We love to watch sports as a family, all different kinds: college hoops, professional soccer, football, college softball, and of course, the Red Sox. It is the one thing that we allow our kids to watch. We are happy about that choice. The kids love to talk about the games, the players personalities, the show-offs, the team leaders, coaches they like and colleges they think they might want to go to. Thought it was the right thing to do or let them do, until one day I heard from upstairs the boys singing a song, "Bacardi and Cola... it gets the job done!", over and over. Gosh! What the heck? Kids watching sports and these commercials... uuuugghh!
I just want them to be able to watch a ball game without these adult messages coming at them. So, I tell them that that is not a great song for them to sing. Of course, they want to know why. Not ready to have this conversation with a 9 year old and a 7 year old. I explain what the "job" is and why it is associated with alcohol. Oh, the questions fly back. Diggin' myself deeper. So, no tv or cable. Now, we just use the internet for sports, where there are no commercials. And when we can, we listen to the radio. Baseball on the radio is great! 
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