No no no! Don’t tell me… the Boss has graduated from Treehouse already? I knew the day would come and I should probably be thankful that it lasted this long. The Boss has officially outgrown preschool shows and onto the big boy stuff.

Shows with funky people that carry swords and have evil voices. Distorted faces that I myself could have nightmares about. Characters that spew words that forces me to do a double-take. Young dudes with spikey hair and coloured tips.

Now he would prefer to watch Bugs Bunny and Tweety, which is fine and dandy. But Pokemon and Bakugans? I’m scared.

I’m not ready for this! I want to go back to the days when In the Night Garden lulled them to sleep or when Little Bear charmed their pants off. I haven’t had enough of Pablo and Uniqua breaking out in song and dance in the middle of the desert. Or DJ Lance Rock bopping to techo tunes. Heck, I’ll even take Dora’s screeching annoying voice any day.

Now it’s onto Pokemon and Bakugans. Johnny Test and the World of Quest.

Whoa, this is all happening too fast! I’m not ready. This is just the beginning of yet another new phase of parenthood. How will I explain to a five-year-old about aliens and superpowers? Which shows are appropriate? Which shows are forbidden for this age? I’m not prepared to answer some of these questions… I’m not even sure if I will know all the answers.

I guess I will have to immerse myself in a crash course of Ben 10: Alien Force and Transformers for the next few days. I’m computer savvy but a little behind on the latest technology so I think I’ll also need a tutorial on parental controls… and fast.