https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:59:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-247714 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:35:59 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 247714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@eiko2010: hahah! that's hilarious. I wish we didn't swear so much. I grew up in a curse-less household and would LOVE to raise our kids the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-244170 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:51:48 +0000 littlebug 244170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a terrible potty mouth. Even at work (although only in my office with my 2 officemates who are VERY good friends of mine). Sometimes I hear myself and I'm like "Easy, killer...take it down a notch." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-244137 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:25:37 +0000 HabesBabe 244137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the acronyms are less offensive, but to write out the actual words is just as "offensive." Although, I don't really consider swearing (in moderation) to be offensive. I use "bad words" on the boards all the time, but didn't realize how many people on HB dislike swearing! Sorry if I've offended anyone... LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-244007 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:47:57 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 244007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>IRL I still say "eff this" instead of the word...and I say "that girl is a b-word" but I won't say b****. So clearly, I'm all for acronyms haha. Less offensive i'd say. But truly, I'm not all that offended by curse words anyways *shrugs* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-244006 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:46:30 +0000 Andrea 244006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think swearing is swearing but it generally doesn't bother me either way unless it is excessive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243992 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:38:48 +0000 Sweet T 243992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Acronyms are definitely less offensive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243983 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:32:28 +0000 plantains 243983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Way less offensive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243812 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:33:22 +0000 MsLipGloss 243812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I have found that men get a lot more leeway in the office when it comes to swearing (at least in my profession). </p> <p>Even though I have no rational basis for it, I find the online swearing to be less offensive (not that I think swearing is offensive) than swearing irl because (1) here on HB we're not swearing at each other (yay!), and (2) although I can have a potty mouth, irl, sometimes the swearing can create/make for an awkward situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243793 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:26:39 +0000 Adira 243793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Sometimes F-bombs at work are funny, haha.</p> <p>ALTHOUGH, I just read an article about how swearing a work could keep you from raises or promotions, so it's definitely something MOST of us should keep in check at work!</p> <p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/07/25/dirty-words-can-cost-you-a-promotion/" rel="nofollow">http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/07/25/dirty-words-can-cost-you-a-promotion/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243785 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:22:53 +0000 MamaMoose 243785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Hahaha oh man. We have a guy in our office who loudly yells F-bombs and it's the same thing. He's a huge producer (I work in finance) so no one question his excessive cussing : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243784 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:22:44 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 243784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: Oh no not at all. I started this thread because I used FML in a comment (on my budget post) so I was afraid that it would offend the person I was responding to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243781 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:21:51 +0000 mrs. bird 243781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i used a * in a bad d word on your stripper post earlier, i hope i didn't offend anyone =(</p> <p>i swear... a lot... BUT only in appropriate places &amp; not in front of kids. online i haven't given much thought to. i usually stick to mild ones, and use acronyms for more harsh ones. the f-bomb i reserve for serious occasions or i say it as eff, at home it's fair game though, DH &amp; i both drop it frequently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243777 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:20:14 +0000 Adira 243777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunglasses: Oh, I know what you mean! We definitely swear MORE when we're mad, although we still drop a fear curses every now and then for no reason. Definitely need to work on this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243772 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:18:10 +0000 Lozza 243772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never knew what FML meant. (I think I kind of wondered if it was similar to Future Mother-in-Law?) So thanks for that. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243768 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:16:54 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 243768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: hahahah!!! we don't swear really except when we are pissed at eachother, so we need to work on not being pissed in front of the kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243765 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:15:38 +0000 Adira 243765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunglasses: Seriously! What will be worse is if he repeats it out in public! My husband used a totally inappropriate word yesterday and I was "OMG - you CANNOT use that word when the baby gets here!!! If it repeats ANYTHING you say, I'm making sure EVERYONE knows YOU'RE the source!!!!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243763 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:13:03 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 243763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I think we need to get back in the habit because now, my 2 YO is starting to repeat what we say. I definitely don't want him to swear (without knowing what it means ) yikes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243761 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:11:25 +0000 Adira 243761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I agree with you! ALTHOUGH, there's this one guy at my work who's 4 year's from retirement, and when he gets really excited (or frustrated), he starts dropping f-bombs! In meetings, in front of the customer, anywhere! He's sooooooooo well respected, that people don't care. We've started keeping a metric of his f-bombs during our weekly meetings and our customer asked to be updated on it. They seem to think he's being more productive the more f-bombs he drops, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243757 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:08:32 +0000 MamaMoose 243757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Swearing doesn't offend me in the slightest, written or spoken. Obviously there are times that it's inappropriate (in a business meeting, at church, etc) but in a casual setting I have no problem with swearing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243752 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:05:23 +0000 Adira 243752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I USED to be good at using substitute words like "fudge" and "sugar" for the f-word and the s-word, but I'm not as good anymore! Now I'll be like "Fuuuu-udge!" where I start to say the bad one and switch last minute when I realize who's around, haha. But if I'm just home with Hubs, the real word comes out. I'll need to get better though! I don't want to teach my kids swear words! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243750 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:03:51 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 243750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: oh shit isn't a swear IMO. But I say CRAP more than SHIT. Even though its the same thing. ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243744 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:02:59 +0000 JoJoGirl 243744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm I guess I should revise. I wouldn't say "FML" in real life either. I've recently taken to saying "F" instead of "f*&amp;k" too, but the word shit is not going anywhere. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243742 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:02:41 +0000 LuLu Mom 243742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use things in text that I would never say in real life (unless really mad) haha. I used to have a mouth of a sailor, but have really worked on cleaning it up since becoming pregnant. My husband makes fun of me, because I say "F' or "f-er" instead of the bad words now, things like that , but that will have to end too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243739 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:01:56 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 243739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Yes! i completely agree. I hate using acronyms but when it comes to swearing that's all i use. In highschool I would say F-you and never the real word. haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243736 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:01:39 +0000 Mrsbells 243736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted for "it's the same thing, swearing is swearing" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243733 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:00:41 +0000 Adira 243733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely drop f-bombs in real life (often in front of my best friend's daughter, ooops!), but I never say that phrase. I definitely find the acronym "FML" less offensive than spelling it out though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243732 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:59:43 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 243732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't curse and I don't care to read it either. I don't get offended when I hear/see it though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243723 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:55:53 +0000 Minnie_Girl 243723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never curse IRL because my parents installed a permanent potty filter on my mouth, haha. But I do use worse language in writing. It does seem less offensive, somehow, when it's written down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243720 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:54:22 +0000 Shimmer 243720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I sort of equate the acronyms for swearing to those that aren't swearing - for example, when I say "LOL" I'm rarely actually laughing out loud haha. So when I/people say FML, I don't really see it as anything to be offended by, if that makes sense! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-consider-swearing-online-acronyms-less-or-more-offensive-than-swearing-in-real-life#post-243718 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:53:40 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 243718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Oh i'll add it! Done! </p>