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Let me know if I'm being irrational

So two nights a week I waitress at night which means dh and ds get 90 minutes before bed alone. During this time dh has started letting ds watch Lego ninjago on netflix. I watched an episode with him tonight and while it didn't seem very violent the word idiot was used and I about had a heart attack. Dh thinks I'm being an irrational lunatic since I don't want my four year old exposed to that. Give me some unbiased opinions here, ladies.
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Re: Let me know if I'm being irrational

  • I would encourage my DH to be finding something more appropriate.  Then again, I'm super conservative...
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  • I wouldn't be thrilled about it. If he started using the word and it was a.problem, I would have them.stop.watching it. But this is a pick your battle situation, tv is not my hill to die on.
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  • I would encourage my DH to be finding something more appropriate.  Then again, I'm super conservative...
    Ditto this. I would ask if there was something else we could find for them to watch together if that's how they want to spend their time. 
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  • I try really hard not to use words like "stupid" around my kids. (I actually cant think of any other examples.) They aren't swear words but I'd feel so terrible if they called someone stupid. "Idiot" would be a word I'd avoid if it was something I said. So yeah, I'd have a problem with my 4-year-old watching a show like that. I cringed one day when Lydia called a crayon dumb because it "tried to roll away" from her on the table. I was imagining her calling a classmate dumb for doing something silly.
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    honestly it would bother me. but name calling really really me in general. I hate the words, idiot, stupid, etc. Iv been known to say that id rather my kid swear then call someone a name like that. But i also have a very very impressional almost 3 year old. So its a little different.
  • I wouldn't be thrilled about it. If he started using the word and it was a.problem, I would have them.stop.watching it. But this is a pick your battle situation, tv is not my hill to die on.

    I don't have a problem with TV either. But some cartoons may not be appropriate for some ages.
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  • There's a lot of stuff on Netflix. If he's not totally adamant about watching it, I'd just find something you like better. DS has picked some terrible shows from the recommended ones on Netflix. I just steer him away from them next time we're watching.

    If he loves it, then maybe you can discuss how he's not to use that language but let him keep watching.
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  • Hav=Fath said:
    On one hand you don't want to step on his parenting toes. On the other hand, you have a right to express your displeasure with the maturity of the cartoon. I would suggest different options, explain your issue with the show and leave them to sort it out.
    I agree with this. But she also said she "freaked out" so I took it as she made a big deal out of it instead of saying "hey hon, maybe we should nix this show for the future".

    To be fair, I haven't quite freaked out at dh yet. Lol. Ds put the show on this morning when it was his iPad time and I said he couldn't watch it when he started lecturing me that he watches it with daddy all the time. I asked dh about it and he said it wasn't bad, I was overreacting and I should try watching it with him when he's at school tonight. I watched it and I don't like it. I'm trying to gauge if I'm overstepping my boundaries for saying he can't watch it.
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  • eaglesfan700eaglesfan700 member
    edited March 2014
    DS and DD (who is four) watch Ninjago regularly. They both know that idiot is not an acceptable word to say.

    However, if you feel strongly about it, I don't think that makes you irrational
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  • Eh, my kids watch that on occasion with DH.  It's not my first choice in shows for them, but they love Legos.  We strongly discourage the boys from using words like "stupid" or "idiot" even in describing objects.  I can't think of anything they've repeated from that show in particular.  I've probably had more issues from whiny shows like "Calliou".  
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  • DS was obsessed with ninjago at that age. I seriously don't remember it being bad at all but then my 5 year old has watched Star Wars so there is that.
  • Haven't read the replies, but my boys are both obsessed with Ninjago. It started with the toys, and then I bought a DVD for them watch on a road trip. (Youngest son was 4 at the time.)

    I'm sort of on the fence. It has no redeeming value at all, in terms of being educational. I suppose you could argue that it teaches some morals, in a very loose sort of way. Mostly it's like the Spider Man cartoons I watched when I was a kid, I guess, or Scooby Doo  or something like that. Mindless entertainment. My boys haven't started saying words they shouldn't because of it. They like to "play" Ninjago but it never winds up with anyone getting hurt. So, while it's not my first choice, it's something they really like and I haven't noticed that it's hurting anything.
  • I wouldn't worry about it unless your child repeated it. Then take it as a learning moment that words can hurt and being called an idiot/stupid is one of them.

    Mine are "that sucks" and "dang It" that I know I say a lot that don't sound nice coming out of a toddlers mouth

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  • I'm careful about what the kids watch too, never letting them watch shows that use words like idiot, moron, and stupid. As DD1 has gotten older, I've relaxed a little because she fully understands that saying those things to others is hurtful and not okay. Besides, she's in K and hears worse at school. I can't shield them forever. I would probably talk to DH about it, but really consider if your LO gets that he's not to repeat those words.

     

    If it were my younger DD that doesn't get it yet and repeats absolutely everything, I would put a stop to the show. Age and understanding make a difference.

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