Priceless
Yesterday I pirated Keira and Madigan away from school for a special treat. They were completely surprised and had no idea where we were going
when I piled them into the car. I took them to see the wildly over-rated and over-priced one week special engagement of HANNAH MONTANA AND MILEY CYRUS BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT IN 3-D (insert ear-splitting screams). When they realized what we were doing you would have thought I had popped them into a time machine and pulled the car up to the Liverpool Empire in November of 1964. Then I would have been screaming and jumping in the air with them. Instead we entered our local theater and WATCHED A MOVIE OF A CONCERT!
I had to take them to this particular screening because all of the evening screenings around here ARE SOLD OUT!
My girls love Hannah Montana, but they only get to watch the show about once a week and we have no dvds or cds of her music. None-the-less my 7 and 9 year olds knew every word of every song. They swooned and goggled the Jonas Brothers like teen-agers and I was feeling very old until Madigan got sleepy and climbed into my lap for the second half of the show.
When we left, my girls thanked me and told me I was the best mom in the entire universe (which is exactly why I took them). They asked if they could laminate their ticket stubs. Keira announced that she was definitely going to become a rock star right away. We had a long talk about the Danny Bonaduce/Britney Spears Disease, but Keira went straight home and started practicing on her guitar just the same.
Some parents think Hannah Montana is a negative roll model for girls. I think that comes from fear and insecurity. How is she any different from Shirley Temple in 1945? I think the problems arise when such figures become the only role models young girls have. I make sure I temper my girls’ Hannah Montana adoration by exposing them often to teens like her and young women like them.
All in a day’s work!
Dang it, the only time my mom pulled me out of school was to have a tooth pulled. I too screamed.
Like, OMG, I sooo would’be gone to see Hannah with you!
my mom used to take me out of school to go to open rehearsals of the ballet.
your hooky day sounds sweet.
My older two are going on Sunday. They don’t know it yet either
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Except: Shirley Temple in the 30s and 40s? Ringlets and smiles. Shirley Temple in the 50s and 60s? Hideous.
I spent Sunday there! What fun!! You are such a brave mom….
you so ARE the best mom in the world!
I haven’t taken Genny… And don’t think I will. Not because HM is a bad role model. What does bother me is how many hours this girl works with her tv show and touring… I just worry…
Hey, it only takes one episode of any given show for a child to know everything about it. You do know that the “Limited Engagement” is not limited now, right? They decided to extend the release for how ever long the theaters want to play it for.
I have a boy so I’m obviously out of the Hannah Montana loop, but she is kind of wholesome isn’t she? I mean, she’s not the worst thing your girls could be into, right?
Natalie – I think Hannah is fine. A bit insipid, but I’ll live with that. The show is typical kiddie-fare – the formula is something happens, Hannah and her best friend scheme in a totally ridiculous way, Hannah makes the not-right choice, things go awry, Hannah learns a lesson. For an adult, it’s grating; but for my 7 and 5 year old? Comedy gold. Her songs? Catchy little kid pop.
Also, I appreciate the fact that Hannah is always clothed and, while there is boy-girl kissy kissy subplots, it’s not sexy or after school special-ish. It’s just dumb innocent TV.
You *are* the greatest mom ever.
They’ll remember that forever.