The current stand-off in this household right now is about, most unexpectedly, the TV series Mad Men.
Ours is a household of much negotiation, discussion and argument about… most things, really. People make their cases, have their theses tested, are required to robustly defend their positions, then adjust according to new information, and finally come to a consensus position.
It's been this way ever since I first met my husband-to-be and his three children: I've always described the high-stakes nature of Skelton intra-family negotiations as Bosnian.
It's how I live too. But to be frank, it can get pretty exhausting.
How I long for just one, "OK, mum! Fair enough!"
Not this time. We are now in the realm of the tween — really, a full-blown adolescent, with his own ever-developing takes on the world, strong, changing opinions, individual tastes and desires.
The current tussle is about whether the award-winning 1960s social satire, Mad Men, is appropriate for a 13-year-old.
Not surprisingly, given who's raised him, he has a big appetite for filmed entertainment — movies, TV shows, theatr
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