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There is an expression that the truth is in the mouth of a child. And if this truth is expressed in obscene words? Some people tend to consider this a parenting fail, while some believe that there is nothing wrong with swearing, in principle.

In any case, swearing is an integral part of our lives, so in any case, children will hear these words somewhere - from parents, neighbors or from older children on a walk. Be that as it may, when small kids utter curse words, it looks rude, but on the contrary, kind of cute.

Recently, Ruth Brooker, a British blogger and a mother of two small boys, shared on Twitter what she called her "parenting fail" as her four-year-old child sympathized with the tired mother in an obscene form. True, it even sounded funny - so the tweet turned out to be very popular. As of today, it has almost 8.5K retweets and over 135K likes. And of course it inspires people to share their own similar stories.

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    Most people, as we can see by their tweets, had problems with children saying F-words, but sh- and similar 4-letter words and expressions based on them also turned out to be extremely "popular".

    Also, a common problem was the use of obscene words by toddlers in public, when they, unwittingly, absolutely embarrassed not only their parents, but also random people surrounding them.

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    glowworm2
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love how the younger one totally understood and wasn't in the least bit phased by it.

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    Ellie Welch
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Surprise!!! A swearing two-year-old. Just what you want when pulled over by the cops!

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    According to Australian Parenting Community RaisingChildren.met.au, young children, namely toddlers, and preschoolers might swear for several reasons: to get attention, express frustration, try out words, or just copy other people.

    If a child swears just to get the attention of their parents, then experts suggest simply ignoring them - then the child will understand that this way they will not get attention at all and, most likely, will stop using swear words. For some time...

    If the child swears to express anger or frustration, then it is better to talk to them, explaining that there are other, more convenient ways to express your strong emotions. For example, counting to ten, holding your breath, or just talking about your feelings. Using normal words, of course.

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    A situation may arise when a child pronounces an obscene word simply because they are just trying a new word, they can even repeat it in a singsong voice. The authors of Today's Parent suggest that in this case, you can gently interrupt the child, but without focusing on what exactly they are saying.

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    It is best, according to the authors, to emphasize that the child should say polite words: "thank you", "please" and so on, in order to oust any mention of obscene expressions from the child's memory.

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    If you thought that all the options for funny children's blurted out words have been run out, you are definitely mistaken. Feel free to scroll to the end as there's more to come!

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    Lisa H
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Took me a minute. The censored word is p i s s, in case anyone is wondering.

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    Becky Graybeal
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom taught my kids to say "Up Yours!" with a rude gesture. Not the bird but close.

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    Zack Podany
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was containing my laughter just fine until I got to "vicar's wife" and then it was all over xDDD

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the kidney, and may spread to the lungs, liver, or nearby lymph nodes. Wilms tumor usually occurs in children younger than 5 years old.

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    Fenchurch
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    W a n k I n g????? Whinging????? whining?????? weeing??????? BP when you censor so badly we have no idea what it was supposed to be.

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    If you’ve enjoyed this list, you might also like another list we recently covered about the times kids have humbled their parents, or this other article about kids test answers that were both right and wrong.

    But we’d also love to hear your thoughts and stories about kids swearing in the comment section below!

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