Quote: Lee Henman @ June 16 2009, 1:00 PM BSTYou reckon Ted is family viewing? I dunno, I'd be a bit nervous about letting my kids watch it. Much too sweary.
Not proper swearing. And they hear worse down the playground. Plus Father Ted is a big hearted show. I can think of far worse things for kids to watch.
Didn't say I agreed with it; I was saying that I can understand it.
I like Outnumbered, but I don't think young children would get the jokes.
I have no problem with my child hearing swearing. They are allowed to swear if us parents do. However they know not to swear at school and in front of other people and why. As a consequence they don't swear at all now. Father Ted was described by child as the funny programme about the men on the island who work at the church and the old man like Grandad.
However I don't allow viewing of EastEnders (which has no swearing). I think all the shouting, bed-hopping, etc is confusing and sets a bad example.
Quote: chipolata @ June 16 2009, 1:03 PM BSTNot proper swearing. And they hear worse down the playground. Plus Father Ted is a big hearted show. I can think of far worse things for kids to watch.
Yeah but if my lad went off to school "fecking" this and "fupping" that he'd be sent home.
Plus people forget there was actually a lot of REAL bad language in Ted. Bastard, big hairy bollocks, arse, even f**k was in there.
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ June 16 2009, 1:15 PM BSTI
I have no problem with my child hearing swearing. They are allowed to swear if us parents do.
How old are they?
"The BAD f-word, Father"
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ June 16 2009, 1:15 PM BSTI have no problem with my child hearing swearing.
Your his mom, so he probably hears it quite a lot. Especially when the postman brings your latest batch of rejections. 
Quote: Lee Henman @ June 16 2009, 1:18 PM BSTHow old are they?
Five and always had a very good vocab and speech (not so good at maths!). But also sensible enough to know when not to use certain words and never in trouble at school. Being brought up in a Glaswegian/cockney/Irish household myself I've never had a problem with swearing, but understand some people find it offensive.
My elderly aunty always tells the tale that when she took me out when I was four I asked for a "f**king ice cream".
I don't allow any violence, hitting, etc. Or fizzy drinks. 
Quote: chipolata @ June 16 2009, 1:19 PM BSTYour his mom, so he probably hears it quite a lot. Especially when the postman brings your latest batch of rejections.
Not true.
They arrive by email.
CHILD: Mommy!
DOLLY: Yes dear?
CHILD: How do you spell 'c**t'?
DOLLY: c-h-i-p-o-l-a-t-a
Quote: Morrace @ June 16 2009, 12:19 PM BSTMy money's on Sootyj.
Mind you, it'll be Fred West or Josef Fritzl family-friendly.
I bet a sitcom could be done featuring either of those two. "At home with the Fritzls" could be done with extreme sensitively, and made as dark as you dare to go.
I also let my kids swear as much as they want, and as a result, they never swear. They're not allowed to be mean to each other though, so they get told off for using (and meaning) the word 'loser', but not conventional swearing. Strangely, when she was 4, my eldest said she had heard the word 'sh1t*' and had an uncontrollable urge to say it. So I told her to just keep saying it until the urge went away. She stood then and repeated it over and over 'sh1t sh1t sh1t sh1t' and hasn't said it (at home) since.
*I had a look at the rules regarding swearing, and didn't see it outlawed, but chose an unconventional spelling despite the rule" correct English spelling and grammar should be used." Was I wrong to do this?
Quote: Griff @ June 16 2009, 1:46 PM BSTWell done Morrace! You said "Chipolata is a c**t" but in a clever funny way without actually saying it! Got any more like that?
Quote: NoggetFred @ June 16 2009, 1:47 PM BSTI bet a sitcom could be done featuring either of those two. "At home with the Fritzls" could be done with extreme sensitively, and made as dark as you dare to go.
For info; http://tinyurl.com/bszo38
Quote: NoggetFred @ June 16 2009, 1:47 PM BSTI also let my kids swear as much as they want, and as a result, they never swear. They're not allowed to be mean to each other though, so they get told off for using (and meaning) the word 'loser', but not conventional swearing.
Similar with me & the Mrs. We never swore in front of them before they started school, when the swearing did kick in. No big deal. It's only when it's every other word that annoys me. The Mrs said to my son once, "Don't call your father a 'c**t', even if it is true!"
Quote: Morrace @ June 16 2009, 1:59 PM BSTFor info; http://tinyurl.com/bszo38
Similar with me & the Mrs. We never swore in front of them before they started school, when the swearing did kick in. No big deal. It's only when it's every other word that annoys me. The Mrs said to my son once, "Don't call your father a 'c**t', even if it is true!"
My God. I'd have been beaten to death. I said my first swear word in front of my parents when I was about 21.
Quote: Lee Henman @ June 16 2009, 2:02 PM BSTMy God. I'd have been beaten to death. I said my first swear word in front of my parents when I was about 21.
The thing in our family is smoking. I had been smoking 9 years, married for three years and 23 before I came out to my parents as a smoker. 
Quote: Lee Henman @ June 16 2009, 2:02 PM BSTMy God. I'd have been beaten to death. I said my first swear word in front of my parents when I was about 21.
I never swear in front of my parents. Even now. And I never swear in public either. I don't like hearing it, so I don't do it.
Quote: Morrace @ June 16 2009, 1:59 PM BSTThe Mrs said to my son once, "Don't call your father a 'c**t', even if it is true!"
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ June 16 2009, 2:06 PM BSTThe thing in our family is smoking. I had been smoking 9 years, married for three years and 23 before I came out to my parents as a smoker.
I forgot to mention that my son was smoking when he called me a 'c**t'.