What kinds of exclamations did you use before you were comfortable with cussing?

[Chazmatazz269]

Most parents taught their kids not to swear and some even punished kids for swearing. My mother washed my mouth out with dish soap when she caught me swearing. Later, she thought it would be funny to take me out for my first Big Mac. I was excited because we were poor and going out to eat was extremely rare, and i had been wanting to try a Big Mac for a long time! She however knew from experience what i was about to learn. Everything just tasted like dish soap. I didn’t know what a Big Mac tasted like until i was sixteen and got a job at McDonald’s.
She literally caught me experimenting with cuss words too! It was just me and a friend sitting in a mulberry tree, munching berries and trying to invent the dirtiest word. 😂😂
Before that day, there was lots of ‘butt’ in my cussing; butthead, butthole, butt licker, and the like. “Aw, man!” was a good general one to cover disappointment not necessarily aimed at anyone. I never was a “shucks” kid.
Years later when i had impressionable yutes around, i had to relearn how to curb my cussing and i got fairly creative. I still use “nuckin’ futz”, which i grabbed from a David Spade movie.
So, when you can’t swear, what are some of your favorite exclamations to replace the naughty ones?

[SueShe]

I do not cuss and I am not comfortable with it.

The worst swear or cussing word I use is "darn" because it is much softer than d**n but for me, brings the message across just the same.

I abhor people that cannot control their expressions and that have to use the word f**k or any other undignified word in a conversation. Those simply lack proper education.

For your information, I am way over 20 and still to this day, I have never been to a fast food joint. I pride myself to live and eat healthy and you would never catch me eating that poison they serve in those fast food junk places.

[HollyK21]

Be careful with the produce right now, Sue. I’m also really big on clean eating, so the fact that most fresh produce should be avoided right now is really messing me up😞

[SueShe]

@HollyK21 I don't know how it is in the US and why fresh produce should be avoided. Could it be because now, the court has ruled that Monsanto can do whatever they want?

I still hope that in Europe, the EU will see that allowing more formerly prohibited pesticides will negatively impact on fresh produce consumption.

[HollyK21]

I’m so jealous of that Sue lol the UK is sooo much better about keeping things healthy! I don’t even think you use red dye 40 over there😭. We have some sort of crazy virus spreading, literally we’re told to avoid all of our leafy greens, berries, even fruits or veggies that have skin, like apples for example. I avoid fast food at all costs, it’s such a last resort thing. I love to cook, I love my salads and smoothies, it’s a tough time over here. But hopefully it passes on the sooner side! I cannot imagine solely junk food being my new normal. I’d be calling you in Europe😂 kidding!

[SueShe]

@HollyK21 Well, the situation is not that rosy on this side of the pond. Politics and pressure from the lobbies of the chemical industry progressively make things worse for the end consumer.

While I understand that farmers have to protect their crops in a way or another, there are alternatives but they are of course substantially more expensive. I am in the lucky situation that I live not far from a farmer that sells his fresh and organic produce directly to the end consumer like me. These kinds of direct sales is becoming increasingly popular with those that are health conscious.

On the old continent, I have a relative that works in that "organic industry" and that is an inspector for a government agency and inspects farms to insure that those that produce organically follow the very strict guidelines. Sometimes, I ask for some insider information on what to look for.

[purplepoppy]

I went straight for the hard-core stuff

Good gosh
Golly gosh
Knave
Flipping eck
Fudgicals
Darn it

Now I've advanced to extreme swearing

Go scratch
Cobbles
Fiddle sticks

[canamlusciouslad73]

"Take a (tremendously hard-shooting Detroit Red Wings 1970's-1980's era defenseman) Reed Larson slap shot in the temple!!!"

[Kvass]

My teacher's name. I disliked him so much that his name was a perfect swear word for me at 7.

[Kelly6]

@chazmatazz269 It impossible to stop kids from this language,, they will learn and use it after all