Bill and Janet answered my cry for help and offered to let us carve pumpkins at their house Tuesday night. Sam was interested in the tools and the stencils, but when it came to touching the pumpkin, not so much. Thankfully, Bill was a trooper and did most (all) of the dirty work. I did trace the stencils, so that was really a big help. Janet made them a Halloween themed dinner with Monsterghetti, Frozen Ghoul-ade (frozen fruit salad), Dragon Toes (green beans), and Vampire Bread (garlic bread).
On the way home, Sam was looking out the car window at the stars. Of course, he started to name them. He started out with “Starry”, and said, “Who are your other friends, Starry? Oh, I can name them? Thank you.”
So he named them: “Starry, Gus, Dexter, Twinkle, Jonas Brothers.” “Oh, hi, Jonas Brothers. I didn’t see you there.”
I thought, isn’t the Jonas Brothers a group? Yes, I just saw them on Ellen. How in the world does Sam know who they are? It can’t be a coincidence.
So, casually, I asked, ‘Sam who are the Jonas Brothers.’
“Well, I called the stars that, but they are really a group that plays and sings music.”
“Where did you see them,” I asked.
“On Disney, and Zach and Cody. They sing a song that goes…” and he began to sing a song I have heard, but I couldn’t repeat it now.
See, even when you don’t purposely expose them to pop culture, they can’t help but absorb it. You may as well teach them how to respond rather than try and shield them!
On the way home, Sam was looking out the car window at the stars. Of course, he started to name them. He started out with “Starry”, and said, “Who are your other friends, Starry? Oh, I can name them? Thank you.”
So he named them: “Starry, Gus, Dexter, Twinkle, Jonas Brothers.” “Oh, hi, Jonas Brothers. I didn’t see you there.”
I thought, isn’t the Jonas Brothers a group? Yes, I just saw them on Ellen. How in the world does Sam know who they are? It can’t be a coincidence.
So, casually, I asked, ‘Sam who are the Jonas Brothers.’
“Well, I called the stars that, but they are really a group that plays and sings music.”
“Where did you see them,” I asked.
“On Disney, and Zach and Cody. They sing a song that goes…” and he began to sing a song I have heard, but I couldn’t repeat it now.
See, even when you don’t purposely expose them to pop culture, they can’t help but absorb it. You may as well teach them how to respond rather than try and shield them!
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