To ask other mums on MN not to use the F word?

[raspberrypi]

I am a newbie. I find that F word is peppered in a lot of the threads. I used to swear a lot but I have stopped completely because I realize it's common, and makes a woman sound undignified. Is it too much, ladies, to ask you not to use F-ing thsi and F-ing that? Can't we adults discuss things without resorting to sailor language? Thank you.

Indeed Purpke.

What about fathers, for example? They really suck! All of them! I have statistics I just made up to back it up!

This is a wind up from a regular isn't it.
The cunt.

and makes a woman sound undignified.

You may as well as said 'it's so un-lady-like' shudder

A very reasonable request OP, I actually can't believe all the harsh responses you are getting here. You ought to be ashamed, you've let yourselves and mumsnet down badly.

I for one will never swear on here again.

Fucking never.

We're rude? You should look in the fucking mirror if you want to see rude.

I agree with OP. You lot please would you all just stop fucking swearing.

Ah you can be racist and homophobic but just don't swear :o

Should one immediately lose the right to a broad spectrum of language when one becomes a mother?

Should the Bounty lady take my obscenities as well as a dreadful photo when she prowls the post-natal ward?

there are gay mothers and fathers too you know

And calling us uneducated as well?
Shall we make a list of all our professional qualifications?
Would we be allowed to swear then?

And what about pregnant women? Can they say fuck then?
Or fathers, grandmas etc?

Please fuck off to nethuns

@ NoWuckingFurries - both post and NN.

Fucking brilliant!

and even parents who are sailors..if they can't use sailor-like language because they are parents it will get very confusing for them..

Ooh. At the risk of feeding the namechanger, can black people and gay people not be mothers also?

I don't like people talking about breastfeeding could I request that from this day on we no longer use the word breastfeeding on mumsnet after all we would hate to offend some people.

What does being mothers have to do with it? Are mothers not human? If you cut us, do we not bleed? If you anger us do we not tell you to fuck off to fuck off and when you get there fuck off some more?

Great dirty minds think alike, AI0uise.

raspberrypi I hold a Masters degree from Oxbridge and am doing another Masters. I also am a Mum. I also say Fuck occasionally.

I'm sorry I don't fit into your arbitrary bees of how we should all be and behave. I do recommend you stick around though. You may learn something about diversity and tolerance (and no, I'm not referring to men/blacks/gays)

bees should obviously be boxes. Apparently Apple disagreed with me.

I could post something rude to fit in I guess, but sorry I am not going to lower myself.

Oh ... actually, you do get points for 'little faculty of language' cos that's just a beautiful one.

^check me out debating in a reasoned fashion without resorting to being a swearypants. It's killing^ me, btw.

cuz black people can't be mothers? Or female?

I haven't read the thread but I'd like to play thread bingo. I bet the thread is peppered with the 'f word' . I bet the op has referred to us as 'ladies' (possibly in inverted commas), probably commented on the fact that we dare to call ourselves mothers, something about setting an example, maybe something about education?

How many did I get right? Ooh ooh maybe a passive aggressive smiley as well.

troll windup 101

I like this website. I can speak my mind and I don't have to think about whether or not the kids might pick it up. I might be a mother, but I am not JUST a mother, I am me too.

Having a child does not mean you have to become a paragon of virtue, I mean I model good behaviour in front of the kids, I eat the fucking broccoli even though I hate it, I talk calmly and clearly about school and Cbeebies and lego and colouring in, I don't lose my temper and I try to always behave logically so that they learn about actions having consequences and stuff.

But that doesn't mean that I don't also have the immature side of me that still feels twenty one and childless, wanting to talk about nonsense and swear about shit that happens, have a giggle about things and generally relax and be a grown up too.

Thanks lentilly I am glad I've got such an apt name, even if I am an uneducated sweary mother