In a tentative attempt to test the waters a bit, local 12-year-old Connor Bartlett told reporters that he took a chance on saying the word shit in front of his mother for the first time Friday. Ive been dipping my toe in there with hell and sucks for a while and she hasnt really said anything yet, so I figured, hey, might as well jump in feet-first with shit and see what happens, the preteen said of his inaugural usage of the harsh expletive in his mothers presence, adding that if she freaked out, [he] could always just switch back to crap, no problem. As far as I can tell, she didnt really seem to react or notice, so it looks like Im pretty good to go. I wonder what else I can get away with. At press time, sources confirmed that Bartlett had abruptly learned the limits of his mothers tolerance for profanity after diving right in the deep end and calling her a fucking bitch. 