Queen Victoria.
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:green: right now it would be 'how to raise dogs and urchin's and preventing urchin's from using the new found button to wind mummy up which is the word FUCK' >:D
If my daughter had learned that word when she was the urchin's age, she would have said it a million times, so I was careful not to let her hear it. I don't know how I would have dealt with it at that age. Now, she feels like I lied to her by not teaching her what the curse words are, so I have been letting her hear a few. So far, she hasn't repeated them.
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Which ones are the few you've let her hear?
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"Ego is a Dirty word" or "Autism Speaks - The hidden agenda" by Sir Alex Plank
"The Rise and fall of the Royal family" By Queen Victoria
"Zen and mediation" by German Girl
"Steak the new vegetable" By Hykeaswell
"Ford - a Jaguar by any other name" by Odeon
"Cats the dark menace" by Adam
"Guns - a blight on our Society" by PPK
"Flame warrior Princess - My online life" By Renaeden
"I just forgot that I was writing this" by Callaway
"Conforming to expectations" by Pyraxis
"The beauty of the Roman legion" by Bodaccea
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"Kindness Will Rule The World" by Sir Les
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"I'd like to teach the world to sing" by Intensity Squared
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:green: right now it would be 'how to raise dogs and urchin's and preventing urchin's from using the new found button to wind mummy up which is the word FUCK' >:D
If my daughter had learned that word when she was the urchin's age, she would have said it a million times, so I was careful not to let her hear it. I don't know how I would have dealt with it at that age. Now, she feels like I lied to her by not teaching her what the curse words are, so I have been letting her hear a few. So far, she hasn't repeated them.
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Which ones are the few you've let her hear?
The first one, which was accidental because I didn't realize it would be in the movie, was the word ass in Meet the Fockers. Ben Stiller's character slipped and said the word ass in front of his infant nephew and then the baby repeated it. Stiller generated lots of laughs trying to get the baby not to say it.
I knew I couldn't make her unhear the word, so I decided to use it as a test case. I explained to her that ass used in that way is a curse word. Adults know words like this but mature adults don't repeat them, especially not in front of children, because they might hurt someone's feelings. I gave her appropriate words to use for that part of the anatomy instead as well as the appropriate usage of the word ass to mean a donkey.
She promised not to repeat it and she hasn't.
Later, she wanted to watch The King's Speech with us. I knew that it had some curse words in it although I didn't realize how many since I hadn't seen it myself yet and I was a little nervous. She pointed out that she hadn't used the curse word we had talked about. So I told her that if she promised not to use the curse words, then she could see the movie with us. So she heard all those curse words and hasn't used any of them, so far. I didn't elaborate on every single curse word in the movie the way I did for ass, but just said that the speech therapist realized that the King didn't stutter when he used curse words, so that's why he had him say them.
Bodaccea, I found this website which might help you with the urchin:
http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/parenting/kids-swearing-cursing.shtml (http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/parenting/kids-swearing-cursing.shtml)
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He has picked up the word 'fuck' from school. We had a meeting about it. A few of the boys have been going around saying it. The thing is, these boys are not on the spectrum like the urchin and have quickly learned that when they get told off by the teacher, they stop using it. The urchin, being an urchin, shouts it, sings it, and repeats it over and over. The thing is, whoever taught him the word didn't use the right context or whatever and he says 'fucking else' :tard: and i think he means to say 'fucking hell'.
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^ That picture was posted to warn unsuspecting members of the public! If you find yourself in the company of this reprobate - Alert the Authorities!
Awww, i loves him really. My little Harry Potter.
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"Moral Absolutes - How I found God" by Bodie :zoinks:
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"Moral Absolutes - How I found God" by Bodie :zoinks:
I am glad i am having a positive influence :zoinks:
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Your Guide to Successful Relationships - by Pig
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A Soft Answer Turneth Away Wrath: Bible-Centered Relationships by PPK. :angel:
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Throw That Old Junk Away! Minimalist Home Decor by Parts. :toporly:
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Appropriate Laughing Out Loud
by Brucie
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There is a trilogy out, by pig
called
'how to make sure you sleep with that special someone'
part one is out now titled 'rohipnol'
i believe 'ether' and 'chloroform' will follow shortly.
