I didn’t see this as a dad issue, but rather that she was an amnesiac, or just woke up from a 12-year coma. Back story, Swiss Chalet, what’s the friggin’ back story?
Jayman
I really couldn’t identify with, or relate to, this commercial.……mind you I come from a normal family.
Dave
I think the restraining order the mother took out on the father expired and before she could get it reinstated, he stalked the family to their new address and waited outside until the daughter left for her part-time job. Surprise! She’s so creeped out ’cause she’s praying for someone to notice whats going on and to call the police. Happy Holidays!
Glen
Why! oh why would Swish Chalet think this commercial was bringing cheer to the Christmas holiday season. I was moved to tears the first time I saw this commercial as my mid twenty year old daughter was in the room and their Father has not concidered them (Another Sister and Brother) important enough to spend time with over the past 10 years. (Men who do this are self-serving, selfish and out of touch with basic parenting ). This experience leaves deep pain in the hearts of these Children which is hard enough to deal with during the ‘Hallmark’ times. What child does not want their parent to give them loving attention or even for that matter to have their parents are back together. Concidering the number of divorces out there in this far reaching commercial you are simply causing pain. Even when my family is tring to laugh off your commercial it hurts them. They are saying “well I guess Swish Chalet only wants to get people talking about them no matter what”. I call it immoral advertising. Shame on you for playing with childrens hearts. “Festive Special” family deal what a JOKE. (It was one of our favorite meal treats!). — Mad Mother of three!!!!
The ad is incredibly sad. I get it perfectly. Dad was not in jail. he doesn’t look like a criminal to me. Dad was alienated from his daughter. Did you see mom at the door? No? That’s because she was probably not happy to see her daughter leave the house with her father. Dad has missed several years of his daughter’s life because she ‘hated him’. His daughter has finally gotten old enough to want a relationship with dad. Her awkwardness is her guilt at having rejected him. His awkwardness is the fact that he doesn’t really know this girl he has not seen since she was a child. This has nothing to do with a girl who has been rejected by her dad. It has to do with a girl whose dad was stolen from her. It’s a new version of an old issue: child abuse.
With adolescence comes independent thinking. She now sees that mom can’t stop her relationship with her dad.
It is incredibly sad. They are incredibly awkward. This loving — not criminal! — Dad tries his best to put his daughter at ease. (Oh the irony.) Unfortunately, kids are alienated from their loving parents. Swiss Chalet did us a massive service in showing us this fact. Bravo
AJ
i think they stopped playing the commerical!! maybe they found out about this site hahahahah!
Denys Picard
This commercial is just another case of the representation of the “emasculated father’s image” manating from deep inside the feminist fantasm realm. The father who gave everything to his brainless spoiled daughter, and now cannot adjust to her not living at home anymore in a vomiting nostalgic pseudo melancoly tone that makes you believe that whom ever directed it never saw a penis in her life!
It’s obvious this ad was targeted to people who have no where to go for an x-mas dinner and shows a father trying to re-connect w/his daughter whom for whatever reason hasn’t had a relationship w/her since she was very young.(who else goes to out for dinner to celebrate on Christmas eve?.…people who have nowhere else to go.
She was obviously expecting him.
Re: this ad being creepy.….this site is called “SMART Canucks”.…not STUPID Canucks …so why are so many shallow/self-centered people posting such negative/stupid comments on this site?
Casey
Um, I don’t find anything offensive with this commercial… Sure it’s some awkward acting, but I thought it was cute? lol
WOW, these comments are disturbing, not the commercial!
Agree with Fab.
I didn’t see this as a dad issue, but rather that she was an amnesiac, or just woke up from a 12-year coma. Back story, Swiss Chalet, what’s the friggin’ back story?
I really couldn’t identify with, or relate to, this commercial.……mind you I come from a normal family.
I think the restraining order the mother took out on the father expired and before she could get it reinstated, he stalked the family to their new address and waited outside until the daughter left for her part-time job. Surprise! She’s so creeped out ’cause she’s praying for someone to notice whats going on and to call the police. Happy Holidays!
Why! oh why would Swish Chalet think this commercial was bringing cheer to the Christmas holiday season. I was moved to tears the first time I saw this commercial as my mid twenty year old daughter was in the room and their Father has not concidered them (Another Sister and Brother) important enough to spend time with over the past 10 years. (Men who do this are self-serving, selfish and out of touch with basic parenting ). This experience leaves deep pain in the hearts of these Children which is hard enough to deal with during the ‘Hallmark’ times. What child does not want their parent to give them loving attention or even for that matter to have their parents are back together. Concidering the number of divorces out there in this far reaching commercial you are simply causing pain. Even when my family is tring to laugh off your commercial it hurts them. They are saying “well I guess Swish Chalet only wants to get people talking about them no matter what”. I call it immoral advertising. Shame on you for playing with childrens hearts. “Festive Special” family deal what a JOKE. (It was one of our favorite meal treats!). — Mad Mother of three!!!!
The ad is incredibly sad. I get it perfectly. Dad was not in jail. he doesn’t look like a criminal to me. Dad was alienated from his daughter. Did you see mom at the door? No? That’s because she was probably not happy to see her daughter leave the house with her father. Dad has missed several years of his daughter’s life because she ‘hated him’. His daughter has finally gotten old enough to want a relationship with dad. Her awkwardness is her guilt at having rejected him. His awkwardness is the fact that he doesn’t really know this girl he has not seen since she was a child. This has nothing to do with a girl who has been rejected by her dad. It has to do with a girl whose dad was stolen from her. It’s a new version of an old issue: child abuse.
With adolescence comes independent thinking. She now sees that mom can’t stop her relationship with her dad.
It is incredibly sad. They are incredibly awkward. This loving — not criminal! — Dad tries his best to put his daughter at ease. (Oh the irony.) Unfortunately, kids are alienated from their loving parents. Swiss Chalet did us a massive service in showing us this fact. Bravo
i think they stopped playing the commerical!! maybe they found out about this site hahahahah!
This commercial is just another case of the representation of the “emasculated father’s image” manating from deep inside the feminist fantasm realm. The father who gave everything to his brainless spoiled daughter, and now cannot adjust to her not living at home anymore in a vomiting nostalgic pseudo melancoly tone that makes you believe that whom ever directed it never saw a penis in her life!
It’s obvious this ad was targeted to people who have no where to go for an x-mas dinner and shows a father trying to re-connect w/his daughter whom for whatever reason hasn’t had a relationship w/her since she was very young.(who else goes to out for dinner to celebrate on Christmas eve?.…people who have nowhere else to go.
She was obviously expecting him.
Re: this ad being creepy.….this site is called “SMART Canucks”.…not STUPID Canucks …so why are so many shallow/self-centered people posting such negative/stupid comments on this site?
Um, I don’t find anything offensive with this commercial… Sure it’s some awkward acting, but I thought it was cute? lol