Rewatch! - Bike

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My name is Eric, and with me as always are my lovely wife, Amanda. Hi, guys. My beautiful daughter, Stella. Hi. And my super handsome son, Henry. Hello. If this is your first time listening to us, we are an episode by episode Blui podcast, where we watch an episode of Blui and then talk about it and the lessons we learned. Does that sound right to you guys? It sure does. In this episode, we are rewatching season one, episode 11, Bike, and talking about how we feel about it now, three years later after we watched it the first time, and it is going to be super fun. Yes, it will. Before we do that, let's jump into the business. Be sure to check out the show description. You'll find a link to our website. TheBluepodcast.com. Our email address. Blui podcast at gmail.com. Links to our social media. A link to our Tee Public merch store. Timestamps so you can jump right to the part of the episode you're looking for. And you'll also find a link so you can sign up to listen to the show ad free via Patreon for just $1 a month. And a huge, huge thank you to our subscribers. You guys are awesome. You guys sure are awesome. We really appreciate you so much. Speaking of things that we think are awesome, we just got done rewatching Bike. Hey! You sure you don't want some help? No. Stella, could you tell us what was going on at the beginning of this episode? Blui was at the park riding her bike and she just couldn't get the hang of it and she got upset and sat down and asked, why can't I just get this on the first try? So she started sitting with Bandit and he started pointing out that Bingo was trying to get a drink of water from the water fountain, but she can't press the button and then get to the water in time. When Bandit sees Blui struggling trying to ride her bike, he asks her if she's sure she doesn't want some help. And what does she tell him, Stella? She says no. She wants to do it herself and when she's fed up, she does say, why can't I do it straight away? And Bandit told her that's not how the world works. And Amanda, what did Blui say to that? She said the world is silly and Bandit said he had to agree with her there. Yeah, I think she's onto something. She says she's never riding that bike again. Does that seem like where she was at with Amanda? Oh yeah, she was done for sure. When she starts looking around at what some of the littler kids are doing, she sees Bingo trying to get a drink out of the fountain like Stella mentioned. Amanda, what's happening with Bingo? Well, Bingo pushes the button for the water fountain to come on, but she's too short to actually reach up and get the water. So she pushes a button for the water to come on and then she runs around to the other side of it and she's trying to climb up the water fountain to get a drink of the water. But by the time she gets up to the fountain where the water is, the water starts to go back and she misses her drink. Blui mentions that the button is unpressing is what she calls it. It's one of those where it's a valve. When you push it down, it's got spring tension and the hydraulic action of the water holds it in for a predetermined period of time. It slowly comes out to shut itself off so that people don't just leave it running all the time. Yeah, that's a good idea for a water fountain. And she gets so close, doesn't she, Henry? Yeah, she does. I think that was making her more frustrated, the fact that she would get so close. It would have almost been easier for her to take if it just wasn't even remotely a possibility. Yeah, I think you're right about that, Dad. I would go insane if that kept happening to me over and over again. Yeah, that would be a lot to take, wouldn't it? They see another little having problems. Henry, who is it and what are they trying to do? They saw Bentley and she was having a problem of getting to the monkey bars. Those were way over her head, weren't they? Yeah, they were. She wanted to get up there so bad. I remember feeling like that when I was a kid and thinking me being big enough to reach these is never going to happen. That's a million years from now. And while she was up there, Chloe went straight across like it was no big deal and poor Bentley had to watch that go on. We see Stella's favorite character finishing her water bottle. Stella, what happens with Muffin? Muffin just finished her water bottle and she is going to put it in her backpack. So she puts it in her backpack and zips it up and she's able to get it on one arm, but she just can't seem to get the other strap on her other arm. She sure trying though. In the meanwhile, we see Bingo and she's trying to climb up the back of the fountain again. What ends up happening, Stella? Banda and Bluey