The whole problem with swearing is that it is so pervasive in every day speech that it has lost its impact. You really have to notch the tantrum up a bit before they get the message and that way lies either very selectively precise speech or physical violence . Btw love the pink socks pink shirt vibe.
My husband is going to love this one. He claims that cussing has to have a certain rhythm and I don’t have it since what I “hear” when I try, is my mom’s voice “Take the dictionary out, dear, I’m sure you’ll find a more interesting way of expressing yourself.” I do recall the time when the admonition “Ladies present” would halt the tongue of a guy on the edge of some profane utterance. Self control is no longer seen a valuable mode of behaviour as we tend to let it all hang out regardless of who may be listening. I am very bored with the F bomb. Time to get over the pandemic effects !
I love this. I was brought up in an era of “ladies don’t swear” and men wouldn’t around women. However, that all changed in my mid 40’s when I went thru a divorce. It amused my friends immensely when I started using the “F” word. I still think it’s the perfect word at times!
The whole problem with swearing is that it is so pervasive in every day speech that it has lost its impact. You really have to notch the tantrum up a bit before they get the message and that way lies either very selectively precise speech or physical violence . Btw love the pink socks pink shirt vibe.
I'm going to start referring to you as "the common sense guy"...twenty gold stars for you 👍👍
My husband is going to love this one. He claims that cussing has to have a certain rhythm and I don’t have it since what I “hear” when I try, is my mom’s voice “Take the dictionary out, dear, I’m sure you’ll find a more interesting way of expressing yourself.” I do recall the time when the admonition “Ladies present” would halt the tongue of a guy on the edge of some profane utterance. Self control is no longer seen a valuable mode of behaviour as we tend to let it all hang out regardless of who may be listening. I am very bored with the F bomb. Time to get over the pandemic effects !
If the choice is communicating how you feel or fabricated propriety, I pick the former.
Plus I think if we don’t properly deal with the weird effects of the pandemics they’ll come back to bite us in the ass again and again. 😉
In our house, the choice is communicating how we feel but we have different styles.
I love this. I was brought up in an era of “ladies don’t swear” and men wouldn’t around women. However, that all changed in my mid 40’s when I went thru a divorce. It amused my friends immensely when I started using the “F” word. I still think it’s the perfect word at times!