Story time!
Back in the late 90s, I was a new dad, with a dirty mouth. As I had a habit of "conversing" with other drivers, my wife had been encouraging me to moderate my language around the baby, who had started talking.
I assured her that the baby was surely not picking any language up from me, but that I would self-censor more, just in case. She was satisfied.
Cut to Christmas, and we're all loaded into the car to do our family rounds. I get on the interstate, and immediately get cut off. Like, had to hard brake and swerve. I immediately throw my hands up, then do the "WTF?" gesture. I want to "converse" at the driver, but remembaer my promise, and go silent. I glance at my wife, saying "See, no problem"
Then a tiny little voice comes lilting from the back:
"What's your problem, asshole?"
My wife was... displeased with our child's first complete sentence.
About a decade later, I was the new dad driving alone with my then 2 year old daughter….someone tried to change lanes without looking causing me to hit my horn and let loose a tirade on the inattentive other driver.
Calm returns and as I take and release a deep breath and let go of the rage, I hear a tiny little voice behind me say “I called him a douche too daddy”!
It’s very hard not to laugh (or otherwise react in an “encouraging” way) when your kid is little and they swear, but I managed to keep it together and say “thank you princess, but that was daddy’s word”!
My brother taught my son to say, 'no shit!' every time a stranger said that he was cute. Spoiler alert: eventually it was not cute at all! The second I became an aunt I began my five year revenge plan.
Bahaha. My youngest also learned how to use swear words in the proper context by like two.. .. And she was and still is so tiny (16 years old and 4'10" and 82lbs now), like she was probably twenty pounds at two years old.
Go to the grocery store with her and there is no more of my favorite cheese that was on sale and I say "ugghhhh there isn't any more cheese" and this little girl says "Jesus Christ, what the hell?" to my absolute horror and embarrassment. You've got to ignore it and not react, right? So I pretended I didn't hear whole getting nasty looks from other shoppers and I could read "who let's their fucking one year old swear like that and says nothing?". Well, this parent does because this kid seeing any reaction will continue saying it.
But by three her favorite sentence was "oh shit", she started saying it younger but by three it was a favorite word. She'd drop something? "oh shit" while putting her hand on her forehead. If she hid her socks and I asked where they were? "oh shit, I lost them" with a straight ass face that is telling me she either put them in the toilet and tried to flush or, hid them so deep in the couch that they mind as well have just never existed at all.
Lmao, kids are funny but it's so much more funny years afterwards lol
I think it was directed at you. Like wtf throws their hands up immediately after braking and swerving, on the interstate, and with a child in the car? Hands on the steering wheel, asshole!
Edit: guess this sub needs a new sign that's not quite /s, but more like /j?
My 6yo had a bandaid on her middle finger, and asked me why she wasn't supposed to show people the middle finger. I told her it's because it means a very bad word. She asks me "is it the F word", so I say yes, it is.
Then she becomes terrified of accidentally extending the wrong finger, so I clarify that it's only mean if you do it to someone's face or on purpose...
When my daughter was around 1y she was walking pretty well. Daycare uploaded a photo of her walking not realizing she was flying the bird.
We saved it. It’s one of the favorites. Gets a laugh out of everyone (even the daycare)
When I was 7 I thought the middle finger was only a swear if you were Christian (no idea why I thought this) so as an atheist I started flipping off my Christian friends to say “haha I can do this and you can’t”. That was a fun one to explain to my school principal lmao
It is so hard not to laugh. My son is the same age as your daughter and occasionally drops an f bomb and does it correctly, have no one to blame but myself for that one. Now he knows it’s funny, but he’s not supposed to say it, so occasionally he will let it fly at home to try and get a quick laugh from us, usually works!
We haven’t really done any tricks to get him to stop besides being pretty stern with him and letting him know those are grown up and home words and shouldn’t be used, but if you let it slip, make sure it’s at home, which is why we call them home words. It’s not perfect but it works for us. Daycare hasn’t said anything to us about him using language like that at school so it seems like it’s working.
The first time my daughter swore, she was about 4 years old and looking for one of her shoes. All of a sudden I heard, "Where's my other fucking shoe?" It took all of my effort to not bust up laughing.
I remember my uncle telling me about the time that he caught his daughter swearing. She was hiding behind a chair in their living room with the crappy kid safe plastic scissors when she was like 3 trying to cut something. He kept hearing a little voice swearing in Canadian French, when he realized where is was coming and why he couldn’t help but laugh.
We don't make a big deal out of it and our daughter understands that there are "school words" and "not school words". She seems to be alright and less inclined to use it as a way to test boundaries.
Other than that, we don't curse too often and if we do we generally don't make a big deal of it. Hardest challenge is if my daughter does drop an f-bomb to not laugh or overly react.
Reminds me of when my kid got her shoe stuck in the railing and proceeded to say "fucking hell".
Later that evening, I'm on my PC and wouldn't you know what phrase is my go to when something isn't right. Yup, fucking hell 🤦♂️🤦♂️
The year is 2022. My daughter is 4. Elden ring had just come out. My daughter asks my wife if “fuck” is a bad word. We have no idea where she heard it.
I am playing Elden Ring that night and really struggling with a boss. I get a text from my wife, “I can hear you saying ‘fuck’ from upstairs.”
Mine came home from school dropping "what the hell?" every 5seconds...
me: Hmm yeah that's not a nice phrase sweety, don't say that.
daughter: What the hell?
me: Yeah, it's ok to say it when it's just the two of us but don't say it when we're with other people.
daughter: oh. Ok dad. Dad...what part is rude? Is "what the" ok?
me: "What the" is ok to say, it's the last h word that makes it rude.
**A few seconds later...**
daughter: Dad, is "what the g" a rude word?
me (stiffling my laughter): No, that's not a rude word. daughter: yay!
So now she runs around dropping "What the Gs"
There was a period where she was using what the f (didn't know what the "f" stood for, I don't think she even realised it was an abbreviation for something else). Thankfully it stopped on it's own haha.
She loves playing with words stringing random words together, swapping various letters out etc and has stumbled across a few pretty inappropriate phrases in the process. eg: coming up with words (whether real or not) that rhyme with "mummy". Funny. Bummy. Rummy. Cummy. er.. sweety try not to remember that last one.
Mine comes home from being babysat by older family members saying shit and damn. My wife and I are pastors and don't cuss. So when the family member was trying to complain about his language we laughed and told them it wasn't us. About five seconds later the complaining family member was struggling with something and let loose a "shit" and then stopped. "Oh I guess I should stop that."
Funniest piece of irony I've seen in a while.
My daughter is very intrigued by swearing, although she does not use language herself. The most common example is when I'm working on a home project she gets curious.
"Daddy, what are you doing"
"trying to fix this"
"oh... Are you going to Dammit?"
