Self write 5
Daddy’s Girl
I had
two boys and I told my wife I would love to have a little girl and five years ago
my wife gave birth to my little girl. Of
course my little princes get spoiled rotten but within reason. Now at a ripe old age of five she is enjoying
television more and more. Unfortunately
what is shown on TV is not necessarily what I want her to watch and imitate,
mostly the commercials. For an example
of such a commercial is the Skecher’s “Daddy’s Girl”, which I attached the url
for the youtube of the video.
This
video is portraying that it is ok to act
like, for the lack of a better term, gold digger to get what you want
even if it’s from you father. They are
using pre-teens in seductive poses that show the audience that you can get anything
you want if you pose just this way or ask that way. It is telling them that you
don’t need money, do this and someone will buy it for you.
What kind of morals is this teaching the
little girls of today for the ladies of tomorrow? What happens when your little princess doesn’t
get them? Well I know what I told my
little one, when you get a job and earn money you can buy yourself anything you
want but for now, no. I want to teach my
kids to think for them self and earn their way and just because you see on TV
don’t make it good or right. Hopefully they will appreciate the things they
have more if the earn it instead of expecting it.
I don't have any kids but there's no doubt in my mind that raising kids is the hardest job in the world. I agree with you, they need to be told "No" sometimes. I think they will benefit more from that than they would with more pairs of shoes.
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