A birthday present I bought for myself last June was the All in the Family box set. It's got all nine glorious and hilarious seasons. At this point I'm just about finished season 7. I'll be moving on to season 8 and 9 very soon.
However, of course, I have much more to do that just watch some old TV show. I have a full time job AND a baby son to look after. He alone requires so much attention. He's got to be fed and entertained on a very regular basis. Anyone who has kids or has raised kids in the past knows all of this and more I'm sure.
Anyway, like I said, I'm often called upon to keep my son Avery entertained whilst mom is busy with work and other things. While entertaining him, he has come to glance at the antics of the Bunker household now and again. He of course understands absolutely nothing of what he sees, but it does turn his head at times. He definitely notices when Archie starts yelling. He certainly can't understand what Archie says when he yells and he most certainly can't understand to context of what Archie is yelling and who he's yelling at. All he sees is a crazed and angry old man.
You'd think that my son would be saddened or even somewhat traumatized by seeing such vitriol being spouted like that. But no, that's not how he reacts at all. He has instead taken one of the small mallets used on his toy xylophone, walk over to the TV and hit Archie right on the head with it. It wasn't a hard hit that could wreck the TV thankfully. It was just a tap big enough to express how he felt about Mr Bunker's bellowing. I have made a quick drawing commemorating that very action:
He's only done that once, but for me it was quite memorable.
Anyway, I do plan to keep working my way through the seasons any time I can. I'll end this post with a song that I've been hearing so many times in the past few months as you can imagine. It's stuck in my head so now I'm getting it stuck in yours. Enjoy!
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