To ask if you swear in conversation with your adult children?

[Ahsoka2001]

Personally, my Mum hates swearing in general and says she'll never allow it in her house even when my sister is an adult (she's 14, I'm 21). But I've gone round friends' houses, etc. and seen them and their parents swear around each other like it's their normal thing to do.

I don't think either mindset is wrong really, but which do you prefer? Would you "tell off" your adult child if they swore in conversation with you?

I'm lrish and l never heard either of my dps swearing. It was totally taboo in our home. I never swore in front of my dc until they were older teens and even still they are shocked when l swear. It's like they heard the queen swearing!!!
But l never swear at them. Have to admit as l have got older l swear more but generally l hate it.

My children are mid 20s.
I seldom swear anyway and never did in front of them until they were in 20s. They swear occasionally but it's not part of general conversation.

My parents both swear liberally.

There doesn't have to be a point! But sometimes only a well chosen swear word will do to express a particular emotion. I like to think I have a very good vocabulary, speak well and appropriately but sometimes it adds to the richness and vigour of language to swear.

We all swear. I can't imagine telling my adult children off for swearing.

I clearly move in different circles! Where I grew up, there were men for whom a sentence wasn't a sentence without a swear word in it. And while I do know lots of families where swearing is not done, I know many more where it's the norm from people of all ages

One of my kids is an adult, one is mid teens. None of us swear very much, but we all do occasionally. We never swear at each other as a pp said, I hate that, just something like ‘what a bastard’ about someone that deserves it! 😅

I taught my dc when they were small that all words are important. As long as they use the word properly and in context then that's ok.
There is no way I'm going to police their language now that they're adults and I don't expect them to police mine.

No, because I don't normally pepper my conversation with swear words anyway. My friends and family don't swear unless they have a reason to either eg bad driving.

Swearing is just a habit, and one I haven't got into.

Neither if my late parents ever swore at home aside from the odd damn and blast , which is basically the amount of swearing I do as well . My husband is similar although less likely to swear at all . We have adult children , our daughter ( early 20s) doesn’t swear at all , son (30) swears a bit but nothing bad .

Yes I swear in front of my older teen and adult daughter. Didn't until they were older. I still say 'watch your mouth' if they swear in front of me though😅. At the end of the day it's just letters put together, the word itself has no magic evil power!

I'm nearly 50 and don't swear in front of my parents or my kids. Have had DM call DF a twat though which left me wide eyed

Swear like a trooper me you can't beat a good fucking bloody Nora. Once called my then teenage son a dozy bastard which made us both laugh.

My parents were pretty potty mouthed but dhs family don't snd I respect that totally so don't swear in front of them.

Can't abide hearing swearing in front of children but 13 onwards seems fine though you teach them where snd when it's not appropriate

I swear in front of my parents and child (child age children). Not a lot but I do if I hurt myself or get annoyed. It’s never been a big deal in my family. We all know how to behave in different circumstances so aren’t swearing at work etc but we do swear. As an adult I wouldn’t expect my parents to police my language/ but maybe that’s because I’m not used to them commenting on my choice of words.

I swear around my adult children, but in context, not generally. My DD has a creepy guy at the gym she goes to and told me today that it's going to be a straight 'fuck off' if he comes near her again. We also love the hypothetical 'they can get to fuck' conversations, it gets it out of your system.

I use milder swears like arse, shit and piss in front of my parents and children (older, young adult), but I wouldn't say fuck.

Like troopers! Parents are elderly and swear for emphasis when necessary (as earlier posted said, nothing beats ‘fucksake’ on occasion) and I’ve sworn in front of them from around 15 years old. Wouldn’t drop the c-bomb though.

I’ve never censored my swearing with my 3 kids. Ever. My mum also swears.

My kids know not to swear. They probably do between their friends when they hit secondary. Like most kids!!!…. When you’ve worked in secondaries you hear a LOT of swearing. Definitely something thats never concerned me.

Reminds me of when my sister in law told me to stop swearing infront of her child in MY house. Sorry love, my house, my rules! If it’s that much of an issue please remove yourself and your kid. Problem solved.

I don't tend to swear but I have no issue with the fact that both my (adult) kids do, I may be their mum but I don't get to govern the way they speak. Funnily enough neither of them ever swear when they are talking to their grandmother who is very anti swearing.

I swear in front of my parents, they don't really swear other than damn.

In my house we swear a lot.

I don't swear in front of my parents beyond things like "bloody" and "arse".

My parents swear, DH & I swear, our adult kids don't swear. No idea why.

My parents swear, we swear, my adult dc swear. Liberally.

I gauge my company with everyone else .

We are all potty mouths in my family. My 75 year old parents swear as do my adult kids. We are thoroughly decent people though.

I can't even say 'bloody" in front of my dad. I do swear freely in front of my children though (late teens) my rule is you don't swear to punctuate sentences. Just the usual 'fuuuuck" if you have messed something up. "Bollocks" if you have forgotten something.