I am a big fan of murder mysteries, so it stands to reason that I would like Law & Order, and now Criminal Minds. Sometimes you just have to get away from crime. CNN is the answer in relation to the world now, but if I hear one more reference to the budget, I may have to shoot my screen. So, for frivolity and the study of the totally warped human mind, I go for “Say ‘Yes’ to the Dress.” I have no idea why I like it, and I often watch it covertly, so that no one in the house knows I watch it.
In fairness to me, I have been the object of comedy at my endless viewing of the Harry Potter Videos. I try to turn the sound up and down, as they have a lot of very loud spots and then just talking. I apologized to the youngest the other night if it woke him up, but he said that no, he liked to hear it as then he could mimic which spot I was currently in with the series. This goes along with the false voices they ‘do.’ It also made me feel better that I was not irritating the rest of the family, but a source of comedy. If I watch other movies, I WATCH them. With Harry Potter, it just lulls me to sleep because, let’s face it, I think I have them memorized.
What would irritate them, besides my bridal gown fetish now, is the two times I have tried to watch things like “Beauty Queen Babies” or “Miniature Dancing Divas.” I could only take ten and five minutes of each respectively and, OKAY, I cannot remember titles, but you get the picture. Actually, it should be “Diva who could no more do a dance step than an acrobat one.” I mean, that woman needs an assistant to demonstrate those moves.
What she also needs is a lesson in positive reinforcement. She reminds me of one of those coaches who makes football players workout in full uniform in 110 degree weather, until they pass out dead. These are little kids. If your kid is that serious about dancing, find a teacher who does not take it into war drills, but who teaches it seriously and in a classy manner. I applaud those mothers, and I don’t applaud them for much, but I do applaud them for standing up and telling her that those costumes were trashy and the dance was worse.
And, if my kids teacher turned around and said something about children never listening to parents because they don’t know … or whatever it was she said, I would go down to the floor, take my kid by the hand be out of there, and never return.
Which brings me to the wonderful mother on the show about babies in beauty pageants, who did say, at the end of the $10,000 award pageant show, that her daughter was going home and not taking part ever again because she wanted to teach her better values and that she had worth.
Don’t even get me started on “Ice loves Cocoa.”
I really need to go back to reading books.
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