Uncle's kids remind him "Butt" is a "bad word"
I just had a similar experience while visiting my nephews recently. They are 1, 2, 3, and 12, and the 3 year old had to keep reminding me not to use the "bad words" "butt" or "fart." Instead I'm supposed to say "heiney" and "tooted." I can't say either of those with a straight face.
I don't remember "butt" and "fart" being "bad words" when I was a kid, but maybe that's because my dad is the king of flatulence. (sorry dad) My mom however, hates the word "suck" and still repremands her "kids" when they use it.
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I wasn't allowed to use the word "hate" when I was a kid.
Funny the words our parents considered "bad."
I wouldn't want my kid running around saying "fuck, shit, bitch etc." but limiting non-profanity is kinda silly IMO.
Yea I'm not a fan of limiting some words to kids. Steven Pinker in 'the stuff of thought' does a whole bunch of stuff on the meaning of curse words and if they have a deeper significance to people. He speculated that because people curse so much that we have been made numb to things that should have a far deeper impact.
thats really shortening his argument, but its a decent book anyway.
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