[SirHoward]

I don't know what I'll do if my child was to do this.. Lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=qWB1kdbMLwM

[GOTMH8N]

i certainly wouldn't help make it worse lol

[Joe-]

Originally Posted by GOTMH8N

i certainly wouldn't help make it worse lol

I totally wouldn't find it funny. I don't really get the commercial its like don't worry its only a Subaru almost makes their product less worth.

[GOTMH8N]

Originally Posted by Joe-

I totally wouldn't find it funny. I don't really get the commercial its like don't worry its only a Subaru almost makes their product less worth.

ya exactly. Hate to break it to ya guy but your kids ruining your electronics isn't cover under warranty

[Bimmerlover76]

Good ad. A real "What's more important?" type of ad. the kids already did the damage and there's no point in yelling at them now.

[E90Company]

The toothpaste did it for me

[stopper]

Originally Posted by Bimmerlover76

the kids already did the damage and there's no point in yelling at them now.

...as opposed to only yelling at kids before they do something wrong?

I think catching them in the act is probably the most appropriate time to teach them a life lesson about what is and isn't acceptable.

Granted, they weren't being devious, just typical kids without a developed sensativity to property value, so you can't come down real hard. But I certainly would have needed to be on Xanax or something to pull an "Oh, lol, let me help!" like in the commercial.

It was a funny commercial though. "Subaru: Eh screw it, it'll be your kids problem eventually!"

[BrazilianBimmer]

"Being a parent requires a lot of patience...."

[phillycx]

Originally Posted by BrazilianBimmer

"Being a parent requires a lot of patience...."

Co-sign

[Eric335]

If that was my dad, my butt would have had two feet in it...

[arctic330i]

I'd be karate kicked into the neighbors lawn...

[Astephens94]

I saw this on TV a couple nights ago -- my initial reaction was "oh my god; no!!!! What are they doing?!?!?!"

When the Dad came out I starting thinking "ok, now that kid is going to learn a serious life lesson" but the guy just joined in.

While I love my car, if this happened to me I can say that I'd probably do the same as the guy in the commercial. Then I'd spend the entire night trying to undo all the water/toothpaste damage

You can't get mad at a kid for something like this; 'Dad' should have shown the kids that you only do the outside of the car.

[DUI Elite]

I agree that it devalues Subaru a little bit, but I too agree that getting mad once the damage is done does nothing.

I wouldn't join in for sure, but I wouldn't blow up about it either. Yelling won't make the car any dryer.

[Built My Way]

And that's the difference between parenting now and the way I was raised. My father, like so many men back then, had served in WW2 and came home to raise families with a military-like discipline mindset. Respect for your seniors and property was paramount and any deviations were dealt with varying degrees of severity. I would have been given the strap for that offence which in those times would have been considered a fairly lenient punishment. I would say that parenting is more difficult today because it takes more energy to come up with creative disciplining tactics that don't involve corporal punishment. I'm not saying that the strap or hand was the correct way but it was over fast and you learned from it pretty damn quick. I didn't raise my children like my dad raised me and I found that I really had to work hard at it. I just think back then it was a more efficient way for a broader spectrum of parents to deal with situations.