Cathy in the Wright

At Least It Wasn't The Sopranos

With my wrist in this wretched cast, The VP has gone out of his way to be extra helpful around the house. One thing I really appreciate - he's taken over the job of putting The Governor to bed. This is a relief to both me and The Gov, since I have a tough time lifting him into the crib and usually end up dumping him over the side rather unceremoniously.

However, I believe some changes are in store.

This morning The Governor greeted me with "Good Morning, Mama!" followed by "Watch TV! Jedi Knights! Duku! Yoda!" Apparently their new bedtime ritual includes a selection or two from Dad's favorite DVDs. I wasn't aware of this; I'm usually typing when The Gov heads to bed.

I don't know what makes me more upset...the fact that I didn't want my 19 month old watching televison or the fact that I don't know half the characters he mentions.

I prefer to let him do all the unstructured, creative, interactive things that so-called "child experts" are always recommending in lieu of TV. Like today, when he found the cheese grater and ran it up and down the refrigerator door...or when he figured out how to open the CD tray on the stereo and removed Bing Crosby and threw him over the railing...or when he ripped two pages out of a book I was about to wrap for a Christmas present...or...or...(sob)

Who's got the website for Netflix?

Posted by Cathy at December 2, 2003 09:02 PM