Ideas for a Swear Jar

JewelzNBean

I never used to be a swear-er, and I really don't enjoy it. Somehow, in recent years I have been swearing more and more, but I want to stop before LO is born. In fact, given that LO can hear soon, even though I know he/she can't understand, I don't really want it to be how I am talking.

So, I'm pretty much always short on cash, so putting a quarter or whatever into a jar just isn't going to work for me. What can I do instead?

I'm thinking to take one of DH's 'chores' away (do the dishes after making dinner, take out the garbage, etc.).

Any other bright ideas?

HeyyRed

Shut the fvck up - a SWEAR jar?

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oops couldn't resist.?

easyBreezie

No ideas but GL! DH would be watching TV 24/7 if I was to do that. I don't do it around parents, grandparents, etc. so I don't think I will have a big problem around LO but it would be really hard for me to quit.

Josh & Calendi

I had a friend who wore a rubber band around her wrist when she wanted to quit bad habits. So everytime you swear you have to pull the rubber band and snap it against your wrist. I don't think it was really painful or anything, but kind of brings about more awareness of your habit and then slowly but surely you'll start to stop.

At1stsight

I'm not sure if you're religious or not, but one idea that I've heard other friends use is making a really short note about what set you off (made you swear) and then doing a devotional reading that's on topic about it and handling the situation in a better way. You don't have to have a fancy devotional book; using biblegateway.com or something similar to look up keywords for situations works just as well.

If you're not religious, what about restricting sweets/reward foods that are bad for you? I'd be able to stop swearing real fast if I was going to deny myself my next cookie or ice cream craving!