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How to Raise a Child by Richard
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Son by Hubert
Waiter, There's an Amphibian in My Soup by Peter
How I Overcome My Shoe Fetish by Couldbecousin
Who Took My Jag? by Odeon
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Posting Zen, by Meadow
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Advanced Nutrition for Kids, by Richard :tard:
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Cleaning Your Duck Down Feather Comforters by Duckfetishgirl
Agate, Agate, Who's Got the Agate? by Richard
Carrots and Apples and Eggplants Oh My! by Cumberdale
Australia on $50,000 a Day by PPK
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101 different adult babygrows by Krapcow
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"30 Great Humble Pie Recipes" by Alex Plank
"The Hard Fast Facts About Gentle Sex" by Eris
"From Rocks To Riches: How to trade Fire Agates on the Commodities Market" by Richard
"Respect My Authoritah! The rule based guide on becoming a WP moderator" by TA
"500 reasons why internet smileys are EVIL" by couldbecousin
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Making Yourself Welcome on Forums, Vol. 1 by Meadow
Making Yourself Welcome on Forums, Vol. 2 by Bruce
Making Yourself Welcome on Forums, Vol. 3 by Blueraven
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Language Skills at Eight, by Randy
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Making Yourself Welcome on Forums, Vol. 1 by Meadow
Making Yourself Welcome on Forums, Vol. 2 by Bruce
Making Yourself Welcome on Forums, Vol. 3 by Blueraven
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How to Rebuild a Jag Engine Through the Tailpipe by Odeon
Who the Hell Am I Today by Hubert Cumberdale
Pekingese I Have Loved by CBC
Car Today, Gone Tomorrow by Bodie
How to Meet the Girl of Your Dreams by Pig
Debating 101 by BlueRaven
Arizona on 10 Cents a Day by Richard
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I've read the first one in the list. :P
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Brucie's guide to proper netiquette - Bruce "Besides, my asshole hurts" Mellish
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"Through the looking glass"
by.........me, of course! :tard:
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Harmony in the Workplace, by my 12-yo boss
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Birds of North Korea by BlueRaven
(there are none, they were all eaten in the famine.)
A History of Classical Music by DirtDawg
Practical Auto Mechanics for Your Automobile by PMSElle
The Care and Feeding of Vegetables by Hubert
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Impure Thoughts Are the Road to Damnation, by Bodie
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Impure Thoughts Are the Road to Damnation, by Bodie
followed by the sequel
"Keeping off the straight and narrow" by Bodie 8)
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It's a trilogy:
Yes, You Can Banish Sex From Your Life, Too! by Bodie
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It's a trilogy:
Yes, You Can Banish Sex From Your Life, Too! by Bodie
I been proof reading that one for a few years now...and i can tell you
it will never ever make it at the publisher's
Dull as dishwater :zoinks:
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How to Make a New Car into a Demolition Derby Car in One Night by bodie
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Witchcraft or Chemistry? - Lestat
Mushrooms for Fun and Profit - Lesat
How to End Relationships Gracefully - Pig
Sand Fishing in the Desert - Richard
I Was a Spy for the Roman Legions - Zegh
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:green: right now it would be 'how to raise dogs and urchin's and preventing urchin's from using the new found button to wind mummy up which is the word FUCK' >:D
If my daughter had learned that word when she was the urchin's age, she would have said it a million times, so I was careful not to let her hear it. I don't know how I would have dealt with it at that age. Now, she feels like I lied to her by not teaching her what the curse words are, so I have been letting her hear a few. So far, she hasn't repeated them.
That reminds me of the time I learned the f word and then finding out stupid or idiot or shut up or duh weren't bad words so I thought fuck wasn't bad either. So I started to say it and my parents kept trying to punish me and I would keep on saying it until my mother threatened to slap my mouth. I said it in a restaurant and she slapped my mouth. I never said the word again. For a while.
