It’s a little puzzling to me, actually but there are some parents who would go all out to stop their kids from watching certain TV programs. OF course, TV programs with too much guts & gore, violence, hatred and sex scenes…they’re all out! But what about drama series. The drama series I am talking about are the HK, Taiwan, and Korean type of dramas. Soppy family type of dramas…the family feud kind, actually.
You see, I remember myself as a young girl hovering over the TV watching every soap on TV that my mother would allow me to watch. My mother isn’t a very strict person and would normally allow me to watch whatever I want as long as I know it’s not for real and that these are just for ENTERTAINMENT purposes. And also as long as I do my homework, of course. I appreciated that although it led me to dreamland but ultimately, it was happy. I had a happy and not-very-restricted childhood. Karina Lau, Yammie Lam, Maggie Siu, Vivian Chow, Lai Meng, Tony Leung…the likes. The idols of my past! Hee hee hee….
As it turns out, I know of two daughters with mothers who are very strict with the drama series thing. Of course, I see their point of view when they say that the drama series teach the kids nothing, and only make the kids stereotype the world that way. Brothers and sisters quarrel. Brothers would kill each other for the dead father’s fortune. Sisters would scheme against each other. Friends steal each other boyfriends. Basically, this is how family dramas go, rite or not? I have nothing against it wor, actually. I mean, up until today, I still watch them and am a drama fanatic. It takes me away from real world and removes me away from everyday stress.
Eh, taking care of the kids, the house, fetching them around and also working from home is no joke, ok? I just went to the Doctor tonight and she told me that my blood pressure is already borderline and I should stop overworking myself, reduce caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, sleep more, drink more water, eat more fruits…the usual. All this while been taking it lightly, but cannot already. Last time, by blood pressure was normal. Now that it’s borderline, I have to finally take life by its neck and start whipping it back into shape. And one of the best ways for me to reduce stress is to watch TV drama series wor! Strange, isn’t it? It’s relaxing to watch pretend stress on TV, go figure!
That’s why it’s a little strange for me when a parent places such tremendously strong control over a daughter’s TV drama time.
Don’t get me wrong. I believe that we, as parents, have to screen through all the programs that our children watch. Lots of bad things to learn on TV but not to that extent lah. Drama series, to me, is just for fun. For entertainment. I mean, a pre-teen should be able to differentiate between real life and fantasy by now, isn’t it?
I don’t know lah. What’s your take?
When asked what’s my one single favorite thing to do in the world, I would usually name a whole list of things that I love to do when my work is not screaming at me. Something that takes my mind COMPLETELY off of everyday tasks and relaxes me. Take a guess what it is…. If you say ‘ reading ’, yes, I love reading (especially soppy love stories with lots of sex scenes, please. Hee hee hee ….) and I also love mystery novels but it’s not the first on the list. If you say ‘ playing the piano ’; yes, I love playing the piano. Creating forms a huge part of my life and whenever I play the piano (as inept at it as I am), there’s this tiny little girl inside of me jumping up and down with glee, clapping her hands. It’s my childhood dream to be able to play the piano! And thumping on the keys gives me a sense of satisfaction when I hear the music. If you say ‘ writing ’; You’ve got to be kidding me! You mean I don’t write enough as it is? Case closed. If you say ‘ playing with my kids ’; Yea...
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