It’s About Time!

If you’re anything like me, you’re tired of the portrayal of fathers as stupid, inept, angry nincompoops. I don’t know when we went from Bill Cosby to….most of the men on television today. I hate the message it sends to my sons about how unimportant they’re going to grow up to be. I hate the message it sends to my daughters that fathers for their kids might be more trouble than they’re worth. I hate the message it sends to my husband about how little society appreciates the things he does for our family.

That’s a lot of hate, y’all.

Which leads me to my pleasant surprise of the morning. General Mills is running this ad in Canada right now, and it’s all about the awesomeness of Dad! I just sent them an email thanking them for supporting fathers and families, and practically begged them to show the same kinds of commercials in the US of A. (okay…I did beg them…there was no practically about it.) In fact, peanut butter cheerios sound completely disgusting to me and my children, but I just might buy a box anyway. Anything I can do to show a little love to the coolness of Dads!