Alright- I'll be the first to admit. I cuss (cue the dropped jaws & shocked faces). If you know me, you know if I drop something I'm pretty sure the first word out of my mouth is "shit". You also know that I have a cuss words for nearly every happening..
I have came to the point that if my children say a cuss word in the right context, I'll let them. I'd rather them know that there is a time, place, and right way to say a bad word than not. I'd also rather them not hide it from me. I remember one time my brother asked "do you cuss?" I said "no" so fast. I didn't want my parents to know and I knew DAMN WELL that kid would use it to his advantage and I'd get in trouble. I never want my kids to feel like that.
Now, my daughter isn't verbal- she has random words, none of them being cuss words. But I know in her language when something is making her mad, she's talking some smack. My son on the other hand, he knows how to use the word "shit" like it's just a word. He doesn't overuse it, doesn't abuse it, knows where he can and cannot say it. I do feel like that may be a "mom win" for me.
I may cuss, but I know that it doesn't make me a "bad mom" but I'll proudly be apart of the "Bad Mom's Club" if that's one of the qualifications! I know I'm raising good human's. You can be a good human and still say a few cuss words here and there!
This post is short and sweet, but know that if your kid is cussing, I'm not judging. My kid is probably the one who fell at the park and said "Oh shit".
Have a wonderful day, ya filthy animals!
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