Parents are filming their babies cursing in viral ‘bad word bathroom challenge’: ‘I can’t believe my ears’
Soap isn’t enough to clean these potty mouths.
Parents are participating in the viral TikTok “bad word bathroom challenge” with over 88 million views featuring toddlers cursing like a sailor in the bathroom.
“I can’t believe my ears,” captioned one mom’s video. “My sweet little baby I can’t believe she had all this in her.”
In a 2-minute video, the mother, who goes by @ordinary_kay._ on TikTok, tells her 3-year-old daughter she can “say all the curse words you want just this one time [to] get it out of your system.”
The little tot agreed to the challenge with a huge smile, ready to release all the naughty words she could think of.
“You fat b—h. You [are] never coming over my house,” the toddler said in the video with over 3.2 million views. “Get out here b—h. I don’t need you.”
Her mom interrupted the private moment twice, asking if she was finished, but the toddler henced she had more to get off her chest. Once she finished, it was indeed time to rinse that mouth out with some soap.
Many TikTokers were appalled by the innocent girl’s commentary.
“That was PERSONAL,” joked one watcher. “She heard you give somebody a read before.”
“With a smile tho???” chuckled a viewer.
“When people think kids don’t understand or listen to what you’re saying oh if this video doesn’t say that they do then [I don’t know] what will change [their] mind,” added another.
Another mom, who runs @pearlinebrown1 on TikTok, allowed her daughter to say any bad word she wanted as long as it was in the bathroom.
In the 40-second clip with over 42.4 million views, the toddler makes bad words sound adorable.
“B—h,” the little girl chuckled facing the mirror. “Mother f—ker.”
Even a little boy, across the pond in Scotland, couldn’t wait to say his favorite four-letter word.
“What the f—k… What the f—k,” he repeated in the TikTok video, posted on his mom @chelseagardener181’s account, with over 73,900 views.
As the trend continues to circulate, more parents are letting kids embrace their potty mouths.
“Had to try this trend to see if it would help! I’m aware that toddlers are sponges. We are being extra careful around her now!” captioned Morgan Ivory, who runs @sobermama82383 on TikTok, whose toddler said “Stinking ass and “S—t” in a clip.
“We noticed our daughter had picked up on some inappropriate language for her age,” Ivory told The Post. “The TikTok video provided an opportunity to have an open conversation about appropriate language and behavior, reinforcing the importance of respectful communication and awareness.”
However, some viewers don’t agree with the parenting style of letting kids say bad words.
“That’s really mind-boggling to allow your child to curse. They know these words from hearing them from their parents. It’s not cute at all!!!” wrote one nay-sayer.
“This is a different type of parenting,” commented another. “This is not ok.”
Despite the judgment, Dr. Emma Byrne, a neuroscientist and author of “Swearing is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language,” approves of parents allowing children to curse.
The doctor believes children should learn the meaning and impact of curse words from their parents rather than friends.
“I want to equip parents to cope with that moment of shame and embarrassment of my kid swore in a place that was inappropriate,” Dr. Byrne said in a 2018 interview on “Good Morning Britain.” “Instead of saying ‘we are going to shut this conversation down,’ talking about why that is inappropriate.”
