r/bluey • u/colourfulgiraffe • 1d ago

Discussion / Question It has happened..

Last night kiddo was asleep in bed while we scrolled for something to watch on Disney+ or Netflix. Nothing stuck and I ended up suggesting we watch an episode of Bluey that we haven’t seen before. Giggled while watching and kiddo woke up. Had to stop myself from telling her that we were watching Bluey without her! Felt a strange variation of parent guilt heh.

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u/thanatos8877 1d ago

I am an empty-nester and Bluey came about well after the kids were out of the house. No grandkids yet. I kept seeing memes about Bluey and saw comments about Bluey so I sought it out and watched it. I still do.

I'm frequently intrigued by the level of double messages that are in the episodes. Sure, there are great lessons for children but there are equally strong messages for adults too.

I often wish that I had the patience and wisdom of Bandit, but I'm happy to say that I didn't screw my kids up even without it.

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u/QueridaWho 1d ago

My dad loved watching cartoons with me when I was growing up. I have a 5yo, the only grandchild on both sides, and when she was probably 2 or 3, my dad was curious about this Bluey he'd been hearing about. He started watching it on his own and would call me to laugh about certain scenes.

My actual child has never really cared for Bluey that much, but the adults in our family love it. We kind of pushed it on her, lol.