In case you never noticed, swearing loudly within earshot of kids almost always makes them laugh uproariously. And what could be more uplifting and pleasant to the ear than the sound of the laughter of children?
I have more of a problem with cheerfully lying through your teeth to children about deceptive frauds like Santa Claus and Jesus and the Tooth Fairy and the Stork who brought your little sister.
What's worse: kids learning that adults occasionally swear, or kids learning that adults systematically lie to them?
Kids learning that adults systematically lie to them is probably beneficial and adaptive (which I suspect is why humans feel compelled to lie to kids).
I'd prefer for adults to adapt to not systematically lying to kids, if it's not so much of a disruptive inconvenience to your lifestyle, thank you.
Speak for yourself, if you believe the benefits of lying to your own kids outweigh the benefits of raising children honesty. You can have an honest discussion with your children about how OTHER people will lie to them, without having to lie to them yourself to prove it. It's not something that's hard so hard to prove that you have to betray their trust by doing it yourself. Because if they don't trust you enough to take what you tell them at face value, they already know you're a liar.
I believe the main reason some humans feel compelled to lie to kids is simply because they're compulsive liars.
In case you never noticed, swearing loudly within earshot of kids almost always makes them laugh uproariously. And what could be more uplifting and pleasant to the ear than the sound of the laughter of children?
I have more of a problem with cheerfully lying through your teeth to children about deceptive frauds like Santa Claus and Jesus and the Tooth Fairy and the Stork who brought your little sister.
What's worse: kids learning that adults occasionally swear, or kids learning that adults systematically lie to them?