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catgotcha t1_j84at74 wrote

Reply to comment by Ericrobertson1978 in Pre-School teacher at a public school keeps disciplining out son for saying "oh my god" by new_Australis

I don't think cussing is wrong, honestly. I don't swear in front of the kids but I swear like a sailor with my wife and especially my friends. That's not the reasoning behind what I'm doing here. It's because *others* can judge for it.

For the record - my kids do know the bad words, especially the 11yo. And I totally get what you're saying – by allowing it freely in the house make it lose the appeal in general. That's actually what we do with alcohol and other things (no, they don't drink obviously, but we don't shield them from the fact that we'll go through a bottle of wine or a few beers on occasion).

I think you and I both have the same end goal in mind – to raise the kids to be respectful and smart. Mine know not to drop the F-word with their teachers or other parents or anything like that, and so do yours. That's the main objective here – there are just different ways to get there, that's all.

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kdex86 t1_j848ygp wrote

Reply to Is there a name for the Mansfield/Foxborough/Wrentham/Plainville/Attleboro area? by BobQuasit

Having grown up in Norton, I can confirm there is no official name for this part of the state. Geographically it’s part of “Southeastern Massachusetts”. Another map labels this area as “Gillette Stadium”.

You can argue it’s the “concerts and football” section of the state, when you take into account that the Xfinity Center is also in that area (or as I like to call it, Great Woods).

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icwhatudiddere t1_j846r1f wrote

Reply to Faster to drive or take the commuter rail to Boston? by [deleted]

Depends how much you value your free time. I used to enjoy driving, but traffic really became super bad for my route starting around 2015ish. I had to give up my very fun manual transmission car because I spent my entire commute stepping on the clutch pedal and my leg was just sore at the end of the day. Eventually even though the commuter rail was slightly more time, I realized I could read a book, listen to a podcast or browse Reddit for a couple hours a day during my commute. I got home relaxed and ready to get on with my evening and I never went back to driving, even during the pandemic.

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icwhatudiddere t1_j846pjd wrote

Reply to Faster to drive or take the commuter rail to Boston? by [deleted]

Depends how much you value your free time. I used to enjoy driving, but traffic really became super bad for my route starting around 2015ish. I had to give up my very fun manual transmission car because I spent my entire commute stepping on the clutch pedal and my leg was just sore at the end of the day. Eventually even though the commuter rail was slightly more time, I realized I could read a book, listen to a podcast or browse Reddit for a couple hours a day during my commute. I got home relaxed and ready to get on with my evening and I never went back to driving, even during the pandemic.

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icwhatudiddere t1_j846ohm wrote

Reply to Faster to drive or take the commuter rail to Boston? by [deleted]

Depends how much you value your free time. I used to enjoy driving, but traffic really became super bad for my route starting around 2015ish. I had to give up my very fun manual transmission car because I spent my entire commute stepping on the clutch pedal and my leg was just sore at the end of the day. Eventually even though the commuter rail was slightly more time, I realized I could read a book, listen to a podcast or browse Reddit for a couple hours a day during my commute. I got home relaxed and ready to get on with my evening and I never went back to driving, even during the pandemic.

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