Wednesdays are my me-day. My wonderful nanny comes that day and gives me a break. (Until she quits next week, *sniff sniff*!) On this day, I hide in my room to do my own thing.
When I had to leave for an appointment, I told the nanny that Jubilee could watch tv. Jubilee said, “I want to watch Blue’s Clues!” I told the nanny that Jubilee could explain the DVR to her.
When I returned an hour later, the very first thing Jubilee said to me was, “Mommy, I watched Hannah Montana!” Needless to say, I was horrified, mortified, and shocked beyond belief. (When it comes to tv, I’m very strict about the shows she’s allowed to watch. Although there are some shows that she can watch that are older, it’s always monitored.)
It turns out that after watching Blue’s Clues, the nanny was scrolling through the recorded show list to find children’s shows. Apparently, Jubilee did not specify a show, as I expected her to do. So she asked Jubilee, “Do you want to watch Sid the Science Kid or Hannah Montana?”
I’m pretty sure Jubilee chose Hannah Montana simply because she had never heard of it and wanted something new and exciting.
So when I told Jubilee she wasn’t old enough to watch Hannah Montana, she protested, “But I like it!”
“What about it did you like?” I countered.
“The funny parts,” she answered. (Thankfully, I learned later on the episode was about going to the dentist and not some boy-girl relationship story.)
Do you want to know the worst part about this? She wouldn’t have watched Hannah Montana if yours truly didn’t record it for her own personal enjoyment! I’m so embarrassed.