[Mistress Trista]

It's tough to tell another mother how to raise her children, it's best approached with a whole lot of caution. The mother may agree with you, but if you say something the wrong way, she'll more than likely turn into a mother hen and become defensive, which is never a good thing.

I have a 21 year old (He'll be 22 in April) and a thirteen year old who will be 14 in April and I've learned through the years, you can't stop them from hearing stuff once they leave the house. The best you can do is make sure they understand that just because that child says it, doesn't mean they can. And the bigger a deal you make out of it, the more interesting the word becomes to the child. I learned that the hard way. From then on, it was just a firm, "We never use that word in this house, is that understood?"

And there's always the fact that some people might not see certain words as bad, so it's a tough call.