Why can't she watch Spongebob?

gisa886 · February 2012

Because I don't want her to! My sister and mom had Hazel in the living room with Spongebob on and I went and got her because that show is not allowed. I was making my dinner and my sister asks why she can't watch it. All I said is because I said so. Why is that so difficult to understand?

Luvmy2sons · February 2012

Because they use "stupid" "idiot" and do other not so kid-friendly things in the span of a half hour show? I'm not a fan of Spongebob. My DS's are also banned from watching it.

bubbyboo · February 2012

"Because I said so" should totally be enough! But you should share this with her, too

https://healthland.time.com/2011/09/12/do-your-kids-find-it-hard-to-focus-after-watching-spongebob-research-bears-that-out/

AmandaLea26 · February 2012

You go Momma! Your child, your rules.

We have already had this discussion with my parents and MIL. There will be NO Spongebob...ever. Sesame Street (as well as any other educational program) is fine as long as you're watching with him and interacting with him. But NO SPONGEBOB!

My dad made a comment about how he'd let LO get away with it. Good thing he's maladroit at diapers and can't fathom the idea of watching LO alone, I know my mom has my back.

Wink

gisa886 · February 2012

They have made it very clear that they don't give a rat's behind about what I say the rules are. I finally snapped at my mom about feeding her when she tried to give her smoked sausage. I told her no because Hazel had insane diaper rash and didn't need that coming out the other end.

Musiclover2012 · February 2012

Spongebob is a major no in our home too. mil had DS last week for two day as I had an urgent, no kids allowed situation to tend to. When I ask DS what he and nana did he told me he watched Spongebob, I was kinda shocked as she is kinda conservative.

mamabear0813 · February 2012

WHY? BECAUSE IT'S DISGUSTING FILTHY BRAIN ROT! I don't let it get turned on in this house. I try to avoid nickelodeon at all because it's got a ton of commercials.

We watch Disney Junior in the mornings because even the "commercials" are for other shows, not a bunch of stuff to buy. Or we watch PBS. The TV is always on in our house, because I like it on, but DS only watches about an hour cumulatively all day. 15 minutes here, 10 minutes there.

lauranicole91 · February 2012

Yuck x100. Hate, hate, hate that show!

Because I said so should totally be enough of an answer! Ugh.

As PP mentioned, I remember them doing a study a while back that suggests many issues with kids' ability to learn and diminishing attention spans after routinely watching that show.

OrganicTeacher · February 2012

OMG Gisa - this was a HUGE source of contention between a group of our friends. We had a dinner party/game night at our house a few months ago, and this came up and ended up causing a rift between two really good sets of our friends!

The kids were going to sit at the table in the living room and we were in the dining room (attached to eachother so we could see them - it is a great room area) and we turned on the tv for the kids so they could find a movie. One family has a 6 year old boy, and the other family has an 8 year old daughter and twin 2year old girls.

Well, the boy turned on spongebob on demand - and the mom of the girls asked him to please change the channel because they do not allow the girls to watch Spongebob. Well the mom of the boy looked over and went, "really?" Why not? And of course they just said, "we really feel it is inappropriate for the girls. It constantly jumps from thing to thing, and there are studies that have shown in the past that it hurts attention span - plus - they say a lot of words on there that we don't let the girls use or hear."

Well the dad of the boy got all upset about hearing this and said, "well - You can suck it up for once and let my kid watch Spongebob." So then the other dad gets involved and goes, "no - I am not comfortable with that, we don't let the girls watch it. I it is terrible tv and not worth anyone's time!" So the boys father comes back and says "well we let X watch Spongebob whenever he likes. It is his favorite show."

And of course - the girls dad looks at him and goes, "yeah. Exactly."

Now - mind you - this is what one of the mom's told me - I was busy prepping plates in the kitchen - but I heard some of the conversation. They ended up watching spongebob during dinner - and thinking back now - I should have thrown in a disney movie or something like that - but I really did not want to get in the middle of it.

OMG. The families didn't talk for MONTHS. The two moms are just now starting to be on speaking terms - but I have never EVER seen the claws come out between that set of friends - and especially never experienced the 'watching out for our kids' fights with anyone yet. I guess I have my turn coming. I just didn't want to say or do anything because honestly - while it is my house - that means nothing considering I don't have a kid on the outside world yet... plus - my two year goal was to avoid all drama that I could like the plague!!! lol