You CAN stop, and you SHOULD stop

Being born in the mid 80’s, I’m more a 90’s girl than anything else. I grew up pretending to be Stephanie from Full House, to Topanga in Boy Meets World all the way to Laura in Family Matters.  I loved keds, jelly shoes, and colored socks. I had bangs and often wore turtlenecks under my crewneck.  I listen to the New Kids with my cousins and lived for making brownies in my easy bake oven. I loved everything that the 90’s gave us except for Miley Cyrus.

 I don’t know where Miley’s house was or where she is now that she can’t turn on ABC Family and learn some valuable life lessons.  Maybe she could learn how to dress like one of her teachers, just as DJ did. She’d end up spending the day in a telephone booth, but the lessons at the end of the day was of far more value than “We Can’t Stop” . I hate stuffed animals, so I obviously hate Miley’s ridiculous video and MTV stuffed twerking fest. As far as I’m concerned the only thing stuffed should be a Turkey on Thanksgiving.

Being an oldmaid, I don’t have any kids. But I have a silly 7 year old sidekick that I often refer to as my best friend.  This little girl always makes me laugh and from day one always made my grey skys blue. I’m pretty sure she doesn’t understand that I’m a grown up because she often asks when I grow up what will I name my kids.I told her I wanted to introduce her to NSYNC Sunday night and of course she was on board.  But as it turns out NSYNC would be on toward the end of the evening and we’d have to move past Miss Miley first. Once this hot mess hit the tv, I decided it was time for a change. I was told I didn’t need to change the station because she was only in her “bathing suit”. Agreeing, so I wouldn’t have to explain I changed anyways and used the infamous line “Because I said so.”  We watched some marvelous movie on Nickelodeon and moved on, but still wanting to see NSYNC I stayed in one room waiting for the appearance and was told to call her when they came on tv. And that I did. I introduced my best friend to NSYNC. She asked me how many people were in the group and I said 5, she told me it was the same as One Direction, and the bond was there. I heard how she doesn’t like Justin Beiber anymore, because he does drugs and that she likes someone new instead.  Win, Win !  Days later, I got a text from Mama, telling me that she went to bed with a ponytail to the side just like Bridget does.

That is why being a mid 80’s- 90’s girl is always so much better.  Because, in the midst of me wanting to show a little kid who the best boy band ever was, I taught her about side pony’s. If you’re a mom, aunt, cousin, anyone, turn on ABC Family and show these kids some real tv. Show them why Jesse and the Rippers and the Beach Boys are amazing, and how being Steve Urkel can turn you into Stephan and how maybe when your 8 you can find your crazy, weird Topanga.

Teach them about life lessons on tv, and drink your wine. Just don’t drink that Miley Kool Aid.