I've always treated the word "hate" as a bad word with my kids...even though I often say "I hate it when that happens..." but if any of them ever said they hated someone, I treated it like they dropped the f-bomb. Now that they're older I'm sure they use it more often but if I ever hear them use it directed at a person instead of a thing they still get a lecture...I was the same with shut up, stupid, moron, idiot...my poor kids thought shut up was the worst swear word for a long time. I guess I don't like words that are used to make people feel bad...
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