When are you to old for cartoons?

Question

I have two step children -boys one 14, one 11 1/2 they watch cartoons all the time. The cartoon characters baby talk. The context is stuped. I am fine with Simpsons, Family Guy but this other baby type cartoons drives me crazy. I have had other family members comment that they are to old for this type of cartoons they watch. Am I over acting? oh by the way when their mother talks to them she treats them like they are four years old.

Answer 1

if it is the JUNK that cartoon network or nick puts on every day the those should NEVER be wached, you are to old for those at 1 minute.
if it is clalsics like bugs bunny or daffy duck, you should never out grow those. my dad still likes to wach those. Simpsons and Family Guy are nothing but JUNK too. ALL THOSE "cartoons" belong IN THE TRASH CAN.

Answer 2

First of all The Simpson's and Family guy are not good shows for children to watch. Yes 14 and 11 year olds are still children. Cartoons even if they are silly are good fun for kids. Take Sponge-bob yes it is silly and goofy but what is it hurting I am 38 years old and have three children and I hope like me a part of them will still love cartoons. As for THERE Mom let her treat and love them the way she wants to treat them mom's always look at there children and see there baby's. Now I don't think kids should sit in front of the TV all day . I don't think anymore then two hours a day of any TV is good for children they should be discovering the world around them.

Answer 3

You are never too old for cartoons. Even the goofy ones. Kids grow up too fast these days anyway. We watch SpongeBob and other Nickelodeon cartoons as well as the Family Guy and Cartoon Network ones. My son is 9. He is allowed to watch all the cartoons that don't contain realistic nudity and/or drastic uncalled for violence. In other words he can watch Family Guy but not Squidbillies and he is allowed to play war/military games on the playstation but not Grand Theft Auto. Even Disney animated movies contain adult innuendos nowadays. As far as the babyish cartoons, maybe you could offer an alternative, like buying some animated DVD's they can watch instead. Maybe, it could be a rule that they have to watch the ones that annoy you in their bedroom or in a family room or somewhere away from the main TV. As far as how their mother treats them, sorry, but that is one thing you can't change. I take it you have not had the chance to have any children of your own yet. Nothing in the world is a greater silencer of the statement "MY kids will never act like...be raised like...etc..." then bringing one into the world yourself. Nobody knows what kind of parent they will be until they are one, and everyone has their own "best" intentions and parenting style. And it could be worse, their mother could have been neglectful rather than overprotective. What does their dad think about the situation?

Answer 4

Just repeating what most people have stated. You're never too old for cartoons. The cartoons you are "ok" with I would actually NOT let my kids watch as it is for adults, adult content, sexual inuendos and such, YES, even for a 14 year old. Do not worry about how their mother treats them as you can't do anything about it. There are some other dumb kid cartoons that have come up in recent years but hey, when you were a kid did your parents think that the cartoons You watched were pulitzer prize winners. Leave the kids alone....

Answer 5

Never too old. If they are watching shows like "Dora the Explorer" then maybe they could stand to change the types of cartoon they are watching. They are a bit young to be watching "Family Guy", "American Dad" and sometimes the "Simpsons". Their Mom needs to get a grip and start talking to them like they are 14 and 11. That may be why they are watching such infantile cartoons.

Answer 6

LOL. i'[m 14 i watch cartoons sometimes but even adults watch cartoons. Like simpsons. Its famous. Its not like they are watching baby shows. Dont worry. If the cartoons have some bad stuff in it then tell them that its bad for them to watch. on the screen it tells whether its 14. those numbers mean 14 and over age.

Answer 7

The problem here is the baby cartoons have hidden messages that teach life lessons, the Simpson's and Family Guy are not for kids..they are for adults. I am 32 years old, I have 4 kids, one is graduating high school and the others are very smart. I enjoy cartoons with my kids daily, you re never too old for cartoons, if they teach a moral lesson or just entertain, who cares.Just don't let them watch too much.

Answer 8

You are never too old for cartoons. I am 33 with a post graduate degree, and I am not ashamed to say that I still watch Bugs Bunny and Tom and Jerry once in a while. Cartoons are way better than reality shows and trashy sitcoms .Would you rather have them watch American Idol, Project Runway or other trash like that?

Answer 9

i'm on the oldies area too! (and that i'm in user-friendly terms 14!!) i like 60s and 70s cartoons! they are the suitable! Scooby Doo, The Jetsons, The Flinstones, pink Panther, etc! the suitable :) 90s cartoons are sweeet too :D cutting-ingredient cartoons (no longer 90s...90s cartoons have been superb. i advise 2000s) truly do suck. :( they are basically stupid and properly...they are basically no longer a similar :( additionally undergo in techniques Spongebob began 1999 so as that counts as an oldie ;) and Mine is Scooby Doo, the place Are You! I watch it each night at 8 ;) i'm exceedingly lots obsessed :D

Answer 10

Ohhhkay...you are fine with kids watching the Simpons and Family Guy...then you wouldn't catch on to the sexual inuendos of Sponge Bob or Lilo and Stitch...and of course not Brandy and Mr. Whiskers...
As far as cartoons go...I never really watched them as a kid. I prefered life action to animation. My daughter used to like the old BeetleJuice cartoons and Disney's Gargoyles, but that was about it for cartoons in our home. I pretty much discouraged television viewing...There were other things to spark a kid's imagination in the home...they were called books. And there was the great outdoors as well and we partook of what it had to offer rather than turing ourselves into human vegetables in front of a noise/light producing box.

Answer 11

Hmmm, interesting question. I don't let my children watch Simpsons or Family Guy or Futurama or any of those - I find them inappropriate and disrespectful to parents. They are actually made for adults not kids.
Their mother loves her children and it's just her way - don't let that get to you. My kids love cartoons and I watch them too. I am 39. It's better than them watching horror, or violence or horrible things or going out and getting into trouble. Let them keep their innocence and enjoy their youth whilst they can.