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DH and his excessive swearing in front of DC

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PennyPittstop · 31/07/2019 14:24

DH and I have been together for 12 years. He's in the military so he's used to everyone at work not being shy about using swear words. I work in a male dominated environment where everyone swears like troopers too including me but when I'm at home in front of the DC I rein it in. OK, an occasional oh shit slips out but generally I make sure that I use more child friendly language around the DC. DH on the other hand is constantly F this F that F the other in front of the DC despite me asking him to zip it. 9 year old DS gets upset by it. 3 year old DD has started copying Shock DM took her with her to the supermarket this morning and DD said the F word 3 times in one sentence even in the correct context. DM was obviously horrified and I'm mortified. How the hell can I stop DH from swearing all the time? I think he's at the point where it's so ingrained that he doesn't even know he is doing it. Every time I bring the subject up now he gets arsey with me and says that it can't possibly have come from him Hmm

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MrsTeaspoon · 03/08/2019 14:18

Being military does not result in this!! My father was life-long military and never used profanity at home...my nephew is in the modern military and is extremely polite/respectful within his home environment too.
Record him. Record your daughter. Lay some boundaries. I can assure you he is fully capable of not swearing inappropriately at work and therefore is choosing to at home.

HollowTalk · 03/08/2019 14:21

So ask him this: he's called in on a disciplinary at work. He's made a mistake and could get fired. Would he swear at his superiors then?

PositiveVibez · 03/08/2019 14:33

he drives me insane most of the time but we sort of rub along OK

If my daughter or a friend described their marriage like this to me, I would feel really sad for them.

AgentJohnson · 04/08/2019 14:19

he drives me insane most of the time but we sort of rub along OK (when I behave and not raise subjects he disagrees with).

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