During dinnertime, we usually have the television on in the background. A few weeks ago during dinner, a commercial came on. Let's just say, it was for men with certain private "issues." It was about 7 p.m., which I consider to be prime family time. Lauren and Dominic were there with us at the dinner table. They didn't really notice the commercial, but I did and I kind of went off about it. My family is used to me getting up on my soapbox :) It seemed pretty inappropriate considering the time it was on. I don't think a little kid like Dominic's age (7) should have to be asking their parents what Viagra is!! I can remember when certain feminine hygiene product commercials were considered to be pretty taboo. Those commercials are all over the place now, on at all different times. I understand that advertisers need to make money, but having those type of commercials on during the time frame of 7 - 10 p.m. seems kind of tacky. Anybody else offended by some of the commercials that have been on television lately?? Call me a little old-fashioned, but I think some of them are pretty inappropriate!!
When Dominic was diagnosed with Autism at 2 1/2, I went to our local library and took out every book I could find about Autism. Sometimes I would bring back 20 books. This was 2006, so a lot of the information was very "dated." I guess I was looking for a book that would tell me what I should do next, like a "manual." Autism doesn't quite work that way! The saying is, " if you know one person with Autism, you know one person with Autism." Every mom to an individual with Autism follows their own "path." I think as moms, we judge ourselves much harder than anyone else does. I was 41 when I had Dominic. Did he get the diagnosis of Autism because I was an older mom? because I drank a lot of pop? I could sit and think about that every minute of every day. I am pretty integrated into the Autism community around Lansing and have told more than one person that it took me about two weeks to come to terms with Dominic's diagnosis. It is so incredib...
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