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In reply to the discussion: What's the funniest thing you heard a child say? AKA out of the mouths of babes/kids [View all]OldBaldy1701E
(6,832 posts)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.