Hannah Montana ***ROCKS***?

When the Disney Channel TV show, Hannah Montana first came out in the spring of 2006, I had already seen about 5150 commercial previews for the show at that point and I was already sick of it. I was positive, just from the title that I was going to hate the show. Then, when my kids told me that the show was about a teenage girl named Miley Stewart that lives a normal life by day, yet is teen pop sensation, Hannah Montana, by night, it just sounded like a bit of a stretch to me. I was sure I was not going to like this show. Then when I heard that Billy Ray Cyrus was playing Hannah's dad and his daughter, Miley Cyrus was playing the lead, I was screaming 'nepotism' and a variety of other colorful words that I won't share with you in this forum. I mean, once I'd heard THAT, I was fully determined NOT to like this show, NO MATTER WHAT! NOT gonna like it! No Way! No How! Me thinks I may have protested a bit too much, however. I should have known. Anything I protest too much about usually turns out this way.

My kids watched the show a few times and told me it was great. Yeah, right! I didn't want to watch the show - at all - as I just mentioned above. So, I had my older teens, who are very trustworthy, do a preview of it, to make sure it was cool for the little kids to watch. They assured me it was fine so I didn't have a problem with them watching the show if they wanted to. Surely, I was not going to be caught dead watching it, though. (That would be yucky and a little bit weird, huh?)

Anyway, like a good parent, I often walk in to check and see what they are watching, just to keep an eye on things. Several times I would walk in and THAT SHOW would be on.

ME: Ugh. This is so silly. Why does that dude have that ugly mullet-like wig thing going on? I don't know, you guys. This is a little odd, if you ask me.

Kids: Because he is Miley's dad, but he is also Hannah's manager, only he's undercover.

ME: OKay, which one is Hannah and which one is her dad? Wait. Never mind. Just forget it. I don't want to know.

Kids: Good! We just want to watch this show! It is SO Funny!

ME: Cool. (exits back to the computer)