to be irked by this advert?

[tallyhopinkerton]

In the Times magazine today there was an advert for an insurance company showing a bride on her wedding day with the following caption: "Cushion yourself for the day your daughter's no longer your responsibility."

I'm a grown-up! I ceased to be my parents' responsibility long before I got married and, following the wedding, I did not become DH's responsibility (except in a mutual sort of way and I don't think this is what they're referring to). Gah!

YABU the ad is not aimed at you, obviously you should be readin good housekeeping or better still taking something out of the oven.

you can read? your father has over-educated you.

Oh I hoped this was about that bloody "Have a happy period" advert. Have we done that yet?

Do they insure against a daughter or son getting married? Wonder if the insurance company is finding it tough in the marketplace at the moment, so they are branching out and trying to insure for anything, just to keep their cash flowing. I would steer clear of that company... maybe they won't survive long.

Insurance is an industry who can do all sorts of things that are not acceptable in other industries - for example, some only offer insurance to women, some only insure those older than 21 under than 65, there are different premiums based on any criteria they like.

that's because anyone who asks any awkward questions gets bored into submission... have you ever tried to have a conversation with an actuary? The person with the lowest boredom threshold will win and that ain't going to be the non-actuary.

Oh woman, know your limits and stop being all muddle headed about this issue. Your husband and children need your full attention.

I suppose I really shouldn't worry my pretty little head about it. I'm sure my menfolk know what's best for me.

I used to work for a large form of actuaries, and did not meet a single actuary who was either charming or witty

Yes, women: know your limits