Four years later, I learned the n word and mom tells me it's worse than the f word and she starts to go on and on about it and I was like "okay I know." She wanted to make sure I really understood it's truly a bad word, not a bad word as in not a nice word like stupid or dumb or idiot. She didn't want history to repeat itself except this time it be with the n word instead of the f word. Oh yeah I found out at the end of the school year from my old best friend that when her grandfather found out she and her cousin both taught me that word, they got in trouble by him. She told that story to another girl on the bus and she was sitting behind me. I'm guessing their grandfather knew if I learned that word, I would never stop saying it.
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The n word? I can't think of a swear word starting with n. ???
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The n word? I can't think of a swear word starting with n. ???
It rhymes with Tigger. It's not a swear word, it's derogatory.
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Except when the niggers use it themselves.
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The n word? I can't think of a swear word starting with n. ???
It rhymes with Tigger. It's not a swear word, it's derogatory.
Shut up nigger
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"Oh, I get it now" by Kit
"Perfect Parenting" by Spokane Girl
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:green: right now it would be 'how to raise dogs and urchin's and preventing urchin's from using the new found button to wind mummy up which is the word FUCK' >:D
If my daughter had learned that word when she was the urchin's age, she would have said it a million times, so I was careful not to let her hear it. I don't know how I would have dealt with it at that age. Now, she feels like I lied to her by not teaching her what the curse words are, so I have been letting her hear a few. So far, she hasn't repeated them.
That reminds me of the time I learned the f word and then finding out stupid or idiot or shut up or duh weren't bad words so I thought fuck wasn't bad either. So I started to say it and my parents kept trying to punish me and I would keep on saying it until my mother threatened to slap my mouth. I said it in a restaurant and she slapped my mouth. I never said the word again. For a while.
Four years later, I learned the n word and mom tells me it's worse than the f word and she starts to go on and on about it and I was like "okay I know." She wanted to make sure I really understood it's truly a bad word, not a bad word as in not a nice word like stupid or dumb or idiot. She didn't want history to repeat itself except this time it be with the n word instead of the f word. Oh yeah I found out at the end of the school year from my old best friend that when her grandfather found out she and her cousin both taught me that word, they got in trouble by him. She told that story to another girl on the bus and she was sitting behind me. I'm guessing their grandfather knew if I learned that word, I would never stop saying it.
How old were you when you learned the F word?
My daughter perseverated on certain words and phrases when she was preschool and elementary school age, so she would have said it non-stop.
For example, she learned to say, "My beads! My sash! My ribbons!" from watching the Disney movie Cinderella when she was in first grade and said those exact words while she ripped her friend's dress like the bad stepsisters ripped Cinderella's dress. Her paraprofessional told me about it and sent the torn dress home with her. I fixed the little girl's dress and explained to my daughter that ripping someone's clothes is not OK because now her friend has to wear a dress that won't be as nice as it was before it was fixed. So we decided that she could earn some money by doing some work for me and we could go buy her friend a new dress and then I beaded some socks to match it.
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Proper Rectal Care by Duckfetishgirl
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:green: right now it would be 'how to raise dogs and urchin's and preventing urchin's from using the new found button to wind mummy up which is the word FUCK' >:D
If my daughter had learned that word when she was the urchin's age, she would have said it a million times, so I was careful not to let her hear it. I don't know how I would have dealt with it at that age. Now, she feels like I lied to her by not teaching her what the curse words are, so I have been letting her hear a few. So far, she hasn't repeated them.
That reminds me of the time I learned the f word and then finding out stupid or idiot or shut up or duh weren't bad words so I thought fuck wasn't bad either. So I started to say it and my parents kept trying to punish me and I would keep on saying it until my mother threatened to slap my mouth. I said it in a restaurant and she slapped my mouth. I never said the word again. For a while.