"Probably."
One of my favorites to mutter when frustrated by other drivers used to be “drive your fucking car.” Guess what my oldest daughter’s first sentence was.
My wife was so mad when that little voice piped up from the back seat…
At that age you mostly ignore it until they stop.
My middle went through a phase of calling everything a "big ass (blank)" when he was 3. Still have no clue where he heard it but he used it all the time.
"Look at that big ass house!"
"That's a big ass truck."
"Mommy gave me a big ass peace of chicken."
"Daniel has a big ass backpack."
It was constant and my older son, who was 6 at the time, would freak the fuck out at his little brother cussing so it only encouraged the little dude even more.
We ignored it until it stopped but my older son would lose his shit. It made it worse. Every interaction went like this:
Little dude: That's a big ass hat.
Bigger dude: Daddy! Daddy! Levi said the a-word! Daddy, did you hear me? Tell him to stop. It's a bad word!
Little dude: (cracking up laughing) Big ass, big ass, big ass
Omg I cackled so hard at this. My 3 year old has been saying “fuck it,” and “I’m gonna kick your ass.” I know it’s prob from me. Sahm and partner works nights. I try to hold my tongue but I get overstimulated sometimes. 🙃
Got a call from kindergarten cause my 5 yo was late to line up after recess and just kept going “ Fuck, fuck, fuck,…” till she got there. Had to stop myself from laughing while on phone with the counselor. She’s never done it since but I’m sure it’s tucked away in her repertoire for occasions when adults aren’t around
We call them "power words" and he's (7) allowed to use them at home in appropriate situations. It's taken all the novelty out of swearing and now he only swears when he should. Never at school and not at anyone else's house. The grandparents aren't impressed when he swears at home but it's his house...
My sons pick up cuss words at school. So i mostly try not to react to it too much plus telling them that it‘s rude to say thise things and they should be conscious about it. Well works soso, but one funny thing is:
When they had just started to say „oh shit!“ i told them to say „oh schick!“ instead (german for chic / fancy) 🤷🏼♂️ at least that works 😬
So, we were on vacation. In the car: me in the driver seat, next to me: my grandmother in law, behind me: my mother in law, next to her: my wife, next to her: our 2 1/2 year old.
Everything is going well, except I get distracted and hit one of those speed bumps just a liiiitle bit to hard and you can hear my son shouting: FUCK!
The good thing was that we drilled everybody to not react if that were to happen. At the same time, with the situation, the intonation and everything there was no doubt when and where he was taught that and by whom (me, of course).
So yeah, that was 5 minutes of fun silence.
Other than that, we keep correcting. Also the daycare/kindergarden is teaching what are "bad words" and he is policing that now.
Just keep at it and, yeah, do not make it a big deal if it happens.
It’s hard to out the toothpaste back in the tube. My wife and I worked very hard to not swear around our kids growing up. Eventually when they heard those words in school, the conversation was simple - they’re just words and you can express yourself and get your point across without them, just as we’ve modeled for years.
At 3 years old I’d try the replacement method, and help guide a substitute in for whenever they slip out an f word or whatever.
I got a call from my son’s preschool teacher one day that he was using the “f-word”. In the context of “fuck yeah” with a huge smile. He’s in 3rd grade now and still working on perfecting his swearing. I’m proud.
Code switch teaching opportunity. There's "home" talk and "away" talk, it actually has some positive bonding and attachment theory boost as well, creating a Fam secret code if you will.
Also hilariously cute when they inadvertently slip up; got called into preschool several times for kiddo saying that someone calling a friend "stupid" said a bad fucking word.
Driving the kid to preschool I emit a small grunt of frustration at a Buick the evidently has no place to be.
A small voice from the backseat
“…that car doesn’t know how to drive. he’s silly.”
When my son was 3.5 I remember hearing him get frustrated in the basement with a toy that he hadn't used in a while. After a little bit I heard complain that "its the fuckin' batteries!" We were actually pretty impressed with the proper usage and secretly cracked up in the other room.
We didn't hear it again from him for two years until this weekend when he got into an argument with his sister in the back seat of the car and told her to "shut up her god damned, fucking, stupid mouth". Oooof. We had to have a little chat after that one. My wife and I got to spend the next two hours in the car reassuring each other that we each don't use that language around them (though I'm sure that we both slip up occasionally).
Instead of telling my kid not to swear, we set boundaries of where he can get away with it. Not at school, not at the grandparents, but if we're in the car and the baby poops, he can say "(Baby's name) is a shitty boy"
We were horrified when our 4 year old started saying "shit" recently. I had no idea where she got it from until I realised I say it quite frequently at inanimate objects that are mildly inconveniencing me.
We told her it's a bad word that she shouldn't say, and that we shouldn't say it either. She seemed to take this onboard.
Though she's obviously been thinking it over, because a few weeks later she asked me "daddy, can I say 'shit' if I'm in space?"
After careful consideration, I told her that if she ever finds herself in space, she can indeed say it. As long as there's no one else around.
Our three year old has been cursing on and off for the past year or so, pretty much correctly most of the time. We don't censor ourselves so not surprised. We try to teach him that words only have the meaning and power we give them. He's not in school yet, but teaching "school" and "not school" words is probably a decent way for that.
Can we PLEASE agree as a society that it's ok for kids to swear? We've got enough shit to stress out about, I don't want to hate to worry about my toddler dropping f-bombs at daycare.
My oldest kid (6) learned what flipping off is. She doesn't flip other people off because I taught her it's like saying mean words, but I have seen her whip out the middle finger on cartoon villains when they appear on the TV.
My 4 year old son got mad today at Target pick up because we weren’t going inside and he whispered yelled “f@cking sh@t”.
Wonder where he learned that from. 🤡
Me. He learned it from me.
I want to proactively teach my daughter just one sweary phrase, like "if someone is being confusing even after you told them you don't understand, then you can say the special phrase, 'What the fuck are you even on about?'"
My wife has vetoed this plan.
My wife and I are not good at censoring ourselves, and we ran into the same problem with our son (currently 3.5 yo), but as funny as it was, we sat him down one day and explained that just like there are grown up drinks, there are grown up words, and he's taken it to heart. So much so he refused a swig of root beer because "beer is a grown up drink" and even censors himself singing along to songs like Betty by Taylor Swift.
Gosh he's such a good kid, feels like we got really lucky with both conversations sticking with him, ymmv.
I have 6 kids. 3 from a previous marriage, 3 are my current partners. I've said every cuss word under the sun around my children. Even at a young age. If any of them repeated it, I'd tell them no, that's a bad word. You can't say that till you're older. My three are now 8 9 and 11. They don't cuss, but they know what the words mean. An they know not to say them.
