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The 37th season of Sesame Street kicks off next Monday, August 14, and to mark the occasion, I'm planning a big celebration here. From my perspective, Sesame Street was - and still is - an incredibly important part of our popular culture, especially for the generation of us who watched it as kids and are now watching it as parents.

If you're a mom or dad blogger, I want YOU to be in on this celebration. To mark the start of Sesame Street's 37th season, I'd like to get 37 posts (but wouldn't it be cool if we had a whole lot more?) from all of you, on your own blogs, that I will link from here on August 14, in a gigantic linky-love extravaganza. Don't worry - your post doesn't have to be about Sesame Street, but it should answer this question:

What television, music, movie or book from your childhood are you excited about sharing with your own children?

There are no right or wrong answers here - just your own thoughts.

Maybe you've already watched the entire Electric Company DVD box set with your pre-schooler. Or maybe you're looking forward to sharing your Nancy Drew collection with your daughter when she get a little older. Maybe you had forgotten all about how much you liked Schoolhouse Rock until you found yourself, completely out of the blue, singing "Conjunction Junction" to your son one day. Or maybe this is the first time you've thought about it, and you're off to put E.T. in your Netflix queue.

I want to hear about how you, as a parent, are introducing (or planning to introduce) your kids to some of your own childhood favorites. I want to hear how the television, music, movies, or books you grew up with are influencing your decisions about what you want your own kids to see and hear and read. I won't say more, because I don't want to put words in your mouth. Also, it doesn't matter to me if your child is 6 weeks old, 6 years old, or 16 years old.

Write your post, and email me a link by next Sunday night at thelovelymrsdavis - at - gmail - dot - com, and I will post the big extravaganza of links next Monday, August 14. And if you're so moved, please spread the word on your own blogs this week with a link to this post so we can get lots of new bloggers in on this! The bigger, the better!