Kaboutjie SA Mommy Blogs by Lynne Huysamen
I realised recently that I am a Potty Mouth Mommy. This came about when my 3 year old daughter was playing with her toys while I was doing dishes, she ran along and dropped the ball… and said “Oh shit”.
I need to be really honest here and look at myself. She has started swearing too often for my liking and the fact is that she has picked it up from me and my hubby. Hubby and I know who is responsible by the language she swears in. Hubby is Afrikaans and I am English. Now when she swears one of us will point the finger at the other say that one was your fault!
Hearing swear words coming from my 3 year old’s mouth is not appealing, it is even more shocking that she knows exactly what context to use each word and is not even aware of it being something ugly. I took some advice I heard and tried to just ignore it because often kids do these things to try and get attention but so far that has not helped at all.
I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to own up to my daughter and change my ways, get rid of my potty mouth and set a good example for my daughter.
I told her that those words are ugly words and I apologised and told her that she learnt them from me and I shouldn’t be saying them and I will stop, and so must she. I have now told her that every time I hear a swear word I will be confiscating a beloved toy for the day…. goodbye Barbies!
Now that I have made the decision to change my potty mouth ways I see how much I actually swear, another change for 2015.
Have you had your child swear and how have you dealt with it?
Loved this! I also have a seriously bad potty mouth.
Lol, I too am guilty of this. OFFS is my favorite and i also had to swallow the “Your Fault” pill when my daughter (Then 3) used it. I try to curb myself when they are around but we have explained to her that certain words only Mommies and Daddies can use. She said another one in the car this morning (Shes 5), in Afrikaans, her Dad is Afrikaans, Lol. I just said that it is one of the words Mommies and Daddies can use. Luckily we havent had any serious episodes. Yet. I really cant seem to stop though.
LOL Jade! We always know if it is Mommy or Daddy at fault too because I am English and my hubby is Afrikaans.
Im the afrikaans and hubby english LOL
Lol my little boy is 3years old and he has a very bad potty mouth
Haha i think all moms of not 90% can relate well I personally can as I have a mouth and yes my son repeated a word once and I asked why did you say that his response was mom you say it all the time
They learn from us nicol but me am a very quite person and it’s very i mean very hard for me to say those words I can’t even repeat it if someone says it and I never heard my son swearing if he is playing with other kids and their swear to him he will come and tell me
I heard him and now it seem to be difficult for him not swear,its like i was too much and now his now get used to it,but i am trying to change my ways.
I never heard my son swearing and in my house hubby and I we don’t swear at all we are both quite people the word that you can hear is OH man the is no strong words in my house