You can learn a lot from Bugs Bunny

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Personally, I’ve never been persuaded by the so-called experts’ warnings about cartoons like Bugs Bunny. I’m just not convinced that you can run an adequately controlled scientific evaluation of the impact of this type material on children.

That’s why I try to only let my children watch cartoons created before 1970.

Today, I saw that strategy come to fruition.

Michelle (5) stated that she loves Batman. James (2) said, “No you don’t. You like Curious George.”

(By way of explanation, my father recently bought James a Batman coloring book and Michelle a Curious George coloring book.)

For the next 2 minutes, the conversation went like this:

“Yes, I do.”
“No, you don’t.”
“Yes, I do.”
“No, you don’t.”
“Yes, I do.”
“No, you don’t.”
“Yes, I do.”

…and then James drew on the wisdom of Bugs and said, “Yes, you do.”

With baited breath, Irene and I sat in the front of the car waiting… there was no actual pause, but time seemed to stand still for just that moment, and then Michelle said, “No, I don’t.”

Victory through hare power.

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