It was a peaceful weekend for a change (with the possible
exception of cleaning up after Winnie). Mom left Saturday morning. It was rainy,
and so we spent most of the weekend around the house. Unfortunately, that
usually means Boop is out-of-control, but she was fairly calm this weekend. I
made a decision last weekend: no more Teen Titans Go, which was met with much wailing and gnashing of teeth. She had been hitting me
with her chairs and other objects and was increasingly out of control, biting, licking,
etc. I checked in with daycare, and she hadn’t been acting out there. The most
precipitous event was her coming into the den with a handful of silverware and
flinging it at me last weekend. A light bulb went off. I wonder if Teen Titans
Go has anything to do with this? And so Teen Titans Go is now banned from my
house. So, they join Peppa Pig in their banishment. Our world is a happier
place; although I will kinda miss my cartoon kindred spirit, Raven.
I’m in the process of trying to sort out getting rid of
cable/dish entirely. There really isn’t much kiddie programming she can watch
on our package other than cartoon network. Disney has a bunch of pre-teen sitcoms
in the afternoons, but none pre- enough to catch Boop’s attention. So, I’m
looking to see what kind of Internet subscription services will serve our needs
better. So far, the Wiggles, Bubble Guppies, Team Oomy Zoomy, Dora, Mickey
Mouse Clubhouse, Sofia, Doc McStuffins, Curious George are all pretty safe
bets. Of course, I try to keep her away from TV as much as possible; however, I’m
working on getting my energy level and mobility back (post-school-semester
recovery)—not that I could ever keep up with her, anyway.
