What I Learned about Child-Rearing from TV: Vol. 1 - Family Ties
This'll be just like VH1's "I Love the 80s", but without clever commentary by Michael Ian Black or Hal Sparks.
1. Try and impose your liberal, tree-huggin' politics on your kids and whatdya get? Alex P. Keaton, a Buckley-reading, Reagan-supporting capitalist who'd kill for wealth and power. Truly, Steven and Elyse's nightmare come true.
2. Try as you might, your offspring might become friends with that wiener kid next door.
3. All problems can be resolved in 30 minutes time with a hug, preferably a group hug.
4. Love all your children equally, even if one of them has terrible taste when it comes to dating:
5. Ubu is a great name for the family dog. Sit, Ubu, sit!
6. Even with good parenting, kids can turn bad.
7. Ultimately, family comes first. After all, what WOULD we do, baby, without us?
posted by Patrick at
1:55 PM
4 Comments:
I'm most impressed that one could find a head shot of Scott "eeehhhh" Valentine online. Good work. Oh yeah, and how dare you refer to Skippy as that "weiner kid"?
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Heidi, at 2:59 PM
There's nothing wrong with it. The point was that no matter what we try to impose on a child, it has its own mind and will probably the opposite, just like I'm sure our child will love lots of things I don't.
It wasn't meant as an attack, rather an apology for my anti-Bush sentiments earlier. But perhaps that wasn't made very clear or funny. That's what happens when I don't proofread. Sorry.
The Keatons got along with different viewpoints - can't we?
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Patrick, at 8:27 AM
Ok, I'm going to be Mom for a second - Stop it you two! Scott, get over it - your sister is a Democrat that's going to vote for John Kerry whether you like it or not AND she married a left leaning independent. (Obviously, I'm not talking about Erica.) Patrick, don't you dare apologize for Bush-bashing! Of course everyone is entitled to their political opinions. But I think I'll be most hurt if our child ends up liking crappy hip-hop music and Adam Sandler movies more so than if they turn out to be an ultra conservative freak. So there. Let's let this posting thread die and move on to happier things, shall we?
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Heidi, at 11:07 AM
OK, I think it is time for everyone to take a DEEP breath and move on to happy topics such as our wonderful baby the delightful times we have ahead.
Love, Mom
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