It’s reassuring to read this; I take the exact same approach and reasoning with my kids. I haven’t met other parents who openly take this approach, but even so

It’s reassuring to read this; I take the exact same approach and reasoning with my kids. I haven’t met other parents who openly take this approach, but even so, my sense is that words are simply words. Intent and consequence are what truly matter and should be considered. Have kids look at it this way and they might be more critical of all language, not just a handful of words. Or so we can hope, haha.