Mark recently introduced our kids to She-Ra. A few times a week they sneak downstairs and watch old episodes on Hulu. Can you guess what the pretend play around our house has centered on lately?
"Okay," I respond, agreeably. But a few moments later I'm forced to ask, "Uh, am I a good guy or a bad guy?"
Because, you see, I didn't watch She-Ra growing up, nor do I have much interest in watching now (a quiet house for a few brief moments while Mark has the kids downstairs is much more enticing). As a result, I'm completely in the dark about what my kids are talking about.
The other day Aubree commented, "maybe I could be She-Ra for Halloween. I have the right kind of hair. Or, maybe I could be Princess Adora." (Then she had to explain to me that She-Ra and Princess Adora are actually the same person.) I agreed naively to her proposition, but when I crept downstairs to take a picture of them watching She-Ra and saw She-Ra's outfit, I decided we'd better re-think that idea.
As you might expect, in their re-creations, Aubree usually takes on the role of She-Ra, though she occasionally switches sides and chooses to be Catra. Bryce is usually Hordak, and Aubree's successfully convinced him that when he speaks he has to remember to snort. Thane is assigned the role of Loo-kee and loves to be included. Whenever he hears mention of the show, he throws his fist in the air and yells, "She-Ra!" (and yes, I had to look up how to spell all the character names on Wikipedia).
Thankfully, they don't always play She-Ra, sometimes I actually have a clue what they're acting out (Arrrgghhh, matey!)...
No comments:
Post a Comment