So last night I babysat for this lovely family in Highland Park. 3 kids, ages 2-7, so stinkin' cute! We watched Snow Buddies (I remember when AirBud first came out, when I was little!!) and then we danced around until the parents came home. Kids these days know more than I think I did when I was little. They are telling ME what's cool and trendy-the latest toys, tv shows, singers. Where do they get all this stuff? I remember playing outside and hide-and-seek. Okay, so I did watch Beetlejuice when I remembered it was on TV, but it's not like I sat in front of the TV all day. Hannah Montana and Harry Potter are still ranked pretty high on the "hip" list, but Backyardigans is a hot tv show?! I miss Clarissa Explains It All or Global Guts. THAT was entertainment. Now you can't put anything on TV because it can be interpreted wrong, and my major has a lot to do with kids and what they see advertised. Thinking back on some of the movies I watched when I was little, (Clueless for example) I would NEVER let those kids watch it, but we all did when we were little and we turned out okay (I hope). Maybe kids are too protected and therefore they want to break the rules (?!?) Who really knows, all I know is that I'm not having my own children for a while; babysitting for other families and getting paid it just fine for now..
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