I came to that conclusion the other day, after studying some stellar mothering techniques on the television [actually, on the Netflix and DVD player]. It was a parental epiphany, if you will.
As my daughter is growing, I know that I can't mother her the same way I did when she was a tiny thing, sitting on my lap and reading stories. No, those days are long gone, and I need to move forward. I need to look beyond my former role models in parenting and forge ahead into a brave new world of being an older mom.
Once I distilled my mothering style, I texted my decision so the girl would have fair warning and the husband would know what was coming:
Come this Sunday when I can start viewing episode 1 of 15, nobody bet not call me FO' NOTHIN'. OMG I can't wait to see Buster.
ReplyDeleteA fan of both 30 Rock and Arrested Development?! You rock so very hard. Enjoy season two of AD. Hopefully Netflix can handle the network traffic on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteI love Jason Bateman on AD. I know it has nothing to do with your post on parenting styles, because who can think about parenting when Jason is on screen --- he's so damn hot.
ReplyDeleteAlthough come to think of it, I just realized I've often told my girls while we were watching AD that Jason B. is tots cute, and that if they could end up with a guy like that, they'd be lucky. So I think that does count.
And this? Is why I love YOU.
ReplyDeleteTotal awesomeness. Our tastes tend to diverge when it comes to TV but Arrested Development is in the sweet spot of our venn diagram. Yay! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW EPISODES.
ReplyDeleteOr Livia Soprano? Nah, that'd be too harsh. Haven't watched new AD yet. But am psyched.
ReplyDeleteQ for Christine Siracusa: "the sweet spot of our venn diagram" is a euphemism for clitoris, yes? PS: Sunny, how I miss ya.