Parenting Humor with a Point Should Parents
by I’m a bit of a sweary bunny. I’ve always had a fondness for a well-crafted curse word—there’s something so satisfying about stringing together a series of expletives into a chaotic little symphony of rage and release. Honestly, I consider it a creative outlet.
But then I became a parent.
Suddenly, all the parenting books, podcasts, and judgy online forums were telling me I had to scrub my mouth clean. No swearing in front of my child, they said. Doing so would corrupt his innocent mind, stunt his emotional development, and possibly turn him into the sort of adult who gets banned from family WhatsApp groups.
