How to handle Tim Tebow Superbowl ad?

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? She exercised her choice and chose to keep her pregnancy.

Seems like some "pro-choice" people on here are only pro-choice as long as the woman chooses abortion. Classy.

You saying this does not make it so. Did you not read the thread on this exact issue a few days back? This has been discussed ad nauseum. Try and keep up.

If this thread so nauseates you, stop reading it. Try and keep up.

Yeah. It's not the thread that's so nauseating so much as the attitudes...

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OP
how did you do.. come back and tell us.

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Frankly, very few of the ads are appropriate for children, be it alcohol or sex or violence.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are young (7 and 9) and have no clue what abortion is. They both will be watching the Superbowl today with friends at our house. Any suggestions on how to handle this?

How'd it go? Was "celebrate life" a teachable moment or were they too young to read that at the end? Did you explain the word "abortion" to your kids, even though it was never mentioned in the ad? How'd you respond to your kids' questions when one woman was giving another a massage with a concluding invite to another (salacious) web site? And what did the kids say about that classy ad with all the adults running around in their underwear, bra, and panties? I turned the game off, but how do you explain "erectile dysfunction" or Viagra to your 7-yr old? I hope your kids didn't ask any embarrassing questions in front of your friends, and hope this forum was able to help you.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are young (7 and 9) and have no clue what abortion is. They both will be watching the Superbowl today with friends at our house. Any suggestions on how to handle this?

You should 24th trimester abort the seven year old so the nine year old can really understand the issue.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are young (7 and 9) and have no clue what abortion is. They both will be watching the Superbowl today with friends at our house. Any suggestions on how to handle this?

You should 31st trimester abort the seven year old so the nine year old can really understand the issue.

Edited for math, but not taste.

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, if you can't explain your position to your children, did it ever occur to you that perhaps your should revisit your position, or that maybe it's a little more complicated than you thought?

My kids have known what abortion is since they were around 5 or 6, just as they have known about war, death, sexuality, and homosexuality in age appropriate ways in response to questions they asked. Why not? They are all facts of life, and knowing the truth, not sugar coating it, early on perhaps will help them make better decisions when they are older. Abortion is when a woman who gets pregnant decides she doesn't want the baby anymore and kills it before it is born. Not too hard for a 7 year old to understand. As they get older, they start to understand that there may be compelling circumstances for doing so, and there may be good reasons why the government shouldn't be involved in her decision. If you think abortion is nothing more than a personal choice with no moral implications, why are you so afraid of having your youngster find out about it?? Reeks of hypocrisy or willful blindness to me.

Get flippin' real. As a parent of 4 children, I feel that I am put in the position of deciding when I should explain adult things to my CHILDREN. Call me crazy, but I am the Parent, not them. Just because someone might have difficulty explaining their position about something to their children does not mean they should revisit their position.
And good for you that your 5 & 6 year old know all about war, death, sexuality, homosexuality, and abortion is. Some of us actually want our kids to remain KIDS and not burdened with information that their minds can't process at such a young age. Would you give your 5 or 6 year old a Calculus problem and expect them to get it?
And furthermore, if your 6 year old came to you and ask you things about porn, anal sex, taxes returns, different religious views, would you just tell them frankly about what each thing meant or would you too, struggle with how to explain some of those things to them?

Good to know you're the most perfect parent out there!

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I had more questions from my 8 year old DD about "why are all these people in their underwear?" [ Three commercials: Dockers, a job search company and something else. ] "who is the pretty race car driver? What is GoDaddy?" and the beaver with the violin is funny

An ad for/against "choice" did really register for her.

P.S. 22:13 - you have some real issues... that was just mean spirited...