Cursing! For Pain Relief

[Nope]

Once, when my son was around six, the neighbor came to our house to discuss my son's actions. Apparently, he and her son had been saying, 'Dirty words' according to her. I asked what they had said so that I could discuss the word with him. She got embarrassed and dodged the question. So, I asked if she could spell the word. Honestly, I don't know why I insisted on knowing exactly what he said. The word was so horrible that she wouldn't spell it and I assured her that if it was so terrible that she couldn't spell it, our son couldn't have learned it at home. My mind was racing wondering what curse word could be so horrible. Surely, my son hadn't called the other boy a cunt or pussy. Finally, she whispered to me, "He said, poo poo head. He called my son a poo poo head." I asked if she meant shit head and she looked at me like I had grown a new head. No, she meant poo poo head. Naturally, I started to laugh and she told me that in their house such language was not allowed and left in a huff. I don't think that her son played with mine anymore.

Granted, my son and hers shouldn't have been calling one another names but can you imagine if my son had let lose with a curse word?

[Jackalope]

TBH, the mom of your son's friend sounds like a real poo poo head.

[Nope]

I have seen the video before, it is adorable and how sad that your daughter couldn't share something so cute with a friend. How did your daughter get in trouble? Did the mother do more then say, "Don't say that word, please?" Anything else would have been out of line to me.

When kids visit my children, I might inform them that we have a certain rule in our house but I let the subject drop.

[Jenny A]

Once, when my son was around six, the neighbor came to our house to discuss my son's actions. Apparently, he and her son had been saying, 'Dirty words' according to her. I asked what they had said so that I could discuss the word with him. She got embarrassed and dodged the question. So, I asked if she could spell the word. Honestly, I don't know why I insisted on knowing exactly what he said. The word was so horrible that she wouldn't spell it and I assured her that if it was so terrible that she couldn't spell it, our son couldn't have learned it at home. My mind was racing wondering what curse word could be so horrible. Surely, my son hadn't called the other boy a cunt or pussy. Finally, she whispered to me, "He said, poo poo head. He called my son a poo poo head." I asked if she meant shit head and she looked at me like I had grown a new head. No, she meant poo poo head. Naturally, I started to laugh and she told me that in their house such language was not allowed and left in a huff. I don't think that her son played with mine anymore.

Granted, my son and hers shouldn't have been calling one another names but can you imagine if my son had let lose with a curse word?

I can't image. But then it won't have occurred to me that Where the Hell is Matt? was profane either. My parent were Christian, but not insane about swearing.

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I have seen the video before, it is adorable and how sad that your daughter couldn't share something so cute with a friend. How did your daughter get in trouble? Did the mother do more then say, "Don't say that word, please?" Anything else would have been out of line to me.

When kids visit my children, I might inform them that we have a certain rule in our house but I let the subject drop.

She gave her a little lecture. Probably didn't help that me and mine are fairly outspoken, so my girl compounded her transgression by pointing out that it was in the title--probably with her hands on her hips. The response, "you should have said "'h' 'e' double toothpicks." Really it was mostly funny. And despite the lecture, my daughter was distressed about anything except that her friend didn't get to see Matt.

It's not uncommon here though. I remember a woman at the library being aghast that we "let" the girls say "butt."

[Thumpalumpacus]

lol, "double-toothpicks".

Forbidden fruit, forbidden actions, forbidden thoughts, forbidden words. Is it any wonder so many believers are a little off their rockers? What a minefield they must navigate.

[abaris]

Granted, my son and hers shouldn't have been calling one another names but can you imagine if my son had let lose with a curse word?

When I was little, we called each other much worse than that. In fact, there was a real contest going on, who could come up with the dirtiest words.

Of course this wasn't encouraged at home, but children find their own ways to learn useful vocabulary.