Parents swearing at their children.

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Was in Tesco Express earlier and there was a mother effing and blinding at her 2 year old (which is what prompted this post) and her child was using the same language as her! It just makes me angry.

I agree.

I only wish i had realised this before I christened my kids 'bawbag' 'pissflap' and 'arsehole'

Is arseholes a boy or a girl compos I'm looking for unusual baby names

Unisex - I've always wanted three kids, one of each.

No - you want a one syllable name like Shit - good for screaming out. Also, good for boy or girl.

I've told my little fuckers to piss off so i can mumsnet in peace.

I hate it too, OP and feel so sorry for the kids. Talk about starting off in life with a disadvantage.

As a teacher I often hear myself saying to a student 'would you speak to your mum like that', then realising YES of course they would, and that is why they are talking to me like that.

SIGH.

Then I go into that resigned teacher thing .... 'well... you shouldnt...' mumble mumble mumble...(suddenly realising that their mum is probably the gin soaked haridan in Tescos screeching obscenities at them when they were a toddler sat in the trolley seat)

I called mine after a philosopher. Kant sounds dead good called out in a South London accent.

I have heard so many parents arguing and swearing at their kids at the school gates. And in the shops.

I echo what chloekitte said - I think a lot of children who I teach have a really really crap life and they bring that into school.

Yes my neighbour has a potty mouth and says the c**t word in front of her 5 year old boy and other choice words Being in flats and her door opposite me, I hear more than I'd like to at times and it makes me very sad.

What I found especially surprising was when they all left in smart clothes and she told me they were going to mass and she was a Catholic, this was after weeks of listening to foul language and shouting at her partner and her son after they first moved in I'm obviously naive or clueless, but this surprised me. Clearly my judgeypants are hitched higher than I first suspected

One of the nursery children I was teaching yelled out "Look at that fat bastard" when he saw someone in the park.

When I picked him up on what he was saying, his reply

"Well that's what my mum says"
:(

It is tantamount to child abuse IMO.

As a teacher I often hear myself saying to a student 'would you speak to your mum like that

When I was at school and a teacher used to say that, I always wanted to say "no I wouldn't, but then you wouldn't sit your husband and kids in front of a blackboard and teach them Pythagoras's theorem, whilst they were eating their dinner.'

composhat Don't you believe it! Sometimes it's hard to stop being a teacher.

I guess though where people swear every other word it means nothing anymore.I know people who call their friends 'fat bastard' affectionately.

I loathe this with a passion. An ex friend of mine used to complain that her 2 year old would be in his buggy saying "fuck you" but she made no effort to curb her swearing at all and she wondered why he swore.

^ this

I have an aunty who asks affectionately "how's yer auld c**t?". The only response to that is "it's fine, thank you".

I called the coppers last night after being woken at 1:30am by a man dragging a child of about 9 or 10 down the street. At one point the man said "I'll fucking kill you. You spoiled wee bastard". This went on for over half an hour with the boy periodically collapsing to the ground wailing at the top of his lungs. Whatever was happening the various coppers were able to quiet things down without shouting or swearing amazingly enough.

I called mine after a philosopher. Kant sounds dead good called out in a South London accent

'Come here little Kant!'

'Get off my Kant'

'My Kant can be very irritating'

Brilliant!

Thanks, Compos. I have to admit, that dcs actually have very sensible names.

I did want to call the dog Kant, but I have a somewhat warped sense of humour!

I've always wanted a cat called Mrs Slocambe, but a dog called Kant is even better.

Kant's got fleas.

The milkman was stroking Kant this morning.

Swearing at a child is different to swearing near them.

I was out for a walk with 3yo DD the other day- she stopped suddenly and called me back to look at a snail who was slowly making its way across the wet path. We both marvelled at it for a while, and she constructed a complex narrative which involved the snail's desperate bid to get home and feed its children before nightfall. I was very proud, and let the conversation fall silent whilst I gazed at her adoringly. It was at this point that she looked at the snail and then at me and proclaimed:

"It's fucking filthy, mummy"

Unfortunately, Compos it was vetoed.

Would have been funny though, on the common: 'Kant, get back here now, Kant, c'mon, Kant'! Oh Lord, it can only get worse from here!

I love a bit of swearing. A well placed eff or jeff can make all the difference. However, when you find yourself filling gaps in your sentences with "fuckineh" rather than an "em" or an "um" you should ensure your children and everyone else's have earplugs. Swearing children is not nice