"Heck yes I did!"

A few weeks ago I went to the library and checked out Napoleon Dynamite.  I brought it home and we all watched it together as a family.  Even my three-year-old.  Weird kid.

I quite enjoy that movie, even in its idiocy - it's simply classic.

However, after my three and four year old boys watched the movie twice daily for the entire week we had it, I began to question the wisdom of letting them view even that G-rated movie.

Drew now quotes several lines from the movie at random times of the day, and in public, causing strangers to wonder why my kid is so weird.  ("Tina, you fat lard, come get some dinner!")

Drew also believes that a time machine will only work if you remember to put the crystals in before you plug it in.

Trent calls everyone "idiot".

And tonight, when I made quesadillas for dinner, which Drew hates, I told him, "But Napoleon Dynamite loves case-a-dillas!"  Drew looked at me with a doubtful expression and asked, "He does?"  And I replied, "Heck, yes, he does!"  (That makes sense if you say it with a Napoleon accent.) 

So.  Word to the wise - guard your children's minds carefully, lest Napoleon Dynamite becomes their hero, and you start talking like an Idahoan. 

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