are cheering Bingo on, but she ends up sliding down and not being able to get the water in time. She was so close. I mean that time so close. And I would think as a dad, it would be hard for me to sit and watch my kid trying to do that without wanting to go over straight away and help them. But Banda was doing the right thing. This is how you learn and adapt and figure out how to do things on your own. Bentley is going to make another go at the monkey bars. What does she do, Amanda? This time, Bentley takes a run at the bars and jumps up, but she still just can't reach them. She's having such a hard time and she's trying so, so hard. Yeah, jumping. Oh. Oh. Yeah, she lands right in the dirt and she's getting upset. I know I would have been when I was a little kid like that, falling down, trying so hard. What's Muffin got going on, Amanda? Now we see Muffin running around and round and round in circles, trying her best to get her arm through that other strap on her backpack. I would have ended up being dizzy as can be if I did that, but she was really trying her hardest going around, around, around, and she still could not quite get that strap on her back. Bluie was trying to give her advice from over on the bench going, no, Muffin, don't spin the straps right there. But Muffin did get pretty dizzy. Henry, what happens to her? Muffin got so dizzy that she fell on the ground. The bandit said, oh boy, here comes the meltdown. That was a classic Muffin rant. Stella, where would you rank that in Muffin's like top 10 tantrum moments? Maybe like four or five. Yeah, she's had some pretty rough ones. I, for some reason, am really drawn to that this is unacceptable because that's exactly what I would say right now. Yeah, I can totally hear you saying that. Well, Stella, we cut back over to Bentley. She's trying again. And what happens with her? She decides to start running and then jump up to grab the monkey bars. But when she does that, instead of grabbing her to the monkey bars, she falls on the ground. Yeah, she falls and you actually see a tear in her eye. And she said something in particular. Do you remember what it was? She said, why can't I just do this the first time? Yeah, why can't I do this straight away? And Bluey mentions that that's exactly what she said when she was having trouble with her bike. We see Bingo over at the water fountain and she's pretty upset. Amanda, what is she doing? Bingo tries again to get another drink of water. And again, she fails, even though she tries so hard and she gets so upset about it. She says, I just can't do it and I'm never going to get to drink water again. Well, the next thing we know, we see her curling up into a ball underneath the water fountain and she's so upset and she's just given up for now. And Bluey remarks that I curled up in a ball too when I was having trouble with my bike. Bluey wants to go and help Bingo. Henry, what does Bandit tell her to do? Bandit tells Bluey to wait and see what happens with it. Yeah, he sees these kids. Do you think he was wanting Bluey to learn a lesson from what he was trying to show her? Or was it really just about letting Bingo and the other kids do their thing? I think he was wanting Bluey to learn a lesson. I think so too. We see each kid staring their problem down and really trying to think about what to do. And in the meanwhile, the music kicks in and we hear a theme and it's like this half time feel with the beat and it's a classical theme by Beethoven. Does anybody remember what it was? Yes, Henry. Isn't it called Ode to Joy? Very good. Beethoven's ninth. Nice. That half time feel real slow. And it had the little drum beat going and we see them starting to try their things. Stella, what happens with Bentley? Bentley is upset and starts holding on to the like pillar type thing that connects to the monkey bar. And while she's upset, she actually pays attention to it and realizes that she could climb up on that. Amanda, what is Bingo doing? Bingo gets out from under the water fountain and she takes a look at the water fountain again and she decides to push on the water fountain and the water's coming out and she just holds onto it. She's just pushing with all her little might. In the meanwhile, Henry, we see Muffin. What is she doing? Muffin is laying down and she starts pushing herself towards the backpack so she can slide into it so she can get it on. Yeah, she's on her back. And at first I thought she's trying to sneak up on the backpack and surprise it. But yeah, she's sliding toward it on her back and I thought that Bingo was trying to hold the button down thinking the longer she held it, the longer it would last while she was trying to get up there. That's a good idea. Well, we see Bentley getting ready to do her thing and