#watching star wars with kids

My son recently got into Star Wars and we (binge) watched our way through Rebels, the OT, and the first two PTmovies, and are currently watching TCW.

All the while, my son keeps asking me a million questions (where I would mostly be lost without our lore mistress @gffa) and realizes that it is easier to be a SW fan if you don’t take it too seriously (thank you @forcearama).

Here is an excerpt of my son’s revelations so far:

• WHAT DO YOU MEAN ANAKIN IS DARTH VADER AND WHY ARE LUKE AND LEIA SIBLINGS???
• Anakin was a cute kid
• Anakin is a whiny teenager
• Anakin is the coolest Jedi ever
• But Obi-Wan is a close runner-up
• But maybe Ahsoka is even cooler than Anakin
• Those three are the coolest together. (THE TEAM!)
• Scratch that, Rex is the coolest of them all.
• So: Yoda was Dooku’s master, Dooku was Qui-Gon’s master, Qui-Gon was Obi-Wan’s master, Obi-Wan was Anakin’s master, and Anakin is Ahsoka’s master. Oh boy, what a mess… (DISASTER LINEAGE!!!)
• In this household, we stan clones
• Mandalorians are crazy. But they are also the coolest.
• Son: So, Anakin and Padmé were in love so they got married.
  Me: Yes.
  Son: Against the rules.
  Me: Yes.
  Son *dreamy eyed*: So, then Obi-Wan will marry Satine, Hera is going to marry Kanan, Sabine finds Ezra and they get married, the crazy Mandalorians marry (Bo-Katan and Fenn Rau), and Ahsoka marries Rex and they all live happily ever after!
  Me: Oh, my sweet summer child… 
• Mom, when I’m a dad, I’ll watch all of Star Wars with my kids, too.

I’m telling you, watching Star Wars with your kids is a funny, enlightening, and sometimes very sad experience, and totally worth it.