If someone is actually “hurt” by hearing another person walk into a room and say ... the entry for the word “b****” specifies that the word is unacceptable to use “in any language.” ...

Even the most loving children sometimes say hurtful words like "I hate you" to their parents. "It can be really hard to hear your child use these words," says Lindsey Polishook Sherer, LCSW-C LICSW.