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The boys have gotten hooked on Labyrinth.  I find the best way to get them interested in a movie that I feel is a classic, one they need in their repertoire, is to not ask them to watch it.  If I simply start watching it, they will usually join in and discover it “on their own”.  Younger son has asked to watch Labyrinth several times since the first time he found it on his own.  Both are walking around quoting it and singing the awesome David Bowie songs.  At first, they weren’t sure about this guy playing the goblin king, but when I explained that he was the other singer with Queen on “Under Pressure”, he gained points immediately.  They have loved learning that Jim Henson was the mastermind behind the movie.

It’s funny.  The boys were never that into Sesame Street.  They knew who Kermit was, and a few others from the neighborhood, but they never became regular viewers.  The Muppets came closer to their interests.  But Labyrinth really connected with them.  I can’t wait till they “discover” The Dark Crystal.  The Skeksis and Mystics, the Gelflings, the shard!  I do a mean impression of Aughra!

The boys are growing up faster than I would like, but if we can share some movies, books, stories, memories, and keep creating ways to open conversations, I’ll be happy.  The Labyrinth has already opened ways for the boys to talk about feeling like they don’t fit in at school.  Sarah is an awesome geek hero (I can write this because I, too, am a geek).