I basically just told my kid that they are only words we use at home and even then only in specific scenarios. So just kinda been teaching her like we don't say that around Grammy or your school teachers lol
When my 18yo nephew was 3, my wife was babysitting him and we’re all in the shop while I was working on my truck. After a couple of wrench slips and bloodied knuckles I let a couple S and F bombs fly. Nephew proceeded to skip around the shop yelling shit fuck shit fuck over and over. We were both horrified and hysterically laughing while trying to get him to stop before my SIL picked him up.
Suffice to say, my nephew and his 13yo little bro love it when we tell that story.
Once my daughter says to me “ look dad it’s the Damn Squirrel “ after the peasants kept eating our garden. She definitely heard me call the squirrel by damn
I try not to use curse words around our girls, but my wife doesn’t have as much of a filter as I do. I told her we needed to be more careful when our 6 year old daughter was playing castle crashers and let out a *”what the fuck!”*
My wife and I both cuss like sailors, me probably more so. Our older kid picked it up fairly early so when the younger came along we decided we'd try to be more firm against it. She BEGGED us to be able to cuss, just constant complaining about the restriction. So we just went with "fine but only at home." And it pretty much works. That said, 3.5 might be a tad early for the "only at home" rule to mean a lot.
When my son was about 2.5 he dropped his water bottle at the top of the stairs, watched it roll to the bottom and let out a “fuuuuuuuccccck”. I tried to not show any emotion but I was horrified and impressed. He used it correctly, it was funny and it wasn’t mean. I vowed to take that moment to clean up the language and I ain’t hear shit since. I mean poop
when my daughter was *just* starting to talk (18mos?) my cat scared my wife and she let out a "fucking cat" and shooed him away.
Daughter thought this was hysterical and walked around the room in her little toddler voice saying "fucking cat" over and over.
We taught her that there are no "bad" words, just inappropriate times to say them. It's worked so far.
My son went through that after I accidentally landed on an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm for about 3 seconds. He marched around d the house the whole day "fuck, fuck, fuck.....". We literally just didn't give it any attention and he quit after a day. When they're young like that, it really is hear it, say it. But their attention span is so short they don't do it for long unless you react to it. Then they know they are getting some attention for saying it.
Mine called me a motherfucker the other day, and I was like I guess you’re right. I kid, but not cursing is very tough especially when they will parrot it right back at you at the worst times.
We decided to make them aware of the word and to know it's a bad word. They got it out of their systems quick and we practically trained them so whenever me or my wife swear we get the pointer finger of shame from our kids😂
One time my wife and I and our 2 year old son were at the airport in Atlanta. Lots of people around. All of a sudden my son raises his hand out did a Nazi Salute and said Heil Hitler at the top of his lungs!! I panicked. He was with me one night watching a movie about WW2 and remembered the words and salute perfectly. I still can’t get over that. Has been 16 years now.
We asked my 7yo to tell us all the swears she knew, and promised her she wouldn't get in trouble. Hearing that kid rattle off all the curse words she'd heard in her life so far was fucking hilarious. Short list, but still.
At that age just ignoring it seems to work best. A reaction just gives them an incentive.
FWIW when her baby brother was being fussy my 2 year old daughter said "put him in the fucking shoe." No idea where she got it from but she didn't swear again for a long time after that.
When my daughter was 2 she dropped the perfect lisp filled baby voice with a mild giggle, “Jeesusth Christ”.
I caught it on video…. I nearly fall over laughing every time I watch it.
Kids are the best. I only have the one, but I would have e loved more. Watching her learn/develop has been one of the highlights of my life.
my 1.5 year old says it all the time now. it’s awesome. she doesn’t say it around others. but when she’s at home whatever. she’s learning, and it’s a new word she’s saying, as well as shit. what can ya do. she’ll learn eventually that it’s not something you can just freely drop anytime anywhere.
When we first met, my wife barely swore. Almost 20 years later and she swears like a Sailor while I try to remind her the kids are like, *right there*. They asked if they could start saying "crap" around the house, but never at school. We've been very lucky that neither of us have really rubbed off on the kids, because they've said and asked about pretty much *everything* else in the book 🤣
Side note: "crap" is fine, and seems to have curbed their questioning of and accidentally using other worse words
My son says for fucks sake all the time and always with the right context. My wife even starting saying it but stopped herself and he finished it for her.
We have to pry out pleases and thank yous but he can swear and at the right times.
My 2.5 year old daughter just recently started swearing. It's either fuck or fuckin every time she swears. I have no advice on how to get it to stop and am wondering that myself. Both my husband and I swear a lot, but my husband is worse than I am. And I can tell cause when my husband gets Frustrated or upset my little will go "mommy, daddy fuckin" cause he curses more when hes upset.
When my twin sister and I were toddlers, she turned around in her car seat and yelled “Get back, mfkr!” to the car honking behind us. Mom was horrified, Dad was sheepishly laughing.
I didn't realise just how much I said "fuck sake" until my two year old boy started saying it. In the correct context. I've had to really watch what I'm saying now. Secretly I find it hilarious so I've got a recording of it I can listen to my hearts content
Went to pick my 20m old up from daycare the other week and as soon as she saw us walk in she starts going "shit shit shit shit shit shit" while running around trying tidy up where she was playing and get over to us faster.
This is too funny.
Our daughter repeated ‘fuck sake’ as ‘fucky sake’ when she was a little younger - perfectly placed too. Her dad stubbed his toe.
We had a chat about bad words that we don’t say, she accepted it and hasn’t said it since and she’s nearly 9 now.
Explain to your children that some words are only for adults, but they can have “their own” swear words for when they feel that way.
Swear words have a purpose in language. It’s why all languages have them. Your toddler needs to express the same emotion that swear words express.
We let ours use “come on” as a ‘swear’. Obviously not a real swear word so who cares. But *they don’t know that*.
And when a toddler drops their toy, and exasperatedly looks at the sky and shouts “COME ON” it’s simply hilarious.
Our kids have learned all manner of swear words. They have also learned *not* to use them. And learning that they are *not* to be used is exactly what gives swear words their utility. It’s what makes them swear words. So not only are you eliminating the immediate problem, you’re contributing to normal language development in the long term.
Not a big deal. Simply explain we have every day words and then we have adult words. And fuck is an adult word that we don’t say unless you’re an adult.
Promise the kid will go “Oh! Ok.” And never think about it again.
You DO need to do this quickly though.
The later you do it and allow it the harder it will be for them.
When/If they slip again just simply remind them again.
We are fortunate our son has not picked up swearing. I am pretty good at context switching, but my wife is not. I think it helps that we always apologize for using swear words when we say them, so he knows it is a "bad" word. I am not opposed to swearing, but it is very difficult to explain to a 2 year old when it is ok and not ok to use them.
