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So my son just said to me

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PPaka · 03/08/2014 18:41

You sort them out for me, it's not like you go to work or anything.
He's 6
I'm fuming
Obviously got it from his father

We are splitting up but he's still in the house

And he said "oh fuck" just like that.
When I asked him where he's heard it, he said he made it up, bollocks

They had one day out, and this is what happens

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Lweji · 03/08/2014 18:52

You will need to reinforce your boundaries, and probably again and again.
He will soon learn what's acceptable near you and what isn't.

My guess is that the twat will also be a twat towards the DS, and it will come back to bite him.

HumblePieMonster · 03/08/2014 20:46

Next time he wants something, tell him to do it himself, its not like he goes to work or anything.

whatdoesittake48 · 03/08/2014 22:18

Swearing around children is child abuse in my book. A six year old should not be hearing that language let alone repeating it. Thank god you are leaving this poor excuse for a father.

Ooops think it might have been your ex that swore... notclear in your post. But even so....

BitterAndOnlySlightlyTwisted · 03/08/2014 22:24

"Next time he wants something, tell him to do it himself, its not like he goes to work or anything."

^THIS^

Oh, of course you could tell him that you will be going out to work full-time son and he's going to need to do all his own cooking and laundry from now on so he needs to learn how to do it really quickly.

CoffeeTea103 · 03/08/2014 22:29

I know in my day not too long ago how that problem would be dealt with. Bloody hell, what a cheek he has for 6 years old!

HumblePieMonster · 03/08/2014 22:45

Swearing around children is child abuse
oh my.

tiredandsadmum · 03/08/2014 23:00

My 8 year old told me the other day that I was lazy, because I didn't work outside the home. Apparently it was just me, other women who don't work outside the home are not lazy.

He had just come back from a weekend with his dad. My ex's solicitor has now written to say that it must all be my DS own idea. It is shocking what gets said in front of them.

PPaka · 04/08/2014 00:51

Ds isn't normally that cheeky, honest
He was having a bit of a melt down about going to get something- he was hot, hungry, tired.
The reason I'm so mad about it is that he has either heard it directly from H, or he has picked it up from H constantly having a go at me.

And ds has never sworn before, he never hears it from me.
But H just can't help himself, he says it under his breath, mutters, and again when he's having a oh at me.

It's just funny that it came after a morning out with him.

And I've had a couple of chats recently with ds to prepare him for me going back to work.

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