swearing

[londonandwhere]

Is it pretty normal men swear when they hurt? My husband said 'fuck!' three times when he hit his toes on the steps. He usually doesnt swear unless it's really frstrating and did last night as it was very hurting.

I swear without being hurt

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Yeah me too but more when I've hurt myself-I'd say 3 fucks is pretty reasonable.

I swear a lot!

Swearing when hurt is common. I stubbed my toe on door and let out a few words

Dh swears like a trooper when he hurts himself but then so do I.

Totally normal. Am only surprised he stopped after 3....

I swear when I get hurt or when my PT is pushing me too hard - my DH rarely swears other than at the football!

I normally swear when i'm driving........or when i've hurt myself.

Totally normal!

3 fucks? The man has some self restraint. I'd have give it at least 5 fucks, a 1 shitty, 1 bollocks, 1 wanker and 2 bastards.

There is naff all worse than stubbing your toe. The pain really makes me angry

Yes, normal. Were you offended by it?

There is naff all worse than stubbing your toe

Standing on a small lego brick is the most painful thing known to man

Fucking hell, I would have though stubbing your toe warrants a lot more than 3 fucks to be honest.

I say fuck at least 3 times when I break a nail

He sounds totally normal...............

Pets - standing on an upturned plug comes pretty close

It's proven that swearing helps with pain

Fuck yes Lego hurts!-I actually cut the bottom of my foot standing on a piece

I'd agree with the upturned plug, although stubbing a toe is pretty close.

I managed a slew of "fuck"s the other day when I managed to trip over the dog, bang my knee on the wall and twist three toes in my trousers AT THE SAME TIME!

my usual outburst when stubbing my toe is "fucking cunting twatting bastard", so three fucks is quite restrained..

I never swear, it is completly unnecessary, I will not have it in front of my children at all, I hate it. If you think its ok to swear, thats your choice, but if your child copies and says f**k at school, how will that be for him/her getting into trouble. Not good idea is it.
I had to laugh though when londonandwhere said that about dh. I could just picture it, sorry.

My parents swore when I was growing up (not constantly, but when the situation required it) and I never swore at school...well not in front of anyone who cared anyway. It is possible to teach responsible swearing

yes its normal! i do it as well and with regards to swearing, i try not to do it infront of my children but am a bit crap actually! and its not like children learn not to swear, they just learn where it is appropriate to swear, what scarlett said! :)

Can't say I've ever found a good fuck painful or annoying

What an odd thread.

It is normal for anyone to swear when they are hurt.

The function of swear words in a language is to give release in a verbal instead of physical way. Generally in moments of extreme tension/pain/distress.

Saying 'fuck' when you are hurt does help with the pain ( several good studies confirm this).

So I agree, people sweating out of context is annoying and rude for the sake of it. But I must admit I do love a properly used swear word.

Essentially it's this ability that separates us from animals. (who in such situations generally have no other recourse other than swearing.

*other than physical aggression I mean.

• swearing out of context. ffs! Although sweating out of context is bad too!

Three fucks for a stubbed toe sounds reasonable to me!