We've been Phineas and Ferb-ified.

I've always liked animated movies and shows. I went from watching He-man, Shera (did I spell those correctly?) and G.I. Joe right along to X-Men and Animaniacs as a teen. I married a man who still enjoys watching those things and has taken me down other avenues such as Japanese animation or Anime. Inuyasha, Yu-Yu Hakusho, Full Metal Alchemist and Rurouni Kenshin just to name a few.

Yes, I had to look those up to make sure I spelled them right!

Then we had kids and we were thrust into the arena of the PBS station, Disney Channel and Noggin (now Nick Jr.). Shows like Thomas and Friends, Toot and Puddle, Olivia, Curious George, Handy Manny were, and still are, some of our faves.

Unfortunately, the Bubs is getting older and his tastes are changing. We've noticed him trying to watch the more obnoxious and totally inappropriate 'toons....not good. So we broke out the channel blocks on certain channels and let him know which shows were okay to watch.

Then we discovered Phineas and Ferb. Y'all this show is hilarious! We watch it as a family and have even set it up to record on the DVR. I've even been known to watch it when the Bubs isn't here....

No, Anna, you can't protect him from it all...

I remember when the Bubs was just a teeny lil' thing and he began to notice the outside world. Different people, places, images sounds, etc. He was -and still is- a child-sized sponge that would soak every new thing up before Hubby and I had a chance to register what he'd absorbed. That wasn't such a big deal in those days, but that ain't the case these days!

I've been taken aback lately with the amount of totally inappropriate images, language and even behavior that's displayed in front of him...and all this during a simple trip to the store. And don't get me started with the obnoxious "kid shows" that are on t.v. these days or the semi- pornographic commercials that seem to be on every.......oh, you probl'ly already know what I'm talking about on that score, so I'll hush. We just turn the channel or fast-forward through stuff if we can....

In any case, I know I can't put blinders on him but I also don't want to draw his attention to all the distractions, either. The Hubs and I have kinda settled on a "we'll tackle it if he brings it up" tactic. So far, so good. I still really, really want to put some blinders on him though!