Potty Mouth

[Lena75]

I have days too, where I realize every idle word come out of my mouth or on the computer. Only God knows how many idle words I've ever said. I'm trying very hard to keep my language clean. Especially with an echolalia teenaged autistic son and my other 2 kids. If they hear me say a "naughty" word they're like, *gasp* MOOOOM!!! That's a BAD word! My 13 year old is at the point where he thinks crap is a bad word too. He takes after his father!

 

[WannaWitness]

I'm not saying I don't have my share of weaknesses in other areas, but swearing is one area where I don't seem to have much of a problem. I will admit to slipping a few times, but it is something that I really try my best to keep from doing.

I do say such things as "darn" and "heck" sometimes, but believe it or not, there are a select number of ultra-strict people who believe use of euphemisms of any kind is still swearing. Which, by that reasoning, would make the Cleaver Boys and Opie Taylor "potty-mouths".

 

[MissJenn23]

I have started saying " bless you " when im in the car and someone irritates me ...In the car it gets bad ive said some very colorful things so im trying to stop ..Usally if i listen to K Love i can tone it down

 

[waves16]

My roommates have the filthiest mouths imaginable, so around them I'm more likely to let some f-words fly. Outside the house, I wouldn't be caught swearing. Especially not in front of my parents

 

[MissJenn23]

The thing is about my mom and dad anything goes..She has said watch your mouth but it doesnt matter . Now my grandparents are stricter they do curse oince in awhile esp gpa when he is mad , my fav thing he says " You Potlicker" hahaha idk y i laugh but i do ...I said fricken once and got slapped

 

[justaguy78]

I am not a constant f-bomb machine but I'll whip them out and some other words when talking to my buddies at times. I don't when around others.

I'm not a big fan of constant f-bomb use by others and in movies/shows. It used to not bother me when I was in my teens/early twenties but it does now, not because of any moral/class issue, just that it is so repetitive sounding. I can't stand when people say "you know" all the time either.

 

[FaithPrevails]

A co-worker of mine has quite a potty mouth and it gets really bad when he is driving. One day, he let a slew of expletives fly when he was here in the office and I gave him a feigned look of horror and asked him if he kisses his momma with that mouth, to which he promplty replied, "Only on the cheek!" lol

I am not necessarily offended by it, but I do think it lacks professionalism and class/tact to use it freely and without consideration of those around you who may be offended by it or would not benefit from being exposed to it (kids).

 

[freezerman2000]

I may curse at times, but there are two words I never say in conjunction.....

 

[sphsjags]

I used to never cuss, but then a friend got me into it. I stopped for a while, but now I'm back at it again. The only word I really use is the f-bomb. I mostly only say it, though, when I'm driving. My poor car...

 

[feedingtheweeds]

Replacement words definitely helped me eliminate cursing. If my friends hear me say a curse word I ask them to let me know, especially if I don't notice that I say it. It's a bad habit but it's possible to break!

 

[Sanctified]

If it's on your heart, it's very likely because the Holy Spirit is convicting you of it. I unwittingly cursed for years but then began reading Scriptures such as this:

Ephesians 4:29 "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."

1 Peter 3:10 "For, whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech."

James 3:9-12 "With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. This should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? Can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water."

Once God began putting this on my heart, I would still slip on occasion but thankfully it's become less and less frequent...to the point in which I can't recall the last slip. OK, maybe I can but I'm trying to forget.

 

[If Not For Grace]

I use "Horsefeathers" as an interjection to express frustration or disbelief

 

[ahzmort]

accountability is another option. is there someone you're around a lot? tell them you're trying to quit cussing & ask them to call you out each time you do it. i have a habit of doing this, even with non-Christian friends, haha. I've actually caused non-Christians to try & lessen the amount of cussing they do, even when i'm not around, haha.



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[Ceta_cea]

I don't swear much, or at least I didn't. But now I work in a company, where most of my colleagues are males and they do swear a lot. I have to watch my tongue to not start swearing also.

In fact I keep praying for my colleagues so that they are not swearing so much. Because they used words as curse like "god condemn me" (word to word translation from my language to english) all the time. I think thats really bad. They don't know what they are saying.

 

[sk8Joyful]

If it's on your heart,
it's very likely because the Holy Spirit is convicting you of it.
I unwittingly cursed for years but then began reading Scriptures such as this:

Ephesians 4:29 "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."

1 Peter 3:10 "For, whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech."

James 3:9-12 "With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. This should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? Can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water."

Once God began putting this on my heart, I would still slip on occasion but
thankfully it's become less and less frequent...to the point in which I can't recall the last slip. OK, maybe I can but I'm trying to forget.

Reps to you sister