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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 408799" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>My older kids would throw major tantrums when Barney came on TV. When Weird Al Yankovich brought out his song "Barney's On Fire" they made sure it got loaded onto the iPod.</p><p></p><p>Shelly, you do need to avoid the "good cop, bad cop" routine with your husband. You need to compromise with him. He with you, and/or you with him. If you're not on the same page, you will continue to have these hassles and your kids will see you as a killjoy, even if you are justified.</p><p></p><p>I'm with you on the language - difficult child 3 is a lot older and I still object when I hear certain language coming from either his games or his mouth.</p><p></p><p>On the subject of wrestling - I used to watch it on TV when I was a kid (Aussie TV back then was in its infancy, there were two networks only and they did not have much on). I found the wrestling far more entertaining and acceptable if I turned the sound right down and put classical music on - something fast-paced like Mozart of Bach. Handel's Water Music would also work well. Also, at 10 difficult child should be capable of accessing movie-making technology on te computer and taking a wrestling clip and synching it with music of his choice. Put in sound effects etc. Make it comical. THAT should boost his social opportunities with any kids who are wrestling fans.</p><p></p><p>Or he could study other kinds of wrestling, like sumo. At least it is not contrived and made-up, like a lot of what we see on TV. Much of what is broadcast in conventional wrestling is scripted stunts, not genuine competition.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 408799, member: 1991"] My older kids would throw major tantrums when Barney came on TV. When Weird Al Yankovich brought out his song "Barney's On Fire" they made sure it got loaded onto the iPod. Shelly, you do need to avoid the "good cop, bad cop" routine with your husband. You need to compromise with him. He with you, and/or you with him. If you're not on the same page, you will continue to have these hassles and your kids will see you as a killjoy, even if you are justified. I'm with you on the language - difficult child 3 is a lot older and I still object when I hear certain language coming from either his games or his mouth. On the subject of wrestling - I used to watch it on TV when I was a kid (Aussie TV back then was in its infancy, there were two networks only and they did not have much on). I found the wrestling far more entertaining and acceptable if I turned the sound right down and put classical music on - something fast-paced like Mozart of Bach. Handel's Water Music would also work well. Also, at 10 difficult child should be capable of accessing movie-making technology on te computer and taking a wrestling clip and synching it with music of his choice. Put in sound effects etc. Make it comical. THAT should boost his social opportunities with any kids who are wrestling fans. Or he could study other kinds of wrestling, like sumo. At least it is not contrived and made-up, like a lot of what we see on TV. Much of what is broadcast in conventional wrestling is scripted stunts, not genuine competition. Marg [/QUOTE]
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