Misery Guts and I are off to a hotel & spa leaving BB in the capable hands of my sister this weekend (and by the sounds of the weather forecast we couldn’t have picked a better time). It’s the first time we’ve left her overnight with anyone other than grandparents, and only the second time we’ve been away on our own without her. As a result I’ve been busy preparing instructions, like a sticky label with the numbers of all her favourite channels next to the TV (pictured).
I’m not sure what this says about us as parents. First and foremost is number 71, CBeebies, which promises to get anyone in charge of a small child safely through the day, especially when it’s raining. But as soon as the opening tea-time credits of In The Night Garden appear BB shrieks, which I suspect is less about having grown out of Upsy Daisy, and more about knowing bedtime is looming.
So we switch over to number 70, CBBC, where BB loves Tracy Beaker (spoilt brat in a care home – if you’ve never seen it, lucky you) after which she demands ‘the racing cars’, by which she means Top Gear on Dave. The only deviation from this viewing schedule is on Saturdays, when You’ve Been Framed can be found on ITV2.
I honestly can’t remember how this routine came about, but it did. And presumably we’re responsible. It’s only when faced with the prospect of relaying it to a third party that I’ve realised these TV choices probably aren’t a fair reflection of the average two-year-old’s viewing habits.
Even worse, should the average two-year-old have even been given the opportunity to have viewing habits? Mary Whitehouse would be spinning in her grave, but I guess it’s too late now.
We’ve been well and truly framed.
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My two used to have a bit of an evening TV routine (which was generally just the last part of the CBeebies bedtime hour from In the Night Garden onwards) although we now have various programmes recorded and children’s programems on DVD so we now have requests for Bing and Peppa Pig when the girls watch TV instead. Tracy Beaker, “the racing cars” on Top Gear and You’ve Been Framed is certainly a slightly more unusual selection! Thanks for linking up to #ftmob
An unusual selection is a polite way of putting it – some would say it’s bad parenting!
Firstly hope ye have a fab break away, us parents need those breaks from time to time! The viewing selection is priceless, great variety there for a two year old and will certainly grow up with a great sense of humour watching youve been framed!! lol
Think we might be a bit irresponsible though!!