Well said, Carrie!

I had to laugh at this. Each and every one of us knows our child and how best to handle the situation. To those of you who laughed and sympathized, good for you! We’ve all been there. To those of you who are perfect and know how to handle every child and what is best for them, understand that we may not have gotten all that Brooke said or did about the situation. Go be perfect with the other people and leave us poor mortals who screw up sometimes alone.

Sometimes I hate being part of the human race…….

Ok, here’s my 2 cents. Celebs go on these late night shows and try to be funny because that’s what the late show hosts want. They tell “funny” tales about their kids and everyone watching laughs (ie. Tina Fey and her Psycho story). When bits and pieces are reprinted the story never really comes across the same. We can’t hear the persons tone of voice or see their body language which, let’s face it, is part of the whole “funniness” of the story. So, I feel it really looses something when we just get a little bit here and there. If Brooke had gone on to explain how they deal with this issue it looses the “funny”.

Potty language in our house is actually “potty” talk. Fart, bum etc. is what my boys find very funny to say. They have never said any stronger works and I’m sure they’ve heard them at some point in their life (like visiting relatives who slip up when the kids are around). My husband and I do not swear in front of the kids (we don’t really swear much in general) so I guess the kids don’t really have a good context for those kinds of words. I would be more concerned with her attitude towards the friends Mom. I would also be telling Grandma (if that is who she hears it from) to watch the talk in front of the kids. And, to give a hand fixing the issue.

I’m guessing Brooke had a talk with Rowan after the guest left – no need to humiliate her daughter by berating her in front of guests. She was probably trying to present it as a funny story, not a story about her parenting skills.

And it IS a funny story. I once heard a two year old tearfully tell a classmate who shoved him that he was going to kick his @$$. I had to run for it so he wouldn’t see me laughing.

Michelle, you are coming off as very self-righteous.

Some celebs actually DO read CBB.

The rants are for us readers, I don’t think anyone actually believes that celebs really care what we say.

I believe people have been critical of you comments because you seem a little judgemental. Sorry, but that’s how some of your comments have come off.

I love brooke, and from all the stories she tells about rowan that little girl is 5 going on 15 lol. I’m sure she will stop her from using the F word, but yea speaking to a grown up like that is not good manners and it’s something to be taken care of now, because the worst thing is a kid with a fresh dirty mouth. Even when I was young, I have never liked curses at all. In fact not only don’t I curse in front of children, in general you will never hear me cursing. I think it’s tacky and just not my nature. I was also surprised she is staying in nyc, since chris works in CA. I saw a pic of her girls a few days ago, for the most part both favor their dad more and neither look much like brooke did as a child.

Michele – If any parent decided that their child couldn’t hang around my child because my child swore, well, then, they’re doing me a favor.

Sorry, kids are going to say or hear things at one point or another in their life, regardless of how involved you are. That’s the beauty of them being their own person. Only so much of it is in your control.

IMO, the occasional foul language is minor in the grand scheme of things. There are TONS of issues I’d put way above it with regard to my kids’ friends’ habits.

Why does everyone always feel the need to be so self-righteous? I think most of you should spend a little more time with your kids and less time criticizing the other women on this board and celebrities who will never read your rants.

On the same subject, Heather Armstrong of Dooce blog fame wrote a post in September about the fact that they allow their 4 yr old daughter to swear at home, but not in public. I think this is a very difficult concept for a child (especially at that age) to grasp.
Explaining to your child that a potty mouth only shows people that you don’t know enough words to express yourself properly may curb the swearing. There are smarter words to show how you’re feeling, and people will like you more if you can tell them how you feel without cursing. It is better to teach them this early on before they are punished at school and shunned at the homes of their peers for being inappropriate.