Drug Commercials

In our house we watch sports a lot. My two sons 10 and 8 have become real sports junkies and whether it is football or baseball, basketball or hockey; if it is sports we watch it.  For a long time I have worried about the impact that all of those prescription drug commercials would have on the kids. It used to be that they were too young to realize what Viagra time or Cialis daily or 36 hours meant. I thought the more than 4 hour go the hospital thing would raise questions, but they never asked. 

Tonight while watch the exciting baseball play off game between the Tigers and Twins there was a commercial for that drug that helps with enlarged prostrate problems. You know the one, it talks about the symptoms of enlarged prostrate and how the drug helps but if a woman touches it they could have birth defects if pregnant.  Frequent and painful urination. Lovely commercial for family time! After the commercial my oldest son says to his brother “I don’t think I have any prostrate problems, I only get up at night to go the bathroom about once a month”.  Do I need my 10 year old telling my 8 year old this. Do I have to now explain to them what the prostrate gland is and that at his age, he shouldn’t have to worry about it.  Next am I going to have to answer my 8 year old when he tells me he thinks he has an erection for more than 4 hours!

I would rather not see these drug commercials on during family time or prime time sports shows with so many kids watching them. Is their a way of them being less graphic.  I guess I would rather see my kids sold on tastes great, less filling alcohol products.  How about some good government commercials asking you to write for information to some address in Pueblo, Colorado (you have to be my age to remember them)?  Am I the only one who is uncomfortable with these commercials?