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2 year old swearing like a Marine. Help!

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LionsnTigersnBears · 19/08/2012 09:45

DD, 2, has started saying 'fsake!' with great enthusiasm and delivery whenever frustrated with something 'e.g. 'Mummy, colour broken, fsake! huh!'. She's even managed to get an exasperated 'chuh!' at the end. I admit I'm no Mary Poppins but I don't think I've ever said that in front of her, though her dad could be a guilty party (and will suffer for it :-D). IN the meantime, how do I get her to stop? I was thinking if I make a deal out of it, she might do it more, so just to ignore, but she doesn't seem to be stopping. In fact she seems to really like the word. Oh f*sake!!!!

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WitchOfEndor · 19/08/2012 09:54

You could try substituting another harmless phrase which you need to say with great emphasis the next time something goes wrong, like fiddlesticks (or something more catchy!) your DD will be attracted to the emphasis the words are given and hopefully ( if her DF doesn't swear in front of her again) will start to use those instead. I'm fortunate that DS 2.3 hasn't picked up on my occasional slips!

LionsnTigersnBears · 19/08/2012 13:32

ooh that's a good idea, thanks WitchofEndor!

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savoycabbage · 19/08/2012 13:41

That's what i would do too Lions. Start saying whoops-a-daisy in a hilariously exaggerated fashion every five minutes and hope it catches on.

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