Comments on: Goddamn

By: Tobie

Tobie — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:20:12 +0000

very interesting topic. what i’ve done with my daughter after hearing her say sh** (atleast she used it in the right context), was that I said that is MY angry word and if she wants a word to use when she’s angry, she’ll need to think of one of her own. Well…..now when she’s frustrated, she yells “TARTAR SAUCE”. bad note – when we giggle after she says it – it just makes her more made so she says it again and again.

By: Ronda

Ronda — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:26:50 +0000

Oh yeah I so can relate to this, when my daughter was 1 1/2 yrs old, I was carrying her around the house as we were leaving for my mother-in-law’s house (she was going to babysit for me while I met a friend for lunch). I was taking a drink of VERY COLD water as we were leaving and she saw something and moved her hands very quickly knocking the cup of VERY COLD water all over the front of my blouse. I shrieked “OH SH*&”! and my daughter said “OH SH*&”!, OH SH*&”!, OH SH*&”! and was laughing. I quickly got control of the situation explaining that was a bad word, mommy is sorry she said it and “WE DO NOT SAY THAT WORD!” dried off, changed my blouse and off we went to my mother-in-law’s. Well wouldn’t you know it, the moment we are inside the door at the MIL’s house my daughter says big and loud, “MOMMY SAYS OH SH*&”!” I went pale and said oh my goodness, and told her (MIL) what had happened. I am thinking to myself, hubby drops the f-bomb all the time and the only thing she remembers is “MOMMY SAYS OH SH*&”!”

By: Jannie

Jannie — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:20:27 +0000

I’m o.k. you’re o.k.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:22:38 +0000

Yep, had some of these moments ourselves. **head hangs with shame** I hate to say it, we tend to live by the good ‘ole hypocritical: “adults can use some words that kids can’t” rule. My son is turning 10 soon and has called us out on it on occasion. My favorite tends to be “For the Love of Pete”, my son still asks who Pete is. My hubby on the other hand, uses the f-bomb in every possible and sometimes, impossible manor or fashion. He started watching it when our son started with the “frick’n this and the frick’n that”. It took forever to get him to stop the “what the…?” Ya know, with out the f word and lingering silence that follows. I hated that. Thanx to hubby’s buddy for that one – gheez!

By: amyz5

amyz5 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:00:47 +0000

oh boy. i am guilty for sure. now my teens reprimand me. they are good about it though, the punishments have not been too bad.

my fave story: a dad friend was pushing his daughter in a stroller down columbus ave and she started singing, “e-i-F’in-o”. 2 young women passed by and started cracking up.

we reminded him why it was a good thing that he had used the abbreviation.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:50:20 +0000

This is SUCH a timely topic in our house. I have a pretty bad potty mouth — and from day 1 of pregnancy, it’s been my husband’s big issue with me: “you’ve got to stop saying those things, she can hear you,” or… “OK, she’s talking now, when are you going to stop saying those things?” I got mine when my dear baby girl, barely able to walk, looked me clear in the face and said “*uck!” What’s that? I said. Did you say “truck?” Oh, honey, that’s such a great word. Let’s go look at some trucks. And while she never said it again, it became my albatross for this subject. . .I’m the one who taught my daughter the f-bomb. Now, since that time, i’ve cleaned up my act as much as possible — only slipping when i’m agitated about something/someone and I forget she’s around (ie, talking to my husband about stuff in the car, when she’s quiet as a churchmouse in the back seat). Which brings us to the present day.. . Wednesday night to be specific. . .

My husband and I both nearly had a fistfight the other day in the car when he blew a gasket because I said something “sucked” — all concerned that our dear daughter would pick that up (he was right but I cannot stand being wrong AND I think he’s generally a greater violator . . . hence the near fistfight ). So, the other night, my nephew was over visiting and same dear daughter turns to me and says “Bailey [our dog] is a dirtbag!” Now that little gem is 100% my husband’s “go-to” curse word of choice. And I went the same “hurt his feelings” route with her as you did with Viv Daphne — and she decided that what she really wanted to say is “Bailey is a sweetie!” But then later, in the tubbie, she turns to my nephew and screams “DIRTBAG!” Sigh. I decided to just reinforce the hurting of feelings, and ignore the rest. She hasn’t said it again. . .. yet.

But this is the current Olympic event in our house — both regulating what we say, and busting the other one for violating regulations. Are we just uber-competitive, or does anyone else have that dynamic with their partner?

By: Daphne

Daphne — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:08:55 +0000

well, it does sound less harsh. good for them. I have been trying to train myself for a while to say, “Shut the Front Door!” I think the if your mouth curves in certain places it can be just as cathartic.

By: Melissa, Multitasking Mama

Melissa, Multitasking Mama — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:14:24 +0000

My potty words of choice are WTF? That of course comes out only in bad traffic situations, when someone cuts in line at the grocery store or when I am just cranky and tired and people are getting on my nerves in general. I am not proud of it but what to do. The bad thing is that even though my boys are older- they copy me by saying “what the?” all the time- like leaving off the last word really sounds that much better!