First off…Ada, I love you. You absolutely rock!
Second… I thought it was hysterical. I can’t believe there are this many uptight people!!! Seriously!!
As for spanking a child of 3 over him reaching into his pants in public…WOW. I hope you don’t have children. I hope if you don’t, that you won’t. Kids “playing” with their bits is a completely normal part of growing up. When my kids got to that stage, I just explained to them that it’s something that is perfectly fine to do, but like the bits that they were playing with, kind of a private activity that they needed to do without an audience. I told my daughter that it wasn’t performance art. They totally were cool with that. I think spanking is going way, way over the top.
I think that everyone should take a page from the book of children when it comes to body parts…They have a refreshingly innocent attitude about them. A penis or vagina to them is the same as a foot or belly button…it’s just a part that comes with the package.
Also, Nicola’s post had me almost crying with laughter. Kids are the funniest thing ever!!! When my oldest daughter was two my husband was freshly showered and getting dressed, and she looked up at him with this weird look on her face…like he was deformed…and said, “What’s THAT?!!!”
You’d think he had a tumor hanging off him. It was pretty funny. We had the whole conversation about penises and vaginas, and for a while there, every time she met a guy, she would say, “You’re a boy! You have a PENIS!” She was so proud she learned something new. Her 11 year old (at the time) uncle was totally embarassed by her! I love that kids have no shame.

I suppose-I HOPE-that he was joking about being there when his son loses his virginity. Saying stuff like this is disrespectful to the child.

SamStar- If you had paid more attention to the article, it is clearly obvious that he wasn’t playing with himself in public, he was doing it in the privacy of his own home! Even if he was doing it in public, he is only three years old, for heaven’s sake! If he were five or so, then I’d definently agree with discplining him for doing it in public (although I defienently do not believe in spanking). However, at three years old, if he did it in public, it would probably be because he simply didn’t know any better. In that case, if he were my kid, I would simply explain to him that it is innaproprite to do things like that in public.

I was really grossed out by his comments. Kids should be taught to not play with themselves in public. If that was my kid, I would spank him.

Well I’m a huge Steve Carell fan so I can’t be impartial, but I thought it was hilarious. Keep in mind that this aired at midnight. I’m not sure if some of you have actually seen late night tv, but its a bit more raunchy than primetime. Obviously that abduction comment is just ridiculous. I don’t know that I would say something like that about my child, but Steve is just so sweet that he pulled it off. For those of you that think it sounds funny, the actual video is a hundred times funnier.

I was grossed out and entertained at the same time. Only Steve would tell something like that about his son’s latest antics…lol.

I thought it was hilarious. My three year old is constantly fondling his penis. Also, when he sees me naked, he has recently started asking me to “put your vagina away” and trying to cover it up! Or if I’m wearing underpants he’ll ask if my vagina is still there. To a three year old, its just a body party, no different to an arm or a foot — but to us, the things that they say are absolutely hilarious!

I thought it was funny. Though I didn’t know boys had erections so early on.

Um…o.k….apparently a lot of you are unfamiliar with the term “comedian” They usually make a LOT of jokes! Whether they be from what they have seen, heard, or made up…it is all an act! Having been to a few “Comedy” shows, that was not that bad…distasteful? maybe…but in his line of work…that’s where he got where he got! Telling funny jokes/stories!
That being said, I admit…I laughed! I guess it was somewhat my sense of humor!

OH MY GOD!!! That is the funniest thing I have ever heard..I love Steve Carell!