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Ten Ads That Show Just How Much Family Life Has Changed

It’s Friday! It’s also been a heavy news week, so I thought it might be good to lighten things up. A colleague came across these advertisements. Today’s family life is just a wee bit different, don’t you think?

Here they are:

Dad is appearing a bit insensitive. But for a family of four these folks certainly use a lot of dishes…

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I was just reminding Jean of this the other day…

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Hmm…did somebody really think this was a wise idea?

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Caffeine would most definitely impact a two-year old’s personality…

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I think I agree with some of this, but wow, what an uplifting film this must have been!

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Our boys would have loved to have known that it was OK to stand up “safely” in their car seats…

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This was an advertisement promoting the house of the future – capable of rotating 360 degrees.

Calling George Jetson…

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If only it were affordable to fly with children under these conditions…

“Fascinating” …

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One has to wonder what people will be thinking of our ads in 50 years?

Here’s to a great weekend!

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Topics: Family and Home Tags: entertainment February 10, 2012 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

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Jim-Daly Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.

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