Potty Mouth

Smashie · #1 July 5th, 2011, 09:30 AM

Well sh**. I guess it's time to admit that I have a terrible mouth, especially when driving. I can't help it! I like all those naughty words. But with Hunter now beginning to recognize words, I have to work on this!

Anyone else struggled with their potty mouth? Any ideas on how to break the f***ing habit?

austinmommy3 · #2 July 5th, 2011, 09:33 AM

LOL!! We have issue with it here. My older two heard words in the car especially, repeated it once. I told them how they shouldn't say it and neither should mommy, I try really hard to watch it. I must admit though the first time I heard DD2 (when she was 2) shout "Jacka$$!" when someone pulled out in front of me, it was all I could do not to burst out laughing.

Cibershay · #3 July 5th, 2011, 11:08 AM

In my house those are "Daddy Words"...which has worked pretty well from them being repeated outside our household. Oldest DS knows that he can't say them until he's a Daddy. lol

But he has let some slip, when I'm driving. Most notably when I gut cut off going to Starbucks he exclaimed "Oh F@#K, god **** car"...which is not me...but DH. I could care less but he likes to have "conversations" with other drivers.

When they do slip, I don't make a very big deal about them, but remind him that those are Daddy words and DEFINITELY not to be repeated at school! It has worked for us

LoLo'sMama · #4 July 5th, 2011, 11:19 AM

Me too. I have a pretty bad mouth, and it's something I've been trying to work on for years. The way I see it, it makes me look very unintelligent when all I can do is spurt off a bunch of curses. The funny thing is that I was a preschool teacher, and I never let anything slip in 6 years! It was a pretty amazing feat.

I know I have to do something about it soon too. I can add the F word to just about any conversation in any context. It's sad. I need to start wearing a rubber band to snap myself when I let one out. That worked before for me.

Cibershay · #5 July 5th, 2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by LoLo'sMama

The way I see it, it makes me look very unintelligent when all I can do is spurt off a bunch of curses.

Sometimes though...F*&K is just the right word with the appropriate connotation. But I agree with your point lol....

martilynne · #6 July 5th, 2011, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Cibershay

Sometimes though...F*&K is just the right word with the appropriate connotation. But I agree with your point lol....

I agree. I definitely have some work to do on my vocabulary...this kids first word is going to be F*&K

*Momma2Nix* · #7 July 5th, 2011, 03:29 PM

Haha I'm no help in this department as I've got a super foul mouth too. The way I see it is kids usually start swearing once they hit their teenage years regardless of the parents' choice of language. All you can really do is try to teach them that you shouldn't use those words until you're much older.

MrsBauhaus · #8 July 5th, 2011, 06:46 PM

Ummmm. I make sailors blush. The kid is doomed.

jessi0887 · #9 July 5th, 2011, 07:00 PM

I have the same issue and i have a four year old. He has repeated unpleasant words as well. THe thing is im normally not potty mouth untill i spend time with friends who care less. Then i just bring it home. I need to not only focus on it for my kids sake but as a substitute teacher and school bus driver i dont need it.

BabyLover · #10 July 5th, 2011, 08:37 PM

I don't swear much unless I'm pretty fired up, but DH has some work to do. I've been reminding him lately that soon enough Riley is going to be repeating those words...

soonermom · #11 July 6th, 2011, 07:21 AM

Same here, the words fly when i'm driving too. I was just telling my dh the other day we really need to work on our potty mouth's.

hearts.0nfire · #12 July 6th, 2011, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MrsBauhaus

Ummmm. I make sailors blush. The kid is doomed.

Lol! Me too. Dh and I definitely have to work on it. I've already thought I heard Darcy say s**t.

mommy_jackie · #13 July 7th, 2011, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by MrsBauhaus

Ummmm. I make sailors blush. The kid is doomed.

Same here!! Luckily so far my 6 yr old hasn't repeated. He knows they're bad words and says only big people use them.

Smashie · #14 July 7th, 2011, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by LoLo'sMama

The way I see it, it makes me look very unintelligent when all I can do is spurt off a bunch of curses.

I totally agree with this... unintelligent and just not very creative! So maybe that's how I need to think of this: every moment where I'm tempted to curse I should try to come up with something crazy (and rated-G) to say instead.

Cricketjuice!

Buttmuffin!

Weaselpants!

austinmommy3 · #15 July 7th, 2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Smashie

I totally agree with this... unintelligent and just not very creative! So maybe that's how I need to think of this: every moment where I'm tempted to curse I should try to come up with something crazy (and rated-G) to say instead.

Cricketjuice!

Buttmuffin!

Weaselpants!

LOL! We were just talking about this at the shore with family. We started saying

Fudgesicles!

Smashtastic!

Biscuitlicker!

Cheddar! (instead of Sh*t - kids' idea)

There was a ton more, the younger kids were having fun with coming up with silly words.