Pure Evil

Comes in the form of a big purple dinosaur.

I never understood why kids just love him. I was watching TV one day while The Little One was playing with her toys, then while channel surfing, Barney came on, I decided (rather stupidly now, I must say) to stay on that channel and see if she reacts to that purple dinosaur. It is amazing how she would just stare at the TV for quite a while and then, started waving her arms and go 'oooooooh ooooooooooh oooooooooooh'. That itself is quite something since she never paid any attention to anything that was on TV.. until that fateful day. What happened after that, was even more scary. She actually crawled to the TV console, pulled herself up and stared at the TV for the longest time!

Thanks to me, she is quite the Barney fan now.

That was about 2 months plus ago. Now, every time we go pass a Barney kiddy ride, she will point it out to us, waving her arms in the same frenetic fashion. She loves those rides now, I thought she would come to that a little later. Tearing her away from those rides could result in some drama. She will scream, she will kick and she will wiggle in your arms, trying to break your hold on her to let you know that she isn't too happy to part with her purple friend. Just saying 'Let's go' will have her whining and protesting in the ride.

I used to really dislike Barney, but I am alright with him now. After watching a few shows, it isn't too bad. I even bought her a DVD. Hahaha! I know he is on from Mondays to Fridays on Okto at 12 noon. She has some Barney books, a little plush toy (it was a FREEBIE!!!!!!!!!!!!) and a inflatable ball - courtesy of my sister..... My siblings brought her for a little walk, she saw the ball and show strong liking for it. HAHAHAHA! See, us parents are not the only suckers!

I just hope all that Barney collection at home doesn't grow too quickly.