A few months back my teenager and I were discussing cartoons "little kids" watch. Like Barney, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sponge Bob, etc. The topic of Power Puff Girls came up. I told my teenager that she probably wouldn't enjoy it as much as she did when she was a little girl. That it had probably lost its appeal.
Boy did that make her shiver! I was informed, in no uncertain terms, that the Power Puff Girls were still "awesome." To prove it, she began recording the show, and, of course, watching it. Just to prove her mom wrong.
This morning, as she was watching an episode, she and her dad were talking about the insinuations the cartoon eluded to that she now caught on to, but had no CLUE as a little girl. Something about the Amish was in this particular episode. "I had no IDEA there were so many insinuations in this cartoon!"
It's funny, as we grow and become more aware of the world around us - become more self-aware - we suddenly see things a little bit differently. Yes, she still enjoys the Power Puff Girls; she has made her point. But I think she enjoys them for a very different reason.
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