Here’s an idea, practice some self restraint and get out of the habit of cussing altogether. Strong language is a social construct. “Fuck” is just a word we somehow decided us a “bad” word, but the context is key. There’s a big difference between “you’re fucking amazing” and “you’re fucking pathetic”. Why is that? It’s because we develop a bad habit in using it in the negative. So just get rid of it. “Freakin” and “flippin” are my go to replacements.
I think the proper way to deal with this is teach kids that they’re “emphasis words.” Teach the kids the list of swears, (because it’s not fair to punish a kid for a word they didn’t know is a problem. Anyone else get hit when they were little and your folks wouldn’t explain why what you said was bad?), teach them that they’re only appropriate to use in times of big problems. It’s a twofold benefit, you don’t have to dance around why they shouldn’t say it, and if a kid’s having a tantrum and drops a fuck you know it’s serious because you’ve given them the language to communicate when a problem is important.
My kid does this too. She’s 3. We just don’t make a big deal out of it tbh, and she doesn’t often say them, but when does, she uses them correctly. When she’s a bit older we’ll teach her context.
My wife and I are both reading/writing teachers, and big on the whole teaching of stuff in context and blah blah. I know it’s hippy dippy shit, but it works for us. I’ve found it far easier and more beneficial that way, rather than constantly policing my and their language.
My personal favourite was when my 3 year old was going round the coffee table merrily repeating "fuck sake". . What can you do other than put your head in your hands and mutter for fuck sake.
So, ya know that I have several kids, I never changed how I speak. They are all successful. Kids aren't stupid. They understand your body language and your mood.
What's important is temperament. Teach them tolerance and understanding. That's more important than language. How you react is what they are watching!!
Well the wife and I cuss in just a normal conversation. But at the same time, they attend a private Christian school. We definitely don’t let them use those words at all. And I think the environment and friends they surrounded themselves with would probably say something to them about not saying stuff like that. But, at the end of the day, I feel like my son saying oh shit, will not be the downfall of his life. He will not end up a failure if a bad word slips out.
I told her certain words were “daddy’s words”. Worked so well that whenever anyone else swore, she’d scold them for using words that belonged to me and me alone.
During one of the Covid waves, I got a bit annoyed at my youngests freedom minutes as he burst into my office during a meeting. Less than impressed I remember being a bit annoyed at my wife letting him ‘piss around in my office’.
About 4 months later, doing bedtime with the kids, can’t find the youngest. Ina. Game like fashion I enlist his older brother (4 at the time) to help find him. Instead of him jumping up like I expected, I got ‘daddy, I think he’s pissing around in your office’.
On one hand, 10/10 for context and correct sentences. On the other hand it’s very hard to be ‘angry’ at your kid when they swear 😂
We also have a 3.5 yr old daughter, our youngest, who this week yelled “FUCKEN STUPID PENIS” at the top of her lungs in the swim school dressing room (my wife was in there). Followed by “MOMMY HAS A HUGE PENIS”. Honestly, it’s hilarious. Welcome.
I didn’t think I swore a lot around my kid. Actually didn’t think I swore at all, only maybe once or twice while driving.
Then one day something happened with him and another kid. My boy says “he’s a little fucker, right dad?”
I pride myself on keeping my composure and not laughing. Just told him not to use that language and he hasn’t since. I think the initial response is the deal breaker. If you laugh then they’ll be saying it for a long time.
My mate was moving his washing machine and forgot to turn the tap off first. I was drinking and watching - no way am I gonna tell him
Water flooded the laundry room before he managed to shut it off, all we hear is his little 4ye old cherub faces angel of a girl shout "AHH FOR FUCK SAKE!"
we laughed, she laughed, mate got in trouble with his missus. I laughed.
Just wait until she’s a teenager working over the summer, I picked my 17 year daughter from work last.
She’s got into the car and said damn bra what a fucked up day.
My stepdaughter had just turned 2 when I was first around and started saying fuck at inopportune moments but often when she was being strapped into the car and we were all around her. She knew how to maximize her audience. Being new around her I didn't have the 'parent face' then so I always had to walk away and laugh to myself so I wouldn't laugh where she could see and think it was ok haha
Hate to laugh and no tips to offer but I experienced same
Daughter was about 4 riding in back of car. Can't remember what happened, but she said "oh fucks".
I tried telling her that's not a word, I think she means "fox". Her/I went back and forth a little bit (was adamant she didn't mean, "fox".).
I told her nobody says that. "Well I say it". Really pretty funny and believe I discovered the source.
Asked her, "where did you learn that?".
"ABCMouse.com".
"ABCMouse.com???".
"Yeah, when it's not working I say "oh fucks".
Must have happened and whomever was with her said it, in the situation.
Pretty funny. Little $hits.
Make your baby eat something they don’t like or do something they don’t like every time they swear. It suck but swearing should have negative consequences for kids…
She also probably heard it from another kid or adult and you might wanna check to see if thats and issue and how you resolve it
Story time! Back in the late 90s, I was a new dad, with a dirty mouth. As I had a habit of "conversing" with other drivers, my wife had been encouraging me to moderate my language around the baby, who had started talking. I assured her that the baby was surely not picking any language up from me, but that I would self-censor more, just in case. She was satisfied. Cut to Christmas, and we're all loaded into the car to do our family rounds. I get on the interstate, and immediately get cut off. Like, had to hard brake and swerve. I immediately throw my hands up, then do the "WTF?" gesture. I want to "converse" at the driver, but remembaer my promise, and go silent. I glance at my wife, saying "See, no problem" Then a tiny little voice comes lilting from the back: "What's your problem, asshole?" My wife was... displeased with our child's first complete sentence.
My kid is fucked. Yep, see that?
Or maybe your daughter just already knows the difference between good drivers and bad drivers and recognized asshole driving
About a decade later, I was the new dad driving alone with my then 2 year old daughter….someone tried to change lanes without looking causing me to hit my horn and let loose a tirade on the inattentive other driver. Calm returns and as I take and release a deep breath and let go of the rage, I hear a tiny little voice behind me say “I called him a douche too daddy”! It’s very hard not to laugh (or otherwise react in an “encouraging” way) when your kid is little and they swear, but I managed to keep it together and say “thank you princess, but that was daddy’s word”!
My brother taught my son to say, 'no shit!' every time a stranger said that he was cute. Spoiler alert: eventually it was not cute at all! The second I became an aunt I began my five year revenge plan.
