plsstopdoingthat

I let her watch tv and the iPad. We watch things together as a family and I do strictly monitor the content. We play little games together on the iPad. She could give two shits about the screens. She is not hypnotized by electronic media. She prefers playing puppets or coloring or going to find bugs or climb trees. I just got back from ten days with my nephews who aren't allowed more than maybe 20 minutes a day and they are total fiends. I caught them up at like four am with their iPads, sneaking a fix when mom was asleep. They go crazy when they are told to put them away. They don't move or speak when there's a tv on around them. Like literally drooling statues. It was obviously stressfu

Rant ahead riddled with run on thoughts and shit formatting, be warned. Background: Our house is like an amusement park of amazing toys, art supplies, books, lego, whole cases of play doh in every color, gorilla gym, trampoline, dress up corner. She wants nothing to do with any of it. She won't play with toys or do ANYTHING on her own, ever. I know it must be hard to be five and to be the only.. there aren't any other little ones in the neighborhood to play with, which stinks.

We try to fill her day with activities and play dates outside of school. We try as hard as we can to give her devoted time each day coloring together, practicing her letters, imaginative play, she helps me with la

Seriously, I appreciate the full weekend of kid care you provide like once a month. Its awesome and I can't really complain, honestly. But dear god what have you been feeding this kid?? Based upon recent output, the sheer volume is truly shocking. Was there a trip to a buffet?? In Ancient Rome?

Good lord.

If we didn't love the damned show so much, we wouldn't gripe about it. Whenever one of my other favorite shows "jumps the shark" (thanks Jon Hein) I just stop watching and move on. I think it's the fact that we all feel like we have LOST something when the show feels phoned in, or when they play repeats. I personally think a BIG part of the show's decline (if you feel that way) has been Robin's absence from the studio. I think she really added a lot in small ways. Thoughts?

I say yes. Innocent, but with an edge, right? And since we know he is here, let's see if we can draw him out.