Just a funny exchange

Friend posts;

My response;

Unfortunately, formed as a question, the idiots having problems with relationship boundaries by giving unsolicited opinions won't understand that it is rhetorical and you'll get consistent "no, but...." in response to it. My children and I have learned to use the very firmly spoken; "shut the fuck up" is absolutely effective. And yes, I allow my children to "swear". It's an expletive giving emphasis to the clarity of meaning being conveyed. It is a sign of intelligence. I like to think of it as an exclamation point within the sentence or an adding of emphasis of the important of an expression. Disrespect the boundaries, ya get the verbal self defense. Respect has got nothing to do with it. Especially in the case of a child; an adult who can't respect a child cannot realistically expect to be treated with what they perceive is respect. They'll get my children's self respect right back at them for their disrespect. Yup, proud of it. My brain gets the gentler admonitions. Home is supposed to be safe ;)

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