Ruthie mom should not reward for bad behaivor. Place I worked at ages ago did this but with 25¢ for each word. There at times was stress. They would feed 25¢ then let fly words.
We did that at work too Kab. Everytime someone said a cuss word they had to put a quarter in a jar. We were all guilty of it, so I guess we all contributed to the “kitty”. We finally used the money for a pizza party at lunch!
SUSAN NEWMAN said:Are “hell” and “damn” still considered cuss words?Josh: Maybe not to everyone else, but to the rest of us (me included), they still are, even if they did came from the bible.
My aunt, her 2 sisters and her mother tried this out on my uncle (he’s almost 95 now and still cussing). It didn’t take him long to let fly. When they told him he owed the jar a dime (this was in the 40s) he worked himself up to $5.00 swearing he never said the first cuss word. That’s when they gave up the idea.
When my kids were young I never used acual obscenities in their father’s language or mine (used things like “sugar” or “rayos”) – only started swearing once I was driving, and they were teens before then.
Frog-on-a-Log Premium Member over 13 years ago
#@!%* good idea Ruthie!
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Only when you make a point of cussing.
Destiny23 over 13 years ago
That sounds more like positive reinforcement than discouraging it!
Rwill over 13 years ago
Pizza, I $^#!%& love pizza. How soon can we $%# get some.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
Ruthie mom should not reward for bad behaivor. Place I worked at ages ago did this but with 25¢ for each word. There at times was stress. They would feed 25¢ then let fly words.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 13 years ago
We did that at work too Kab. Everytime someone said a cuss word they had to put a quarter in a jar. We were all guilty of it, so I guess we all contributed to the “kitty”. We finally used the money for a pizza party at lunch!
JoanHelen over 13 years ago
On the other hand the cash could be donated to a favourite charity!
Piksea Premium Member over 13 years ago
I think family’s do that so the adults will not curse in front of the children. Not that they encourage their kids to use bad words.
ironclad2001 over 13 years ago
That Ruthie is going to be a very rich kid someday.
Lyons Group, Inc. over 13 years ago
SUSAN NEWMAN said: Are “hell” and “damn” still considered cuss words?Josh: Maybe not to everyone else, but to the rest of us (me included), they still are, even if they did came from the bible.
hippogriff over 13 years ago
As a former professor called it, theological vocabulary outside of a theological context.
Saucy1121 Premium Member over 13 years ago
My aunt, her 2 sisters and her mother tried this out on my uncle (he’s almost 95 now and still cussing). It didn’t take him long to let fly. When they told him he owed the jar a dime (this was in the 40s) he worked himself up to $5.00 swearing he never said the first cuss word. That’s when they gave up the idea.
mrprongs over 13 years ago
I’d have thought she wanted just the pizza and the movie.
vldazzle over 13 years ago
When my kids were young I never used acual obscenities in their father’s language or mine (used things like “sugar” or “rayos”) – only started swearing once I was driving, and they were teens before then.