First of all, I'm a new mother. My daughter is 4 months old. I can see your side, as well as the side of those with parents. I guess, in a way I can understand how you could be offended. But, you did ask for thoughts so here are mine.
I can't imagine that of all of the people responsible for this ad had kids. It would be reasonable to say that there were people with no kids who put this ad together. I don't think they were offended by it. In fact, I don't think I would have been offended by it. You see all kinds of advertising that is similar, and you also see all kinds of advertising that is directed to people without children. As far as putting parents on a pedestal, I think that remark is unfair.
Not everything you're going to see on television, in a magazine or anywhere for that matter can conform to every "group" of people. Being offended by that is almost as ridiculous as being offended by online dating commercials. Do they put single people on an unfair pedestal? What about Viagra commercials, do they put men without ED on an unfair pedestal because they don't get to take a fancy prescription? I'm really not trying to be rude, although I'm sure you'll take it that way. My point really is that if such advertising affects you at all, it should be to think (seeing as you're concerned about health) that it's good these people finally have a reason for wanting to take care of themselves. Obviously not everyone has a reason or is worried about it. If that were the case we wouldn't have hospital commercials in the first place.
