Disturbing ad breaks AIBU

Jaxjacky

I use turn the sound down, some of the RSPCA ones are ancient.
Bridget they’d wash over most children unless you leap for the remote drawing attention to them. If they do ask questions, it’s a good opportunity to answer honestly as with any other questions about bodily functions.

My view too. I agree it's a chance to talk facts of life over if the child with you raises it. Whats wrong with the facts of life? I wish I'd had more info at that age.

I think the only ones that drive me spare are the funeral plans, and one of two of the bathroom aids stuff.

I'm OK with the co-op funeral one with a group of women having a good time together after having briefly mentioned it, but the ones with the "friendly neighbour coming round and both having a "how wonderful" moment are so yucky.
and the bath aids ads where a beautifully made up woman 60 + at the most ...

My DD was about three during the AIDS crisis in the eighties. They used to show adverts for condoms often around tea time. This made me cross and I felt young children would be seeing them and ask questions, the next time one came on my DH jokingly said “what’s a condom!” To which DD piped up. “Oh Daddy, don’t be silly, it’s one of those”.