I finally took Seth to his first-ever big-screen movie, Cars. There are few choices nowadays that I feel comfortable taking my kids to see. Curious George would have been okay, but time didn’t permit.
Cars made sense for other reasons: Seth, like many boys, is fascinated by vehicles of any sort. And I had brought home a promotional Cars board game months ago that he just loved.
Seth loved the movie, but seeing the movie had a few repercussions. Seth was grumpy the rest of the day. I suspect the large screen, high-octane action movie overwhelmed his senses.
He’s been more insistent on wanting to watch TV, which he rarely does. At one point he even said, “I love TV, daddy.”
“I know,” I said, “that’s why we limit how much you watch.”
I suppose Seth is a bit too young to understand my sardonic sense of humor, but then he knows I’m so firm on the issue that he’ll give up after six or seven hours of nagging.
The outing also allowed me to focus on Seth, who has been jealous of his sister in recent weeks, for a few hours. We spent even more time together on Sunday at the pool. Sure, mom and sister were there, but Seth got to spend the bulk of the time playing with me.
It’s enough to make a dad feel pretty happy.
One of the reasons I chose to run a contest when last week is that the kids and I have been camping at San Clemente State Beach for the past week. While we’re back now – presumably much tanner – I probably haven’t had time to keep up with my own blog. I just have to hope there are dozens of great Thomas & Friends stories for me to read through.
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