issue #65: sesame street, but make it fashion

Last week I found myself at home with a sick toddler. If you’ve been here before, you know the sheer, and instant, anxiety a little fever can induce. Appointments needed to be cancelled. Meetings needed to be moved. And of course, I just want her safe and healthy.

I spent the better part of two days trying to force water and food down her throat (gently, of course), attempting to get her to sleep anywhere but on top of me (contact naps are great, right? 😵‍💫), and pacifying her with Sesame Street so I could actually get some work done.

And boy, did we watch so. much. Sesame Street.

Now, I generally don’t allow her to watch much TV. If I do, it’s weekends for a few minutes or when I’m desperate. This isn’t necessarily because I’m against it. TV, like most things, is a tool in the toolbox! But, she’s away from the house between 8 am and 5 pm every week day, so I feel strongly that our mornings and evenings are spent engaged in talk and play together, rather than in front of a screen. …