Lately, I have found myself watching commercials more consciously. And it seems that pretty much everything about me is simply not good enough — not my skin, my body shape, the way my house smells, or even my own role in my family. This constant barrage of criticism can’t be good for my mental health, can it? Even though I [...]
Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
April 20th, 2010
Confessions of a Former Gleek (part 2)
In the first season of Glee, I found that Will (aka Mr. Shuester) shared many of my feelings of lingering doubt … Why did I never chase my dreams? What might have happened had I actually auditioned all those years ago? Now, let me tell you, I did not relish the thought of being like Mr. Shuester. Quite the contrary. [...]
April 14th, 2010
Confessions of a Former Gleek (part 1)
I get an uncomfortable mix of emotions when I watch certain things. A ballet performance. A theatrical play. And the hit television series Glee. I imagine other former gleeks take pleasure in watching these things. But me? It teases out raw, bittersweet feelings… [please click to read more]
April 12th, 2010
Are you a Gleek?
You know your television show is a smash hit when its fans give themselves a name! Gleeks looooovvvee the show Glee! And it’s easy to see why … music, dancing, twisted humour — that’s a gold star combo in my books! It’s returning tomorrow night! According to Fox Broadcasting, at 9:28/8:28c. (Strange time, but hey, it’s a strange show.) If you missed [...]
March 31st, 2010
Just sing!
My toddler Max is a funny little fellow. Lately he walks around all day humming songs out loud. I guess he is actually singing, but to us it sounds like humming because he doesn’t actually use real words. He just loves — LOVES — songs. So, if he is feeling a bit grouchy, or if you are changing his diaper [...]
March 23rd, 2010
I’m still thinking about hyper-parenting
Hyper-parenting. You might remember that a little while back, I wrote a post sparked by the CBC documentary Hyper Parents and Coddled Kids. And I’m still thinking about it. The whole concept of hyper-parenting is never really far from my mind, actually. It’s something that I consciously, actively want to avoid doing to my children. And yet, it seems we [...]
February 5th, 2010
Hyper Parents & Coddled Kids
Did you catch this CBC documentary yesterday? I got a heads-up from Ann Douglas’ blog at parentcentral.ca that it was coming and I was intrigued. In her review, Douglas concludes that this “hyper-parenting” phenomenon is largely a thing of the past: The documentary is worth watching, if only as a reminder of where we’ve been and how far we’ve come in [...]
September 9th, 2009
Glee-ful reminder!
Don’t forget — there’s something good on the tube tonight! Check out Glee. It premieres tonight on Fox at 9/8c. Edited at 10:05 pm to add: Did you like the premiere as much as the pilot? When I watched the pilot, it seemed so fresh, so hilarious. But the premiere, not so much.
September 4th, 2009
Don't stop believin'!
I’d given up television. On the one hand, we have the serial dramas. But I just don’t think it’s good for a person’s psyche to become immune to watching murders in slow-motion, detailed autopsies and horrific abuse of children night after night after night after night after night. Okay, you get my drift. On the other hand, we have reality-television [...]
August 22nd, 2009
I blame Dora
Although I like to blame Dora the Explorer for my daughter’s pinata fascination, the truth is that it’s become a bit of a cherished tradition around here. It all started on her fourth birthday (yes, that time when all children exposed to a shouting girl in a jungle become madly infatuated and start learning Spanish at amazing speed). We were [...]
August 5th, 2009
SYTYCD
If the initials SYTYCD mean nothing to you, then move along. I won’t be offended (just this once). As for the rest of you fellow So You Think You Can Dance Addicts … well, our season is now coming to an end. Here’s what I’ll miss: Brandon’s dancing. That boy is an absolute machine. I mean, really! He has not missed one step [...]
