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OldBaldy1701E

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19. I have a somewhat similar story.
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 10:55 PM
Dec 25

Back in the day, I worked at a school and I used to sit for these two sets of brothers. The older two were best friends and so the younger two were friends as well, but it was more that they were kind of forced together because of the visits by the older two. They were also at that age where they were starting to use swear words. They usually did not seem to understand proper usage, however, as they would just toss out a few without really knowing how to use them. They knew I was not a prude, but I also had a responsibility to uphold certain behaviors, so they would push it a little and try to act as if they were not doing it on purpose. The thing is, when they used them in the correct manner, I was not as strict on their using them. Saying 'F**k that sh*t!' because you were mad and had a bit of an outburst is one thing. Saying it just because you wanted to sound cool to your friends was another thing entirely.

Anyway, I was sitting for one set (the blonde ones) and we were playing some AD&D that I was running. The older boy was around 11 and the younger one was 8. Their characters were trying to fake their way through a guarded door. The younger one was the one doing the talking at the moment, and I was asking him what his character was going to do. The older one started in trying to get his brother's guy to attack the guard. The younger one was trying to play his person as more discreet and careful, so he was not listening to his brother. The older one just would not stop. Finally, the younger one looks up at him and says, "I DON'T GIVE A SH*T ABOUT THE F*****G GUARD!"

I had to excuse myself to the bathroom where I held my mouth shut and laughed for a good three minutes. After that, we had a little chat about appropriate language. But, not about grammar. I felt he had used them correctly.

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My daughter once asked me to do something genxlib Dec 25 #1
Thank you very much , genxlib. debm55 Dec 25 #2
Twenty years ago my niece was 6 years old when she stayed at my house overnight. I had recently become a vegetarian. Nanuke Dec 25 #3
Oh my.Thank you Nanuke. That is very funny. debm55 Dec 25 #4
Here's one Cirsium Dec 25 #5
Very sweet. Thank you Cirsium. debm55 Dec 25 #7
My sister was driving by a hospital that had a helicopter applegrove Dec 25 #6
That is so sweet. thank you applegrove. debm55 Dec 25 #8
My brilliant patient. Lunabell Dec 25 #9
Oh thank you for sharing. Lunabell. debm55 Dec 25 #11
Hi, Deb, I don't know if this is the funniest. . . Stargleamer Dec 25 #10
Thank you very much . Out of the mouth of babes--I laughed at all of them TY for posting. debm55 Dec 25 #12
Perhaps not funny, but certainly profound... ultralite001 Dec 25 #13
thank you very much ultralite001. That makes so much sense. Relax and enjoy life. She is very wise. Merry Christmas debm55 Dec 25 #15
Love this XanaDUer2 Dec 27 #27
Sometimes a serious word. keithbvadu2 Dec 25 #14
HAHAH. Kids pick up things very quickly. They don't what they mean, so for them it's something new they have learned. debm55 Dec 25 #16
Yeah! They recognize that this new word gets some attention. keithbvadu2 Dec 25 #17
Very true. debm55 Dec 25 #18
I have a somewhat similar story. OldBaldy1701E Dec 25 #19
Thank you OldBaldy1701E boy you had you hands full with those two. I like your reaction to the situation debm55 Dec 25 #20
my uncle's young son loved the word kerfuffle when i said it. pansypoo53219 Dec 26 #21
Thank you very much pansypoo53219 That's funny debm55 Dec 26 #24
eons ago when on the way into disney(barf), mom + aunt asked my younger brother to name the 7 drawfs. pansypoo53219 Dec 26 #22
Thank you very much pansypoo53219 debm55 Dec 26 #25
A home my parents owned had a large sliding glass door... A HERETIC I AM Dec 26 #23
Thank you A HERETIC I AM---very sweet. debm55 Dec 26 #26
Me to my three year-old grandson: Aristus Dec 27 #28
HAHAHHAHAHAHHA/ Thank you Aristus. That is funny. debm55 Dec 27 #29
This is a favorite memory from when our younger son was about 3. 3catwoman3 Dec 29 #30
Thank you very much, 3catwoman3. How wonderful of your son. It's so nice that you kept it. debm55 Dec 30 #33
Years ago when my husband was using the table saw our grandson said wow grandpa you are making lots of wood crumbs. TommieMommy Dec 30 #31
So sweet. Thank you for sharing your post with us. debm55 Dec 30 #34
My daighter DeepWinter Dec 30 #32
OH how cute and sweet. thank you DeepWinter for sharing debm55 Dec 30 #35
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