Serendipity

Sunday, May 27, 2007

SPY vs SPY

Children age 3-4 shouldn’t be allowed to watch cartoons. Cartoons are incomprehensible unless we have two main protagonists who knows only one job, to either chase or run.My niece forced a promise out of me early in the morning and I gave in as I thought its high time she thinks that Iam not just there to fight and cuddle. I can be an interesting playful aunt.(But it was too late when I realised that I shouldnot try to influence the opinions formed about me) We sat together to watch pogo. Never ever was I so annoyed with a channel?
First came the Daffy duck in his fantastic island. I actually like the looks of Mister Daffy so I settled in. Then came niece’s incessant queries about his looks, his kissing escapades. Every change of scene,I was deluged with ten questions to answer. There was no relativity at all. That little monster niece of mine was not satisfied with my answers. She had a problem because I was making it all up. When she can realise that Iam bluffing, why the hell can’t she understand a simple cartoon and keep quiet. Now I understand the smirk on my sister’s face when I proclaimed that her daughter would have a good time with her chikkamma (Aunt).
Then came Thomas the tank engine and frnds. I was hoping, considering her gender, that she might get bored with Thomas engines. But no! She was on some kind of a mission. Questions again!! Why Thomas engine has such big lips and funny eyes. But Actually, why oh why these cartoon trains and trucks should have lips..big lips and eyes?For godsake stop this flummery!

Is it hard to err when u know it’s a sin?.I don’t think so. I gave her a bowl of ice cream, which her mom had repeatedly warned me not to give. I had my vengence for a smirk!
I never liked kids much. I could only tolerate them if they are sleeping.