Curse You Jack Black

Posted on 06 04, 2009 under Stuff by cgillis | View Comments

In spite of growing protests from both grandmothers I had no intention of drastically reducing my son’s intake of television.  He is a fan the Nickelodeon Network.  He has his favorite shows – SpongeBob, Fairly Odd Parents, CatScratch, and even Danny Phantom.  And I am there with him.  I enjoy watching the shows by his side, often laughing at what he finds funny, as opposed the show itself.  Except of course for Fairly Odd Parents and CatScratch where I often find myself laughing alone.  My own mother’s protests in particular fell on deaf ears.  I recall that when I was a kid I viewed grade school merely as the interruption between the two hours or cartoons I watched in the morning and the four hours of sitcoms I watched in the evening.  But recently I wondered it myself; was it possible that my boy is exposed to too much TV?  Yes Jack Black, he is. Read the rest of this entry »