It took me many years of being a so-called "adult" before I actually felt at ease using obscenities in normal conversations with friends. I lived under the contradiction of a verbally abusive father who'd curse a blue streak 24/7 but never allow me to raise my voice or use any such language against him. So instead I wound up with a far greater arsenal of words than he could ever read or pronounce--in three languages.
My Civil Tongue