Wanted: Lots of cotton wool to wrap my little boy in

[~Bec~]

Whilst driving home this evening I was listening to the radio but flicked the station when the song had the eff word in it. The next station the song they played had the ess word. I flicked again to an ad about premature ejaculation. :( I don't want to sound like a prude but I'm so glad DS wasn't in the car with me.

Fortunately I didn't drive past one of those enormous signs about wanting better

SEX

At home on the telly there were images of that Finnish boy shooting a gun - turned the station but everywhere I turned there's just images I don't want James to see or hear. I often turn off the music video shows on weekend mornings because I want to puke at the images of women portrayed. :geek:

So - I need cotton wool and lots of it to wrap up my little boy and keep him sweet and innocent :cloud9:

Does it bother others that much or am I just being a prude?

[sam's mum]

it never goes away. DD1 is 12 and I make her sing goshdarn instead of goddamn in song lyrics :o.

[Leeny]

I remember some of the happiest times growing up was watching tv hits and rage on saturday mornings, singing and dancing in the lounge room with mum.. Certainly wont be doing that with dd these days :rolleyes:.. I totally agree with you.. Its quite apauling.. I dont wan't dd to be sheltered but I certainly dont want her listening to ads about men ejactulating on the radio, and songs with more swearwords that you can count.. Which aren't bleeped out!!!

[samken]

Its funny but I think about my childhood and I'm pretty sure people swore then....no I didn't come from a family like that and my father rarely if ever swore but well they did. Sex....I saw the book "where did I come from" when I was about 7. None of these made me swear more or have strange concepts about sex. My nieces and nephews aren't wrapped up in cotton wool and they don't swear or have strange sexual fetishes. They are brought up in practical loving families.

I think you should look to yourselves and stop looking externally. You are ultimately responsible for how your children will act or feel about themselves. If the only way you think you can cope with these things is to hide it from them so be it BUT then how are they going to cope in the big world when you aren't there to hide these things.

[PunkyDiva]

I would love to live on a island cut off from everything but it ain't gunna happen so instead I make sure we keep communications open and discuss why I/we don't like certain behaviours etc.

My 17.5yo DD epitimises everything I despise in society today and she most def didn't learn it from us (even though we hear all the time children learn by example) or the people we surround ourselves with, and the other two teens are complete opposites, so go figure cause I can't work it out (although I beat myself up still that somehow I caused it) and :fingerscrossed: she survives to grow up and see the light.

[neostudded]

No, your not the only one.
My son won't be watching TV at all.:no:

[sahm]

If you find that big roll of cotton wool, let me know. I'll chip in and we can buy it in bulk!

[veve]

Its funny but I think about my childhood and I'm pretty sure people swore then....no I didn't come from a family like that and my father rarely if ever swore but well they did. Sex....I saw the book "where did I come from" when I was about 7. None of these made me swear more or have strange concepts about sex. My nieces and nephews aren't wrapped up in cotton wool and they don't swear or have strange sexual fetishes. They are brought up in practical loving families.

I think you should look to yourselves and stop looking externally. You are ultimately responsible for how your children will act or feel about themselves. If the only way you think you can cope with these things is to hide it from them so be it BUT then how are they going to cope in the big world when you aren't there to hide these things.
there is sex ... and then there are songs like 'slap my b%tch up ..' - trust me .. stuff like that is EXTERNALLY pushed to us .. and worse :(

I refuse to listen to ANY radio station other than 97.3 or 96.5 (even more cottonwooled - but only ok to listen to if you are happy with Christianity .. as it mentions bible verses from time to time and has some family programs that are strongly based on the bible.. I personally am happy with that .. but not everyone would appreciate it .. ) - BOTH have a clean family image - and are careful about what is played ..

i"ve channel flicked in the car before and been HORRIFIED .. not by what music is played .. but by the comments made by the staff .. far OUT ..

I will do my best to educate my sons that sometimes there is stuff said/ shown that shouldn't be etc .. and I will do my damndest to help them learn FROM the experience ..

but it does make me sad .. when I started prac teaching .. I used to record the video clips .. and take it to school for the older students to watch in free time .. .. I cant do that now :( its all too graphic .. too many hips gyrating (sp?)

I just hate the fact that sex IS everywhere .. :(

[Hollywood]

I know what you mean, there's more and more cr#p out there.

We often put music DVD's on during the day instead of TV, that way we control what DS sees. His favourite artists are Elvis, Kylie, Barry White, George Michael, ABBA and Pavarotti (all of which he can pronounce, so he justs tells us what he wants to watch).

We also have lots of films on DVD so we don't have to watch any ads.