My father was a very principled man, and if he was with my mum and someone was swearing in their vicinity, he would ask them to stop, stating that there was a lady present.
I swear
Cursing is a common thing
it’s linked to the emotions
it comes out when you stub your toe
or suffer other abrasions.
When your team does it’s best but then
still loses,
or when the lights go out at home and
you have no fuses,
then your language discipline goes south,
and all sorts of expletives escape
your mouth.
There are times when usual words don’t just
cut the mustard,
you need embellished ones like
apple pie with the custard,
you remember forbidden words dredged
up from your youth,
that mam said made you sound vulgar
and uncouth.
Sometimes letting rip a barrage of
invective,
can, as a de-stressing tool, be
remarkably effective,
but casual swearing as part of
normal conversation,
is negative socialisation.
It happens with younger people on
ego trip,
seen as an alpha sign when you let
rip,
too much
of the swearing makes it hard to detect,
whether
or not they deserve any respect.
©David L Atkinson July 2026
God Bless
