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Im really trying hard to stop calling shit retarded. im 40 dammit its just what we always said :(
I'm 39 and saying calling things "gay" and "retarded" was just what we did when we were growing up. We didn't really mean you were homosexual or mentally disabled. It was just the times. I'm fairly liberal, but old habits really do die hard.
I have managed to stop calling things gay. managed that one a long time ago so yeah ill give myself that. But retard slips out so much still.
I've been trying to dial it back too. But slips still happen..
Same, even now I've been making an effort not to for years, it still sometimes pops up in my internal monologue. Over-writing preprogrammed habits is hard, I am right there with you.