Comments on: Is Fart a Bad Word?

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:43:18 +0000

I didn’t want my son using that word when he was young, so we called them ‘bum burps’. Everyone thought that was cute and that phrase didn’t offend anyone

By: Kristy - Where's My Damn Answer

Kristy - Where's My Damn Answer — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:16:48 +0000

True story … when my niece was three she “tooted” and turned around to look at me and I said, “did you toot?” She replied with, “No Aunt Kiki, I farted.” I about died. Three YEARS old. She’s never stopped being funny either.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:40:24 +0000

Growing up in a house with all brothers I think all of the “polite” ways of saying things especially referring to your body or its functions was ruined for me. Never more obvious that when I was in kindergarten, my family referred to male anatomy as a “Peter” until one day at school when a new boy joined our class…his name,,,of course, Peter. I erupted in a fit of giggles and got in trouble.

Ohh and my 80 yr old grandpa doesn’t say fart…he says..”did you hear that barking spider?”

By: dgm

dgm — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:07:03 +0000

“Fart” always sounds crude when used by young’uns, but my son seems to love it (he’s 6). I’ve been searching for a suitable alternative, and I am so loving “shot a bunny.” It’s way more hip than “cut the cheese” and more edgy that “pootered,” which is what I’ve been encouraging. I think “fart” should be reserved for older kids, you know, like PG-13 movies and “Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret?” (Don’t tell me you’re already reading that to her at bedtime.)

By: amanda

amanda — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:26:58 +0000

In my house we always referred to it as “tooting.” And breasts were always called “bosoms.” This made for a really awkward transition into middle school.

By: Bridget

Bridget — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:28:52 +0000

Ugh I messed up my Web site.

By: Bridget

Bridget — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:28:22 +0000

My parents always used to make us say we “shot a bunny.” Looking back on it, that sounds horrible and cruel and weird in some really messed up kind of way. Shot a bunny? Really?

By: Lora

Lora — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:09:32 +0000

It’s not a bad word in my house, but it was in my mom’s when I was growing up. Maybe times are changing?