Super bowl last night, first, my husband was extremely happy as the Eagles are his team. So yay they won! I’m only slightly bitter that my Saints, well since Drew Brees retired, I’ve really stopped paying attention, but I know they haven’t been doing that well.

I was surprised, when my 7 year old started asking me all of these questions about what he was seeing on TV. We are a streaming household, we never watch regular cable so my kids don’t see commercials and they don’t see live TV. It blew his mind when I tried to explain that the game he was watching, yes it was live, yes those people were actually there right now. He did not believe me. Then I explained the difference between a pre-recorded interview, or promotional segment for the game, compared to the live action. And then I explained what the commercials were, and what did he think they were trying to sell. Poor kid, his mind was blown and I think he was thoroughly confused.

I take it for granted that my kids don’t really know what an ad is, and don’t know all of the characters in advertisements that us adults know like the back of our hands. The Energizer Bunny, the Koo-aide man, Tony the Tiger. I mean granted these are all guys from my childhood, but it was strange to hear all of the 7 year old’s questions. A whole new world for our kids compared to the one we grew up in, and that’s just commercials! -Tonya Cherry-