Oh My God

[smellyhouseelf]

Hi, just a quick question I'd like opinions on. Do your kids say 'Oh My God' and does it bother you? Just curious as my daughter has recently started saying it and really gets on my nerves. Not religious so not sure why. Probably because we weren't supposed to say it as kids. Not sure whether I want to ask her to stop or not. Don't want to make it a big deal. Just irritates me hearing it from her. She's 5 if that makes a difference.

DS tried it, o just repeated it as oh my gosh, and used oy gosh myself a few times and it stuck.

What's she watching on telly?

She doesn't really watch tv much. The occasional disney film or something. More likely overheard her older brother and friends gaming. In which case I probably should be glad that's all she's saying.

My 2 year old granddaughter came out with it recently. I don’t think she watches anything other than Mr Tumble. Her mother thinks she picked it up at her nursery as it’s not an expression that’s used in her home.

@smellyhouseelf

She doesn't really watch tv much. The occasional disney film or something. More likely overheard her older brother and friends gaming. In which case I probably should be glad that's all she's saying.

😂 in that case yes, just be grateful it's a G not an F.

But it night be worth trying to resay it.
Oh my god!!
Oh my gosh what? / What are you oh my goshing at etc

DS is 3.5 and about 6 months ago went through a ‘oh my god’ stage. Have no idea where he got it from and we didn’t like it being said either so did what other PPs gave suggested and changed it to oh my gosh.
After a couple of weeks he stopped saying it

I stop it. I’m not massively religious but it would offend other people. Plenty of other things they can say instead.

Mine say oh my god and I don't care. They got it from me.

Why on earth do people object to it?

I suppose it's normal to some, and not to others. I work in a school and we discourage children from saying it there. So maybe that's cemented the feeling in me that it's inappropriate for small children to say.

3 year old says it because I do.

We’re an agnostic household - I do respect all religions, and talk about religion with DS a surprising amount for a small child actually because were in a v multicultural area and hear call to prayer, church bells and have a couple of very enthusiastic proselytising small Christian denominations nearby who often knock on .... but I think “oh my god” has become so divorced from any actual religious meaning, and been absorbed into the everyday lexicon by the vast majority of the popn, that it would be unusual to find someone who finds it offensive I think. Even the RC side of my family are utterly unbothered by it. So I leave it.

Better that than “for fucks sake” I guess

It's personal to you whether you'd rather she didn't say it.
Don't make too much of a fuss and repeat with gosh/goodness but you'll need to say her older siblings too though otherwise she'll keep hearing and repeating it.

No we don’t say it and don’t allow our DD to say it.
If she hears someone say it she’ll tell them “we don’t say Oh my God, we say Oh my goodness golly gosh” which we absolutely DO NOT say lol!

My friend got called into school a few years ago because her the teacher gave the class a task and her 5yo dd pushed her chair back from the table, rolled her eyes, and said ‘for fuck’s sake’ with much feeling.
She said the teacher complimented the correct use of the term in context but asked if it was possible they could teach her a different way to express dissatisfaction with events. She said the teacher was trying not to laugh. Friend was mortified and went home to discuss whether her dh could perhaps temper his language in front of the children .
A three year old I babysat for once yelled ‘all coppers are bastards’ to two policemen out of the car window and chuckled away to herself. Dad was a cop and did it to his mates. This is not a smart thing to teach children. 😬
That said - we didn’t let ourselves get away with any wordage until 15/16ish. By that age they are old enough to choose the words they use and deal with the consequences accordingly. And that includes ‘oh my god’. They all go to/ went to a catholic school.

10yo DD I think is still in the oh my gosh camp. As a family we don't swear (much ) and it comes under that heading for us. I know she'll learn all the words, and probably use them all too, but I'd hope she'll learn that there are people with whom it's ok to swear - eg friends - and people with whom it's not - teachers, grandparents, eventually employers.

As a toddler dd use for say oh shit at appropriate moments.
Def don't sweat the small stuff now many dc down the line.

Don't see an issue with this.