November 11, 2006 | In: Family
The Ultimate Parental Sacrifice
My husband is mowing the yard. I’m inside watching a Saturday morning show with my girls.
Ever heard of The Doodlebops?
Pure torture. I avoid it like the plague, but I accidentally flipped to it and both my girls jumped with joy and screamed with glee.
Here are some things I’d be willing to do rather than watch a single episode of The Doodlebops”
-I’d watch a Barney marathon.
-I’d change 1,000 dirty diapers.
-I’d go on a 40 day brussel sprouts fast (meaning I’d only eat brussel sprouts).
-I’d…..wait for it….go to a craft fair.
But my girls enjoy it….so this is a sacrifice I must make.
(I think I can actually see my brain cells leaving my head..)
5 Responses to The Ultimate Parental Sacrifice
john john
November 11th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
haha, that’s a tremendous sacrifice you’re making. so, as a parent, it sounds like the tv shouldn’t be turned on unless you’ve looked at the tv schedule first, and then only type in channels, not click through them, so you can avoid certain channels at certain times. hmmm….
Curtis Summers
November 12th, 2006 at 3:47 am
I’m pretty sure I’d take the Doodlebops instead. That is, unless my two-year-old starts her “I want Daddy to sing that one” routine.
Kat
November 12th, 2006 at 5:27 am
Curtis,
Have you seen The Doodlebops. I’m breaking out in hives just thinking about them…
If your daughter does convince you to sing a Doodlebops routine (you know, they dance too), You need to YouTube it.
John John,
Well, my mistake was that I thought the Disney channel was safe. We have specific shows we watch during the week, but our Saturday show (Little Bill – we loved this show – it’s the only kids show we’ve seen that all four of us truly enjoyed) doesn’t seem to be on anymore, so I made the grave mistake of looking for something new… Yes, in the future I’ll be checking the newspaper.
Dave Haupert
November 13th, 2006 at 7:16 am
Painful indeed- thankfully none of my kids seem to have any interest in it!
shaun Groves
November 14th, 2006 at 9:49 am
I’d MUCH rather have the pop ditties of the Doodle Bops than a purplish dinosaur and his over-acting posse of kingergartners or a bunch the Wiggles doing Newsboys meets the Monkeys. Seriously. Doodle Bops, from a musical point of view, much better music. I don’t trust their sleezy looking bus driver, but the music ain’t half bad.
Hey, worst kid music ever? Cedarmont Kids. Shoot me if I ever have to sit through five year olds singing “From the halls of Montazuma…” again (Yea, that’s on their “Sunday School Songs” disc. What kind of Sunday School do you go to exactly? Sir, yes sir!)