Comments on: And That’s Why I Should Never Watch TV During The Day

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:01:18 +0000

We are going straight down the line with ours – explaining anything they ask about. Of course in the UK they put santiary ads inbetween childrens shows… (really)

The other day the eldest (7) asked how babies get out… and after my other half explained she went “eeewwwww – that’s disgusting!”

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:22:28 +0000

Gotta love those Valtrex commercials! I had to explain what they were as well. . . so not fun. Not fun at all.

By: Kari

Kari — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:53:22 +0000

My 8 year old likes the show “Dirty Jobs” and they always show the happy-grinning genital herpes commercial during the show.

He too asked me what it was, and I had to reply with “It’s a disease that you get from sitting on dirty public toilets.”

He was very skeptical and replied with “Well, why doesn’t the commercial show dirty toilets instead of the people hugging?”

Gah.

By: Stimey

Stimey — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:36:47 +0000

Bummer. Kids are little tiny sponges that are ALWAYS listening. I’ve also learned the hard way.

By: DC Urban Dad

DC Urban Dad — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:22:13 +0000

When my family was in Florida together we told my nephew that my sister’s boyfriend had herpel (a mysterious disease that makes your elbows fall off). He at first did not believe us (very smart) but with some convincing he was on board. He ended up introducing the guy to a sales guy – he said, “This is Auden, watch out he has herpel”. Oops!!!

By: flutter

flutter — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:44:34 +0000

d’oh!

By: Hip Mom's Guide

Hip Mom's Guide — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:40:19 +0000

Ha ha ha ha!! Now that totally made my day. Thanks!

By: karrie

karrie — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:12:18 +0000

Heeheehee!!!

Even educational tv can be bad. Max saw something last night about leptin and obesity on PBS with his father and has been hounding me about my “chubs” (his word)and leptin all day. He seems to think leptin is similar to eating too many doughnuts. I’m kind of fuzzy myself on what it does.

Anyway, easier to explain than herpes! Good luck with that!

By: Scout's Honor

Scout's Honor — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:49:47 +0000

My 12 year olf told me he needed Proactiv the other day . This after my six year old asked recently about some product that makes some guy grin estatically and lasts “all night long.”

Nice!

Too much summer tv here as well. We never watch during the year. Simply no time.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:11:39 +0000

And that’s why I love kids so much.