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I understand how one might do this... Maybe because it is expected, or it has been their lifelong routine, or other. I know a woman who is very Anti-mormon but refuses to have her name taken off the rolls because it would disappoint her mother. Is this silly? Maybe. I, on the other hand, cannot even imagine not believing. The gospel is my rock. But like someone else said, "to each their own."

I recently found out that his talk was only part of the issue. The other kid, who's mouth is just as bad, was making excuses to his mother to get him out of the friendship. That does not excuse my son, by any means. I remind my son every day when he heads off to school. "Remember, you hold the priesthood. Don't let your Heavenly Father be disappointed in your actions." I think... I hope it is helping. He is really a good boy just wants so badly to "fit in." And this can be a scary thing, to say the least. And to the person who asked... Yes, I think some of the other LDS kids talk the same way. We are in a very small community with very few LDS.

All of the above was helpful, even if only to find support. I had already done much of what was offered as advice. For instance, he has lost ipod, xbox, facebook, and internet for at least 2 weeks. He is also on what we are calling "probation" until Christmas at which time we will evaluate his behavior. Everyday when he heads off to school, I remind him that he is a priesthood holder and must act like one. We shall see... Thank you, everybody for the advice.

Lakumi, Thank you for that. There is virtually NO WAY to remove the source.

Ok, I am here because I am actually embarrassed to say anything to people who know me. My 12 year old son has been, unbeknownst to me, saying horrible, filthy things to his friends and the girls at school. This is not allowed in our home and I am very careful about the things that he watches on TV. In fact, the only reason I found out is because I called another mother to find out why her son was no longer friends with mine. She said, "I didn't want to tell you because kids will be kids." Come to find out, the things he has said at their house and in conversation with their son are downright disgusting. I am at a total loss. I have 4 grown children but this is a new one for me. What would you do? How would you handle it? We have discussions all the time about language and proper respect for sacred things. So, this caught me by surprise. And, to be honest, I was so very embarrassed when she basically had to say that her son has made a choice to stop being friends with mine because of the bad influence. I just don't know what to do...