Hah! I LOVED the Bernstein Bears as a kid. I've been nervous about getting them out because I'm worried I won't like them as much. And DH has a thing against them becasue he finds them "too commercial" allong with a lot (too much, I sympathise, BUT) of other stuff.
I should really bite that bullet.
I have to admit, though, I am worried about DS following in my footsteps and becomming overly dependant on extensive series. I didn't really get into reading one-off fiction until I was 14, and really, that was NOT ok. I was genuinely scared of unfamilliar characters/settings. DS seems to be showing some similar tendencies.
Grinity, you always make the link between past and present seem a little clearer. I worry I'm posting on here too much about my reactions based on my history and not really enough about DS himself. But then I remind myself that I'm on here to be a better parent, not to be a social butterfly. I hope I'm not too annoying, but I really think working though my stuff is more than half the battle.
And about the "Rainbow Fish" -- we have a puzzle of that, and it really looks like those are scale-eating fish, which is a bit rare. I've been very intregued & feaked out by the cannibalism aspect apparent in the puzzle. How's that for over-analysing a kid's toy? <sigh> Maybe if I read the book I'd feel better!
-Mich
