Commercials

What is the deal with commercials these days?  I mean is anything fair game?!!!  We were recently watching the College BCS championship football game when it was on and I swear the first two sets of commercials were for horror movies coming out.  This is at like 5:30 in the evening, kids are around, and watching, after all it is an exciting game to watch.  I didn't think I'd be giving them nightmares by letting them watch a football game!  And have you seen the horror trailers?  They are not mellow, and the music and screaming instantly make the kids look at the TV.  Whatever happened to filtering the content of such things during the hours children are watching?  And sure football isn't a children's show, but it's a family show.  All I have to say is thank you to DVR, for the ability to pause the game for a bit and then we can fast forward through all commercials.  This isn't even covering the commercials advertising underwear and erectile dysfunction- can't wait for the kids to ask me what that means.  

The Sippy Cup

As I was out and about the other day, my little guy wanted a drink and I was checking to see if I'd brought his sippy cup when a thought came to mind.  Don't those coffee cups that adults carry around remind you of sippy cups?  They are cups with lids designed to keep the liquid contents from spilling and have a small specific spot to drink out of.  -Very similar to the sippy cup I just handed to my child.  I can just imagine the person who thought of the idea- it probably hit them when they were filling their kids sippy cup up one morning and a light bulb when on.  It had to be designed to look sophisticated, nothing like the plastic cups they give their children or it would never be accepted as something cool enough to carry around.  And so the adult sippy was born.  And now, I will never be able to look at those cups the same way again.

After Midnight

OK, what's the deal with children and sickness after midnight?!! I mean, why is it that the middle of the night is when an illness likes to make itself known? Can't it wait until morning? -When Dr.'s offices are open, stores and pharmacies? When we as parents are most competent, aware and able to do our best caring? Seriously, what's the deal? I never know if my child has an ear infection until the middle of the night when they wake up screaming in pain. And this is always the time the stomach flu hits with a vengeance. It is so sad to see their tired sweet little bodies so sleepy and yet so uncomfortable; when they have to be woken up, put in the bath and then back in bed just to throw up all over again. I don't think I'll ever understand it. The next day, there's all the laundry to do, beds to remake for the tenth time, and a sick little child that just wants to be held all day long, and us parents left feeling just as tired as the night before. Ugh! Here's a plea to all illness, please, PLEASE, wait until morning!