The Po Show

Taste Spectrum

The funny thing about having two kids almost four years apart in age, and of both genders, is that they get exposed to each other's choices, which are very different in nature. Matthew's favorite TV shows involve a lot of martial arts and supernatural stuff and good vs. evil showdowns. Tessa's favorites are cute shows with animals and singing and dancing.

But they watch each other's stuff, almost always happily. It cracks me up how they can go from watching "Xiolin Showdown" on Cartoon Network one minute, to watching "HigglyTown Heroes" on Playhouse Disney the next.

Right now, Matthew is watching "Peep," a show on DiscoveryKids that Tessa loves so it gets Tivo'ed automatically. But Tessa isn't even watching; she's engrossed in playing with Polly Pockets. Matthew chose it himself from the Tivo list, and is sitting and giggling hysterically watching it. He keeps commenting on all the funny things that happen.

I find it kind of sweet, that my huge 9 year old, who talks endlessly of battles and hit points and playing pranks on people, can still enjoy a preschooler show that features a bird, a chick, and a duck :).