Banda and Bluie are cheering her on. They're all so emotionally invested in what is going on with these kids. And Stella, what does Bentley do? Bentley gets onto the monkey bars. Yeah, she does it. And they were so happy for her. I love that. But getting up there wasn't all it was cracked up to be. On the Isle of Wight, things are a bit different. Our scenery is that little bit more well scenic. Our sun shines just that bit longer and our stars sparkle a little brighter. And where else would you find red squirrels, blue wine and green ketchup? Sail there with red funnel from under 30 pounds per person for four nights with your car and discover something wonderfully different. Book now at redfunnel.co.uk. Teas and seas apply. Trouble sleeping from sounds of the ocean, the sounds of rain and storms, and everything in between. We've got you covered. 10 hour sleep sounds with no interruptions in between. Listen to Sleep Sounds by TMSoft on your favorite podcasting app today. Or visit sleepsounds.fm and listen for free anywhere. Stella, has that ever happened to you when you try and try to get something and then once you do, you're like, well, this isn't as great as I thought it would be. Probably. Yeah. So we've seen Muffin succeed. We've seen Bentley succeed. And now we're left with Bingo. Amanda, what is she doing? She's pushing on the water fountain for the water to come out. And now she has been pushing on it for so long that the water is coming out and spilling over the water fountain. And where does water go after it spills out of the water fountain? It goes on to the ground where she's been holding it for so long that it has spilled out onto the ground and formed a nice puddle which she can drink from. Banda and Bluie are happy for yet torn over how she managed to get it. All three little kids managed to overcome their obstacles. Banda and Bluie are sitting there just kind of enjoying the nature and the silence. But it seems like Bluie's got something on her mind. Henry, what happens? Bluie gets back up and she walks her to her bike. She puts her helmet on and she tries again. Nice work, Bluie. And that was the episode. Henry, did we miss anything? Nope, I don't think so. Well, you know what it's time for. Did we learn anything today? Could anyone tell us what did you learn today? I think the lesson was that even if something seems hard, you shouldn't give up and you should keep trying anyways. Yeah, I agree with that. Anybody have anything else? I agree with Stella. I think the lesson I get from this is to never give up and also to help cheer on our friends that are trying their hardest. What about you, Henry? I agree with Mom and Stella about it. Well, they both are quite wise. A couple of things I would add to this. The kids all thought outside the box. They didn't give up on solving their problem, but they also took a different look at how to solve their problem. Each one of them did something seemingly unconventional. Muffin crawled on her back into her backpack instead of trying to put it on standing up. Bentley climbed up the frame of the monkey bars to grab ahold of the rings and Bingo just let the water pour out of the fountain onto the ground. Maybe not the most elegant solution, but it was definitely a solution that worked and it wasn't the quote unquote normal thing that you would do in those situations. So thinking outside the box when you're having trouble doing something, take another look at it. I agree. I didn't think of it like that. Another thing and we talked about this just a little bit ago was that as a parent, it can be so tough to not rush in and help your kid immediately, especially if time is of the essence and you're needing to get out the door and they're trying to tie their shoes. Let's use that as an example. Part of you just wants to get it done so you can get out the door and get in the car. But also you want to help them. You hate to see your kid struggle, but that struggle isn't a real struggle. It's part of learning and you have to be able to stand back and watch that happen. Right. And I totally understand what you're saying. And I know there were probably so many times that with these kids, I have said, here, let me just do it. Here, let me just do it because yeah, you do kind of get rushed on time and just the simplest things that they should be learning that they can't quite do is like it's just easier if you go ahead and do it yourself so you can get going and get out the door. But yeah, it's hard to not do things for them. Yeah, it can be really tricky. But it's always great to see them succeed. And when you can cheer on their victories along with them, just how good that feels to you and to them all at the same time, it really makes for a very sweet thing. Oh, absolutely. It's