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We rented a Rug Rats movie for the kids once. I hadn't really seen the cartoon, so I didn't know anything about it. After about 5 minutes of these kids doing nothing but fussing at and belittling each other, we took it out of the machine and NEVER let the kids watch that show again. I tried, when the kids were little to not let them watch stuff that gave them any idea that what they were seeing was ANY way to treat family members or anyone else.

Same reason we never let them watch "The Simpsons". We tried watching it with the older boys when they were in middle school to see what it was all about. Two episodes of it were enough for me, and we didn't let them watch that anymore either. We just can't stand that continual bickering. I frankly think it's one reason why our kids didn't fight with each other all the time. I just flat didn't allow it. They could discuss the matter, but when the tone got ugly discussion was stopped because at that point nothing was going to get solved any way.

Yeah, I was a tyrant. That's what parents are for! ;o)