Powerpuff Girls

"What would you like to talk about?" Isaac asked at the dinner table last night.

Craig and I were, in fact, already talking about something -- just not something of interest to Isaac.

Isaac continued. "Let me give you some options. You can talk about the Powerpuff Girls, vehicles, or ..." He paused for a moment, considering.

"... or gardening. Which is your choice?"

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Do you remember the Powerpuff Girls? It was an animated TV series about three little girls with superpowers, very funny but certainly not intended for small children. A few days ago I impulsively suggested that Isaac watch the feature film based on the series, "The Powerpuff Girls Movie," which was also not intended for small children. It was an error on my part, I think, and after being so protective and careful about media selection I'm not sure why I slipped up, except that Isaac had been making me watch the TV special of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" with him on a daily basis and I just couldn't stand it any longer. (He was scared of the Abominable Snowman and didn't want to watch it alone.)

Although Isaac was frightened by the Powerpuff movie -- which is much more violent than I had remembered, and way scarier than the Abominable Snowman! -- he is now obsessed with it, and with the three little girls. Recently he said he loved them as much as he would his own children, and then he kissed the DVD case.

Well, he already had a budding interest in superheroes.