Thursday, May 24, 2007
Super Monkey Ball and Marvel Zombies
With Igby turning 9 I found myself a little blue at his B-Day Disco Bowling Party. As I watched him interact with his party guests I realized that my little boy isn’t a little boy anymore. It made me wonder how long until he doesn’t want to snuggle anymore? How long until his friends become his “world”? How long until he wont let me call him sweetheart or kiss him on the cheek when I pick him up at school? With a sigh, I sang and clapped as he blew out his candles.
The first thing we did when we got home was set up his Wii. He and his cousins were foaming at the mouth as I read through the instructions. My 9 year old nephew kept telling me “Aunt Melissa, I can set up. You don’t need to read the instructions, I’m good at this.” He probably could have set it up fast than I did, but I had a point to prove to myself and in no time at all the Wii was up and running.
Ok… so my blues were swiftly washed away when I strapped the Wii controller onto my hand and battled the boys I was soo afraid of growing up. New game system… clean slate…. my mini victories at Super Monkey Ball and mastering the Wii took me to a new high. The competition and smack talking tail spinned me into a world I though I knew…. But didn’t.
It is time to step up to the plate and learn. Barney and Blues Clues were no brainers. Super Monkey Ball is far more entertaining. But that isn’t all my son is looking at. The media isn’t as “innocent” as I would like it to be. I am a liberal parent. I am open about subjects others wait to confront. But none the less, I need to know what he is looking at. Not only do I need to know, but understand.
I only hope I can keep up. He has a new comic passion for Marvel Zombies. I found the whole series and sub series on line today. I almost bought them, but I think searching for the missing volumes together will be much more fun!
Life is good…. Comic book stores and Super Monkey Ball suit me just fine….
melissa
