Appropriate conversations
The kids are back in the house. Our in-laws are also here. We have a full house and it feels great!
We are back into funny conversations.
Kids are watching something on the TV from Netflix online. Suddenly Jr. (who let me remind you is not yet 13) gets the remote and starts forwarding something.
Me: Why are you forwarding it. Let me watch it.
Jr.: Appa, don't think it is appropriate to watch. that is why I am forwarding it
Little one (not yet 10) chimes in: Yes appa. that part she is forwarding is not appropriate
Me : !!!!! Appropriate for who? Me? or You? and if you know it is not appropriate, that means you have already watched it! what is going on here?
They both had a sheepish grin and were in a rush to talk over each other to offer an explanation. Apparently some boy kisses a girl in those forwarded minutes of "Good luck Charlie". Apparently, they fast forwarded it the first time they watched it also! Finally... "appa"-rently, they were more embarrased to watching me, watch it than they were, during the previous time they saw the episode.
Wasn't exactly sure if I should be happy or mad or sad for the fact that
- they are watching this
- they think the age appropriateness is for ME
- or for the fact they still had some respect for me that they would not watch it in front of me.
Time will tell.
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