To not like to hear children say oh my god?

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NDN's DSs are playing outside and as usual they are directing operations within the group of kids from the street who are also out.

Several times now I've heard one or other of them say "oh my god, are you thick?" or " oh my god that was close" etc (they're playing football).

AIBU to think that using that sort of phrase age 8 isn't acceptable? I'm not religious btw.

This is barmy. They're just words. Even if I did believe in a god, and I'm pretty much 95% sure I don't, the other 5% of me wants to believe in a god who doesn't give a shiny shit about the exclamations of surprise some people make.

Well it's better than fuck me or bloody hell.

Sure Jesus or Mohammed or whoever you believe in or not would have a wry smile.

I'm wondering about dd who says 'What the.....?'

Nope doesn't bother mw

This is an old thread, oh my god!

Better than the OMG I get off my tween

Yep. She spells out the letters usually with dramatic hand movements

I don't like it, for no very good reason. My DC now know that proper swearing is bad, but grown ups do it, and will tell me off rather than copy.
They did have a phase of saying Oh My God, partly due to an obsession with the Lego Movie song where the intro goes 'Oh my God I love this song... everything is awesome..'

That's now been corrected to 'Oh my Gosh I love this song...' But basically my ears are bleeding by the time they've started singing it so it's a bit irrelevant!

I don't even consider Jesus Christ or Oh My God or Hell to be cursing in the slightest. Very tame.

YANBU, it's teaching them that it's OK to disrespect those with other beliefs

^^ this and

I'm a Christian but wouldn't bang on about Mohammed because I wouldn't want offend any Muslims that were around.

^^ this.

OP mYANBU.

I wonder what those who don't care would say if everyone started saying ''oh my Allah''. '' Oh my Krishna''.
''Oh my Mohammed''. ''Oh my Buddha''. etc etc.

what then eh?

We say it far too often but my toddler had picked up Christ on a bike and Jesus Christ. My mother is not happy to say the least as she's uber religious.

I really don't like to hear it. I dislike even more Christ on a bike or Christ on a stick. I find it quite offensive actually.

It's really got nothing to do with religion - it's to do with register and the different ways we all talk to different ppl in different contexts. The reason why little kids sound a bit 'inappropriate' saying 'oh my God' is because it's grown up language, really, and in the UK at least, it's mild swearing. Very mild.

'Jesus Christ' is a notch above on the scale of sweariness , for no comprehensible reason, and in Uk English we have several gradations on this scale, all the way up to F and C words and all their glorious variations. I hate hearing people of any age swear loudly in public, and it's horrible when young kids do it. This is because it's the wrong register - it's fine to swear like this in conversation with your friends but not when ppl you don't know can overhear you.

But there is no logic to the words used as swears. Other languages have other 'taboo' words that would not be considered anything other than mystifying if translated. The Italians say 'pig hangman' (porco boia) if they want to be rude. The French exclaim 'prostitute!' (Putain) when annoyed. And 'Dio!' and 'dieu!' are not considered even mild swearing.

My 7yo says 'jeeeezzzz' and 'oh em geeezz' instead of Jesus and oh my God. Better I think. just glad she's not picked up fuck a duck

YANBU. I can't stand it but not just in children actually. It's more that it does offend people who believe in God and Jesus Christ and we should show respect for others generally. It's just good manners.

Why do god people get to decide what is offensive? My god might be absolutely fine about me calling him during times of astonishment.

YANBU. Mine aren't allowed to say it.

Not keen. We say " oh my goodness " in front of dd. She has picked it up from school though.

No YANBU. One of the characters in the Trolls movie says it twice and my DD was copying for a while . I don't like it and I'm not religious.

Wow this thread is old...

Suppose it could be worse.. could be fucking hell..which is a favourite with that age group around here

When the Christians in the UK stop pushing their religion on my children, I will ensure my children don't blaspheme. Until then, tough.

Our 8 year old says it (for a moment there I was about whether our kids were the ones you're talking about in your post). Anyway, it drives me bonkers and we always correct him and ask him not to say it again. A bit deaf ears, I'm afraid, but we persist...

I don't like it and discourage them saying it, even though I say it.

I'm not a fan either. If either of the dc say it I correct it to 'gosh'.

Oh My God, how OLD is this thread?