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Just 20 minutes ago my (21) brother (soon to be 10) and I were shopping for school supplies and snacks, and my brother pointed somewhere and asked his dad (48), "What the heck is that?" Right in-between "heck" and "is," my stepdad said in an aggressive tone, "Excuse me? Stop saying heck." Unironically. My brother didn't even get mad at him, he just went with his flow. Oddly, neither of them consider "dang it" or "oh crap" swear words, and my brother 100% gets away with using God's name in vain (to them, that is acceptable).

So, Stepdad, you're telling your son that "oh my god" is acceptable but "heck" isn't? Heck isn't even close to swearing in the first place. Sure, it's a substitute for hell, but even hell isn't a cuss word in this day and age, unless you're actually commanding someone they go to that place. There's nothing vulgar about "heck" or "hell." I even had a vice principal in the 8th grade whose last name was Heck, and he did a play-on with his last name as well, with "What the Heck." There was an episode on a kids' show, Rocko's Modern Life, called "Highway to Heck" (if I remember correctly). My 4th grade teacher even had me say "heck" as a substitute swear word!! (My brother is currently in the 4th grade.)

Also, we're not even from the south. We're from California. Which is what makes it even weirder. A California father shouldn't consider heck or darn swear words. It just makes me mad and want to freaking yell at him. (Not to mention he's super strict on cuss words, and even minced oaths, especially when used in public.) My speech therapist in the 11th-12th grade would NEVER allow hell, damn, crap, pissed, ass, or other swear words to be uttered in her class or even "oh my god/good lord," but she would allow almost any minced oath (heck, darn and shoot included).