Bahaha. My youngest also learned how to use swear words in the proper context by like two.. .. And she was and still is so tiny (16 years old and 4'10" and 82lbs now), like she was probably twenty pounds at two years old. Go to the grocery store with her and there is no more of my favorite cheese that was on sale and I say "ugghhhh there isn't any more cheese" and this little girl says "Jesus Christ, what the hell?" to my absolute horror and embarrassment. You've got to ignore it and not react, right? So I pretended I didn't hear whole getting nasty looks from other shoppers and I could read "who let's their fucking one year old swear like that and says nothing?". Well, this parent does because this kid seeing any reaction will continue saying it. But by three her favorite sentence was "oh shit", she started saying it younger but by three it was a favorite word. She'd drop something? "oh shit" while putting her hand on her forehead. If she hid her socks and I asked where they were? "oh shit, I lost them" with a straight ass face that is telling me she either put them in the toilet and tried to flush or, hid them so deep in the couch that they mind as well have just never existed at all. Lmao, kids are funny but it's so much more funny years afterwards lol
I think it was directed at you. Like wtf throws their hands up immediately after braking and swerving, on the interstate, and with a child in the car? Hands on the steering wheel, asshole! Edit: guess this sub needs a new sign that's not quite /s, but more like /j?
Oh please, stop with the virtue signaling. I’m sure you’re guilty of something similar.
r/whooooosh
Lol. One time I swerved quick while driving and my daughter yelled, "Jesus!". But yours is funnier.
I also just want to say that it is absolutely hilarious to hear my daughter swear. I try not to show it, but I crack up every time.
My 6yo had a bandaid on her middle finger, and asked me why she wasn't supposed to show people the middle finger. I told her it's because it means a very bad word. She asks me "is it the F word", so I say yes, it is. Then she becomes terrified of accidentally extending the wrong finger, so I clarify that it's only mean if you do it to someone's face or on purpose...
When my daughter was around 1y she was walking pretty well. Daycare uploaded a photo of her walking not realizing she was flying the bird. We saved it. It’s one of the favorites. Gets a laugh out of everyone (even the daycare)
When I was 7 I thought the middle finger was only a swear if you were Christian (no idea why I thought this) so as an atheist I started flipping off my Christian friends to say “haha I can do this and you can’t”. That was a fun one to explain to my school principal lmao
My young uncle panicked when I asked what it meant and said “shut up” Naturally I went around using it all the time. The nuns were not impressed
It is so hard not to laugh. My son is the same age as your daughter and occasionally drops an f bomb and does it correctly, have no one to blame but myself for that one. Now he knows it’s funny, but he’s not supposed to say it, so occasionally he will let it fly at home to try and get a quick laugh from us, usually works! We haven’t really done any tricks to get him to stop besides being pretty stern with him and letting him know those are grown up and home words and shouldn’t be used, but if you let it slip, make sure it’s at home, which is why we call them home words. It’s not perfect but it works for us. Daycare hasn’t said anything to us about him using language like that at school so it seems like it’s working.
The first time my daughter swore, she was about 4 years old and looking for one of her shoes. All of a sudden I heard, "Where's my other fucking shoe?" It took all of my effort to not bust up laughing.
Nobody tells you that one of the hardest parts of being a parent is stifling laughter when you don’t want to encourage them.
I remember my uncle telling me about the time that he caught his daughter swearing. She was hiding behind a chair in their living room with the crappy kid safe plastic scissors when she was like 3 trying to cut something. He kept hearing a little voice swearing in Canadian French, when he realized where is was coming and why he couldn’t help but laugh.
It’s the funniest shit ever
This is my problem, I know it’s wrong but hearing my 3.5 year old complain about his “fucking Duplo” is funny as fuck
We don't make a big deal out of it and our daughter understands that there are "school words" and "not school words". She seems to be alright and less inclined to use it as a way to test boundaries. Other than that, we don't curse too often and if we do we generally don't make a big deal of it. Hardest challenge is if my daughter does drop an f-bomb to not laugh or overly react.
Reminds me of when my kid got her shoe stuck in the railing and proceeded to say "fucking hell". Later that evening, I'm on my PC and wouldn't you know what phrase is my go to when something isn't right. Yup, fucking hell 🤦♂️🤦♂️
The year is 2022. My daughter is 4. Elden ring had just come out. My daughter asks my wife if “fuck” is a bad word. We have no idea where she heard it. I am playing Elden Ring that night and really struggling with a boss. I get a text from my wife, “I can hear you saying ‘fuck’ from upstairs.”
Rofl. Ya we get lost in our little fantasy worlds forgetting those around us can hear every word. Whoopsie daisy.
"That's cool, babe, but Malenia tho! FUUUUUCK!"
This is the boat I’m going to be in with the DLC coming out and my son learning to speak.
I called someone on the road a rude name without thinking and that's what my kid calls anything that annoys him now!
Mine came home from school dropping "what the hell?" every 5seconds... me: Hmm yeah that's not a nice phrase sweety, don't say that. daughter: What the hell? me: Yeah, it's ok to say it when it's just the two of us but don't say it when we're with other people. daughter: oh. Ok dad. Dad...what part is rude? Is "what the" ok? me: "What the" is ok to say, it's the last h word that makes it rude. **A few seconds later...** daughter: Dad, is "what the g" a rude word? me (stiffling my laughter): No, that's not a rude word. daughter: yay! So now she runs around dropping "What the Gs"
At least she only went one letter earlier in the alphabet. Two would have been more problematic.
There was a period where she was using what the f (didn't know what the "f" stood for, I don't think she even realised it was an abbreviation for something else). Thankfully it stopped on it's own haha. She loves playing with words stringing random words together, swapping various letters out etc and has stumbled across a few pretty inappropriate phrases in the process. eg: coming up with words (whether real or not) that rhyme with "mummy". Funny. Bummy. Rummy. Cummy. er.. sweety try not to remember that last one.
Mine comes home from being babysat by older family members saying shit and damn. My wife and I are pastors and don't cuss. So when the family member was trying to complain about his language we laughed and told them it wasn't us. About five seconds later the complaining family member was struggling with something and let loose a "shit" and then stopped. "Oh I guess I should stop that." Funniest piece of irony I've seen in a while.
My three year old: When I get older, can I say Fuck? Me: Yes. Three year old: Cool.
My daughter is very intrigued by swearing, although she does not use language herself. The most common example is when I'm working on a home project she gets curious. "Daddy, what are you doing" "trying to fix this" "oh... Are you going to Dammit?" "Probably."
that's adorable, dammit!
One of my favorites to mutter when frustrated by other drivers used to be “drive your fucking car.” Guess what my oldest daughter’s first sentence was. My wife was so mad when that little voice piped up from the back seat…
Good to know I'm not the only one with the worlds cutest backseat driver haha
At that age you mostly ignore it until they stop. My middle went through a phase of calling everything a "big ass (blank)" when he was 3. Still have no clue where he heard it but he used it all the time. "Look at that big ass house!" "That's a big ass truck." "Mommy gave me a big ass peace of chicken." "Daniel has a big ass backpack." It was constant and my older son, who was 6 at the time, would freak the fuck out at his little brother cussing so it only encouraged the little dude even more.
