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[besserheimerphat]

We're big on "context dependent swearing" - basically don't swear in front of people you know don't like it, or people you don't want to risk thinking less of you. Our young teens are pretty good at it. They know it's not okay to swear in front of my parents (especially my mom), but my father-in-law expects about 5 curses per hour.

So I guess my suggestion would be see if the kids can minimize the language when you or your kids are around. Your sibling might get pissed as it could be taken as calling him a bad parent. But 5th/6th graders are old enough to talk to directly without bringing the sibling into it. Then if necessary you can talk to the sibling about their own behavior without bringing up their kids.

 

[bozclone]

In my opinion 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are the worst for swearing and other lewd behavior. I think all kids go through it to some degree. It is worse now because it can enter your house through video games, YouTube, and social media. Video games are really bad. If you have boys, they will do it too. Just try to set a good example and set expectations for your kids. Hopefully they will limit how much of it they do. As for the nephews, sounds like you need to avoid them for the next 3 or 4 years.

 

[ianoconnor]

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Who gives a god damn ****. ****

 

[Aduhbolu15]

My sibling as 5th and 6th grade boys. They say the f word, play online video games and swear at those people, and watch naughty youtube videos. My sibling says because they're academically smart it doesn't matter. I don't want my young kids around it and my sibling wonders why I don't bring my kids over.

What do I say without embarrassing my sibling or making me seem like a crumudgeon.

Go play intramurals!

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Have you tried being an uncle and talking to them about appropriate swearing?

I swear like a sailor even at work given the situation but it's all about learning context.

 

[GTO]

My sibling as 5th and 6th grade boys. They say the f word, play online video games and swear at those people, and watch naughty youtube videos. My sibling says because they're academically smart it doesn't matter. I don't want my young kids around it and my sibling wonders why I don't bring my kids over.

What do I say without embarrassing my sibling or making me seem like a crumudgeon.

What's your f***ing problem?

 

[CoKane]

Teach them all the swear words and sex **** yourself. Then they cant learn it from youtube

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

 

[2020cy]

Send them to Amish land.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Hey guys, not to hijack, but my kids are cool as **** and going to constantly be getting laid in high school. My sibling’s kids are a bunch of ******* dorky nerds. How do I stop their nerdiness from rubbing off on my bad ass kids when they’re together?

 

[DarkStar]

My sibling as 5th and 6th grade boys. They say the f word, play online video games and swear at those people, and watch naughty youtube videos. My sibling says because they're academically smart it doesn't matter. I don't want my young kids around it and my sibling wonders why I don't bring my kids over.

What do I say without embarrassing my sibling or making me seem like a crumudgeon.

Start by taking the stick out of your backside.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Your kids are going to be exposed to that one way or the other, so use it as a teaching moment that their actions aren't appropriate or acceptable to you.

 

[BCClone]

Hey guys, not to hijack, but my kids are cool as **** and going to constantly be getting laid in high school. My sibling’s kids are a bunch of ******* dorky nerds. How do I stop their nerdiness from rubbing off on my bad ass kids when they’re together?

Do you display the, My kid beat up your honor roll kid, bumper sticker?

 

[SCyclone]

My father said that profanity is the language of the uneducated. Of course learning to cuss is part of growing up, I'm sure most kids go through a phase where trying on the adults' cuss words seems pretty cool.

I think the key is not to over-react, but tell them these types of words have their place. It's the old reverse psychology - the more you make something seem terrible, the more they'll want it.

 

[BCClone]

buy them this album, it will change their swearing

 

[RLD4ISU]

Aren't they your kids? Raise them how you want, not how your sibling wants to raise children.

 

[Al_4_State]

My folks were weird about swearing. I heard "sh*t" literally every day of my life, as a noun, as we lived on a hog farm. F*ck was a different story. My parents rarely used it around us as kids, and when they did it was for a major effect.

A$shole, b*tch, and god damn were less common than sh*t but more common than f*ck.

When I was 13, one of our employees told my dad that my brother and I were swearing like drunk sailors out picking rock, mostly because we thought it was fun to swear. My punishment was all my CDs being taken away for the rest of the summer. To this day, it's easily the worst punishment I ever received.

 

[1100011CS]

My father said that profanity is the language of the uneducated. Of course learning to cuss is part of growing up, I'm sure most kids go through a phase where trying on the adults' cuss words seems pretty cool.

I think the key is not to over-react, but tell them these types of words have their place. It's the old reverse psychology - the more you make something seem terrible, the more they'll want it.

You're father is a ******* *******.

 

[dafarmer]

tell him to F off