08-27-2009, 03:59 PM
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Depends on how old your kids are, IMO. I have a 5-year-old and a 3-year-old. I don't want either of them exposed to that kind of thing at this age. When they're older, then they're already hearing it from their friends at school and it's probably not worth texting security unless it's really profane.
And don't tell me, "Then don't take them to the ballgame if you don't want them exposed to it." Because that's ridiculous. People can act civilized in a public place for a couple of hours.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So what are we shielding them from? Words? I guess this has turned into a parental philosophy conversation. My daughter just turned 4. She hears me cuss on occasion, and she'll repeat what I say. I say, Don't say that, that's an adult word. Problem solved. But are we teaching our kids not to say words cause of how embarrassed we'll be if someone else hears them say them? Or are we just holding on to some puritan bullshit? I'd really like your input, Butch.
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If you're OK with your kids hearing and/or using profanity, it isn't my business. But in a public space, you can't assume everyone has the same philosophy as you (whether you agree with it or not).
And I don't think you can pretend that words can't be harmful...just ask Milton Bradley. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]
Depends on how old your kids are, IMO. I have a 5-year-old and a 3-year-old. I don't want either of them exposed to that kind of thing at this age. When they're older, then they're already hearing it from their friends at school and it's probably not worth texting security unless it's really profane.
And don't tell me, "Then don't take them to the ballgame if you don't want them exposed to it." Because that's ridiculous. People can act civilized in a public place for a couple of hours.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So what are we shielding them from? Words? I guess this has turned into a parental philosophy conversation. My daughter just turned 4. She hears me cuss on occasion, and she'll repeat what I say. I say, Don't say that, that's an adult word. Problem solved. But are we teaching our kids not to say words cause of how embarrassed we'll be if someone else hears them say them? Or are we just holding on to some puritan bullshit? I'd really like your input, Butch.
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If you're OK with your kids hearing and/or using profanity, it isn't my business. But in a public space, you can't assume everyone has the same philosophy as you (whether you agree with it or not).
And I don't think you can pretend that words can't be harmful...just ask Milton Bradley. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]