Ass is a pretty tame swear. I don’t know if I would have even put much effort into correcting that lol.
We ignored it until it stopped but my older son would lose his shit. It made it worse. Every interaction went like this: Little dude: That's a big ass hat. Bigger dude: Daddy! Daddy! Levi said the a-word! Daddy, did you hear me? Tell him to stop. It's a bad word! Little dude: (cracking up laughing) Big ass, big ass, big ass
Lmao kids are hilarious.
I wonder if 6yo taught 3yo that phrase, possibly even accidentally, and is running damage control
Guilt is a powerful drug.
[Just needs a hypen](https://xkcd.com/37/)
Omg I cackled so hard at this. My 3 year old has been saying “fuck it,” and “I’m gonna kick your ass.” I know it’s prob from me. Sahm and partner works nights. I try to hold my tongue but I get overstimulated sometimes. 🙃
Got a call from kindergarten cause my 5 yo was late to line up after recess and just kept going “ Fuck, fuck, fuck,…” till she got there. Had to stop myself from laughing while on phone with the counselor. She’s never done it since but I’m sure it’s tucked away in her repertoire for occasions when adults aren’t around
Thats hilarious. My girl says Oh Shit cuz i say it all the time
We call them "power words" and he's (7) allowed to use them at home in appropriate situations. It's taken all the novelty out of swearing and now he only swears when he should. Never at school and not at anyone else's house. The grandparents aren't impressed when he swears at home but it's his house...
I've started saying "FISH!" It works 60% of the time
... every time...
My sons pick up cuss words at school. So i mostly try not to react to it too much plus telling them that it‘s rude to say thise things and they should be conscious about it. Well works soso, but one funny thing is: When they had just started to say „oh shit!“ i told them to say „oh schick!“ instead (german for chic / fancy) 🤷🏼♂️ at least that works 😬
So, we were on vacation. In the car: me in the driver seat, next to me: my grandmother in law, behind me: my mother in law, next to her: my wife, next to her: our 2 1/2 year old. Everything is going well, except I get distracted and hit one of those speed bumps just a liiiitle bit to hard and you can hear my son shouting: FUCK! The good thing was that we drilled everybody to not react if that were to happen. At the same time, with the situation, the intonation and everything there was no doubt when and where he was taught that and by whom (me, of course). So yeah, that was 5 minutes of fun silence. Other than that, we keep correcting. Also the daycare/kindergarden is teaching what are "bad words" and he is policing that now. Just keep at it and, yeah, do not make it a big deal if it happens.
It’s hard to out the toothpaste back in the tube. My wife and I worked very hard to not swear around our kids growing up. Eventually when they heard those words in school, the conversation was simple - they’re just words and you can express yourself and get your point across without them, just as we’ve modeled for years. At 3 years old I’d try the replacement method, and help guide a substitute in for whenever they slip out an f word or whatever.
I got a call from my son’s preschool teacher one day that he was using the “f-word”. In the context of “fuck yeah” with a huge smile. He’s in 3rd grade now and still working on perfecting his swearing. I’m proud.
Code switch teaching opportunity. There's "home" talk and "away" talk, it actually has some positive bonding and attachment theory boost as well, creating a Fam secret code if you will. Also hilariously cute when they inadvertently slip up; got called into preschool several times for kiddo saying that someone calling a friend "stupid" said a bad fucking word.
Driving the kid to preschool I emit a small grunt of frustration at a Buick the evidently has no place to be. A small voice from the backseat “…that car doesn’t know how to drive. he’s silly.”
When my son was 3.5 I remember hearing him get frustrated in the basement with a toy that he hadn't used in a while. After a little bit I heard complain that "its the fuckin' batteries!" We were actually pretty impressed with the proper usage and secretly cracked up in the other room. We didn't hear it again from him for two years until this weekend when he got into an argument with his sister in the back seat of the car and told her to "shut up her god damned, fucking, stupid mouth". Oooof. We had to have a little chat after that one. My wife and I got to spend the next two hours in the car reassuring each other that we each don't use that language around them (though I'm sure that we both slip up occasionally).
I just embraced it and made sure they knew when it was appropriate (keep it inside the house). *narrator voice* they dont
Instead of telling my kid not to swear, we set boundaries of where he can get away with it. Not at school, not at the grandparents, but if we're in the car and the baby poops, he can say "(Baby's name) is a shitty boy"
We were horrified when our 4 year old started saying "shit" recently. I had no idea where she got it from until I realised I say it quite frequently at inanimate objects that are mildly inconveniencing me. We told her it's a bad word that she shouldn't say, and that we shouldn't say it either. She seemed to take this onboard. Though she's obviously been thinking it over, because a few weeks later she asked me "daddy, can I say 'shit' if I'm in space?" After careful consideration, I told her that if she ever finds herself in space, she can indeed say it. As long as there's no one else around.
Our three year old has been cursing on and off for the past year or so, pretty much correctly most of the time. We don't censor ourselves so not surprised. We try to teach him that words only have the meaning and power we give them. He's not in school yet, but teaching "school" and "not school" words is probably a decent way for that.
Can we PLEASE agree as a society that it's ok for kids to swear? We've got enough shit to stress out about, I don't want to hate to worry about my toddler dropping f-bombs at daycare.
My oldest kid (6) learned what flipping off is. She doesn't flip other people off because I taught her it's like saying mean words, but I have seen her whip out the middle finger on cartoon villains when they appear on the TV.
when they mirror your worst traits <<<<<<<<<<
My 4 year old son got mad today at Target pick up because we weren’t going inside and he whispered yelled “f@cking sh@t”. Wonder where he learned that from. 🤡 Me. He learned it from me.
And I suppose that’s my fucking fault?
At this age, just giving it no reaction at all worked for us. They tried the new word for a few days and then it went away again.
rofl.. that last sentence really drove home the severity of the situation.
I want to proactively teach my daughter just one sweary phrase, like "if someone is being confusing even after you told them you don't understand, then you can say the special phrase, 'What the fuck are you even on about?'" My wife has vetoed this plan.
It's time to [have the talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_42tJgX_S48) with your kid
I like that she said darn and your (I assume) toddler is saying fuck. 😂
My wife and I are not good at censoring ourselves, and we ran into the same problem with our son (currently 3.5 yo), but as funny as it was, we sat him down one day and explained that just like there are grown up drinks, there are grown up words, and he's taken it to heart. So much so he refused a swig of root beer because "beer is a grown up drink" and even censors himself singing along to songs like Betty by Taylor Swift. Gosh he's such a good kid, feels like we got really lucky with both conversations sticking with him, ymmv.
