Um, er, ah . . .

[madamesilverspurs]

The new KY commercials: how are parents explaining them to the kids?

One Thanksgiving we almost lost Dad when my young nephew, seeing a commercial on television, asked "Grampa, what's a douche?" I can't begin to imagine how Dad would deal with this latest ad campaign.

You know the kids will ask. Are you ready to answer?

[lib_wit_it]

1. If only Grampa and others would say It's, at best, an unnecessary product that advertising

executives and, in turn, society have convinced women they need to buy and use.

[HappyMe]

2. I thought most of the condom, etc. commercials

were on after 9pm. Although maybe daytime tv is full of douche ads...I don't know.

I don't have any little kids at home anymore. I think that an age appropriate explanation is the way to go. Lying to kids or avoiding the issue doesn't help the kids.

[Scuba]

3. It's a lubricant to help people have sex....

... kids'll probably figure it's just some kind of alcohol.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. "Grampa, what's a douche?"

"The kind of men your mother is attracted to," would be the answer at our family gathering.

[spanone]

6. bwahahahahaa

[dogknob]

12. Cheers and Kudos!

n/t

[babydollhead]

13. that's funny!

[MineralMan]

5. The same way people explained those

Feminine Deodorant Spray products: not at all. Children young enough not to know, won't understand, and the ones who are old enough to know should already have been taught what they need to know.

Boner pills and other such ads needn't be explained to most children who are too young to understand them. The older kids will giggle knowingly. Only the adults are embarrassed.

[immoderate]

7. Well Junior, it supposedly heightens orgasms. But they just want money.

--imm

[Marrah_G]

8. Then there is the new Trojan vibrator commercial!

LOL

[Maine-ah]

9. saw that one the other day...

[Mira]

10. Once my son, aged 15 at the time,

pulled me aside on the walkway in the mall.
He carefully nodded his chin toward a very generously upholstered woman with rolls upon rolls as she waddled in a soft leisure suit,
"Mom" he whispered in my ear "does she have a yeast infection?"

I was ready to answer, when I was done laughing and snorting.
And I told him the truth.
Always a good idea.
Answer their questions, and no more.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

14. I heard

the GF of the Pillsbury Doughboy has a yeast infection.

[cyberswede]

11. My 11 y.o. changes the channel

or Fast Forwards through the commercial when it comes on. He doesn't want to ask, evidently.

[Missy Vixen]

15. Give them an answer, or they'll ask someone else

Shortly after our wedding, we took our matron of honor's eight-year-old daughter and twelve-year-old son to a movie. Imagine our surprise when Katie piped up from the back seat with: "What does 'getting laid' mean?"

This wasn't the first time we were the recipients of Katie's questions. Mom and Dad did not want to explain to our young friend, so she decided to ask other adults. It's not our place to discuss sexuality with other people's kids, but to this day, I'm sorry that she felt she had no other choice than to ask us about it.

Did I mention that Dad was a pediatrician, and Mom is a labor and delivery nurse?

[zbdent]

16. It's how Grandma tolerates Pappy's viagara ...

[redqueen]

17. How about the Trojan vibrator that blows your hair back?

Yeah, really need ads for those. Women would never know about the magic of vibrators if not for Trojan.

There is almost no regulation of media anymore. There used to be a buffer. Now, with the net, I guess they just assume everyone knows plenty, so why bother worrying about it. Any outcry about it is just more advertising, so ... wheeeeee!

[Arkansas Granny]

18. My sister convinced my nephew, who was 4 yo at the time, that it was something

that ladies use to keep their skin soft. This is the same nephew who thought she was being kind of stingy for keeping all those tampons to herself.

[HopeHoops]

19. Easier than the damn Viagra ads.

[progressoid]

20. When I was a kid, I heard older relatives complaining about tampon commercials too...

40 years ago.

[Enrique]

21. "well, you know how you have to oil your bike chain..."