{"id":1532,"date":"2013-08-21T14:52:30","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T18:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.positivelyparenting.com\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2015-12-03T08:40:55","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T13:40:55","slug":"i-swear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/parenting\/i-swear\/","title":{"rendered":"I SWEAR!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After this reading this<\/a>, I had to admit to swearing in front of my kids.<\/p>\n

They don’t swear.\u00a0 I don’t swear in public (mostly), and I never swear at them.<\/p>\n

But if I drop a can on my toe, you can bet I am not saying, “Oh GEEZ.”<\/p>\n

My mother swore.\u00a0 Often.\u00a0 And colorfully.\u00a0 They are strange and fond memories, listening to her swear the leaves that would build up in the city gutters, or hearing her curse out someone who was unkind to the elderly or a child. I was embarrassed AND proud.\u00a0 My mom didn’t (and doesn’t) take shit off of no one.\u00a0 She taught me to be fair, tough, and not mince words; not verbally dance around what is important.<\/p>\n

Living is DC to taught me to not mistake “proper” language for morals, strength, erudition, or sincerity.\u00a0 Some of the most under-handed behaviors come from the most curse-free people (politicians?), and well, I ain’t buying it.<\/p>\n

Where I grew up, adults peppered their language with words, phrases, and stories that would make a sailor blush.\u00a0 I picked up a good bit of it.\u00a0 It didn’t stop me from becoming an English major, a teacher, a counselor, a coach, and a public speaker.\u00a0 And yes, I curse when I speak (to right crowd and in the right story, it is crucial).<\/p>\n

I call ’em as I see ’em, and sometimes that is with an F-bomb.\u00a0 I have tried to stop, and it hasn’t worked.\u00a0 So, I am embracing my swearing, Goddammit.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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