[DFG]

I read the article. The whole Hannah Montana craze is stupid. It’s hard to believe that anyone would let their kids get so carried away with a dumb TV show that they would spend hundreds of dollars for tickets to see her in person.

As for your 8 year old son, he needs to turn off the boob tube and go play outside. Good parents monitor what their kids watch on TV. Hannah Montana is garbage.

[TankerKC]

Hannah Montana is garbage.

What about it is "garbage?" I've watched with my seven year old daughter at it seems fine. Did I miss something?

[pamlet]

I’m curious - if your 10 year old hates Hannah Montana - what does interest her?

A kid liking a pop star is nothing new ... and parents finding the pop star “garbage” isn’t new either ...

Just because safeasthebanks son likes something on television doesn’t mean he’s not outside playing...

For pete’s sake - your strong opinion about a kids show is rather silly ...

As to the incident with a 6 year old writing the essay - no WAY this kid did it on her own ... for that matter the kid may not have known that her mom wrote it ... though I do think they should take the tickets away - and for that matter hold the mom responsible and make her pay for any other gifts she may have gotten in the win.

[davisfh]

"As for your 8 year old son, he needs to turn off the boob tube and go play outside."

The six-year-old son of an extended family member (happily very extended) is permitted to wear a Hanna Montana wig and has a collection of dolls to play with. I had the unhappy experience of observing this during the Christmas season.

I privately inquired about this to other family members and was told that the child's father has attempted to end this activity and that the mother becomes enraged when he intervenes. I am in my upper senior years and will probably not live to see how this plays out. I'm no prophet, but I believe that I know the outcome.

[TightyRighty]

Ah, the things we do for our kids! I'm one of those parents that shelled out $250 for four Hannah Montana concert tickets. I would have gladly paid $200 more. The show was clean, the music was pretty good for bubble gum pop and my girls had a blast.

The Hannah Montana craze is as stupid as any craze out there is. As for good parents monitoring what they watch - what exactly have you seen on her television show that needs monitoring? It's the cleanest show I've seen on t.v.

Now, stop playing the parent police because it's sounds to me like you need to loosen up a bit and let your kids (if you have any) have some fun.

[panthermom]

Because YOU think Hannah Montana is garbage all the rest of us are bad parents because we don’t make a big deal over it? It’s a kids show, geared towards kids.

My youngest son (11) loves Miami Ink, according to your logic, he has must be as dumb as a stump and I need to be in jail for child abuse.

[horse_doc]

Good parents monitor what their kids watch on TV. Hannah Montana is garbage.

I've watched Hannah Montana with daughters 6 and 8. They have a few of her CD's, and think that she's great.

Both girls can also swim 200 yards freestyle, and ride 10 miles with me on their bikes. They both took Latin this summer, as well.

Liking bubblegum rock isn't a crime, it doesn't make them fat, it doesn't make them stupid, and it isn't the end of Western Civilization.

[Mears]

I’m old.

My generation’s parents thought our adoration of Frank Sinatra was ridiculous.

Lighten up and don’t be so judgemental.