Elephants and Barney

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Bronx Zoo 9/04

I think Sienna is afraid of elephants. Not the real kind as we haven’t taken her to the Bronx Zoo just yet but the fake bad looking ones. I think this because twice this week she got really upset when there was an elephant on Sesame Street (again, the fake kind). I just googled elephant and Sesame Street and I think the elephant is Elefante but I can’t be sure. Anyway, I usually put on Sesame Street in the morning so I can take a shower and get dressed in relative peace. Tuesday’s episode wasn’t as bad as Friday’s episode. On Friday, she clinged to my leg crying but still looking at the TV. I had not yet taken a shower yet so could not just leave (like on Tuesday) so I changed the channel instead to Fifi and the Flowertots, which is one of her favorites. I figured I could sit with her for a few minutes and then make a break for the shower. Nope. Everytime I tried to make a move, she would cry and cling to me. Sigh. Barney comes on after Fifi. I hate Barney. The kids on that show overact besides being dressed like real nerds, the nerdy nerd kind not the cool nerd kind. I even got upset with Yves when he was taping Barney shows for Sienna. Sienna likes Barney. I just think Sienna doesn’t know any better and would prefer to expose her to more cool shows like Jack’s Big Music Show or Yo Gabba Gabba. Well, on Friday Barney was the only thing that let me run into the shower. Sigh… Granted, she still ran in for me while I was in the shower but then it held her attention again while I was getting dressed. Damn you Barney!! What is your hold on children?! Are you secretly a cult and brainwashing them? I still hate Barney and vow only to use him when I am desperate. You haven’t gotten me Barney!!  (shaking fist in the air!)

Comments

  1. jungy
    October 14th, 2008 | 1:46 pm

    LOL. This post is one of the best yet.

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