Jenni says…
Ever since a Hannah Montana-themed birthday party last month, my girls have been interested in watching as much Hannah Montana as they can. We’ve even added the show to our TiVo queue (and if you know me, you know I don’t give up my TiVo time lightly).
In case you don’t have any pre-tween girls in your house, the show is about Miley who is the “real-life” identity of pop-star Hannah Montana. She lives with her father and brother and has two best friends. Miley/Hannah is played by Miley Cyrus, and her father on the show is played by her real-life dad Billy Ray Cyrus (Yes, of “Achy Breaky Heart” fame).
So I have to admit it…in having to watch the show with the girls, I have fallen in love with Hannah Montana. Along with having real-life singing chops, both Miley and Billy Ray are really funny. Miley is really a fantastic singer. And the jokes are silly and obvious, and lots of true Disney fun. Hannah sings solid bubble-gum pop music; the kind I am proud to say I LOVE (and it’s not her fault her recent concert tickets went for thousands of dollars. There are some whacked out parents in this world). And yes, I suggested to Paul that we should buy the girls the new Hannah/Miley CD, but I’ll be honest with you, it’s just as much for me as them.
Along with being a nice, clean show for the girls to watch, with humor for the parents, I read in an article that Billy Ray and his wife are very strict about the way they raise Miley. She can’t just spend her money willy nilly but has an allowance. She is expected to attend church with the rest of the family every Sunday. No drinking, no drugs, no panty-less paparazzi shots. She’s a good icon for my daughters.
I had to admit this, though, when Zoe was home sick and we were watching Hannah Montana on T.V., we tried to see if either of us knew all the lyrics to the them song yet. No, we don’t, but we’re getting there!
“The beeeesssttt of both worlds….”