Disclosure: I love Netflix. As a member of their Stream Team, I get to watch copious amounts of media for fun- er, work. Even though I’m compensated, each and every recommendation has been vetted by- let’s be honest- my children. This month’s #streamteam theme is family. Aww…
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Family- as I’ve suspected for a long time but have oh-so recently had cemented- is equal parts biology and community. Unrelated to distance in the slightest. And an evolving, all-encompassing down comforter made outta love. Obviously, there’s no shortage of family-friendly films and shows about relatives, so I’ll just go ahead and pick two of our current favorites. (And when I say “current,” I actually mean “taking up spots 1 & 2 on our Recently Watched queue.” Let’s begin.)
Family. You’re kinda stuck with ’em.
The Tigger Movie
Have you seen this one? If your household- like mine- is immersed in that (all-too fleeting, decidedly non-tween-like) era of Winnie the Pooh love, it’s definitely one to watch. The premise? Tigger wonders where the heck he comes from. Where’s his “real” family? And sure, Roo loves him like a little brother, but don’t the other T-I-double GUH– Rs deserve to have him around? Without spoiling anything in the slightest, you will sob so hard that your preschoolers will speed-dial their father. (Your kids won’t have the same emotional punch to the sternum, that’s strictly an exhausted Mama or Papa kind of reaction. I’ve heard.)
Spy Kids
Even though our oldest kiddo is five (and a half), we (P.J.) decided it was time to view the cinematic masterpiece that is Spy Kids. And what’s not to love? Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino as past spies, current parents. Alan Cumming, Teri Hatcher, and Danny Trejo as grownups with questionable alliances. And Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara as the luckiest secret agent offspring, pre-The Incredibles. Really, the only downside of watching this flick with my offspring is that at least two of them are now convinced that P.J. and I have secret lives. And of course we don’t.
Except for the ones we don’t talk about.
(What family-related shows are you fighting over couch space for? And yes, Gilmore Girls still counts.)
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