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Agnosticsherbet

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4. Born in the 50's, my grandma never swore around the kids. I only heard my grandfather swear once.

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 10:59 PM

Oct 2016

He didn't know I was there. This was not that they didn't know how. It was a conscious choice. They chose not to swear around children. My grandmother did not discuss gays around us, though my uncle had a roommate for more than thirty years, and they visited the house for Sunday dinners a couple of times a month, Uncle Jim and Uncle John. They are buried side by side, now. It was a different time.

Cursing is accepted now. It's a cultural change. Fuck, let it rip.

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Grandma! You're not supposed to swear! [View all] Croney Oct 2016 OP

I'm a Grandma too, and I sure as hell swear! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2016 #1

I think you use it well, Peggy. TexasProgresive Oct 2016 #2

I thank you, my dear TexasProgresive! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2016 #3

😄 Croney Oct 2016 #6

Born in the 50's, my grandma never swore around the kids. I only heard my grandfather swear once. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2016 #4

I only speak two languages... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #5

I was FLOORED when granny said "SHIT!". trof Oct 2016 #7