So Slate has published an entire edition about my all-time favorite pastime. How awesome is that? I haven't gotten around to reading all of the articles yet, for obvious reasons.
In other news, Melrose has been invited to a Hannah Montana theme party. Not Tinkerbell. Not Ariel. Not Barbie as the Island Princess or in Fairytopia or wherever else Barbie's creators choose to put her next (who knew that Barbie was a talented actress? And what does Ken think about all this?). Not Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella or any Disney princess I've missed.
Nope, it's Hannah Montana, favorite show/concert/marketing phenomenon for grade-school tweener girls.
The birthday girl and her guests are 4.
I'm not entirely sure I approve of this, but I'm stuck chaperoning anyway. Also, we do not have suitable clothing, and I'm so not buying any. I seem to belong to the rare and shrinking club that thinks kids should be dressed like kids, not like mini-teenagers.
Speaking of disturbing media for children, has anyone checked out BoohBah? You cannot persuade me that those creators were not on drugs. The entire show is like some bizarre and scary hallucinatory trip. I thought the Teletubbies were creepy, but BoohBah is just a whole new level of things that give me nightmares. And my kids love it. Magoo refers to it as the Boom-Bahs. I turned it on one day just to check it out, and of course they were addicted after just one episode.
I'm still holding the line against Barney, however. I'm not even giving him the benefit of a link.
In other news, Melrose has been invited to a Hannah Montana theme party. Not Tinkerbell. Not Ariel. Not Barbie as the Island Princess or in Fairytopia or wherever else Barbie's creators choose to put her next (who knew that Barbie was a talented actress? And what does Ken think about all this?). Not Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella or any Disney princess I've missed.
Nope, it's Hannah Montana, favorite show/concert/marketing phenomenon for grade-school tweener girls.
The birthday girl and her guests are 4.
I'm not entirely sure I approve of this, but I'm stuck chaperoning anyway. Also, we do not have suitable clothing, and I'm so not buying any. I seem to belong to the rare and shrinking club that thinks kids should be dressed like kids, not like mini-teenagers.
Speaking of disturbing media for children, has anyone checked out BoohBah? You cannot persuade me that those creators were not on drugs. The entire show is like some bizarre and scary hallucinatory trip. I thought the Teletubbies were creepy, but BoohBah is just a whole new level of things that give me nightmares. And my kids love it. Magoo refers to it as the Boom-Bahs. I turned it on one day just to check it out, and of course they were addicted after just one episode.
I'm still holding the line against Barney, however. I'm not even giving him the benefit of a link.
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My little one is addicted to Curious George which, fortunately for me, I seem to be able to stand even after many, many, many repeated viewings. The shows I avoid are Dragon Tails and Bob the Builder. Way too much sharing, caring, and giggling for me. I hate them even more than I hate Barney.
As far as dressing your four year old like a four year, bless you my dear friend. I would prefer my little girl not dress like a teenager until she is a teenager which will be bad enough then. I'm constantly sickened by the skank-in-training clothes for young girls. Does a toddler need a padded bikini top? I think not.
Curious George isn't bad. I truly can't stand Caillou and Little Einsteins. Melrose likes Little Einsteins and Dragon Tails the most. I don't mind DT or Bob. I also don't get the popularity of Thomas the Tank Engine. What a snoozer.
Yeah, I just don't think kids under 10 should be wearing skimpy tank tops and Daisy Duke shorts. Make that any kids at all. What happened to the baggy but inoffensive clothing of our youth?
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