When I began reading “The 9 Words Parents Should Never Say to Their Kids” (Jan. 5, 2018, www.fatherly.com), I was skeptical that essayist Patrick Coleman’s point of view would line up with my own, and I wasn’t disappointed. Coleman began by saying that certain words have “overwhelmingly negative consequences” to children but only one of his nefarious nine met my never-say standard. I don’t know of any mainstream newspaper that would even print the word in question.