Trains and Thomas the Tank Engine: The Obsession
My son loves trains. He loves to watch trains and trolleys on their tracks. He loves to build train sets in the living room or on the porch and drive his trains. He loves to watch Thomas the Tank Engine DVDs at nearly any chance he gets. He has three different kinds of Thomas engines and tracks and they are *always* in the middle of my floor. He even has a set of Thomas Pez dispensers that came in a Thomas lunch box, courtesy of Gram E. He just loves trains. While it may be close to an obsession, I know that there are other little boys that love trains even more, so I'll classify my son as only mildly obsessed with trains and Thomas. And I suppose that makes me feel better as a mom, too. So to feed, or not to feed, my son's mild trains and Thomas the Tank Engine obsession? I let him watch the Thomas DVDs only half the time he asks, only because I really prefer most other kiddie DVDs to Thomas. Like, I prefer almost eve...