Scooby Doo vs. The "Mean Daddy Monster"

My boss (wife) was out of town this weekend.

She left me in charge of the kids for three days...all alone...with multiple activities to coordinate.

I came downstairs early the first morning and all three of them were sitting like little zombies
watching Scooby-Doo episodes that were worn out when I was a kid.

Now, I got nothing against Scooby and Shaggy and the gang, but something inside me said...

"Shock 'Em...Throw 'Em Off Their Game...Do Something Different"

Maybe I was inspired by their open mouths and blank stares.

Maybe I was fired up by all the new videos inspired by Tim Atkinson, (I don't know you,
but you're moving a bunch of people in the right direction...)

I calmly walked in front of the 52" Bravia and without a word turned it off...

Turning to face my soon-to-be attackers, I informed them that this weekend was going
to be a little different now that Sheriff Dad was in charge...albeit briefly.

This weekend there was going to be:

No TV

No iPod

No portable DVD Player

No computer

No Wii

No DS

No DSi (Yes, that was an actual question)

Some of you may be wondering how the "Dad Slaughter" turned out...actually it went really well.

There was:

Coloring

Painting

Imaginative Play

A Snowball and Silly String Fight

Stuntman BMX Snowpile Jumping

Terrorizing Gigi (Grandma)

Raucous Play With Cousins

Reading

Gift-Giving

and

Surprisingly less fighting than usual.

Yeah, I'm a mean Daddy, but to be honest, I'm probably gonna get a lot meaner
if this weekend's results can be reliably duplicated in the future.

At some point, I want to tell you a story about my conversation I had with
my daughter about USP's...it's not what you're thinking...

Have An Awesome Day, You All Deserve It!

Jason