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• In Defense of Potty-Mouth Mamas

  We've talked before about swearing and childrearing and whether or not a mother cursing in front of her children indicates the entire world is going to hell in a handbasket. Kobe Bryant's Misses brought this all to a head recently by cussing out a reporter in front of her kids...  But really, can we blame her?   Read More... Posted May 28 2008, 09:32 AM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: swearing, bad words, potty-mouth mamas, cussing, kobe bryant, kobe bryant's wife, mothers who swear, mother of the year, swearing in front of your kids

• Why Kids Curse

  The other day my 1-year-old called me a douche bag.  I could be mistaken; he may have been just asking for a cookie. Even though we like to pretend Dalton can say seven or so words, all the “words” are indecipherable and they all kind of sound like “douche bag.” If you've ever wondered why your kids are so irresistibly drawn to swearing, here's the answer... Read More... Posted Mar 29 2008, 07:32 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: swearing, Cursing, NPR, chidren, bad words, language, parent influence, naughty, douchebag, expletives, george carlin, howstuffworks.com

• God Condemns Swearing

  Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony and Lust? You might want to add potty talk to the list of Seven Deadly Sins. It seems that taking the Lord’s name in vain isn’t the only cussing student’s at Montefalco Catholic School shalt not be doing any time soon; at least not without detention or possible punishment in the afterlife. Though Principal Sister Kathy Avery has instituted a zero-tolerance policy on swearing at the Michigan-based Catholic Middle School that has not precluded her from using the banned language just in case there was any confusion to which words she is referring. Read More... Posted Dec 11 2007, 02:00 PM by makeitadouble with | with no comments Filed under: education, f-bomb, swearing, Cursing, bad words, profanity