Some people, we won’t mention names may have a potty mouth.  They can control it.  They don’t cuss out their boss or other adults they run into.  They may I don’t know cuss at drivers who cut them off or with friends or during a TV show…you get my point.

However; this person isn’t three….Now stupid I don’t know where that word came from BUT F**K I do.  It’s also quite embarrassing picking up said three year old and hearing he had a cussing filled day.

There’s this sense that those who use bad language are bad…I disagree.  I did some research as well and here’s a article that made me feel better about the person with the potty mouth:

Nine Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Swear Words

However; I’ve read this as well:

1. Swearing is positively correlated with extraversion and is a defining feature of a Type A personality.

2. Swearing is cathartic. It is also a proven pain killer. In a controlled study, people who were allowed to swear could withstand significantly more pain for longer periods of time. Also, people who swear regularly are statistically more intelligent than those who find swearing offensive.

I did a lot of reading because this seemed like one of those dark secrets one wouldn’t want to get out.  I gather from my research that:

1. It seems those who don’t swear at all usually are lying.

2. That the word “Stupid” is said on TV and that young children don’t grasp the meaning or the meaning of other “taboo” words and say them for shock value.

3. Everyone swears.  In some way, shape, or form.

4. This “person” we are writing about is quite normal.

NOW getting the swearing to not happen around the said three year old.  I did research on that too and……all the websites were on how to get your child to not swear…really?  Maybe I don’t have all the time in the world to research this.  So I came up with a plan…

1. Potty Mouth Jar…OK not really a jar but a secret spot in said persons car.  The money goes toward the homeless person asking for money.  $1 for each bad word….that really wouldn’t work because said person seems to do this all the time so….the money goes toward the boys school for books because it’s his poor daycare that has to put up with him when he uses said language.

2. Snapping a rubber band on said persons wrist when they want to cuss out a driver.

3. Don’t watch TV around said three year old.

It’s a start.  I know…I, yes I am not alone in the adventure into a better mouth.  I think that it’s very normal for people to swear.  I think though I forget…because I’m human, and not perfect that my three year old will repeat all he hears.  I’ve found that researching potty mouths has made me feel so much better and I know I can control this taboo bad behavior.  IF I can anyone can.