Caillou is Broken!: Lies We Tell Our Children #StreamTeam

Once upon a time, we could avoid playing a certain tv show in the house by not allowing the tv to be on during its broadcast time. With the dawn of this ‘stream anything you want, any time you want’ age, however, came a particular and unforseen problem: our children now know that if Dora was on the tv the last time they turned it on, there is no reason why she should NOT be on it this time! 

“There she is, mom! There’s Dora! I KNEW I could watch her again today!”

Seriously. Who’s terrible idea was this on-demand Netflix tv thing, anyways?*

Binge-watching is, let’s face it, pretty awesome for those grown-ups among us. Gah! I can’t wait two weeks to see if McDreamy actually leaves Addison – Must. Watch. More. Now. Watch ALL THE GREY’S! But listening to your kids binge-watch? Um, NO THANK YOU.

The kids don’t get a lot of TV time, especially now that we’ve hit the spring. However, if I have to listen to the same character EVERY SINGLE TIME the tv goes on? #sendhelp 

I admit. There are characters that I just don’t allow in the house. “Sorry, H-man, Caillou doesn’t work at our house – he’s broken! He only works at Grandma Gina’s house.”  Some characters are only permitted to come and play once a week. “I know that Dora worked on Monday, sweetheart, but she’s not working today! Maybe she’s still tired from last time. Let’s watch The Magic Schoolbus instead!”

Why do I tell these little white lies? Sometimes it’s a little easier to blame things on technology than deal with the inevitable fall-out from truth-telling. 

Wait a minute. That’s pretty much the opposite of what I’m trying to teach my kids. Jeez. Ok, I give, I give. 

I should probably sit myself down on the couch for a little time-out and object lesson in the consequences of lies. 

Bloodline is an all-new Netflix dramatic thriller that explores the dark secrets and shameful past of a well-respected Floridian family. Is it any good? I sure hope so. It’s next on my “To Binge Watch” list! I’m certain that it has the answers to the age old question, “Why shouldn’t I lie to my children?”

*Just kidding. I absolutely ADORE it. I swear. Please don’t suspend my Netflix account!!

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Jenn vanOosten

I live in Hamilton, Ontario, and love my city. I'm a Netflixer, choral music geek, bookworm, inventor of recipes (I take Artistic Licence on EVERYTHING that I make), wife of one, mother of two, and owner of a neurotic Schnauzer. I respect people who respect others. I love good food that's well done, but my favourite lunch is KD & hotdogs. With ketchup. I'm addicted to Clearance Shopping. I will ALWAYS get the product that I want at the price that I want, eventually.

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