Intervention...No more POWER RANGERS

TJ used to only watch Sesame Street.  Once a day, for an hour.  It was glorious. 

Then when his brother was around, he wants to watch whatever Adam Jr. wants to watch, because, well, he wants to do ANYTHING Adam Jr. wants him too.  They have been watching Power Rangers together.  Apparently I remember this series differently than it really is.  I was fine with it, until I started noticing TJ being rather aggressive, and then I watched one of these with him.  It is violent.  And apparently, anything goes as long as you are fighting the "bad guys." 

This weekend we are at Adam's soccer game and I say to TJ, "Tell Adam to hustle and get the ball!"  TJ obliges me and yells, "ADAM.  GET THE BALL OR I WILL CUT YOU!"

WHAT?!??

"TJ, why would you say that?" (and make the scissors motion with your fingers while you do?  and did you really have to do that in front of Grandma, I mean really...thanks)

"I don't know."

Later we had a talk with TJ about how his one hour of TV a day is no longer allowed to include Power Rangers, but Sesame Street or Mickey Clubhouse are on the green light list.  He asks why.  I tell him, "You have been acting a little mean lately.  You tried to punch people, and kick your sisters, and you said you would cut your brother.  Those things are NOT NICE."  To which he replies, "Its ok mommy.  Its ok if they the bad guys.  Want to play?  You be the bad guys?"

Uh, no.  I don't think so.  Hopefully the intervention will be successful and protect siblings and parents from TJ's wrath from this point forward.