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July 21, 2005

Seven words you can't say in kindergarten

Nat Torkington posted a short movie last week that combines bad language and adorable kids.

Yeah, it's scandalous. A little. But I take it as teaching your kids that the power of these words is in the intention and use. In my family, if we're talking about a curse word, I try to use the word without hesitation or embarrassment to make the same point: Kids can tell the difference between the "fuck" that's the sound the possessor of a stubbed a toe makes and the "fuck" in a dinner-time conversation about words that haven't evolved since they were invented. [Technorati tags: NatTorkington]

Posted by D. Weinberger at July 21, 2005 03:10 PM

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