My parents never swore, but they never said anything about it either. I saw the f-word carved into a school bus seat and asked the driver what it meant. He told me I didn't need to know. So I wasn't exposed to cussing much until college. It has never occurred to me that I should cuss, as there are so many other choice words. My mother said her doctor could burn up nurses' ears and never say a bad word. I think you can cut someone down without those few words that have been labeled vulgar. They are just words, but I just don't use them.