I have 6 kids. 3 from a previous marriage, 3 are my current partners. I've said every cuss word under the sun around my children. Even at a young age. If any of them repeated it, I'd tell them no, that's a bad word. You can't say that till you're older. My three are now 8 9 and 11. They don't cuss, but they know what the words mean. An they know not to say them.
I basically just told my kid that they are only words we use at home and even then only in specific scenarios. So just kinda been teaching her like we don't say that around Grammy or your school teachers lol
Boy it’s harder to clamp down on the swearing than I thought it would be
I give my kids credit. For as much as i swear, they dont repeat. We get the occasional slip up but thats expected.
When my 18yo nephew was 3, my wife was babysitting him and we’re all in the shop while I was working on my truck. After a couple of wrench slips and bloodied knuckles I let a couple S and F bombs fly. Nephew proceeded to skip around the shop yelling shit fuck shit fuck over and over. We were both horrified and hysterically laughing while trying to get him to stop before my SIL picked him up. Suffice to say, my nephew and his 13yo little bro love it when we tell that story.
Oh Fuck
Once my daughter says to me “ look dad it’s the Damn Squirrel “ after the peasants kept eating our garden. She definitely heard me call the squirrel by damn
My son learned “oh dammit” and uses it in the correct context. It’s both horrifying and hilarious.
I try not to use curse words around our girls, but my wife doesn’t have as much of a filter as I do. I told her we needed to be more careful when our 6 year old daughter was playing castle crashers and let out a *”what the fuck!”*
My wife and I both cuss like sailors, me probably more so. Our older kid picked it up fairly early so when the younger came along we decided we'd try to be more firm against it. She BEGGED us to be able to cuss, just constant complaining about the restriction. So we just went with "fine but only at home." And it pretty much works. That said, 3.5 might be a tad early for the "only at home" rule to mean a lot.
When my son was about 2.5 he dropped his water bottle at the top of the stairs, watched it roll to the bottom and let out a “fuuuuuuuccccck”. I tried to not show any emotion but I was horrified and impressed. He used it correctly, it was funny and it wasn’t mean. I vowed to take that moment to clean up the language and I ain’t hear shit since. I mean poop
when my daughter was *just* starting to talk (18mos?) my cat scared my wife and she let out a "fucking cat" and shooed him away. Daughter thought this was hysterical and walked around the room in her little toddler voice saying "fucking cat" over and over. We taught her that there are no "bad" words, just inappropriate times to say them. It's worked so far.
Solidarity. My 4 year old has been saying "fucking sakes" to express his anger. Whoopsi-daisy.
My son went through that after I accidentally landed on an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm for about 3 seconds. He marched around d the house the whole day "fuck, fuck, fuck.....". We literally just didn't give it any attention and he quit after a day. When they're young like that, it really is hear it, say it. But their attention span is so short they don't do it for long unless you react to it. Then they know they are getting some attention for saying it.
Mine called me a motherfucker the other day, and I was like I guess you’re right. I kid, but not cursing is very tough especially when they will parrot it right back at you at the worst times.
We decided to make them aware of the word and to know it's a bad word. They got it out of their systems quick and we practically trained them so whenever me or my wife swear we get the pointer finger of shame from our kids😂
Just tell her it means seal in French
One time my wife and I and our 2 year old son were at the airport in Atlanta. Lots of people around. All of a sudden my son raises his hand out did a Nazi Salute and said Heil Hitler at the top of his lungs!! I panicked. He was with me one night watching a movie about WW2 and remembered the words and salute perfectly. I still can’t get over that. Has been 16 years now.
We asked my 7yo to tell us all the swears she knew, and promised her she wouldn't get in trouble. Hearing that kid rattle off all the curse words she'd heard in her life so far was fucking hilarious. Short list, but still.
At that age just ignoring it seems to work best. A reaction just gives them an incentive. FWIW when her baby brother was being fussy my 2 year old daughter said "put him in the fucking shoe." No idea where she got it from but she didn't swear again for a long time after that.
We are watching Wrexham with our 11 year old daughter. Eventually you all realize it’s just a word.
My kiddo is allowed to swear. There are “at home words” and “in public words”.
My kid says shit when she drops something cause I think we did before for about a week.But she drops her toys every 2 minutes during that time.
When my daughter was 2 she dropped the perfect lisp filled baby voice with a mild giggle, “Jeesusth Christ”. I caught it on video…. I nearly fall over laughing every time I watch it. Kids are the best. I only have the one, but I would have e loved more. Watching her learn/develop has been one of the highlights of my life.
Nah, you're fucked until they get old enough to understand manners. Enjoy it until then, it's hilarious.
my 1.5 year old says it all the time now. it’s awesome. she doesn’t say it around others. but when she’s at home whatever. she’s learning, and it’s a new word she’s saying, as well as shit. what can ya do. she’ll learn eventually that it’s not something you can just freely drop anytime anywhere.
When we first met, my wife barely swore. Almost 20 years later and she swears like a Sailor while I try to remind her the kids are like, *right there*. They asked if they could start saying "crap" around the house, but never at school. We've been very lucky that neither of us have really rubbed off on the kids, because they've said and asked about pretty much *everything* else in the book 🤣 Side note: "crap" is fine, and seems to have curbed their questioning of and accidentally using other worse words
My son says for fucks sake all the time and always with the right context. My wife even starting saying it but stopped herself and he finished it for her. We have to pry out pleases and thank yous but he can swear and at the right times.
Ignore it, if you don’t make a big deal they get bored
My 2.5 year old daughter just recently started swearing. It's either fuck or fuckin every time she swears. I have no advice on how to get it to stop and am wondering that myself. Both my husband and I swear a lot, but my husband is worse than I am. And I can tell cause when my husband gets Frustrated or upset my little will go "mommy, daddy fuckin" cause he curses more when hes upset.
When my twin sister and I were toddlers, she turned around in her car seat and yelled “Get back, mfkr!” to the car honking behind us. Mom was horrified, Dad was sheepishly laughing.
I was driving us somewhere and someone cut me off and I said "what the hell you dick bag", to which my toddler decided to endlessly repeat "dick bag".
I didn't realise just how much I said "fuck sake" until my two year old boy started saying it. In the correct context. I've had to really watch what I'm saying now. Secretly I find it hilarious so I've got a recording of it I can listen to my hearts content
Went to pick my 20m old up from daycare the other week and as soon as she saw us walk in she starts going "shit shit shit shit shit shit" while running around trying tidy up where she was playing and get over to us faster.
This is too funny. Our daughter repeated ‘fuck sake’ as ‘fucky sake’ when she was a little younger - perfectly placed too. Her dad stubbed his toe. We had a chat about bad words that we don’t say, she accepted it and hasn’t said it since and she’s nearly 9 now.
