After a recent unauthorized viewing of Sponge Bob Square Pants my angelic child looked at me and said “Oh yea – whatcha gonna do about it? Hu HU?” Needless to say I was beyond mortified. After some reflection and lots of cursing under my breath about television rotting children’s brains I realized – this was the moment (the first of many to come) when my child looks me in the eye and says something disgusting – something I never thought he would say.

It was a sad moment – my tiny little sponge for knowledge so quickly absorbing ugly things. I was told that I cannot shield him from this kind of thing and that the world is like this and he will have to face it. 

To that I say – not yet he doesn’t. The world is still his beautiful adventure and as long as I have the power I will keep it that way. Go to hell Sponge Bob – I still have another couple of years of work to do here.