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Besides George Carlin's 7 words what is not allowed at your house?

post #1 of 22
11/15/05 at 1:19pm
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There are the really bad words that you pray your kids will NEVER pick up.

Taking care of other children it is amazing how many words are allowed.

What words do you not let your children say.

Two that I can think of off hand are shut up and the word Hate.

What do you not allow? Every family is different and no one should be put down for different thinking...
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post #2 of 22
11/15/05 at 1:21pm
Hate, Kill, Shut Up. I'm sure there's more.
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post #3 of 22
11/15/05 at 1:30pm
Hate is definately one....shut up is ok as long as they are just joking but not when they are serious, Kill if they are playing sometimes....just depends on the context
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post #4 of 22
11/15/05 at 1:36pm
STUPID this is definitely one of the worst in my book. No shut ups. We aren't allowed to say "I hate you", but I don't have a problem with them telling me they "hate" a certain food or that type of thing.
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post #5 of 22
11/15/05 at 4:31pm
Hate, kill, stupid, shut up, dumb..... That's all I can think of off the top of my head...
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post #6 of 22
11/16/05 at 2:05am
Shut up definitely.
Hate, kill, or stupid in reference to people or animals.
But if Emily says, "This tv show is stupid," or "Look at that stupid toy," then it's no big deal.
Believe me, it's my mouth I have to watch. I called someone an @sshole the other day while I was driving, and Emily picked right up on it. A couple of days ago, Kyle's truck was acting up, and I said,"Oh hell!" and Emily immediately said, "Hell Daddy!" So, I must watch it.
I know a lot of people don't like the word crap, but that doesn't really bother me. I would rather her say that than @sshole or other words that sometimes come out of MY mouth. I know, I am bad and must stop. I do try!
I really cringe when she says, "Oh my God!" I try to discourage that.
Other than those few things and the obvious other curse words, I am pretty easygoing.
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post #7 of 22
11/16/05 at 9:50am
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OMG is a no-no here too. Anything taking the Lords name in vain, Brittany will call you out on.

I don't like and try to discourage stupid also.
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post #8 of 22
11/16/05 at 9:51am
I agree Tammy - it's all about the way they use the words. We don't ever refer to anyone as stupid, but I don't stress if they talk about a stupid toy .. the same as if they hate something tangible. We just don't hate people nor do we make references to people being fat, ugly (unless it's the way a person is acting) or anything like that.

Right now, our word of the month seems to be "fart". Technically not a bad word, but very embarrassing when someone loudly announces in the middle of Walmart that they just farted and it stinks! Gotta love boys
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post #9 of 22
11/16/05 at 11:07am
Dawn! Emily and I crack up when she "toots" as she calls it. I don't know if I would know what to do with boys. I think I would be just as bad as they are in regard to the potty humor and stuff like that!
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post #10 of 22
11/16/05 at 11:27am
How about 'wet fart' Dawn??? Austin loudly announced yesterday in Krogers that he just let a 'wet fart' I thought I was going to fall over dead!

Hate, stupid (altho refrences you ladies made before stand the same ground in my house), unkind refrences as to how people are: fat, ugly ect... - dumb, pointing out peoples differences- big nose, big ears.. ect..
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post #11 of 22
11/16/05 at 11:45am
OMG is a big one here...my fault though. I've gotten much better and now we all say Oh My Gosh!
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post #12 of 22
11/16/05 at 11:47am
We arent allowed to say -

stupid, shut up, damn it (this is obvious but somehow got picked up at school - so its one we have to monitor when he is angry)
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post #13 of 22
11/16/05 at 11:47am
Oh, and the other day, Kimmy's Godfather was here and he was talking to dh. He said f*cking something. Well, Kimmy heard him and asked me if f*cking was a bad word!
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post #14 of 22
11/16/05 at 11:55am
Yes, I won't let Emily say someone is ugly or fat. So far that really hasn't been an issue.
My nephew (who is 6 years old) called me fat when we were visiting my sister back in May, and she really didn't correct him or say it was rude, which I thought was unacceptable. I think after she saw the look on my face, she decided to correct him. But he calls my sister (his mom) fat all the time (like his dad used to), even now that she has lost so much weight. So, I think he thinks it's okay. I won't let Emily do that to me or anyone else. I think that is just mean.
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post #15 of 22
11/17/05 at 4:09pm
Stupid and hate are the 2 biggies. Ally is big into saying both of them. I just tell her that we don't say those words in this house - instead we use, silly or nonsense and we say we really, really don't like something. I'm getting tired of hearing the word really - Ally always puts about 10 of them on there to show JUST how much she dislike something!

Saying OMG and Jesus Christ are 2 more. I'm bad about saying Jesus H Christ (something my mom used to say). Now I have Ally saying Geez Louise instead! LOL!

And no name calling of any kind, although they still do it. Stupid head seems to be her favorite right now. Drew called one of his friends fat (and the kid is HUGE) and when I corrected him he said "But he IS! And you said we should tell the truth." How do you argue with THAT kind of logic!?!
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post #16 of 22
11/27/05 at 6:12pm
I don't like any form of the word God, Shut up, Stupid, Freaking Idiot (or either one of those by them selves)
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post #17 of 22
11/27/05 at 7:15pm
Shut-up, stupid/dumb/dummy when in reference to a person. OMG..although Gavin has been saying that a lot lately. Jesus is another one he has been saying. Crap, damn, freaking (instead of f*cking) although it is better than f*cking it has started to take on it's own meaning and I am bad about saying it.

No calling people fat or other put-downs. Maddie told me the other day I was fat like Homer Simpson...
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post #18 of 22
11/27/05 at 10:05pm
You need a hug.

Name calling. Stupid. Shut up. Derogitory terms for other people or groups of people like the N word. Dh does that sometimes and I am trying to get him to stop. Not use the N word, other things.
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post #19 of 22
11/28/05 at 6:18pm
Thanks Lenora. It was a good chance though for me to talk to her about saying things like that because she has said it several times. I do not think she means it in a mean way I think she is just pointing out the facts as she sees them..
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post #20 of 22
11/29/05 at 12:02am
Hate is one - you can dislike people, places and things, but not hate them. He knows some of George's words, but also knows better than to use them. We're not particularly religious, but he will call you on it if you use God in vain - I think he picked that up from Grandpa, and to be honest, I don't mind leaving that out of my vocabulary. Same for d@mn.
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post #21 of 22
11/29/05 at 12:45pm
My children are older (18, 15, and 11) but the one thing I don't allow is name calling. I especially hate words like "retard", "stupid". "dumbass" "gay" and there are many more creative names that they have come up with. I did explain to my children that "retard" and "gay" are especially unacceptable. I explained to them that even though the person they are talking with is not retarded or gay, they might have a retarded sibling or relative or a gay sibling, parent, or relative. I asked them how they would feel if that were the case? Those two words inparticular should never be used in a derogatory way. It is ok to get angry, it just is not ok to call people names, including each other. Seems like some days it is a never ending battle though.
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post #22 of 22
11/29/05 at 12:50pm
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Sammi!!! You're doing great.

Brittany my 7 YO said gay to something and I asked her if she knew what it meant and she said yes and I said what? She said that Hannah told her that her outfit was gay. It means stupid. I said no it doesn't and made her look up gay in the dictionary. So I hope that she wont use that again.

Their teacher made them look up dumb and it says a person that cannot speak or hear so they are not allowed to use that because they know the correct defination now.

I know this wont work with your teens but I just wanted to share.
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