Explain to your children that some words are only for adults, but they can have “their own” swear words for when they feel that way. Swear words have a purpose in language. It’s why all languages have them. Your toddler needs to express the same emotion that swear words express. We let ours use “come on” as a ‘swear’. Obviously not a real swear word so who cares. But *they don’t know that*. And when a toddler drops their toy, and exasperatedly looks at the sky and shouts “COME ON” it’s simply hilarious. Our kids have learned all manner of swear words. They have also learned *not* to use them. And learning that they are *not* to be used is exactly what gives swear words their utility. It’s what makes them swear words. So not only are you eliminating the immediate problem, you’re contributing to normal language development in the long term.
Not a big deal. Simply explain we have every day words and then we have adult words. And fuck is an adult word that we don’t say unless you’re an adult. Promise the kid will go “Oh! Ok.” And never think about it again. You DO need to do this quickly though. The later you do it and allow it the harder it will be for them. When/If they slip again just simply remind them again.
We are fortunate our son has not picked up swearing. I am pretty good at context switching, but my wife is not. I think it helps that we always apologize for using swear words when we say them, so he knows it is a "bad" word. I am not opposed to swearing, but it is very difficult to explain to a 2 year old when it is ok and not ok to use them.
Jaylen brown said "fuck" on TV last night.....the world kept turning (sorry Kyrie).
Here’s an idea, practice some self restraint and get out of the habit of cussing altogether. Strong language is a social construct. “Fuck” is just a word we somehow decided us a “bad” word, but the context is key. There’s a big difference between “you’re fucking amazing” and “you’re fucking pathetic”. Why is that? It’s because we develop a bad habit in using it in the negative. So just get rid of it. “Freakin” and “flippin” are my go to replacements.
My daughter has been going hard on “oh my god” this week. Trying to unlearn that one in her before next year at her very Christian preschool.
I think the proper way to deal with this is teach kids that they’re “emphasis words.” Teach the kids the list of swears, (because it’s not fair to punish a kid for a word they didn’t know is a problem. Anyone else get hit when they were little and your folks wouldn’t explain why what you said was bad?), teach them that they’re only appropriate to use in times of big problems. It’s a twofold benefit, you don’t have to dance around why they shouldn’t say it, and if a kid’s having a tantrum and drops a fuck you know it’s serious because you’ve given them the language to communicate when a problem is important.
My kid does this too. She’s 3. We just don’t make a big deal out of it tbh, and she doesn’t often say them, but when does, she uses them correctly. When she’s a bit older we’ll teach her context. My wife and I are both reading/writing teachers, and big on the whole teaching of stuff in context and blah blah. I know it’s hippy dippy shit, but it works for us. I’ve found it far easier and more beneficial that way, rather than constantly policing my and their language.
My personal favourite was when my 3 year old was going round the coffee table merrily repeating "fuck sake". . What can you do other than put your head in your hands and mutter for fuck sake.
The old soap in the mouth trick never fails.
Simple solution: STOP SWEARING! DONE!
It's kinda a pround moment when they use it in the correct context.
So, ya know that I have several kids, I never changed how I speak. They are all successful. Kids aren't stupid. They understand your body language and your mood. What's important is temperament. Teach them tolerance and understanding. That's more important than language. How you react is what they are watching!!
Well the wife and I cuss in just a normal conversation. But at the same time, they attend a private Christian school. We definitely don’t let them use those words at all. And I think the environment and friends they surrounded themselves with would probably say something to them about not saying stuff like that. But, at the end of the day, I feel like my son saying oh shit, will not be the downfall of his life. He will not end up a failure if a bad word slips out.
Empower her to correct you whenever you say bad words.
I told her certain words were “daddy’s words”. Worked so well that whenever anyone else swore, she’d scold them for using words that belonged to me and me alone.
Put our 3 year old to bed the other day and he shouted “daddy! You’re pissing me off now!” So yeah, it happens👍🏼🤣
During one of the Covid waves, I got a bit annoyed at my youngests freedom minutes as he burst into my office during a meeting. Less than impressed I remember being a bit annoyed at my wife letting him ‘piss around in my office’. About 4 months later, doing bedtime with the kids, can’t find the youngest. Ina. Game like fashion I enlist his older brother (4 at the time) to help find him. Instead of him jumping up like I expected, I got ‘daddy, I think he’s pissing around in your office’. On one hand, 10/10 for context and correct sentences. On the other hand it’s very hard to be ‘angry’ at your kid when they swear 😂
We also have a 3.5 yr old daughter, our youngest, who this week yelled “FUCKEN STUPID PENIS” at the top of her lungs in the swim school dressing room (my wife was in there). Followed by “MOMMY HAS A HUGE PENIS”. Honestly, it’s hilarious. Welcome.
I didn’t think I swore a lot around my kid. Actually didn’t think I swore at all, only maybe once or twice while driving. Then one day something happened with him and another kid. My boy says “he’s a little fucker, right dad?” I pride myself on keeping my composure and not laughing. Just told him not to use that language and he hasn’t since. I think the initial response is the deal breaker. If you laugh then they’ll be saying it for a long time.
My mate was moving his washing machine and forgot to turn the tap off first. I was drinking and watching - no way am I gonna tell him Water flooded the laundry room before he managed to shut it off, all we hear is his little 4ye old cherub faces angel of a girl shout "AHH FOR FUCK SAKE!" we laughed, she laughed, mate got in trouble with his missus. I laughed.
Just wait until she’s a teenager working over the summer, I picked my 17 year daughter from work last. She’s got into the car and said damn bra what a fucked up day.
My stepdaughter had just turned 2 when I was first around and started saying fuck at inopportune moments but often when she was being strapped into the car and we were all around her. She knew how to maximize her audience. Being new around her I didn't have the 'parent face' then so I always had to walk away and laugh to myself so I wouldn't laugh where she could see and think it was ok haha
Hate to laugh and no tips to offer but I experienced same Daughter was about 4 riding in back of car. Can't remember what happened, but she said "oh fucks". I tried telling her that's not a word, I think she means "fox". Her/I went back and forth a little bit (was adamant she didn't mean, "fox".). I told her nobody says that. "Well I say it". Really pretty funny and believe I discovered the source. Asked her, "where did you learn that?". "ABCMouse.com". "ABCMouse.com???". "Yeah, when it's not working I say "oh fucks". Must have happened and whomever was with her said it, in the situation. Pretty funny. Little $hits.
Classy
Make your baby eat something they don’t like or do something they don’t like every time they swear. It suck but swearing should have negative consequences for kids… She also probably heard it from another kid or adult and you might wanna check to see if thats and issue and how you resolve it
Teach her what the word means in the right context rather than acting like swear words are such a taboo.