So I just saw a commercial that had various kids all excited running and waving their arms and shouting to some other kids in whatever language they use. All different kinds of kids in different countries, but apparently everyone was excited. At the end was the American kid saying, “Dad’s cooking dinner tonight!” and it cut to Dad arriving home from work with a few bags from McDonalds.

I’m sorry, but I found that commercial insulting. It shows that kids around the world expect that if their dads do anything for dinner, it’s bringing home fast food. Not actually cooking. Just delivering. Their automatic understanding of “Dad is cooking dinner” implies that fathers don’t (CAN’T?) cook, so he must be bringing something home. That’s so wrong and makes fathers look inept when it comes to cooking.

So there!