I am getting to the point where I really just want to have no commercial television. Back when television was new, they would advertise the product during the show. I’m not sure that would be good in today’s sex crazed more stuff culture, but I am really tired of the current state of commercials.

Especially when I am watching television with my 5 year old.

You would think that there should be some sort of “safety” when the programming that is being watched is GEARED TOWARDS FIVE YEAR OLDS…well…you would be wrong. Very wrong. I have seen sexually explicit commercials for future programs on the channel, scary commercials advertising Halloween events, orgasmic hair commercials and the list goes on.

What’s a conservative Mom to do? Or any Mom for that matter. Honestly, being “conservative” does not make me a better Mother than an atheist. We all want the same thing for our kids…if we are even remotely decent Mothers…we all want our kids to be kids. Safe from what we feel, as Moms, is not good for them Right?

So, what do we do?

Send letters?

Boycott?

Picket?

Hmmm…

Pay unbelievable amounts of money for TiVo?

Well…in this case…yes.

We use a type of TiVo in our neck of the woods and let me tell you Moms of the world…it is a life saver. I can tape great shows and cartoons that are kid friendly and NOT deal with the commercials. We simply fast forward them! Unfortunately, this cannot be good for the companies that have decent commercials and are just trying to get the word out about their product or service.

Oh, well, sadly, that’s there problem…not mine.

My kids eye and ear safety is MY priority….got that Herbal Essence???

What are your thoughts on the matter at hand?

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