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I absolutely curse in front of my kids (teens), and I don't mind if they do it in front of me as long as they are using those words properly for emphasis. I don't allow them to just nonchalantly drop the f bomb, and they know they can't do it in front of other adults. 
When they curse, I know they're REALLY upset about something.
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Maybe it’s because of my father’s Irish parents but he had no problem swearing around me lol 😂 >

My mother would swear around us in her native language of Greek.  Nothing terrible ("skata", etc), but curse words nonetheless. >

🤷‍♂️ Everyone I know with kids curse around them... and a few let their kids curse. They're just words. >

I never swore in front of my parents and it meant that I could never really be myself around them. My kids get a free pass. It’s very liberating and leads to a lot more openness I believe. >

We know it'll happen and the kids will learn eventually, we just don't want to be the ones responsible for it.