Here's a Story, of a Boy Named Kieran...

One recent evening I found the TV in its rare unattended/unused state, and jumped at the chance to pick out something I enjoy. I selected Bye Bye Birdie. Kieran wandered out to see what was playing and I explained the premise to him. He decided that sounded interesting and snuggled in to watch it with me. Eventually everyone else took a turn coming to watch it for a few minutes and would laugh for a funny scene, but then would wander back to whatever they were doing. But Kieran stuck around. When it was late enough for him to be sent to bed, I asked him if he was interested in it enough that he wanted me to pause it so we could finish it together and he said he was. A couple days later he reminded me that we hadn't yet finished Bye Bye Birdie so we did.

When the movie ended, Amazon Prime Video suggested The Brady Bunch for us. I told Kieran that the show was relatable since it's about a blended family. We watched the first episode (the wedding) and Kieran thought it was hilarious. We've now watched several episodes together over the course of a few days and last night Kieran told me that he's decided he will not watch any episodes without me and requested I also wait for him - so that this can be a show we enjoy together. Even though I'm a binger and have a terrible time waiting for other people's availability, I agreed and we shook on it. 

I didn't really expect that a show from before either of our times would be what we bonded over, but it turns out the corny story-lines, jokes, and acting of the 1960s is really up a 10/11-year old boy's alley. 😂😂😂 Oh man, just wait until I introduce him to Gilligan's Island! He's going to try to convince his friends to play "deserted on a tropical island" for weeks. 🌴

And I was right, Kieran finds The Brady Bunch very relatable. He even realized that we're just one sister short of being that family.