The following is a guest blog post by Gemma and Nan. If you’re interested in contributing to this blog contact us with your ideas and we’ll look them over.
The Merriam Online Dictionary says that a “friend” is… never mind. If the Girl Meets World episode Girl Meets I Am Farkle taught me anything it’s that labels and definitions are just words. They’re helpful when learning about something but they tend to shortchange the meaning of the words or in Farkle’s case, be wrong. I prefer to define words by my personal experiences with them when I can. To me, chiefly, a friend is someone who is always there for me and tells me what I need to hear, whether that friend is a real person or not.
That’s why I choose to consider the characters of Boy Meets World my friends. I invited them into my home and we hung out every Friday night for over two years (I started watching the show in October 1997) and they taught me the importance of education when I was apathetic towards it, friendship when I didn’t believe in it, and family when I wanted to rebel against it. Now I invite them and their families in again when I watch Girl, and new friendships are forming. Continuing to watch Boy as it exists in syndication has made stronger my appreciation for not only the characters but the actors & actresses who play them, so my pool of friends deepens as they are added to it.
October 10th is World Mental Health Day and recently I found out that a few particular friends have been on a journey with their mental health. That and seeing the kids research Asperger’s Syndrome in Girl Meets I Am Farkle has inspired me, with the expertise of my fellow blogger Nan (a licensed mental health counsellor in Jacksonville, Florida), to learn more about what my friends have dealt with. One’s mental health can be affected by many different conditions but henceforth Nan will be delving into Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder and Bipolar Disorder. (more…)
Welcome to Kids Get Acquainted with the Internet, a podcast about Girl Meets World and Boy Meets World. In this special hiatus episode Dan, Keith, and Caitlin look back at the Girl Meets Texas Trilogy. Keith and Caitlin finally reveal their thoughts on the special and we dig into a bunch of listener mail. The music for this episode includes a theme from the show as well as the Blues Clues “Mail Time” theme. Please send any feedback our way at gmwpodcast@gmail.com or review us on iTunes. Thanks for listening! PlayPodcast
Kids Get Acquainted with the Internet 