I think I’m pretty good at being Sam’s mom. He is an easy-going, fun kid, and we get along really well most of the time.
He has…ideas about things, though. And once he gets one of these ideas in his head, good luck changing his mind. Examples include: this food he’s never tasted is “bleh;” it is his turn to choose a show in Netflix; Netflix is called Roku; et cetera, et cetera.
Today we were in the car and there was a police cruiser in the lane next to us. “Mama! A policeman! That’s a bad guy.”
Uh-oh.
I know where he got this idea. He is currently OBSESSED with The Pirates of Penzance, and he believes implicitly that the pirates are the good guys. Since the constables are trying to catch the pirates, clearly policemen are bad guys.
Did I mention that half of Will’s family is current or past law enforcement? Yeah.
I think I handled it okay, but I kind of doubt I made any real impression on his opinion. Ack.
Are there any kid or family-oriented cop things that are pro-cop? I can’t even think of any!
Tom just thought of Dragnet & One Adam Twelve! Which are fun in their own way, but not very action packed.
How old is Sam? I a new a reader of your blog, so sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere. I have a similar experience with my 3.5 year old. He has strong opinions on almost everything and it takes patience and effort to make him consider something else.
Sam just turned six. He has some language/speech issues, so he’s probably had a lot of these ideas since he was 3 and just didn’t express them until more recently.
Batman- in all the incarnations that are available to Sam- is pro-cop.
Also, in Sam’s defense, LAPD. I mean, c’mon.
I’m embarrassed that it took me this long to remember it, but: Dick Tracy.