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Cuss Jar

topaz7777topaz7777 member
in May 2012 Moms
DH and I have noticed that DD repeats a lot of things we say.  She started using Damn it, in proper context... so we decided to implement a cuss jar.  Every time DH or I cuss in front of the baby, we put a quarter in her piggy bank.  I figure when she cusses in front of us, she can take one of her quarters and put it back in ours.  I figure this might work for a few years...  Though costs might rise due to inflation. ;)

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Re: Cuss Jar

  • bellelambbellelamb member
    Nice we don't cuss haven't since my ten year old was born. Well dh does at work but not in our home or with our family.
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  • MelissaMisoMelissaMiso member
    We are usually good with not cursing in front of Fifi, however, her uncle does a lot. So far she hasn't picked up on them because we only see him maybe once a week. My nephew, who is 4 in december, has picked up on quite a few choice phrases. Ugh.

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  • ELF4321ELF4321 member
    It's a bad habit we've worked hard to get rid of. My former job was pretty male-dominated and swearing was almost required of women to be considered part of "the club", so it became pretty ingrained in my speech.  I occasionally slip, but it's pretty rare now.


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  • najzomaxnajzomax member
    I too worked where swearing was just part of the job. I have not done a good job of quitting and am still working on it. DH worked at a factory and has the same problem. Stopping swearing is a lot harder than I anticipated.
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  • topaz7777topaz7777 member
    I was in the military and we are both firefighters... so there is a lot of cussing that happens that we aren't even noticing that we do.  Calling each other out on it and actually getting the quarter seems to help us be a little more aware of our language.  We do have one rule... if the person is swearing during a fit of rage... don't call them out for their quarter until they are calm a few hours later.

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  • ELF4321ELF4321 member
    topaz7777 said:

    We do have one rule... if the person is swearing during a fit of rage... don't call them out for their quarter until they are calm a few hours later.

    Probably a good policy! LOL


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  • MrsH11710MrsH11710 member

    DH and I are both pretty good about not swearing in front of DD, but it does happen! Thankfully she hasn't picked up any bad words yet.

    The "cuss jar" is a good idea though! 


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