Swearing in front of children

[bobmac]

I was in the local town car park yesterday and heard a young couple having a 'loud heated discussion' which included many swear words, all in front of 2 young children (4-6 years oldish) and a baby in a pram.
The swearing wasn't one sided either, both were giving as good as they got.

It got me wondering if this has always gone on and I haven't seen it or is it a new trend.

In all my time growing up, I never heard my parents swear and I certainly wouldn't swear in front of them.

Was it a one off or a modern trend of young adult society today?

 

[Blue in Munich]

I was in the local town car park yesterday and heard a young couple having a 'loud heated discussion' which included many swear words, all in front of 2 young children (4-6 years oldish) and a baby in a pram.
The swearing wasn't one sided either, both were giving as good as they got.

It got me wondering if this has always gone on and I haven't seen it or is it a new trend.

In all my time growing up, I never heard my parents swear and I certainly wouldn't swear in front of them.

Was it a one off or a modern trend of young adult society today?

My experience is that in certain neighbourhoods or areas, what you saw & heard is very much the norm and has been for some time. It also appears to me to be more common than it used to be.

 

[Twire]

I was in the local town car park yesterday and heard a young couple having a 'loud heated discussion' which included many swear words, all in front of 2 young children (4-6 years oldish) and a baby in a pram.
The swearing wasn't one sided either, both were giving as good as they got.

It got me wondering if this has always gone on and I haven't seen it or is it a new trend.

In all my time growing up, I never heard my parents swear and I certainly wouldn't swear in front of them.

Was it a one off or a modern trend of young adult society today?

This was the same for me, I don't swear in front of my kids and they don't in front of me.

 

[Rooter]

i have a foul mouth at times, but know where i am and who is about. I do not swear in front of my kids, but from school they know most of the words (aged 7 and 9). They know they are swear words and not nice to use, so while they know them, they do not use them.

I do hear kids that age using them, and as bob pointed out, its because their parents see it as acceptable vocabulary to use. which in my opinion, it is not.

I was always told if you have to swear to win/ strengthen your argument, you have already lost it.

 

[Deleted member 17920]

My experience is that in certain neighbourhoods or areas, what you saw & heard is very much the norm and has been for some time. It also appears to me to be more common than it used to be.

This.

I was in a pub Grimsby a few months ago and the language in front of the kids was eyewatering!

 

[vkurup]

On a train last week coming out of waterloo, mom on the phone and the boy trying to go to the toilet. He might have pressed the wrong button and the door reopened... he thought it was funny and so closed & opened it again. Mom (still on the phone) was not impressed and she let lose a volley of strong words incl 4 letter ones at the kid who was may be 10-12 and asked him to get back into the loo. The coach was aghast, toilet door closed and she continued on the phone as if nothing happened...
Does not leave a good taste

 

[williamalex1]

I worked in primary schools years ago as an electrician and i was shocked at the foul language i heard from 5 and 6 year old kids.

 

[Mark_Aged_42]

The coach was aghast, toilet door closed and she continued on the phone as if nothing happened...
Does not leave a good taste

A nicely flavoured door is so hard to find these days.

 

[Val]

My experience is that in certain neighbourhoods or areas, what you saw & heard is very much the norm and has been for some time. It also appears to me to be more common than it used to be.

I agree with the neighbourhood part yes (council estates, industrial areas, mining towns etc) but i believe its less prevalent now than it was in the 70's and earlier.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I worked in primary schools years ago as an electrician and i was shocked at the foul language i heard from 5 and 6 year old kids.

you told me you were the jannie...

 

[williamalex1]

you told me you were a jeanie...

That was later

I sent you a text.

 

[drdel]

I'm obviously way behind the times - always thought swearing in front of women or children was very bad form.

 

[williamalex1]

I'm obviously way behind the times - always thought swearing in front of women or children was very bad form.

Form a que.

 

[G.U.R]

My wife is a TA in a local Primary school and some of the things she hears from the kids on a daily basis is truly shocking. Many parents have been banned from school premises for using foul and abusive language to staff so no wonder the kids have no hope. My Kids have grown up and although there is some swearing in the house it is nothing major, just the usual language when you bang your head on an open cupboard.

 

[chrisd]

My wife is a TA in a local Primary school and some of the things she hears from the kids on a daily basis is truly shocking. Many parents have been banned from school premises for using foul and abusive language to staff so no wonder the kids have no hope. My Kids have grown up and although there is some swearing in the house it is nothing major, just the usual language when you bang your head on an open cupboard.

My wife is a TA too and says the same

I have never used the F word, or worse, in my house ever in 42 years of marriage and my son first heard me swear at Selhurst Park at the ref when he was about 17 - he looked horrified, i just smiles and said i hope you didn't think that i wasn't aware of the words!

 

[gmhubble]

It's such a shame but is common place nowadays amongst certain people

I once fell down the stairs and caught my arm in the banister on the way down - I swore a lot due to the pain (it was black and blue)

The next day my wife was in M&S with my four year old in the buggy - there were two elderly people blocking the way out and my wife heard her say "FFS please move" - which of course she had heard as her Dad tumbled down the stairs

My wife peed herself laughing (and no my daughter didnt say it again!)

 

[bobmac]

I worked in primary schools years ago as an electrician and i was shocked at the foul language i heard from 5 and 6 year old kids.

No wonder you were demoted to Jannie

 

[williamalex1]

No wonder you were demoted to Jannie

I knew some bright spark would twig :rofl:

 

[Rooter]

I knew some bright spark would twig :rofl:

Shocking puns. Watt is the world coming too? Ohm my goodness me.

 

[williamalex1]

Shocking puns. Watt is the world coming too? Ohm my goodness me.

Indeed no resistance here, re volting i was reduced to a jeanie with magic test lamps