Parenthood commercial

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So I keep seeing the commercial for tonight's episode of Parenthood and it makes me smile everytime. Max (aspie) and his dad are in the supermarket and Max has a fit over the guy ahead of them having too many items and the guy tells Max's dad that he should control his kid, or something like that. Max's dad then goes and puches the guy in the face (end scene).

I don't advocate violence, or even the show necessarily, but I think we've all had moments like that. Sometimes we've all wanted to punch an idiot in the face for making ignorant comments about our kids. It's nice to get it out vicariously through an actor. That's all, no real point to make. Just thought I'd share.

I felt the exactly the same way when I saw the preview!! I am very anti-violence, too. I have just felt that way too many times in public and around my family and have had to use great restraint, so seeing someone do it where there were no real-life consequences, well it just felt great. Can't wait to watch tonight!!

OH YAY! We love Parenthood!

I missed that preview. I can't wait to see it now, hahaha!
I would never really hit anyone, but I've said it enough so my husband and I have a code word for it now - PIF.

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Was the checkout line a 10/15 items or less line? If not, I don't get it.

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I think the kid on that show is just a spoiled brat. Yes, Aspergers is tough, but it doesn't mean you get a free pass through every aspect of life that's even remotely difficult.

I've yet to see the show and that is why I was confused... why would a man taking too long cause a meltdown? I could see if he were overwhelmed by the people in line but from a direct cause of someone taking too long makes no sense to me...

I haven't seen the ad or the episode yet (I never watch the show when it's on, which is weird because every other show I watch, I watch live).

But I think it's ridiculous how the parents just give the kid whatever he wants, no matter how absurd. I'm not saying people with AS shouldn't get some accommodations, but this kid needs to realize life isn't a bed of roses, and you don't always get what you want. And I think the kid is more autistic than AS.

Thanks!! Pretty obvious now that I know what it is. My brain is certainly not what it used to be.

And I agree it would be nice to see a scene where they had to use discipline with Max in some way.

After watching the episode, I am not sure what I think. I am pretty anti-violence and even though admittedly it felt good to watch, I still think he would have been better served to ignore the jackass.

I haven't seen the episode, either, but you are totally missing the point. AS kids are rule followers, and the man in front of them was breaking the rules. I would assume that the story line is about the wonderful little rule follower AS child questioning that, and Mr. Big Man Rule Breaker trying to pass the blame off onto the child. OK, making an issue out of it is rude, it's just a grocery store line, but these things are teaching moments with kids, and have nothing to do with being spoiled. I think it's quite adorable how my literal and observant rule following AS child points out all the absurdities of the NT social world. It may be rude, and I am certainly teaching him to hold some of that in, but no one can argue that he doesn't have a solid point, even if the rest of us have been trained to politely ignore some of these things.

So now after seeing the unedited version, it was actually ridiculousness on both parties. I liked the commercial better. I guess I just completely related to the "express lane police," as we often lovingly refer to our son. My son, like Max and admittedly myself too, hates when people break the rules, like DW_a_mom said. He might complain, but I would never allow him to throw someone else's belongings around like that. I also wasn't expecting the guy to come out with the r-word. It wasn't quite the PIF moment I was hoping for.

Okay, if the man was breaking rules it makes a lot more sense. I got very upset at rule-breaking as a kid. When the OP said the father punched the man in the face though I thought the show might be a comedy... if not he got in trouble with the law, right? Maybe I should just forget it unless I ever watch the show.

You acknowledge that I haven't seen the episode in the first sentence, yet in the rest of your post, you speak as if I have seen it.

I am just talking about the way the parents treat that kid IN GENERAL on the show, not this particular episode. I haven't watched it yet, though I probably will tonight.

You are right. I totally forgot a lot of "I believe's" and "from what the OP said I gather's." Insert as appropriate

I also haven't seen enough of the show to know the pattern, so I can't comment on it overall.