Yep, quite few really icky ones this year. Now if it was a smaller version of mom's, that would have been better.

There is another one about making "our home his (ss's) home". :sick:

Just wait til SS see's it and tells you how everything you did is wrong and you will never be part of "their" family! yeah... I am jaded too.

f'n HATE that commerical.... :sick: :sick:

I throw up in my mouth and roll my eyes EVERY time I see that commercial...GAG!!! :sick:

That will be the day I do ANYTHING or buy anything for skid! I'm pretty sure hell would freeze over first....

I think it's a cute commercial. Not all SPs hate their SKs. Not all
all SKs are brats.

Some step families work so well, that outsiders have no idea the family isn't a traditional family.

Yes I've seen the commercial, and I can't stand it.

While the "idea" is nice that a future stepfather wants to include FSD, it's not something that needs to be in a commercial like that.

It reminds me of all the luxury car commercials where it implies that people buy cars for each other on holidays. Uh, no. These commercials, as well as the Kay commercial with the guy giving the necklace to the little girl just make me gag.

I hope it happens in real life, but it should be private. And what if Mom had a little boy instead of a little girl? Does he get squat just because he's a boy? It's too much.

My FDH saw that and said 'Awwwwww' and I said 'Are you kidding me? If a Step Mom had given that little girl that necklace, she'd be like 'SCREW YOU b$%&*! YOU'RE NOT MY REEEAALLLLL MOM!'

No problem with a stepparent giving a gift and including a child in the blending process .. it should be a different, or at least less expensive than the gift he gives his WIFE.

I think the guy in the ad was just trying to butter up the woman so he could get into her pants that night.

That commercial doesn't really bother me. I think because it's a stepdad expressing love & acceptance to his stepdaughter/wife. I don't think there's really question of "position" between a parent & child like there can be between a bio-child & a stepparent.

It would bother me more if it were a bio-dad giving his daughter the same gift he gave his new wife.

No way would I have wanted DH to buy my young daughter freaking diamond jewelry before we were even married. Seriously inappropriate, imo.

:sick: My FDH actually said to me, "Why don't you do something like that?" (Kind of kidding), but I said, "Oh, I didn't know you liked necklaces." Plus, we're not getting married anytime soon. }:)

Those Kay commercials are cheesey...who would propose to their girlfriend in a jewelry store??

I hate that commercial too! And I think Jane Seymore's collection looks like a couple of sets of balls hanging down.

I hope they like em. It's the only time the new wife will ever see her new DH's balls because more than likely they are still in the BM's purse.

http://www.kay.com/en/kaystore/open-hearts-by-jane-seymour%C2%AE/1000530...

Here's my question for all of you .. have you ever really seen a TV show/movie/commercial that accurately depicted exactly what it is we go through?

I haven't.

I'm not sure why anyone gets bent out of shape over a commercial .. it's intended to SELL product .. and I'm sure the MAJORITY of people (who are not stepparents) find the commercial endearing.

SD14 even thinks it's creepy.

However, if it was HER father giving it to her, she'd be ok with it. The first expensive piece of jewelry DH gave me, SD14 was 8 at the time. She immediately said "how come you won't buy ME diamonds, Daddy?" He replied "Someday your future husband will buy you nice jewelry, too" good answer, DH

LOL...I thought the same thing. I said that should go in the hall of fame of "worst message commercials ever." You know, the cartoon depression drug commercial where they describe depression as this comforting bathrobe? That would go in there as well I think the tag line for this is "buy her love with diamonds" Wowzers.