Four years later, I learned the n word and mom tells me it's worse than the f word and she starts to go on and on about it and I was like "okay I know." She wanted to make sure I really understood it's truly a bad word, not a bad word as in not a nice word like stupid or dumb or idiot. She didn't want history to repeat itself except this time it be with the n word instead of the f word. Oh yeah I found out at the end of the school year from my old best friend that when her grandfather found out she and her cousin both taught me that word, they got in trouble by him. She told that story to another girl on the bus and she was sitting behind me. I'm guessing their grandfather knew if I learned that word, I would never stop saying it.
How old were you when you learned the F word?
My daughter perseverated on certain words and phrases when she was preschool and elementary school age, so she would have said it non-stop.
For example, she learned to say, "My beads! My sash! My ribbons!" from watching the Disney movie Cinderella when she was in first grade and said those exact words while she ripped her friend's dress like the bad stepsisters ripped Cinderella's dress. Her paraprofessional told me about it and sent the torn dress home with her. I fixed the little girl's dress and explained to my daughter that ripping someone's clothes is not OK because now her friend has to wear a dress that won't be as nice as it was before it was fixed. So we decided that she could earn some money by doing some work for me and we could go buy her friend a new dress and then I beaded some socks to match it.
Some people find it funny when kids swear. I really hate it. It sounds common. Urchin quickly forgot the 'f' word, but at school he picked up 'i hate you' which is really horrible, too.
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^ :agreed: My niece learnt "get a life" somewhere when she was younger and said it to me one time and it hurt, though she probably didn't know what it meant at the time.
The n word? I can't think of a swear word starting with n. ???
It rhymes with Tigger. It's not a swear word, it's derogatory.
Ah. I think you can say it on here. The word is known but not commonly used where I live.
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:green: right now it would be 'how to raise dogs and urchin's and preventing urchin's from using the new found button to wind mummy up which is the word FUCK' >:D
If my daughter had learned that word when she was the urchin's age, she would have said it a million times, so I was careful not to let her hear it. I don't know how I would have dealt with it at that age. Now, she feels like I lied to her by not teaching her what the curse words are, so I have been letting her hear a few. So far, she hasn't repeated them.
That reminds me of the time I learned the f word and then finding out stupid or idiot or shut up or duh weren't bad words so I thought fuck wasn't bad either. So I started to say it and my parents kept trying to punish me and I would keep on saying it until my mother threatened to slap my mouth. I said it in a restaurant and she slapped my mouth. I never said the word again. For a while.
Four years later, I learned the n word and mom tells me it's worse than the f word and she starts to go on and on about it and I was like "okay I know." She wanted to make sure I really understood it's truly a bad word, not a bad word as in not a nice word like stupid or dumb or idiot. She didn't want history to repeat itself except this time it be with the n word instead of the f word. Oh yeah I found out at the end of the school year from my old best friend that when her grandfather found out she and her cousin both taught me that word, they got in trouble by him. She told that story to another girl on the bus and she was sitting behind me. I'm guessing their grandfather knew if I learned that word, I would never stop saying it.
How old were you when you learned the F word?
My daughter perseverated on certain words and phrases when she was preschool and elementary school age, so she would have said it non-stop.
For example, she learned to say, "My beads! My sash! My ribbons!" from watching the Disney movie Cinderella when she was in first grade and said those exact words while she ripped her friend's dress like the bad stepsisters ripped Cinderella's dress. Her paraprofessional told me about it and sent the torn dress home with her. I fixed the little girl's dress and explained to my daughter that ripping someone's clothes is not OK because now her friend has to wear a dress that won't be as nice as it was before it was fixed. So we decided that she could earn some money by doing some work for me and we could go buy her friend a new dress and then I beaded some socks to match it.
Some people find it funny when kids swear. I really hate it. It sounds common. Urchin quickly forgot the 'f' word, but at school he picked up 'i hate you' which is really horrible, too.
I don't thing it's the slightest bit cute or funny when kids swear, so I don't do it myself. I explained that some people talk like that because they don't have the vocabulary to express themselves and their feelings otherwise and that unfortunately, some kids don't learn any better because that's what their parents say and they imitate them.
