Colin: Mom, why don't you like Spongebob Squarepants?
Me: Because, he's not nice. He says and does things that are not nice. I don't like him.
Colin: But I like him.
Me: You think you like him because it's a cartoon but that doesn't necessarily make it right for kids. It's actually for adults.
Colin: It's for kids and adults.
Me: No. You're not old enough to watch Spongebob Squarepants.
Colin: How old do you have to be?
Me: Thirty five
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So I am old enough to watch it now? Good to know. Carson still bugs me to let him watch it. He insists that everyone in his class gets to watch it; therefore, he should be able to watch it. I gently remind him that still may not watch Sponge Bob - all for the very same reasons you stated in your post. I'll make sure to change my age requirement to thirty five so he and Colin can be on the same plan. :-)
Okay. I have always been against Mr. Squarepants. But when we had to stay in a hotel for 6 weeks, you start to loosen up your "rules" in order to have happy kids. So the Spongy guy is on at least one station at any time of the day...so we started to let them watch him.
We sat beside the kids and said things like "he's not talking nice, that wasn't a polite thing to say, etc." And I was thinking they understood that.
Fast forward. Spongebob was in our life for 3 weeks. Nothing else had changed. EXCEPT Haley's behavior. I watched her say the same things I had seen on that show. I watched her cross her arms and yell at me and say things I had never heard her say before. I KNEW there was a connection.
So guess what. Mr. Squarepants was asked to leave our home. They are NOT allowed to watch him anymore. And Haley's behavior improved dramatically.
i had no idea. seriously. i thought there were always really great morals to the stories. but this now explains so much. no wonder why brian's 14 year old daughter still likes this show....
btw... celeste... we have a pyramid here and go out for happy hour now and then. the heff with a lemon is my favorite drink. :)
Love the concept of SBSP, but am disappointed that so many crappy attitudes exist under the sea!
It's still better than the next generation of "work" from the producers: Chowder.
Either at the bottom of the sea or in the kitchen, they just keep designing questionable characters--for kids, anyway. I guess kind, considerate, affectionate sponges are boring.
I agree!
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So then technically speaking..I am not allowed to watch sponge bob? :)
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