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>I learned as a parent why they have at such an adverse >reaction to that. I raised little Evan from the time >he was 3, he was still in diapers even. That image of >him as such a sweet and innocent baby has stuck in my >mind ever since. So hearing from him say that word... > >Even despite the fact that he was almost an adult, and >it was rather normal for him to experiment with adult >behavior at that point... > >That word out of that mouth, It grated my nerves in a >way that they had never been grated before. (Not even >when Colin had used it years before.) > >I chose not to punish him on that day for a few >reasons. Certainly not the way that I had been >punished by my parents anyway. > >First: I felt that I was far too upset at that moment >to punish him properly. I didn't like dishing it out >when I was upset. I always preferred to wait until I >calmed down and then deal with it. > >Second: I didn't punish Colin like that when he used >the word either. No fair holding Evan to a different >standard. > >Third: I was a good deal younger when I used to word >for the first time. But to be fair I had already used >the word a few times before my parents actually caught >me using the word. > >You see, our house... It was fairly large. So >depending on where we were, Brothers and I could get >away with behavior unacceptable if we got caught. > >But despite the size, the house it had a LOT of people >living there. My brothers weren't an issue. (They tell >on me I tell on them) No one liked a tattler! (Nor was >Best-Friend an issue) > >Grandfather and Grandmother lived in the East Quarter. >Think of it as like a little apartment on the east end >of the main house. My parents lived in the North >Quarter. That was a similar set up in the middle of >the main house. > >Parents and Grandparents were the ones that we >certainly had to watch our mouths in front of. > >In the west quarter was Uncle and (because I don't >know who else is reading, I'll just say) Uncle's >Friend. We weren't concerned about watching behavior >or language when with either of them. > >They both seem to follow the principle of no tattling >in regards to us. They certainly had permission to >discipline us, (same as anyone else in the family) >they were adults. But Uncle would never go there. He >always said he was a rule breaker, not a ruler >enforcer. > >(He even had his own motorcycle gang. Well actually >they were a group of guys from the lumber yard who >just liked to ride motorcycles together on the >weekends. We kids just thought they were a gang) > >Also in the house was Mr K, (Usually) in the big >downstairs kitchen. If it's something serious he might >tell our parents, but foul mouths... we were safe. > >Ms J, who took care of me and younger brother when >Mother was not available. Then Mrs B, who typically >took care of Older-Brother and Half-Brother when >Mother was not available. > >(You can guarantee we get a half cake of soap if we >talk dirty in front of either of them. But only Ms J >lived in the house.) > >There were cleaning ladies from the lumber yard. When >not down there, they were up at the house. But they >rarely spoke to us. Some of them only spoke French. > >And there's my best friend's mom who was up at the >house usually to mend and modify Mother's dresses. (Or >even just to hang out with mother) > >Do I need to say that we had to watch our mouths in >front of her? > >So yeah we could get away with a lot of mischief, and >Older-Brother was exceptionally good at getting away >with it! However there were plenty of times when we >simply got busted for being stupid!

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