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I agree that it's important in the sense of teaching kids general social standards. I mostly just wanted to make a joke about how immature some adults still are. But also, I don't really think swearing by kids is that big of a deal. Almost every adult swears, so I'm not really sure what effect instructing kids has in the long run. They should do some studies on this. Maybe kids who get reprimanded a lot end up swearing more since it could turn into a habit when they hit their rebellious phase.

I don't think swearing in front of kids is a huge deal, assuming you're doing it do other adults and the kid is old enough to have a concept of "bad" words and is past the age where they blindly repeat things they hear other people say. That being said, I try to avoid swearing around other people's kids, don't know how I'd be if I had my own. Also, people who swear when speaking directly to their children make me cringe a bit, but moreso because they seem like the type of people who are abusive than because they are teaching them bad words