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REAL mom endorsements.
- Jun 17, 2009 at 11:59 PM
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Do you ever catch yourself chuckling at the "mom endorsements" on commercials or advertisements?
We get a channel called BabyTV that my son loves to watch. I'll admit I was snickering today while watching the "parentorsements" they were playing. The scenes were moms and dads cuddled up on a couch, grinning baby sandwiched in between, talking about the educational scenes on TV. And that's GREAT. We try to watch TV together as much as possible and talk about what's going on too. But on the same hand, can we get real for a second? "I'm so glad that we have this opportunity to learn together as a family!" Uh-huh.
Mine would sound a lot more along the lines of "Dear Noggin, my eternal thanks for making Yo Gabba Gabba. Not only does it allow me a precious 30 minutes of time to do laundry (we use cloth diapers so if not for DJ Lancerock my child might be crapping in a bucket) but it has ensured me that my child will be so warped by weird Japanese puppets who look like dildos that he may actually have something else to talk about in therapy as an adult besides my parenting mishaps."
"Dearest Nickelodeon, I really appreciate you releasing the entire library of Blues Clues onto DVD. It may have drained my bank account, but that time spent sitting on my fat ass on the computer was worth every penny. I'm on CafeMOM, talking about the KID, that counts as attention right?"
"To the sweet, love of my life, inventors of baby gates---keeping the kid safe my patootie. Baby jail rules. I'm proud to announce that my child has had absolutely zero opportunity to try and stick his fingers in the dogs butt since purchasing your product."
THESE are the kinds of things we should really all get to see on TV. Do you have any REAL mom endorsements?
Tags: real mom endorsements, hey nobody's perfect, i guess keeping my kids fingers out of a dog anus technically is a safety issue
Comments:
Omg Lmao this is awsome
My sincere thanks to Little Einsteins, which have taught my two year old that slapping your knees is an alternate source of fuel that will make the car go faster. A special shout out to Yo Gabba Gabba for teaching the kids that sex toys are people too. And thanks to Secret World of Benjamin Bear, for scaring the crap out of my two year old by insinuating that teddy bears come to life when her back is turned. Your show has given me the opportunity to reassure a toddler asking worriedly "Bears walk around? Bears walk around?" about a million times- valuable bonding time for us both.
These are all so very true!
Dear Pixar,
Thank you for Cars. Thanks to you, my son can now speak like a good ol southern boy, despite living 2 minutes from Michigan. And thanks to your marketing department, I was able to purchase toys, clothes, shoes, bedding and video games without a single conflict for two years, provided they had Lightning McQueen or Mater included somewhere.
And a special shout out to Dora, Diego, and other shows that insist on talking to the audience, for ensuring that my five year old never plays a game without taking time to address a question to the imaginary audience before taking the time to answer it herself. Without your show, she would not be able to ramble on about her activities in the third person half so well, and I'm sure constantly mugging for the camera will serve her well in life should she become a reality star contestant when she grows up.
Hehehehehehehe.... ((wiping tears away))... wow!!!
We called it her *corral* instead of baby jail- but DEFINITELY the same concept! hehhehehehe... kept the dangling kitten poo from her mouth... eewwwww!!! I know!!!
I want to thank Hollywood for making movies that an adult can handle listening to- repeatedly- w/o going insane!!!
And I'd like to thank the makers of my daughters' bug box- for making it so sturdy since they insist on keeping their FIVE PET SPIDERS (that they caught themselves and whom they catch dinner for- hint hint- more bugs!!) in their bedrooms!!!!
LOL! Ohhh these are making my day. Sex toys ARE people too!! Hahaha.
Dear Play-Doh,
I truly do appreciate your product. From the moment I wake up, I hear "MOM PAYBO" "I want to pay with pay-doh!" I also appreciate how versatile your product is - not only is it a good tactile art product, but the appetizing smell makes it a wonderful food source for toddlers as well. I enjoy having to explain over and over that mixing the pink, green, and orange play-doh turns it into an ugly brown color. Finally, I love the consideration you give to moms. Since I love cleaning so much, I get the added joy of picking pink and green blobs out of shoe treads, hair, and the best one - my carpet. So here's to you Play-Doh. Because a clean house is overrated.
Dear Chinese Manufacturers of $1 shovel and pail sets,
Please explain to me why your product and a pile of dirt entertains my kids more than the $30 bikes and $100 play kitchens they own. Thanks.
You are so funny aurorabunny!
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