More firsts for Amelia
Yesterday was a peculiar and disjointed day. One thing really stands out, however, and I'd like to mention it here. Just about the time I expected Diana to wake up from her afternoon nap the doorbell rang. I assumed I would find a salesman at my door and answered in a mildly irritated fashion. When I opened the door one of our neighborhood kids was there asking if Amelia could come out to play.
I felt pretty excited and found myself thinking, "Wow, someone's asking Amelia to come out and play for the first time!" Going back to the park in the ninety-plus degree weather was the absolute last thing I wanted to do, but I didn't want to discourage this kid from asking to play with Amelia in the future, so off we went for a brief visit to the park.
When we came back I cleaned Amelia's hands and sat the girls down for an afternoon snack. I was about to cut into a watermelon when the doorbell rang again. The same boy was at the door asking about Amelia. I told him that we were going to sit down for some watermelon, but he could come in if he wanted to.
The boy stated politely, "I'm not supposed to go into anyone's house." I did not want to talk him into anything his parents advised him not to do and said that that was a good rule to follow. He stayed at the door. There was an awkward silence. After a minute or two he said, "But I would still really like some watermelon." I thought that was pretty funny, so I cut the boy a watermelon slice and handed it to him with a paper towel.
Today, while Amelia and I were eating leftover chow mien ("No, it's Chinese noodles") she saw a preview for 28 Weeks Later. Though I'm excited about the movie, I don't really like Amelia seeing the scary previews. When the trailer came on Amelia watched it intently and said, "It's Spiderman!" I thought that was pretty interesting. I know she saw a Spiderman 3 preview at the theater with daddy. I guess it made an impression on her.
Well, that and all of the older kids at the playground continually talking about Spiderman.
A little while later the same channel showed an advertisement for ITT Technical Institute. After the ad started Amelia chimed, "Look, it's Spiderman." Though she later correctly identified a Spiderman preview and an advertisement for a Spiderman video game, I wonder what it was about the ITT Tech. commercial that made her think of Spiderman. I also wonder if there are advertising companies out there who deliberately make subtle references to popular images and themes that little ones can catch. Interesting stuff.
Truth is, I should probably give up my dinner time "King of the Hill" habit and spare Amelia all of this silly advertising, but habits are hard to break. (And after all, this is the only hour of "mommy's choice" television we see during the day.)
Lisa
I felt pretty excited and found myself thinking, "Wow, someone's asking Amelia to come out and play for the first time!" Going back to the park in the ninety-plus degree weather was the absolute last thing I wanted to do, but I didn't want to discourage this kid from asking to play with Amelia in the future, so off we went for a brief visit to the park.
When we came back I cleaned Amelia's hands and sat the girls down for an afternoon snack. I was about to cut into a watermelon when the doorbell rang again. The same boy was at the door asking about Amelia. I told him that we were going to sit down for some watermelon, but he could come in if he wanted to.
The boy stated politely, "I'm not supposed to go into anyone's house." I did not want to talk him into anything his parents advised him not to do and said that that was a good rule to follow. He stayed at the door. There was an awkward silence. After a minute or two he said, "But I would still really like some watermelon." I thought that was pretty funny, so I cut the boy a watermelon slice and handed it to him with a paper towel.
Today, while Amelia and I were eating leftover chow mien ("No, it's Chinese noodles") she saw a preview for 28 Weeks Later. Though I'm excited about the movie, I don't really like Amelia seeing the scary previews. When the trailer came on Amelia watched it intently and said, "It's Spiderman!" I thought that was pretty interesting. I know she saw a Spiderman 3 preview at the theater with daddy. I guess it made an impression on her.
Well, that and all of the older kids at the playground continually talking about Spiderman.
A little while later the same channel showed an advertisement for ITT Technical Institute. After the ad started Amelia chimed, "Look, it's Spiderman." Though she later correctly identified a Spiderman preview and an advertisement for a Spiderman video game, I wonder what it was about the ITT Tech. commercial that made her think of Spiderman. I also wonder if there are advertising companies out there who deliberately make subtle references to popular images and themes that little ones can catch. Interesting stuff.
Truth is, I should probably give up my dinner time "King of the Hill" habit and spare Amelia all of this silly advertising, but habits are hard to break. (And after all, this is the only hour of "mommy's choice" television we see during the day.)
Lisa
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