TV Interuptus
Q: When does an hour DVR'd tv show (Pushing Daisies) take an hour-and-a-half to watch?
- The Earth's rotation slows by 1/2 for Wednesday's prime time tv hour.
- Time, which always feels variable, proves itself to be exactly that.
- The...
"Dad, sorry I got out of bed, but I need a big hug."
Pause TV. Hugs all around. Daddy hug at the table. Mommy hug on the couch. Hannah hug and hair tussle on the floor. Circle back.
"Good night, Gabriel."
"Good night."
Q: When does an hour DVR'd tv show (Pushing Daisies) take an hour-and-a-half to watch?
- The Earth's rotation slows by 1/2 for Wednesday's prime time tv hour.
- Time, which...
"Dad? My CD player stopped working. Can you turn it back on for me?"
"OK, Gabriel, you've gotten out of bed several times. This is the last time, OK?" I follow him back to his room.
"OK, Dad."
I push play on his CD player (works fine, by the way). Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack starts to play (don't ask - current "kick"). I remind Gabriel to stay in bed and enjoy his music. He is sitting up in his bunk bed, looking through the books stacked there, when I leave.
Q: When does an hour DVR'd tv show (Pushing Daisies) take an hour-and-a-half to watch?
- The Earth's rotation slows by 1/2 for Wednesday's...
Hannah blows raspberries: her "I need to go potty" sign. Being that she's on Omnicef for an infection, Janette and I take her repeated, long, rather fully formed raspberries as urgent and emphatic. I take her to the potty.
Hannah claps, requesting a song. I refuse at first, but weakness overtakes me, and I eventually comply. No success, but Hannah is happy she got some Daddy time.
Fifteen minutes later, we finish up an hour show in just under an hour-and-a-half.
P.S.
Q: When does an hour DVR'd tv show (Pushing Daisies) take an hour-and-a-half to watch?
A: Just about every bedtime with the kids (
, but they're so cute).
-- Dad
Comments
At least you are able to pause - I haven't upgraded to that luxury - yet.
In my house, it seems like the hubby (and the kids) are programmed to walk in the house just in the last five minutes of what ever show I'm trying to watch. Fortunately, most of the cable stations rerun the program the next day or night so I can finally find out how it ended.
Posted by: Kathryn | October 6, 2007 06:12 AM
Ah, yes, the physics of family interruptions! That can be very frustrating. For Janette, it was always the end of Gilmore Girls or the last chapter of a book....
Posted by: Rob at Kintropy | October 6, 2007 08:51 AM