Does your teenager swear in front of you?

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Last night me dh and dd17 was having a conversation last night about a customer dh was working for. The couple had a teenage son who was 15 and dh was telling us about the language this boy was yelling to he's mother because he couldn't find he's football boots. It got me thinking, I've never heard my kids swear,they've never swore when I've been in a heated argument with them, nothings ever slipped out. Ds16 is always in his room with his headset on gaming and I've never heard swearing come from him either.

Dd14 is difficult. She called me a bitch today, I think it slipped out because she was really embarrassed afterwards and was really apologetic when I took her phone off her and told her she was grounded for 48hrs.

Dh is not the father to my 3 teenagers and he's mum has told me what an awful teenager he was to her. Me on the other hand didn't curse in front of my parents until I was in my mid 20s. My parents rarely swore so it wasn't something I was used too so it didn't come natural to me.

If your kids swear in front of you how old are they and what do you think of it?

My 23 year old gets told off still if he slips in swear words - shit is ok but fuck is not as I see it as disrespectful. I never swore in front of my parents

No never and bitch would be treated as one too. DD is only 10 though and much more highly strung that the teenager so maybe in a few years I might have a different answer!

None of our children swear in front of us & we don’t swear in front of them (or each other!).

Sorry to be that person..

But it's HIS not HE's

He's = he is

DSD(18) and I swear infront of each other but not AT each other, but I NEVER swore infront of my mum as it just isn't the done thing!

Oh, and DH and I never swear in front of DD(7)

We don't swear at or in front of the kids and they never swear at home either

Tbh I'm a bit horrified at families who are all comfortable with swearing at each other
Mykids are late teens early twenties

The odd "oh shit" or "bloody hell" from any of us, but never as name-calling or other insulting intent, that would be completely unacceptable.

I swear, my kids hear me swear...not on my nelly would they swear in front of or at me. The oldest is 14 and I’ve told her quite firmly that whilst I’m aware her language can be colourful-I do not wish to hear it said in front of me or any other adult until she is an adult herself.

@cricketballs3 thats why I never swore in front of my parents. I also never smoked in front of my dad either I think it's so disrespectful.

I swear, my kids hear me swear....my youngest (12) wouldn't dream of swearing in front of me, my daughter (19) has the worst potty mouth....its really quite embarassing (she never swore up until about a year ago).

I swear in front of my children. My children will swear in front of me. Not at me. I'm an adult they are young adults so I don't mind the odd bit on the same level as you might experience amongst colleagues. I would never swear at them though.

Sorry to be that person..

But it's HIS not HE's

He's = he is

It's quite simple not to be that person

No OP. Mine don't swear in front of me but then I don't swear in front of them either.

I swear in front of my parents and have done since my teens.

Never ever at them, just in a conversational way like I would with friends. They do the same.

But fuck, no, I’d never swear at them! I’m very fond of them.

‘I swear, my kids hear me swear...not on my nelly would they swear in front of or at me.’

Quite hypocritical. Do as I say, not as I do.

...Just waiting for my lovely mother to find this thread and complain about her foul mouthed daughter

Nope. I've never heard my kids swear.

Mine don't swear as in effing and jeffing in front of me and my husband, we don't swear in front of them either.
I still laugh at a time though when my son was in his twenties and he badly gashed his hand when messing with his car. I heard him yell Ow, fucking Hell, immediately followed by a sorry mum when he realised I was within earshot. He got ' The Look ' but inside I was 😂
I've never sworn in front of my parents, my mother would probably have scoured my mouth out with soap.

No, never and mine are adult to 15, just not done here. Under no illusion though that out of home and among friends they all swear.

Mine use swear words ie that was fucking awesome mum ( describing something they've done or seen ) as do I and their step dad.. but never have we sworn at each other ..

My partner has two teenagers to a previous relationship and they swear all the time which is so frustrating as I have two younger children and it scares me that my 4 year old will copy them. But their mother doesn’t discipline them so there’s not much we can do. I totally disagree with kids swearing though I never swore when I was younger I knew better not to.

We are a very sweary family

Do is almost 16 and I don't mind him swearing around me but if he swore at me then that boy better run
Bitch, fuck etc all ok in conversation but call me a notch or tell me to fuck odd and he's in big trouble

He also knows not to swear in public or around older people or young children

My Mum was sweary, so my children grew up with that. They used to call her the Nan off The Catherine Taye show. She was a running joke amongst my DDs friends. Especially because she could be so prim and proper. She had a completely different persona when she was at work as a lollypop lady.

My children swore as Teens. They still do as Adults.

My DH was Irish, his Sister swore, so did her children.

I think it depends on what you say. I hear some terrible sexist language that I wouldn't allow.

DS (16) does swear in front of me, quite foully sometimes. I hate it, and say so. I am sure DD (14) swears in front of her friends, but doesn't swear in front of me. They both watch sweary stuff on You Tube (it appears to be hard to avoid it).

I never, ever swear in person (I do on here sometimes, though ). I have never even said "oh my God" in front of my parents. I've never heard them swear, either.

I think not swearing in front of your parents is a useful life skill. There are obviously situations where swearing is appropriate, and others where it isn't. You need the ability to switch the sweariness on and off. I think most people learn that as teenagers by swearing when they're out with friends and not with their parents.

Same here OP I didn't sweat infront of my parents until I was in my 20's and I wpuld still never swear at them in temper or if we were arguing. My kids would never swear at me either.