Dear Public Television
To whom it may concern,
Enclosed, you will find a check for $42. You have been asking me to pledge this money to you for years. And every time it comes up, I feel a little guilty because I *do* believe in your programming and yet I never wrote that check. Until today.
I would like to thank you for
- Buying me enough time each morning to have a shower in peace.
- Teaching the kid the “I love my mom, my mom is cool” song from Sid.
- Teaching the kid about knock knock jokes (no REALLY. THANKS.)
- Bringing Curious George to the small screen and remembering to add the little boy saying at the end of each episode, “George is a monkey. So sometimes he can do things you can’t do”.
- But mostly, for babysitting my kid from 7 am until 1:30 pm today as he sat on the couch with a fever and a snotty nose. And during that time, for not repeating any episodes or showing any scary ones, which would have incurred meltdowns. And thanks to you, I did *not* have to watch Balto a 5th time this morning.
I would also like to add that I enjoy the evening programs, particularly the Saturday night British comedies, Great Performances and Mystery, but this $42 should go to my friends George, Sid, Martha, Wordgirl, Clifford, Super Why, The Word World Crew and Sesame Street. I figure I’d be hard pressed to find a babysitter for $6.46/hour.
Oh, and thank you for removing Caillou from the weekday morning lineup. It’s nothing personal, I’m sure there are tons of parents and kids out there who adore him, I just don’t happen to be one of them.
Sincerely,
Heather
PS – you can keep the Seymour Goodstuff doll. I really don’t need anymore stuffed animals in the house, but thanks all the same.
