cool? or not?

So lately, I have had this wierd thought. Do ya'll remember those innocent days as an elementary school student, when we would hear a swear word (rarely) from a movie or an adult, and gasp? We would be appalled, and couldn't believe why people would say those awful words. Now, in my family, my parents are Christians, and yet they slip those words as well from time to time. As a young child, I was scared and once again, couldn't understand why they would use that choice of words. As time evolved, I think I have gotten used to hearing this crap, on t.v, in movies, and even from people. And I HATE this! I don't want to be used to it! I want my mind to decipher it and tell me over and over NEVER to use those words, they are offending God, and they are not nice. I want to be a child again and be innocent and not let these words seem normal. And don't ya know...as a teenager just entering high school, it seems ok to be using swear words. Just last year, I remember hearing kids a year older than me (my age now!) swearing like it was nothing. And I remember talking to my friends and agreeing that it didn't sound cool, that it was wrong, and we vowed we wouldn't follow the crowd. Now, I hear these same friends swearing today, not constantly and nonchalantly, but nonetheless, swearing. These same friends that at one point didn't think it sounded cool, are now following suit. And you know what's even more scary? Just the other day, when one of my friends swore and we giggled, I thought to myself, "Now, this isn't bad. I don't think that swearing is that bad. I mean, we don't swear all the time...just a little. And we don't say the REALLY bad words..." NO! I feel like I'm letting myself go...like I'm betraying God. I feel like innocent Kelsey is done for. But...then again, they're just words, right? Who are they really hurting? Me. God. My friends. That's who they're hurting. So what do you think? Comment. Help me out. Make me vow or something. Thanks for reading.

Kelsey