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Swearing and Parenting: Goes Together Like Mac N Goddamn Cheese
Adrian Kulp thinks the dirtiest part of parenting might be the words that sometimes come out of his own mouth. As far as I remember, I didn’t grow up with a foul mouth. As kids, my parents didn’t...
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Watch your %#$*ing Language At Work
Swearing is pretty common in pop culture, but Ged Naughton cautions that letting the f-word fly in the workplace could be a FCLM (a freaking career limiting move). —- In 1999, when Ewan McGregor got...
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Hey Lady, You Suck at Parenting
Andy Hinds doesn’t swear in front of his kids and he has a message for parents that do — I took my four-year-old twins to our favorite pizza joint for lunch yesterday, and they wanted to sit in the...
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Why I Don’t Really Give a **** If My Kids Curse
Dave Lesser argues that swear words aren’t the worst words a kid can add to their vocabulary — We all do it. What parent hasn’t accidentally cursed in front of their kids? Bullshit, you have to...
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A Teaspoon of Expletives Helps the Compliment Go Down
Sometimes it takes a few swear words and threat of bodily harm from your best friend to allow gratitude in. ________ I don’t absorb compliments and gratitude well. That’s not to say I don’t appreciate...
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6 Tips to Keep Your Next Fight With Her From Going Volcanic
Every relationship has explosive conflicts. Tor Constantino shares tips from 20 years of marriage to help defuse them before they erupt. ___ Anytime two people commit to each other, there will...
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Why This Dad Thinks Facebook Should Have an “R” Rating for Kids
Tor Constantino swears he’s not a prude—he just doesn’t think his teen and preteen are ready for Facebook. ___ I’m a parent of two daughters ages 11 and 13 respectively. Neither of them has a Facebook...
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Can Excessive Cursing in the Media Actually Make Our Kids Meaner?
Tor Constantino shares research that directly links excessive media cursing with aggression in kids. ___ Growing up, we’ve all heard the rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will...
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Who was That Strange Man who Swore too Much?
Samson and Delilah by Guercino (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg) You can’t limit the vitality of a book’s form without limiting the vitality of a book’s content. ––– Then Samson said to Delilah: “If...
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I’m Teaching My Kids to Swear
DiaryDad is teaching his kids to swear like the “best” of ’em. I have given up on watching my language around my kids. I don’t let them swear though and I have no problem with the double standard...
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Men, Maybe it’s Time for a Little Rage Yoga?
Swear like a trucker and angry? Get your yoga mat. ____ Go ahead and stretch. And then let it out. Your stress, your pain, your anger and whatever the hell else you want. Sounds like a night out with...
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The Dad-Approved ‘Swear Minute’
Out of the mouths of babes, we sometimes catch a glimpse of ourselves. — It was a beautiful, normal weekday afternoon. I had just picked the kids up from school and spirits were high; it was nearing...
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Why Do Men And Women Swear?
A 45-year old singer from Goa—let’s call him Sebastian Braganza—recently found himself in the soup after a lover’s tiff snowballed into a massive fight when he swore in the middle of it. “I know it...
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The Truth About Profanity, No BS
Embed from Getty Images ___ “Under certain circumstances, profanity provides relief denied even to prayer.” -Mark Twain Whether you call them swear words, cuss words, or profane language, many of us...
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Between Birth and Death are Paperwork and Swearing
— Last summer my husband and I took a bike ride along a trail near our house. I think about a lot of things when I’m riding a bike or running. On this particular occasion, I was thinking about death....
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The Art of Swearing
I love words me. Love ‘em. There are exceptions though. ‘Bespoke’ for instance. And ‘Brexit’. Oh, and ‘authentic’. And ‘synergise’. I could go… oh, hang on, and ‘smashing it’. Ok that’s two words but I...
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Swearing Can Boost Your Performance
◊♦◊ Have you read the original anthology that was the catalyst for The Good Men Project? Buy here: The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Front Lines of Modern Manhood ◊♦◊ Talk to you soon. If...
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Wtf? Slurs Offend Young Adults More Than Swearing
— Benjamin Bergen, University of California San Diego In 1972, the comedian George Carlin performed a comedy routine in which he listed the seven words you couldn’t say on television. He opined that...
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Cursing in Your Culture
— What kind of language is dealt with as foul in your culture? QUESTION: Cursing helps reduce pain. Feel free to indulge! True or False? . . What’s your answer? Scroll down to see ours. . ANSWER True....
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Why It’s Okay To Swear in Front of Your Kids
Their innocent ears and naive brains cannot possibly process the horrendous meaning behind those words. If it’s okay to do so in front of children, then why do movies and TV shows censor foul...
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