wonderful to see them finally get the hang of it. Learning of something and finally learn how to do it themselves. Stella and Henry, can you guys think of something that was a real challenge for you guys when you were growing up from being a little kid? I think one of the hardest things that I had to learn for me when I was younger was either tying my shoes or learning how to ride a bike. Yeah, those are both tricky. And the tough thing is, is now they make some pretty hip shoes for kids that don't have laces that tie. So you can really put off the inevitable. Suddenly, the next thing you know, they're going off to college and you have to sit them down and have the talk. I'm going to show you how to do this. First you make one rabbit ear and then you make another and teach them how to tie their shoes. Her raising a nation of squibs. So you're telling me that I learned how to tie my shoes, but now there's just a bunch of cool slip-ons? Oh, come on. When I was younger, I went to learn how to roller skate and learning how to do that was just really hard. But I ended up enjoying roller skating after I learned how to do it. You actually picked up on that really quickly. I was impressed because I remember I fell down a bunch at first and you didn't and I was like, man, that's not fair. Your mom wanted to push you down and I told her no. No, you didn't. You're right. I didn't. Amanda, do you remember anything in particular when we were watching the kids learn to do something that you really had to stop yourself from intervening and helping them? I can't think of any specific thing offhand, but I know there were probably several things. I think about rinsing off the dishes at the sink. Just give it to me. Just give it to me. Just give it to me. Putting a Blu-ray in the Blu-ray player. Oh my gosh, just give it to me. Now, one thing they didn't have trouble learning at all was the remote control. They learned how to work the TV like nobody's business. They did that pretty well. Yeah. Yeah. And like Henry with video games, that took all of about 20 seconds to get him pointed in the right direction. And now he's the master. Yes he is. He's making like the wise meditating monk look over there, but you guys can't see him. And unfortunately, because all these monks take a vow of silence, you can't hear them. But, does anybody have any parting thoughts about the episode? As always, I like seeing Muffin in this episode. It's funny because I almost want to call her Stella when she comes up on the screen. Speaking of Muffin, I thought it was really funny how Bandit said, uh-oh, here comes the tantrum or whatever he said when he thought Muffin was going to lose it. Well, I mean, you learn how somebody reacts to things and yeah. Oh, sure. Yeah. Stella, would you do me one favor? One time would you just go, this is unacceptable. No. Stella, this is unacceptable. I don't want to. What about you, Henry? You have anything? I found Bandit's response to seeing Bingo drink water off of the ground funny. Yeah. That was pretty classic. And boy, can I relate to that. It's not ideal, but it's a win nonetheless. But there again, we question, are they dogs or are they people? Dogs drink out of bowls on the floor. They drink out of water puddles. I'm just saying. Let me ask you this. If one of our dogs was drinking out of a puddle on the ground, would you think it was gross? Oh, point taken. Yeah. Yeah. He makes sense. Okay. All right. But I mean, some dogs do it. Some dogs. I just don't want ours to. Yeah. I said it a couple of times already, but I love seeing Bandit in his parenting style. The type of dad that he is, he is calm and collected and it's not done out of a lack of wanting to pay attention to the kids. He's not just putting it off. There they can figure it out so that he doesn't have to deal with it. He's doing it so that they can succeed, so that they can learn. Because we see in other episodes, for example, the one where the ice cream will taste the sweetest if you earn it. It's this same kind of thing. They could have picked Bingo up and got her a drink of water, but her struggling her way through it and nailing it probably felt so good to her. And he was able to sit back and allow that to happen. So it was done with like a calm, quiet strength and out of a lot of love. I just thought that was cool. I love Bandit so much. He's the best. He should write a parenting book. Bandit should? Yeah. Yeah. Well, guys, we think Bluey is awesome. And speaking of things that we think are awesome, Henry, what should we do next? The Howlouts. OK, listen up. Everyone has to clap and go, woo, yeah, all right, that's awesome. Got it? Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! 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