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"Kit's Guide to Proper English" - by Kit :zoinks:
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I don't thing it's the slightest bit cute or funny when kids swear, so I don't do it myself. I explained that some people talk like that because they don't have the vocabulary to express themselves and their feelings otherwise and that unfortunately, some kids don't learn any better because that's what their parents say and they imitate them.
I couldn't disagree more. I am opposed to the very concept of a "bad word". I don't live in medieval Europe and don't think that the gods are going to curse me for using certain phonemes in a certain order. I think it is ridiculous. My kids will know all the words and how and when to use them properly. If you don't know how to properly "swear" you really don't know how to express yourself. Sure, there are appropriate and inappropriate times, and appropriate and inappropriate people to do it in front of. Teaching a child how to maneuver the social order of things is a much more challenging job than teaching verbal abstinence because of outdated morality.
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Like it or not, you're not helping your kids maneuver the social order of things if you ignore the so-called bad words. Nothing to do with medieval Europe or, for that matter, the poorly educated US (just say so if you want to avoid the stereotypes here).
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Ah, just learn them when it's appropriate to swear :thumbup:
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Ah, just learn them when it's appropriate to swear :thumbup:
:indeed:
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Ah, just learn them when it's appropriate to swear :thumbup:
:indeed:
This contradicts what you just said above in contradicting what I originally said :autism:
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I explained that some people talk like that because they don't have the vocabulary to express themselves and their feelings otherwise
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And then there's also those of us who like swearing AND have a good vocabulary.
Not everyone who swears is incapable of expressing themselves without saying fuck or shit , you know
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"Kit's Guide to Proper English" - by Kit :zoinks:
Hey I think that be a really good book
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I don't thing it's the slightest bit cute or funny when kids swear, so I don't do it myself. I explained that some people talk like that because they don't have the vocabulary to express themselves and their feelings otherwise and that unfortunately, some kids don't learn any better because that's what their parents say and they imitate them.
I couldn't disagree more. I am opposed to the very concept of a "bad word". I don't live in medieval Europe and don't think that the gods are going to curse me for using certain phonemes in a certain order. I think it is ridiculous. My kids will know all the words and how and when to use them properly. If you don't know how to properly "swear" you really don't know how to express yourself. Sure, there are appropriate and inappropriate times, and appropriate and inappropriate people to do it in front of. Teaching a child how to maneuver the social order of things is a much more challenging job than teaching verbal abstinence because of outdated morality.
I completely agree about "bad" words (although I dunno how I'd handle it if I had kids. I don't swear in front of kids, except occasionally by accident lol, but I have no idea how I'd approach the subject if I had any of my own and it was my responsibility to explain them)
As far as the adult world goes though, I think it's fucking stupid. Whenever I see words censored in newspapers it really irritates me. Especially when I have to think for a second about what the word actually is (do they mean cock or cunt? :zoinks: ). There's absolutely NO excuse for censoring swear words when there's no reasonable likelihood of kids reading/hearing it
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btw I have found my brother swearing funny before. Obviously I've tried not to show that, as he would have done it again. But to me, as long as it's a one-off thing because he's heard it at school and repeated it, I think it's amusing because it's something you don't expect from a kid, but which is actually harmless really (the word itself I mean, obviously if he went up to the teacher and repeated it he would be in trouble)
I find youtube videos of parrots swearing pretty funny too
If I hear kids swearing as if they do it all the time though, then I don't find it funny. But the occasional one you get from little children who've heard it but don't understand it? I do find that funny. Well, I guess it depends on the level of it really. A "mild" swear word is funny. If I heard my brother say Cunt I doubt I would :P I think I;d just be shocked haha
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People who are offended by swearing are fucking retarded
And I mean people who are merely offended by the word itself, not the use of it
I can understand someone being offended if you called them a nigger. I cna't understand someone being offended by reading the phrase "I feel like shit today" or "It's so fucking hot in here"
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My brother swears in a hilarious way. For instance, he calls gay people "hose friends". :lol1:
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I think some swearing can be hilarious too. Especially when people are creative about it. I love swearing :)
I admit I am trying to cut down a little on facebook though, as my family always complain lol
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'Abstract drawing.. without any details'.. by Z. Egh.
