In our continued effort to raise cultured young boys, I forced them into watching the 1968 musical Oliver, which won the Oscar for best picture. They were unimpressed. After Oliver wants more gruel, this old man takes him outside, walks him down the street and sings, “Boy for sale.” So I asked our boys, “What if I walked down the street trying to sell all of you?”
MTN2 says, “I hope I would get chosen by a man who has a Wii.”
Posted by sallyavena on April 8, 2009 at 6:02 pm
I think our boys would probably have said the same thing. While they don’t always appreciate the culture we give them, they do appreciate the fact that we are not as cool as some parents and give our kids everything they want. Some day they’ll thank us, right?
Posted by Heather on April 9, 2009 at 12:00 am
LOL!!
Posted by Valerie on April 9, 2009 at 5:18 am
Laughing so loud.
then remembering baby is sleeping behind me.
so breaking into a coughing fit as I try to stifle…
my poor babies also lack a wee. very sad.
AND: I can’t believe I’m not on your blogroll, but Nathan is. C’mon, Sara, my blog is _so much_cooler_ than his!
Posted by Sean on April 12, 2009 at 8:33 pm
We have a Wii, so tell O he can stay with us if you guys ever decide to sell him. We need another boy on our team.
Posted by Holly on April 14, 2009 at 7:54 am
LOVE this! and we also believe in a home with no video games. the TV and computer is more than enough media stimuli, thank you very much. just make friends with someone who has a wii….. or play it at gma’s & gpa’s or aunt april’s house when we visit….
since you’re into steeping your kids in culture, have you watched the claymation Easter Bunny is Coming to Town movie? My Matt watched it when he was a boy. Ours liked it. Smurfs rented from Blockbuster didn’t go over quite so well….sigh…