You don't have kids, do you? Ever stubbed your toe really bad? Hit your head really hard? Most people instinctively do some sort of 'swearing' (I think saying 'shit' is swearing, some peopl

e think 'farm's is swearing) when they get hurt. Doesn't matter if it's your own fault, or your kid did it, it happens.

And by 'farm's I meant 'darn'. Shit.

No, I don't, but when I stub my toe really badly or otherwise hurt myself the first word out of my mouth is "ouch". The vast majority of swearing can be replaced by other 'child-friendly' vocabulary. In most situations its a simple matter of thinking before you open your mouth, or working to consciously change your habits. That aside, and more importantly, there's a big difference between swearing in front of a child and swearing at them. Its rude, degrading, and not an effective form of discipline.

I have kids. I don't instinctively swear at them. It's not difficult.

Bullspit. You're telling me that you've NEVER had a slip of the tongue under extreme and immediate duress (i.e. accidentally hurting yourself) and said something you weren't supposed to say in polite company? Well, ain't you a saint.

You can't exactly think before something comes out of your mouth when you feel immediate pain. It's a reflex to yell as soon as you feel pain and you really can't control what you yell. I say "French toast" instead of **** as much as possible (i.e. What the French toast was that?) but if I kick something barefoot **** comes out of my mouth before I can even think.

I agree with this one I don't have my own kids but I was living with my sister in law and my niece just as she was learning to talk and I stopped swearing it's not a hard thing anytime I'd normally swear I'd say "sugar drops" weird I know but I still do it till this day there's no point of swearing actually kind of makes people look trashy

I dunno if people think the French toast thing is stupid or they're just morons. If you kick a metal object and break/nearly break a toe, there's no controlling what comes out of your mouth. The best you can hope for is to change what you're saying halfway through and end up saying fudge instead of **** or shiitake mushrooms instead of shit.

Without having carried out any formal anthropological research or fieldwork on this specific topic, I would argue that swearing, i.e. a brief verbal utterance that shocks and sometimes offends, serves as a succinct and effective warning system in a tribe or community. The urge to swear comes most instinctively when having encountered an unexpected difficulty, attack, or sensation of pain. I believe this urge stems from a primordial need to warn fellow creatures of what one has just experienced. The ensuing relief may be a subconscious gratification that others will not suffer the same misfortune, thanks to the warning message one has just delivered. The choice of warning sound/word is critical, since its reach and impact would determine its efficacy. It is thus presumable that these warnings usually consist of words that are statistically less commonly used and thus generate the most spontaneous and intense emotion in others, whether they are surprise references to sexual acts (feelings of pleasure), genitalia (embarrassment), excrement (disgust), or uncalled-for insults (anger). Substitutes for swear words, like 'fish', 'snap', 'heck', and 'sugar' are anecdotal known to provide less relief to the messenger, simply because they are far less likely to induce strong responses from peers and would be less effective as warnings. I posit that the widespread denunciation of swearing is a reaction to the overuse of swearing, especially in situations that do not call for it. Much like The Boy Who Cried Wolf, many people are caught swearing in circumstances that are admittedly much less severe than is implied, in order to draw attention to themselves and appear rakish. The unhappiness and offense that some conservatives feel when hearing a swear word may be an evolutionarily cultivated reaction to discourage false alarms that would cause unnecessary panic. That said, it is clear that a blanket ban on swearing would be a dangerous mistake for the physical and spiritual health of a community. To remove a system that provides both timely warning to a group and relief to the individual would weaken their defenses and raise stress levels. A tribe that suppresses these warning sounds, shying away from the strong and sudden emotions that they evoke, would no doubt suffer a tremendous evolutionary disadvantage compared to more enlightened peers. A more sophisticated approach would be to clamp down on unnecessary swearing, while encouraging swift delivery of swear words in sufficiently distressing or hazardous situations for the benefit of the whole tribe.

Scientific fact: swearing has been shown to help relieve pain from injuries, but "fake swearing" does not work as effectively. OP, YDI for indoctrinating your children with religion before they are old enough to think for themselves.

God I hope so

170- you spelled 'not' wrong. It is spelled n-o-t, not s-o. Must have been one of your blonde moments...

179- ...What the literal ****?

203- I was twisting her sentence to say "God I hope not" instead of "God I hope so," because I saw her comment as disrespectful. As for the blonde part, that comes from her profile where she says she enjoys "being thoroughly and completely blond..." And I'm sure you are well aware of the blonde stereotype. Having said all that, I yield to you because I cannot compete against Garrus holding a cupcake..

179-- I find it disrespectful that you would try to sensor someone's use of the word "God." Not everyone believes in the Big Man in the Sky and trying to make people stop saying OMG/God I hope so/ect is stupid and rather rude. You guys keep your religion to yourself and we will keep our lack of one to ourselves. But we have a legal right to curse, and use whatever name we want in vain as long as it does not slander a person... and since you cannot physically prove God is a person, alive, and hurt by the "slander" then you legally have no recourse to have us stop.

Mr. Whiplash, is it? Indeed, well I hope you enjoyed looking like a complete twat for trying to poke fun at me for a little godly pun. God would not approve of you tearing one down to make yourself look better. Ruminate in that

so sexy it hurts...

Yeah, I'm sure her FOUR YEAR OLD SON was thinking about all the filthy things he'd do to her ass if he wasn't in church, and then his non-existent sex drive took over....

Are you stupid? They posted it on Sunday but it never got on the site till now. Kids shouldent be on this site anyways... Go back to playing flash games or doing Homework.

#171 ahhhh i love when people who r DICKS to other people get insulted well done *claps*

Um, it would not be possible for her to have posted this TODAY. It takes, at least, 3 days for these things to be posted, if not longer. So many people post that it takes a while for things to get voted through. More likely she attends church on a Saturday and it got voted through today. Not all church is on Sunday and Tuesday, many churches actually have Saturday services.