'How Jesus Christ came into my life'.. by L. Utra.
'Classic yodel songs.. for 'round the camp fire'.. by P.S. Penguin.
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"My Friend Callaway and Me" - by Adam
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I don't thing it's the slightest bit cute or funny when kids swear, so I don't do it myself. I explained that some people talk like that because they don't have the vocabulary to express themselves and their feelings otherwise and that unfortunately, some kids don't learn any better because that's what their parents say and they imitate them.
I couldn't disagree more. I am opposed to the very concept of a "bad word". I don't live in medieval Europe and don't think that the gods are going to curse me for using certain phonemes in a certain order. I think it is ridiculous. My kids will know all the words and how and when to use them properly. If you don't know how to properly "swear" you really don't know how to express yourself. Sure, there are appropriate and inappropriate times, and appropriate and inappropriate people to do it in front of. Teaching a child how to maneuver the social order of things is a much more challenging job than teaching verbal abstinence because of outdated morality.
It's not because of outdated morality that I do not use swear words in front of my daughter. It's because I don't want to hear them coming from her innocent mouth a million times.
She has heard several swear words now that she is older, but the difference is that now she's old enough to know that she isn't supposed to repeat them.
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:green: right now it would be 'how to raise dogs and urchin's and preventing urchin's from using the new found button to wind mummy up which is the word FUCK' >:D
If my daughter had learned that word when she was the urchin's age, she would have said it a million times, so I was careful not to let her hear it. I don't know how I would have dealt with it at that age. Now, she feels like I lied to her by not teaching her what the curse words are, so I have been letting her hear a few. So far, she hasn't repeated them.
That reminds me of the time I learned the f word and then finding out stupid or idiot or shut up or duh weren't bad words so I thought fuck wasn't bad either. So I started to say it and my parents kept trying to punish me and I would keep on saying it until my mother threatened to slap my mouth. I said it in a restaurant and she slapped my mouth. I never said the word again. For a while.
Four years later, I learned the n word and mom tells me it's worse than the f word and she starts to go on and on about it and I was like "okay I know." She wanted to make sure I really understood it's truly a bad word, not a bad word as in not a nice word like stupid or dumb or idiot. She didn't want history to repeat itself except this time it be with the n word instead of the f word. Oh yeah I found out at the end of the school year from my old best friend that when her grandfather found out she and her cousin both taught me that word, they got in trouble by him. She told that story to another girl on the bus and she was sitting behind me. I'm guessing their grandfather knew if I learned that word, I would never stop saying it.
How old were you when you learned the F word?
My daughter perseverated on certain words and phrases when she was preschool and elementary school age, so she would have said it non-stop.
For example, she learned to say, "My beads! My sash! My ribbons!" from watching the Disney movie Cinderella when she was in first grade and said those exact words while she ripped her friend's dress like the bad stepsisters ripped Cinderella's dress. Her paraprofessional told me about it and sent the torn dress home with her. I fixed the little girl's dress and explained to my daughter that ripping someone's clothes is not OK because now her friend has to wear a dress that won't be as nice as it was before it was fixed. So we decided that she could earn some money by doing some work for me and we could go buy her friend a new dress and then I beaded some socks to match it.
I was eight when I learned the f word. Late I know but my parents never said it around me was why. But yet when I was five, I learned the word Thumpkin and the way I was saying it, my nanny thought I was saying fucking. I mean I was holding up that finger and saying it and she couldn't figure out I was trying to say Thumpkin.
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I knew bad words since age two but didn't start saying them until age four or five when I started talking. I started to say damn and shit because my dad always said them when he work and get mad. So I learned how they were used and started to say them and mom would give me the correct word to use. But when I kept saying them, she would threaten to slap my mouth and would when I say them again. That taught me to not say them or get hurt. I wasn't even allowed to say shut up either even though that isn't a bad word. But I got ketch up and shut up mixed up so I was calling ketch up shut up. Mom had to correct me when I was saying that at the table one time. Then she threaten to slap my mouth if I kept on saying it.
