Just a little blink…
Ok. I admit it. I used to love to sit and watch campy 60s TV when I was a kid. Lots of it. Back then, I could give you the TV schedule on any given day. These days I’m sure many moms (probably myself included) would roll their eyes in horror at the sheer amount of boob tube that took up my time. But you know what, I grew up relatively well adjusted and normal. I still played outside. Still made friends. Kept up with my homework. I did lots of chores. I loved watching TV, what can I say? Two of my favorite ones were Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie.
What’s there not to like about adding a little magic into your life? Wouldn’t it be great to just give a little blink or a little nose twitch, and VIOLA! The house is clean! or The kid’s homework is done! or A delicious meal is on the table with no effort what so ever. Wouldn’t be so bad, would it?
One of the intriguing facets of these shows was that even though they COULD do so many
things, for the most part, they did them the old fashioned, mortal way. Of course, there was always a little head bop or wrinkle of the nose to keep the show interesting. But I find it interesting that doing things without witchery was driven mostly by the men in their lives. Are you kidding me? If my husband knew I had such magical powers, I’m pretty sure he’d be all over it! Hawaii for the day? Done. Riches and fortune? Done. Mega mansion somewhere chic chic. No problem.
If you think about it though, that’s a whole lot of power. We see so many folks out there that can’t handle having everything, not in the least. The latest blip in the media timeline is Whitney Houston. She had fame, fortune and scads o’ cash–everything you could possibly want, right? Yet she met her untimely demise after a long struggle with drugs and alcohol. It was a very sad demise to someone with a whole lot of potential. I’d venture a guess that these folks that have everything get a bit bored after a while and are constantly searching for something to top the highs of fame and fortune that are so easily accessible to them.
I dunno, I guess it does feel pretty darn good when you do manage to finish something. Get all the toys up off the floor. Make a really spectacular dinner that no one whines about. Finish a paper you’ve been working on that you are really proud of. Maybe there is some merit in working hard to get what you are wishing for, after all. But, a girl can still wish for it, right 😉
I did the same thing….watched a load of TV. Read alot too.
I still adore good TV and especially movies…..I’ve always loved story
in every form.
Thanks for the good read:)
-Jennifer
I loved watching Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie. I really wanted to be like Elizabeth from Bewitched, I didn’t want to have a “master” like Jeannie. I agree, to much of a good thing is not ideal, we need to have something to be striving for. And not be surrounded by people who only say yes. But it sure would be nice to have a “clean up the kitchen” nose twitch!
Yup, that clean up the kitchen twitch sure would be pretty nice! At least Jeannie married Major Nelson eventually…and wasn’t quite the master any more…