While most of my fifth-grade peers were reading the Baby Sitters Club and Choose Your Own Adventure books, I was knee deep in Stephen King’s macabre world of murderous classic automobiles, axe-wielding hoteliers and unfortunate authors whose caretakers chop off their feet.
It’s safe to say my parents were pretty liberal with what I read and watched on TV from an early age.
Don’t worry, this is not another boring diatribe about the pros and cons of exposing our children to graphic novels and allowing them to watch too much TV. I was a kid who watched a ton of TV and began reading horror books at the age of 10, and that love of reading and the vocabulary I picked up from television helped me immensely. And I fully intend on raising Will the same way.
I won’t lie, part of it is because children’s programming is truly atrocious and mind-numbing. So the answer is yes, I want Will to watch some of what I watch because I’m not willing to share the TV. That’s probably why Will recognizes Family Guy immediately and loves it when the Red Sox and Patriots grace our living room in all their HD glory.
But our favorite thing to watch together, by far, is Harry Potter.
Will knows that Harry can fly on a broomstick and play Quidditch. He knows Dumbledore is Harry’s teacher and friend. He loves Hagrid because Hagrid is a giant, and who in his right mind doesn’t love giants? He knows Hogwarts School of Wizardry & Witchcraft is where Harry, Hermione and Ron go to classes together. And he knows that Harry & friends use a wand to cast their spells and create magic.
Unfortunately, the only spell he knows is “Avada Kedavra.” Also known as the killing curse.
I know there are those of you out there who think it’s highly inappropriate for me to teach my 2.5-year-old about death as he keels over from the wicked spell I repeatedly threw at him, but you can all go screw yourselves. Because that shit is flat out hysterical!
To the haters I say, Avada Kedavra!
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ok, that is hilarious.
I love love love Harry Potter!!
LMAO!!! Shit like this is why I’m a loyal reader.
I concur, that’s some funny shit dude.
Awesome! Really funny stuff. I saw all the Harry Potter movies for the first time this year. I am a little behind on that. Anyway I loved them. I’m excited to see the new one if I can find the time.
Otter: The new one isn’t that great at all. Very disappointed. Although I guess it was to be expected since the first 400 pages of the book have them just wandering around the forest. And if the book dragged, I should’ve expected the movie to follow suit.
The point is, I’d wait til you can rent it. Or steal it on the Internet!
Damn right it’s hysterical!
“No I do!” LMAO!
Is it bad that I am almost 30 with no kids of my own to speak of and I know what it is?? I also find it quite hysterical that Will face-plants every time you say it. Besides I watched whatever I wanted when I was a kid and I turned out OK!!!!
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That? Is awesome.
So funny!!
That is freaking hilarious!! Will is so cute! And yay for him knowing Avada Kedavra! It might just save him should You-Know-Who come back!
Epic, dude. Epic.
Hysterical!
That is adorable!
The Dragonball Z clips (“Motivational Picollo”) are hilarious! That was the scene where he fused with Nail, prior to facing Freeza (whom our kids constantly mistake for a “She” – it’s the voice, and I don’t blame them). Dude, you are too cool! lol!
Just happened upon your blog today, this is hilarious. Also sounds like you’re an awesome Dad, I hope you keep these posts for him to read some day!