The tooth fairy teaches children that they can sell body parts for money.
David Richerby
I actually posted this quote the other day. I got to thinking about the whole thing. And you know what? When my kids were little, if I were to have stumbled upon this quote, I might would have hysterically agreed and banned all mention of teeth fairies in my home.
I used various parenting "Bibles" when my kids were little. If a certain author or authors stated something was harmful for little ears, eyes, or bodies, my poor children were soon to be deprived of said items, tv shows or whatever.
It was not a BAD thing for me to be overly careful. I am very happy that my children watched very little tv as toddlers. (except for that MOVIE, whichever it happened to be at the time that a particular toddler would be obsessed with) I am happy that I was able to invest alot of time and energy protecting them from:
Barbie - Evil. Just look at those boobs.
Smerfs - Blue, means their dead. Evil.
My Little Ponies - Rainbow, national symbol of all deviltry and magic. Evil.
Most Disney movies - was that MAGIC I saw. Evil.
The list goes on. I cannot remember the other evils. (I am sure my kids will remind me and lengthen the list with their own comments.)
As time wore on I became tired and a little less paranoid. But ever once in a while, lest I forget, one of my grown and almost grown kids will pipe up and say, "Hey, remember when we couldn't watch Mary Poppins........
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I remember very clearly thinking that I was being rebellious for watching Mary Poppins...so maybe it was a good idea after all. It is a whole lot better than sneaking around and watching Freddy haha.
The whole not being able to play with Barbies was a little strange...
I played with Barbie, I watched Mary Poppins, little blue smurfs, and rainbow ponies, (care bears were after my time), and I turned out just fine. I think. except on Thursdays,...and Saturdays when I let my evil alter personality out. bwaaha ha haaaa
Amendment-I knew I would have to do this. My brain fuzzes with time. I did LET my kids play with barbies (against advice, gasp) however, I modified the barbie thing. The barbies were not single (thus could not engage in pre-marital sex) we purchased Ken's as husbands. American Family had a line of barbie like dolls at the time which included grandparents, children and pets. So the barbies were married and had kids and grandparents.
Care Bears - Not. It was not Care Bears but My Little Ponies my kids were not allowed to watch on tv. To Stephanie, Care Bears were before my kid's time as well. They were however, allowed to play with them. Apparently my line of thinking at the time did not include the evil rainbows rubbing off invisible wicked dust off their panted on bodies.
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