Why Kids Curse | NPR
This is great - The first time I said the F-word as a kid it was because I am awesome at remembering things like song lyrics and movie quotes and I really really loved Adventures in Babysitting when I was 5.
5-year-old-me was rehashing the scene when they’re in the subway with the dueling gangs. I perfectly quoted it all the way to the part when Elisabeth Shue steps in and says “Don’t FUCK with the babysitter!”
While I did get in trouble, and knew that I had said something wrong as soon as it came out of my 5-year-old mouth, my mom had to leave the room so she wouldn’t die from laughing in front of me which of course would have encouraged me to curse more.
