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Christa: Living In An F-Bomb World

Christa Hazel re: 'Modern Family' expletive causes stir: What I know is that in this day and age, no matter how hard I try, the f-word gets overheard. It could be as simple as walking down the street and my kids hear it from a bar patron with sidewalk seating. I also know that kids embarrass parents by repeating things they shouldn’t and it creates comedy gold as a story to re-live at a later date. I’m not surprised that a tv show would pick this up. It’s not the first time. This last Christmas, I just wanted to share a holiday movie about a Red Ryder BB Gun with my kids and instead had to answer questions regarding “electric sex” and what the “F-Word” was (which Ralphie, like Lily, says, “Fudge.”) I cant change the world. I can only deal with cards I’m dealt to play this game. Unfortunately, it includes the F word. As a parent, I don’t like it but I address it regardless.

Question: How old were you when you dropped your first F-bomb?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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