At 8:30 am this morning I was loading the crew into my car. Three princesses aren't as easy to "load" as you would think.
Princess Coco - iPod on her head
Princess Lulu- Nintendo DS in hand
Princess MiMi - a family size bag of cheetos in hand as she smears orange powder on the dvd screens while turning on an in-car movie.
It struck me that perhaps these children have too much of the wrong stuff. I didn't know what a cheeto was until I got to college. And why do all three of them have to have constant electronic stimulation? When I rode in the car I'd have stimulating conversations with my parents....usually something like, "Mom, did you know that brother gunny fell out when you turned that corner?"
hehe. I think I might have been Princess MiMi as a kid.
Posted by: Ann | August 21, 2008 at 02:45 PM
I agree. Last weekend we went Up North, a 3 1/2 hour car trip. We wouldn't let our Princesses watch any DVD's, no leapfrog, and no DS. It was an interesting experiment. They handled it well. They read and looked at the scenery. Thank God they both took a nap when we drove past the farm field with the bull trying to mate with several cows. Poor guy, no one wanted him. At least it made the King and I laugh as we expounded the bull’s poor love life.
Posted by: The Eastsider | August 21, 2008 at 03:25 PM
Sad but true...
Posted by: Llama Momma | August 21, 2008 at 04:55 PM
Amen, sister.
And welcome back to blogland, stranger. Nice to see you again.
Posted by: Christie | August 21, 2008 at 05:50 PM
totally. why can't kids just sit in the car for ten minutes without stuff?
but i don't know how to fix it....
Posted by: girlymama | August 21, 2008 at 08:49 PM
I wish to respectfully suggest that just MAYBE if Gunny fell out of the car, it was because you PUSHED him. Just a thought.
Posted by: Sandra | August 23, 2008 at 11:26 AM