Shows that impacted me when I was younger

When I was younger I would watch a lot of shows that impacted how I acted around other kids. There were shows that caused me to act immature and rude and there were shows that taught me life lessons that I still use to this day. I would watch a lot of Nickelodeon shows. These shows were made to teach kids how to act around other people. There were two shows that impacted me the most and that was Barney and Rugrats. These shows taught me life lessons that everyone has to learn at one point in their life. I learned it by watching TV.
I remember Aaron and I watching Barney from when he was born till we were in pre-school. We had a lot of Barney attire. I remember clearly having pajamas that I’d wear every night to bed. I had all of Barney’s tapes so I could watch him any time I want. So I would lie in bed in my pajamas and watch Barney until I had to go to bed.
The show taught me life lessons. One thing I learned was how to share. Barney was always sharing with all his friends he had around. I learned that sharing was the right thing to do. I was always really shy when I was a kid so it wasn’t hard for me to learn to share. He was always sharing his stuff so I would think to myself, if Barney does it then I should too.
Barney also taught me how to play with everyone and don’t leave anyone out. He always had a bunch of friends over and he wouldn’t leave any of them out. That taught me in pre-school to play with the kids who other kids wouldn’t play with. If I saw someone who didn’t have anyone to play with I’d go up to them and play. That’s what Barney did so I thought I should be like him. I remember going up to kids who were really shy and I’d ask them to play. They’d look at me like I was the nicest person they’d ever met.
I learned to use manners while watching Barney. He would have episodes where he would teach people how to use their manners. I took his advice and used my manners, because I knew it’d be polite. I did anything Barney said to do on his show.
A big part of that show is to learn to love one another. The beginning song is about loving your family. We would sing that song all the time and it taught me about love and what it meant.
When I got a little older and starting Elementary School I started watching Rugrats. It was about babies using their imagination and going on adventures without leaving the house. They would always get into some sort of trouble and they’d have to figure out how to get out of it.
Rugrats taught me how to use my imagination. I’d pretend to go places like they did and it would keep me out of trouble. I wouldn’t get bored during the day if I couldn’t find anything to play with. There were a lot of episodes of Angelica being mean, but that didn’t affect me. It didn’t affect me, because all the other characters didn’t like her. I didn’t want to act like her if they didn’t like her.
The show also taught me not to lie. There would be episodes where one of the characters would lie and they would get into a lot of trouble. I knew that if I lied about something I wouldn’t get away with it, because they never did. When I had the chance to lie I wouldn’t, and I wouldn’t get in any trouble for telling the truth.
These two shows had a constructive impact on my life as a kid and I still use all the things they taught me. I still use my manners and I know to share with other people. I kept myself occupied when I was little by using my imagination. That kept me from wanting everything that was on TV. Watching those shows have taught me a lot of things that I still use today.