Having grown up on PBS, I am usually inclined to think that any PBS program would be safe for the Kid. I wasn't too sure about Caillou (you never know what those Canadians are up to), but she seemed to like him, so I let him slip under the radar.She's 2 1/2, and just recently began having tantrums, screaming "NO!", throwing herself down on the ground, etc. I usually just grab her firmly, tell her to cut it out, and then ignore her. Sometimes I give her a hug, but she usually doesn't want one. She just wants to yell. Well, sometimes I just want to yell, so I can sympathize.
We took home a couple of Caillou DVD's from the library this week, and his whininess was really starting to grate on my nerves. He's frightened of everything, and constantly whines, "But I don't WANT to...(fill in the blank)". His parents never tell him to pull himself together or stuff a sock in it, they just entertain his creepiness, and I have realized that he is the most indulged and irritating 4-year old on television.Then, the other day, I told the Kid she needed a bath, and she looked at me with a furrowed brow and whined "I don't WANT to take a bath".
Oh, hell no.
The weekend is coming, otherwise known as Mommy's Boot Camp, where I will re-educate my daughter, and Caillou goes back to the library, never to darken our doorstep again. The bitch is back.
3 comments:
God I love you!!!! You never cease to crack me up!!!!!!
That show makes me CRAZY!!!!! It's good to know that I am not the only one:)
Have a great weekend!:)
I think Caillou is universally loathed. Even Ana can't stand him, and she's only six.
I hate Caillou. I hate whining.
And, of course, it was the only thing on in the hospital while waiting for hours on end for a stupid ortho doc to look at my kid.
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