The VCR we have had since before #1 was first born entered the death process earlier this year. I went through the five stages of grief you've always heard about.
Denial came first: "THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! Honey, where is the tape head cleaner? Did one of you kids mess with this thing?"
Next, came anger: "WHY ME?!?! How come this stupid machine won't work right?"
Bargaining: "Oh, pleeeeze work. Please, oh please, oh please? Come on. Ugh. Please? Cherry on top?"
Depression: *sigh* "Great. Just great. The kids will never be able to watch Winnie the Pooh or Toy Story again. We've got a whole cedar trunk filled to the brim with VHS tapes that will just sit there and rot, I guess. Hmmph. They don't even make plain VCRs anymore. We don't need a VCR/DVD combo, we've already got a DVD." *sigh*
Acceptance: "OK, I guess when I think about it, you have served well. You have gotten us through countless hours of rented movies, our Disney movies, Veggie Tales, and our own precious home movies. For over a decade you have been steady as she goes. Only needing your silly little heads cleaned every so often. I guess I will let you go, my sweet little VCR."
Yep, the 20 some odd minutes I spent this morning trying in vain to get Winnie the Pooh to play, I finally hit the last phase and have accepted it. Shortly thereafter, I packed up #4 and 5 and headed to Best Buy.
And actually, there is a bright side: This new VCR/DVD combination thing will record our movies onto a blank DVD. That means that all those movies will now take up much less space! Hey, this just might be a good thing after all.
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You are going to love that VCR/DVD combo. In fact Roy has The Backyardigans on dvd and is going to put it on a tape so I can use it in the kitchen.
I'm so with you on that space thing. I may have to go buy one of those things myself!
How sad to lose your friend! We still have a TV/VCR that we used on trips when the kids were little. Now everyone with little kids has those nifty portable DVD players. I set the TV up in Merritt's room and she will lie for an hour watching the kids' old Barney and Sesame Street tapes. I'll cry when that dies.
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