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Why ‘Shimmer and Shine’ just kind of sucks now

A while back, we wrote a review of a Nick Jr. cartoon called Shimmer and Shine. The article was titled “Why ‘Shimmer and Shine’ is not the worst kids TV show ever” – and we meant every single word of it. But my oh my, how things have changed. While every episode of Season 1 […]

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Why ‘Shimmer and Shine’ is not the worst kids TV show ever

Our kids recently discovered a new Nick Jr. cartoon called Shimmer and Shine. Our initial thoughts about the show were: “Oh no, not another show to watch.” “The music in this thing is excruciating.” “Why are these animated prepubescent genie children wearing so much makeup?” But after overhearing enough fragments of the show ourselves – […]

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The Junk Drawer

Turning parenting fails into successes

It’s back-to-school time! Is everybody excited? Well a couple of weeks ago, the Doctor and the Dad got a little too excited for our daughter’s first day of school. We woke up early, made sure everyone had a good breakfast, unsuccessfully tried to convince our preschooler not to wear seventeen multi-colored clips and bows in […]