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dd (2.5)swore this morning and its my fault

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indiasmum · 31/05/2007 09:09

she was happily playing then her older brother said something to annoy her aqnd she sighed and said 'for fuckins sake'. . clearly its straight from me. i always feel so stressed out and frequently mutter this under my breath, obv some times louder than i thought. its no excuse but to give you background i have 3 kids, both boys have ASD and my little girl. they arent the easiest of kids and i dont have much support (apart from dh but he works quite long hours) so end up feeling frustrated and stressed most days.
but i really really dont want my little dd to swear. shes such a sweetie but she said it exactly how i said it inc the sigh. i feel so ashamed. how can i stop it without turning it into a big deal? and how can i stop the need to swear all the time too?

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itwasntme · 31/05/2007 09:12

Don't worry about it. I'm sure all 2 year olds have done the same. Mine certainly has.. she said "fucking hell" after dropping something recently.

Just ignore it completely, don't react and she'll forget about it.

And watch what you say in future.

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indiasmum · 31/05/2007 09:15

thing is it was quite funny i n a way. i def would have suppressed a giggle had it been someone elses child!!!!!

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weepootleflump · 31/05/2007 09:16

My dd is the same age and says it exactly the same way as your dd (and always at the appropriate time iykwim). Just completely ignore it, my dd started about a month ago and it's once in a blue moon she says it now.

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weepootleflump · 31/05/2007 09:17

I know , but dh and I had to suppress ours when dd started and I think she picked up on that and was doing it even more. Now that we totally ignore it she hardly does it.

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BernieBear · 31/05/2007 11:11

My ds said "bugger" quite a few times the other day. I am currently teaching him "Bognor" to replace it. Not sure what is worse actually.....

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pickledpear · 31/05/2007 11:19

my dd when she was 4 sat behind sofa with her doll and pointed finger said "Damn Damn Damn thats a naughty word you know" i laughed and she realised i was there oops

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americantrish · 31/05/2007 12:12

i had to laugh.
my son had a bit of poo on his foot this morning after a nappy change (i dont know how!!) and i said 'you've got some shit on your foot' (i wasnt fully awake, i dont swear in front of him!) and he said to me 'momma, shit on foot!'

i kept a deadpan expression. he only said it once since then (that was around 7am.) i ignored it too.

i guess it just comes down to being careful what we say!!!

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cadelaide · 31/05/2007 12:18

indiasmum, if she does it again do not react at all. Dh and I always have a giggle repeating the offending phrase but substituting a similar word. When we swear nowadays (frequently) it's a sort of growl/cough, that's the trick, just don't enunciate! I'm amazed my lot don't swear more, actually.
And do let yourself smile about it, it'll relieve all that stress and it's really not the end of the world, imagine Gordon Ramsey's kids!