fucking play station

[FlatOnTheHill]

DS glued to the poxy thing. He is 15 a good boy. Does go out and see mates so sociable. Does not bring me amy trouble. Studies hard at school. Somim very lucky. But when he is on that thing, I call it 'the machine'. He plays GTA with mates and all you can hear is him shouting out ya mother fucker" or fucking get ouuut my way or oi you ya silly prick etc etc.

I have spoken to my friends about this and work colleagues and they say their sons are the same
Would point out does not act like this when not on play station.
AIBU in wanting to launch the fucking thing out the window or accidentally on purpose cut the wires. He has been on GTA for about a year. Drives me nuts. And when I go flying in his bedroom to tell him off he goes mad shouting at me. As I said only behaves like this when on that poxy 'machine'

Your kinda playing catch up here after being a cool mum and buying GTA in the first place. Which is an 18 rated game, where I am sure you wouldn't buy them Resevoir Dogs or The human Centipede etc?

GTA is a bad game, I would not mind COD/Battlefield so much as it has linear warfare and tactics rather then warped sexual attitudes.

All games, wether its poker, board or electronic can get heated, and this shouldn't just be directed at consoles. If the language is a problem, then as you have done, put him straight or it goes in the bin/back to GAME in exchange for FIFA, FORSA some sports/driving game or age suitable title.

Parents seem to be niave, and don't fully understand what it means by "online multiplayer is unrated" this means they could be exposed to some pretty horrible trolling by others, you can quite quickly end up being called a 'fag' or other stuff about 'shagging your mother' etc and some people might not be prepared for that.

Re swearing, if my 15yo said " FFS Mum why are you being a dick?" I would fall on the floor in shock.
Just because it's not how we speak to each other. I am friendly with some of her friend's parents who I know feel the same.

I accept that others are less bothered by it. I work in an inner city school and hear parents and children swearing at and in front of each other all the time.

I don't like it though. It sounds grim.

More i talk to my parents like I do to my friends and they me. Some parents have that type of relationship some don't

I also hate hearing swearing from young people in public places, like the train. Some people, like my Grandmother for example, find it unpleasant and intimidating.

I think if your children are brought up to believe that swearing at their parents in the home is acceptable they are less likely to excercise control elsewhere, or indeed even consider that others might not feel comfortable with it.

I talk to my parents in the same way I speak to my friends too. I am an adult now. It has been a gradual process, but I definitely wouldn't have done so at 14.

more crack that is exactly what I was trying to put into words before but couldn't quite get it right, it grates on me when I hear people swearing in restaurants etc can see how some may think that because it was accepted at home it will be everywhere but in reality, at least as far as I've seen, swearing has no real place in society

I'm incredibly sweary (and a gamer!), but I still don't swear in front of my mom or my in-laws, and I'm 35!

Swearing is just words. Fair enough to not want to be sworn AT but you'd get offended if you heard someone say "I need a piss" or "fucking hell" in public?

i talk to my parents like I do to my friends and they me. Some parents have that type of relationship some don't

That's how it was for me when my parents were alive and that's how it is for me and my (adult) children now.

It just doesn't consist of swearing as a rule. And definitely no swearing at another person.

Tali - I can't imagine you're going to be very popular when your baby starts to talk and he tells other kids to give him back his fucking toy at playgroup.

Swearing is just words.

If that were really the case we'd all be going round saying 'Dang and blast' or
similar.

The words have a back meaning, we don't use them in front of children (hopefully) and I wish they weren't used so freely in public.

I actually don't mind swearing. It's sometimes funny and can be clever when used appropriately.
I do think that it should be acknowledged that some people, particularly the elderly, find it offensive. I would be MORTIFIED if my daughter was loudly swearing on a bus full of pensioners. My Grandma catches a particular bus every week that is full of young people swearing and it makes her feel really uncomfortable.
I had to ask a parent to stop saying fuck in school last week. They weren't being aggressive, it just came so naturally to them, it's how they speak regardless of where they are.

Learning the "rules" of polite society is part of growing up. Time and place is important. Not at your Mum, not where likely to cause offence, and sparingly.

Lynda I generally wouldn't swear in front of a child that's not a teen as I think it's adult language. Teens swearing doesn't annoy me though.

More i talk to my parents like I do to my friends and they me. Some parents have that type of relationship some don't

Some people, of all ages, can have conversations which don't routinely involve swearing.

I don't mind sweating either. And yes it can sometimes be funny. In the context of the op it isn't though. And in the context of swearing at the op it is neither clever nor funny.

I swear. Quite a lot. But only in situations where it's appropriate/ acceptable. By a 15 yo on a normal evening at home is neither. At someone, never

More I think that's really subjective though, as to what's okay to one person isn't to another. Example a group of teens swearing at me wouldn't bother me it would mortify some on here. I think it's generational

I also don't think people finding it uncomfortable means you shouldn't do it. Some people find brightly coloured hair uncomfortable or people with lots of tattoos. Doesn't mean people should stop doing those things.

I swear a lot. In public. I'd never shout FUCK at a group of pensioners but I'm not going to moderate my language because some happen to walk past

Swearing is just words. Fair enough to not want to be sworn AT but you'd get offended if you heard someone say "I need a piss" or "fucking hell" in public?

I'd think they were ignorant to be honest; especially the first phrase.

Lass and some people aren't offended by swear words. They're just words, to me at least

Someone is ignorant for saying the word piss? I'll remind everyone to refer to it as urinating

I would be horrified if anyone in our family even wanted to play GTA CoD or similar. That includes DH,and all my teens. What a depressing way to spend your time especially when you're young and your ideas about the world are still forming. It's like marinating your brain in sewage.

I'd say ignorant as well, Tali and common as muck... There's no need to announce to the world at large that you need a piss, there really isn't.
And yes, I would indeed be mortified if I happened upon my teenage dd in the street and heard her screeching "fucking hell, I need a piss".

I swear a lot. In public. I'd never shout FUCK at a group of pensioners but I'm not going to moderate my language because some happen to walk past

That kind of proves my point. You swore at home growing up, your parents swore at home, and now you refuse to moderate your language to avoid making others uncomfortable.
No doubt your children, who you accept calling you a dick, will also be inconsiderate of others re bad language.

Flogging I meant as in overhearing someone saying it to someone else, as in "wait for me, just going for a piss". Not screeching it to everyone, why would you do that?

Not something I tend to say, I'm more of a fuck/bastard/wank user but I honestly don't see why some are offended at HEARING someone swear

More do you think people with coloured hair, tattoos, piercings, unconventional styles of dress, certain accents and so on should not wear it/have that colour/speak differently in case some poor soul happens to be offended?

Another thread on GTA, how boring.

Yet again, most of you talking about how horrible it is have no idea what is in the game.

If parents don't allow their children to play it, fine. However, there's at least one comment from someone saying they wouldn't "let" their DH play it and I've seen several similar comments in other threads about GTA. It makes me laugh, if a man came on here and said he wouldn't let his wife/partner read a book/watch a film because he didn't like the content there would be absolute uproar!!