Care Bear Stare!

18 weeks, 1 day old

Today I feel very nostalgic. I have definitely been feeling this way since the birth of Gwen but today, in particular, I feel very much so.

On the way home I stopped to get gas and went in a nearby Blockbuster that is going out of business. I wanted to see if I could snag any great deals on some children's videos to grow Gwen's collection. Unfortunately, there wasn't many good ones left but I did score a copy of "The Care Bears Movie". Ahhhhh....memories. Share Bear. Good Luck Bear. True Heart Bear. Good stuff, for sure. Of course I'll start collecting all the Disney movies (B purchased the new release of my all-time fav "Beauty and the Beast") but I want to get Gwen all the really old 80's cartoons and movies that I grew up with. "The Care Bears Movie" is from 1985 - I was a little older than two.

Now this is where I start to sound old (although my mother assures me I am not). There are so many movies and cartoons out today that I just don't feel are appropriate for the age groups that watch them. I want Gwen to grow up experiencing the "good clean fun" that I did. I wonder if every generation feels that way? It just really seems like every decade becomes more and more complicated. Of course, for all the cartoons that I deem inappropraite there are many that are wonderful. Sesame Street? Classic and still around to this day - love it. I have discovered Super Why, Sid the Science Kid, and many more. I guess my concern is with the shows that are geared to the older crowd; I am not a fan of SpongeBob, for example.

I wonder what cartoons will be on in a few years from now when Gwen is more of the "watching" age. Right now she enjoys the flashing colors and shapes, but it won't be long before the words and storyline will have meaning and impact. In the meantime, I think I'll make a list of my favorites and start checking them off.