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What ever happened to The Polka-Dot-Door?


















To all of you who were raised on TV shows like Mr. Rogers, CareBears, or even My Little Pony







BEWARE

I think it must have happened by mistake, but I wasn't paying attention to what Grace was watching and it all fell apart.


Grace was watching Dora or Diego or something innocent like that and I must have been doing laundry, or dishes or something unnecessary like that.

Well, in the afternoon, if your child is watching Nickelodeon and those "innocent" shows are over, you need to take heed.
Turn the channel and never go back.
Big kids get home from school and like to watch things like Avatar, The power of Juju, El Tigre, Scooby Doo (which Grace loves as well)









But worst of all,

SpongeBob
SquarePants






What happened to all the good shows?
Where has quality Television gone?
I could have PBS on all day. but not even I would do that to my child.

At any rate,

My sweet, precious, little girl is in love with Spongebob Squarepants
Although Eric and I can sit and laugh at the way over her head humor that no 2,3, or even 4 year old would pick up on, she is drawn to something unknown, almost mysterious.

I give in just about every time and let her watch, but I wanted to be sure that all of you still unknowing parents of small children don't let your kids be sucked into the little sponge that
Lives in a pineapple under the sea.
Absorbant and yellow and porous is he
His nautical nonsense be somethin you wish
Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!

Yes,
It is nonsense, but she loves it.
And on occasion there is a story behind all the strange stuff that goes on.

Watch your kids like hawks and beware of the little yellow sponge

Comments

SH said…
I think you've just describe the plight of parenting. Can you BELIEVE that my parents both rolled their eyes every time the polka dot door came on? There must have been some sort of educational value because they allowed me to watch it, but I distinctly remember watching it alone.
March 25, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Heidi said…
The Polka Dot Door? Were you and Sara the only one's to ever watch it? No wonder you have such a bond.
March 26, 2008 at 8:10 AM
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