There were few bad words in my house growing up, and those that were didn't tend to follow the basic four-letter word rule. We weren't allowed to say “I hate you” (although to be fair, hate is a four letter word). “It's too hard” was also frowned upon. But the phrase my mom hated the most was “Shut up.” Saying this would land us in our rooms with no privileges for the bulk of a day.