Then at age six, my three year old brother asked mom how come our dad gets to say all these bad words and mom told him "He is a grown up and he is being very naughty." Then she say it would hurt her hand if she spanked him for it and hurt grandma's hand too. Then finally she said those were grown up words and kids were not allowed to say them.
Then at age 12 it became acceptable to swear if you are very very very mad so one day my mom was in the living room reading a book and she had the window open so she can hear my brother and friend play in the sand box. He kept insulting my brother and my brother kept telling him to stop. He didn't so he finally cursed at him and my mother put the book down and went outside. She talked to the friend and he didn't seem to get what he was doing wrong. All he knew was damn is a bad word and the words he were using were not bad. He could not get why my mom was making a big deal out of his language but not my brother's so she sent him home. Mom thinks he probably had AS too because he took things so literal and didn't seem to get it but yet he was very bright. She used to say he had bad parents and then all of a sudden she was saying they were good parents because they were trying their best but didn't know what to do with him.
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I don't thing it's the slightest bit cute or funny when kids swear, so I don't do it myself. I explained that some people talk like that because they don't have the vocabulary to express themselves and their feelings otherwise and that unfortunately, some kids don't learn any better because that's what their parents say and they imitate them.
I couldn't disagree more. I am opposed to the very concept of a "bad word". I don't live in medieval Europe and don't think that the gods are going to curse me for using certain phonemes in a certain order. I think it is ridiculous. My kids will know all the words and how and when to use them properly. If you don't know how to properly "swear" you really don't know how to express yourself. Sure, there are appropriate and inappropriate times, and appropriate and inappropriate people to do it in front of. Teaching a child how to maneuver the social order of things is a much more challenging job than teaching verbal abstinence because of outdated morality.
It's not because of outdated morality that I do not use swear words in front of my daughter. It's because I don't want to hear them coming from her innocent mouth a million times.
She has heard several swear words now that she is older, but the difference is that now she's old enough to know that she isn't supposed to repeat them.
I reject the idea that phonemes remove "innocence"
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I spent alot of time in the garage helping my dad. I learned "fuck" and a few others at an early age.
Then I married a redneck bartender and my vocabulary widened even more.
My son's 13...ever heard a group of 13 year old boys when no adults are in earshot? :LOL: (13 yr old girls aren't much better, or at least I wasn't) It was harder when he was younger I'll admit.
I really don't believe in "bad" words, I think a word is only really bad if it makes a person feel bad by saying it...and then it's not the word, it's the person using it and "how" they used it.
I don't make a fuss about it, my rules are...try not to use it out in public because it does make people think less of you sometimes and I'm not dealing with phone calls from alarmed parents and shocked neighbors, don't use it at your girlfriends unless you don't want invited back, and if you slip and say it at school they'll give you detention...so that is on you...mom will NOT bail you out.
If you're going to cuss, cuss responsibly and in moderation.
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^ That makes sense
I try not to use it in public much, for the same reason.
I try not to use it TOO much on facebook etc as well, but I just dont care enough to stop completely. Anyone who regularly reads my facebook statuses probably knows I swear a lot :P
When I was 13 we swore all the time when there were no adults around. Kids pick up these words whether you like it or not. If I had a 13 yr old and haerd them swearing with their friends when they thought I couldn't hear, I wouldn't be bothered. I'd only say something if they didnt seem to know when was inappropriate to swear. Most teenagers seem to know this though, so I dont think it's a p-roblem.
Also I agree with IQ about the meaning/intention behind the word and whether it hurts someone. No such thing as a bad word itself.
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I would MUCH rather my kid said that something was "fucking hilarious and made me laugh my ass off" versus telling some kid "you look poor, I bet your parents don't love you". Only one had "bad words" and only one is saying something bad.
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