HOW DID I SPEND MY DAY? WELL, SINCE YOU ASKED
The kids and I are sick. We spent most of the day on the couch cuddling, coughing, reading, sneezing, fighting, moaning, eating, groaning, playing, wheezing, laughing, and sniffling. Not necessarily in that order.And we watched entirely too much television.
Don't get me wrong. I love my television. Her shiny silver lines. The way her remote just fits the curves of my hand. And don't even get me started on her sister, TiVo.
Where was I?
We watched entirely too much children's television. And most of it was utter dreck.
I try to steer my children's viewing habits to something that has at least some educational value. Hence, plenty of Sesame Street, Dora, and Blue's Clues. But most of the other shows out there aren't only of little to no educational value, but they're an insult to your senses as well.
TELEVISION SHOWS I WILL NOT LET MY CHILDREN WATCH NO MATTER HOW DESPERATELY I NEED ALONE TIME
CaillouCaillou is a whiny little bastard. I would love to strangle him. I do not want my children to be whiners, so we stay far away from Caillou.
Oobi
I don't want my children to talk like cavemen, so we do not watch Oobi. Would it kill you guys to use a verb once in awhile?
Little Bear
Zoey loves this show but I refuse to let her watch it. It's just so nauseatingly sweet, you can get cavities after a few viewings.
Barney
I don't really need to explain this, do I?
Teletubbies/Boobah
See Oobi. I'm just not a big fan of things that don't actually speak or use complete sentences.
Max & Ruby
It's a show about a big sister lording over her little brother bunny. My daughter doesn't need any help or pointers.
THE PART WHERE I GET ALL NOSTALGIC, YEARNING FOR THE SHOWS OF MY YOUTH THAT IF I SAW TODAY WOULD PROBABLY MAKE ME CRINGE WITH EMBARRASSMENT
Why aren't there shows like those created by Sid & Marty Krofft? When I was a kid, I loved watching Sigmund And The Sea Monsters, H.R. Puffnstuff, The Far Out Space Nuts, The Lost Saucer, and my all-time fave, Land Of The Lost. Those shows were so cool. I even played in a band called Sleestack (as did 27.6% of men my age).Maybe I should just track down the DVDs of all those shows and show them to my kids. And then when they get older, they can tell all their friends about the "weird shows" Daddy made them watch.
