CuddleWoozle
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I usually don't watch shows for 'grown ups' just because I get too stressed out about the drama going on in them. (The exception for this is The Artful Detective (aka Murdoch Mysteries in the rest of the world!)
I've noticed a 'range'.
Shows for older kids keep me entertained. Ducktales, Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Paw Patrol, etc. I'll stay awake and glued to the TV for those.
Shows for younger kids help me relax and go to sleep at night. I'm kind of an insomniac. Sesame Street, Daniel Tiger and Muppet Babies will let me watch an episode or two and then I'm out. And I've determined it's -not- through boredom. I'll really want to watch the rest of the episode, but I get too relaxed and my brains says "NIGHT NIGHT!" :laugh:
So the only thing I can guess is that it's honestly because I know nothing terrible is going to happen in those shows. No matter how bad things might seem, they'll be OK.
This has the weird effect of me having absolutely no idea what's going on with people's favorite shows at work but grants me +10 knowledge of their kids' shows. (Actually caught a guy up on his kid's favorite show, The Lion Guard. LOL He was like "I don't understand any of it now. First the hyenas are the bad guys, now there's a good one? What the heck is a 'goy-goy'? Is the leader Simba's grandkid?" Now he's going "I'm gonna go home and re-watch it because it actually sounds kind of cool now.)
Anyone else have the soothing effects of kids shows help them in their lives? I know a lot of us -watch- cartoons, but I don't know if anyone else gets the same relaxation effects.
I've noticed a 'range'.
Shows for older kids keep me entertained. Ducktales, Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Paw Patrol, etc. I'll stay awake and glued to the TV for those.
Shows for younger kids help me relax and go to sleep at night. I'm kind of an insomniac. Sesame Street, Daniel Tiger and Muppet Babies will let me watch an episode or two and then I'm out. And I've determined it's -not- through boredom. I'll really want to watch the rest of the episode, but I get too relaxed and my brains says "NIGHT NIGHT!" :laugh:
So the only thing I can guess is that it's honestly because I know nothing terrible is going to happen in those shows. No matter how bad things might seem, they'll be OK.
This has the weird effect of me having absolutely no idea what's going on with people's favorite shows at work but grants me +10 knowledge of their kids' shows. (Actually caught a guy up on his kid's favorite show, The Lion Guard. LOL He was like "I don't understand any of it now. First the hyenas are the bad guys, now there's a good one? What the heck is a 'goy-goy'? Is the leader Simba's grandkid?" Now he's going "I'm gonna go home and re-watch it because it actually sounds kind of cool now.)
Anyone else have the soothing effects of kids shows help them in their lives? I know a lot of us -watch- cartoons, but I don't know if anyone else gets the same relaxation effects.