The upside of Sky+
When having an argument with your husband/wife about what someone has or has not just said on Spooks, being able to rewind it to prove the other person wrong
The downside of Sky+
When I got home on Sunday afternoon from my weekend away with work the 5 year old proudly told me she had watched I’m a Celebrity with the teenager that morning which was recorded the evening before. But, that wasn’t all, she had seen a kangaroo willy and some testicles which were crunchy.
Lovely.
Note to husband : I do believe that program is on after the 9pm watershed for a reason. Just because it is watched during daylight hours does not make it acceptable. If that was the first thing she wanted to tell me about her weekend when I returned home, imagine the sentence and picture she will draw in her ‘what I did at the weekend’ book at school.
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TheMadHouse on November 24, 2009
I am speachless………. I agree regarding the watershed, infact we dont let the mini’s watch after 7.30 I think even Eastenders is too much for a 4 year old!
@goonerjamie on November 24, 2009
Oops. I think the real reason kids shouldn’t watch Celebrity is in case they catch the dumbness via TV osmosis.
Jodie at Mummy Mayhem on November 24, 2009
Hubby is quite happy for the boys (7, 5 & 2) to watch The Simpsons. The other night it was on, and I heard “She was great in the sack.” I’m hoping it went waaaaay over their heads.
Josie @Sleep is for the Weak on November 24, 2009
Eeep. Never thought of how easy that would be for kids to do. Can you put parental control on your Sky+ planner? I don’t think you can… Hmm. Think Sky need to do some thinking about that one.
Insomniac Mummy on November 24, 2009
As punishment only allow the husband to watch Sky+ episodes of Cbeebies programmes after the watershed for the next week. This should have the required de-programming effect.
Wife of bold on November 24, 2009
Ooops! Yes we have a similar problem too and i now can’t watch my daily dose of Hollyoaks (i know i’m sad but i love it). I sometimes fantasise about living in a field with no TV or any outside influences on my children, then maybe they wouldn’t speak with affected american accents that they’ve picked up from watching too much Hanna Montanna.
Brighton Mum-Teenage Angst on November 24, 2009
I’m with Virgin+, so not sure about Sky. Do you have to put a ‘pin’ in for watching recorded (after 9pm) programmes? As I’m sure my 22 yr old watched something last week during the day, that had been recorded after the watershed, that I then complained about about having to put the pin in for. Loudly, as I had forgotten it! 3rd time lucky..phew
Mwa on November 24, 2009
Kangaroos are priceless. I remember a great conversation with the kids explaining what the kangaroos were doing to each other in the zoo. So did the bystanders. (I didn’t lie, which led to follow-up questions etc.)
Expat Mum on November 24, 2009
My 6 year old just cruises around the house and watches whatever his teenage siblings watch. I dread to think of what he’s seen and heard!
Tara@Sticky Fingers on November 24, 2009
Well, that right there will teach you to never go away again. Until your little boy is, ooo, at least 14. x
MTJAM on November 24, 2009
yes, you can definitely put parental control on sky plus. I have it, to stop my husband watching porn (or sport) when he should be doing the housework.
Liz (LivingwithKids) on November 24, 2009
Our Sky plus has some sort of control that means that it randomly picks out programmes it thinks aren’t suitable and asks for the pin. This amuses me no end, because it will ignore some 18-cert films but object to some 15-certs and even the occasional 12-cert.
Have you checked to see if parental controls are on? (Sorry if that’s grandma-sucking-eggs)
Liz on November 25, 2009
lol! I can only imagine the sentence!
My son wrote in his book when asked to describe mummy,” she burns pizza and farts in the morning”
What happened to my brown eyes, brown hair blah blah? Much too boring to remember
Incidentally, I don’t always burn pizza , and claim the fifth ammendment on the other topic……….
Experimental Mum on November 29, 2009
My dear daughter wrote a lovely piece in her jotter intitled , “My Family” unfortunately she ended it by telling them about our delightful dog that likes to eats Mummys pants!