Is it normal if i'm taking advice from cartoons?

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I've been watching Hey Arnold (yay for 90s kids!) and I just love how these super entertaining cartoons always have a hidden message but when you're a kid you really don't see it but now that im older I obviously got it. They make it so simple like if we could all just follow these simple messages and apply them to real life I think it would be less stressful. Life isn't that hard if you don't make it hard. One of the things I noticed though is how both girls and boys love the chase and the challenge. Helga loves Arnold yet chases him away and that's when she gets all fuzzy about him. Arnold was trying to approach Ruth, his crush, but he never got to actually talk to her yet he even said it, "I didn't get to talk to her but the challenge makes me like her even more." Hint hint. You think its only people today who enjoy the challenge and possibly look crazy to older people but it has actually always been like that. With that being said, I know that the person I've been talking to I'm crazy for but it's been a challenge but ONLY because i have real feelings for them not cause I just find them attractive. And I guess that's okay. You can treat someone really good but that doesn't mean they're gonna go for you. Its all about the feelings not necessarily the challenge. But when we have real feelings for someone, its not going to be perfect but its going to be worth it because of how happy they just make us feel.

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  • shuggy-chan
    9 years ago

    Move it football head

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  • WhiteStallion
    9 years ago

    I tried to read all of that...but I don't look to cartoons for advice. And yes, not all cartoons are 'innocent' as they seem so they can appeal to an adult audience.

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  • Legion
    9 years ago

    I didn't really know about any hidden aesops in hey Arnold! ,but i wouldn't be surprised. Many cartoons have some wonderful aesops, even some that adults could benefit from.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      Yes ! there's a lot. For example, I was watching a Rugrats episode where Angelica falls in love at the age of 4 (yeah I know not realistic but the message is) to this other kid whos also 4. He has this bad boy image (very much related to the typical girl falling for the confident bad boy) but in the end he falls in love with her, too. He explains to her how she makes him feel like he can do anything, this "tingy" feeling like anything is possible. I thought wow, that is how love is supposed to feel, people always mention how your partner should make you feel confident like anything's possible. I thought it was so cute and yet true. The bad boy finally got vulnerable.
      Also in Hey Arnold, Gherald and Arnold get a new job at the same store where they each take on different positions. Gherald is the supervisor for the meantime but he starts abusing his power. Arnold is creative yet is not appreciated by Gherald and walks all over him. Eventually, they get in a fight and Arnold quits and Gherald suffers the consequences. But in the end, they compromise to work as a team, emphasizing that there is something in between, not just the AGGRESSIVE BOSS or the PASSIVE EMPLOYEE.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    Those that enjoy the chase are usually in it for the conquest, not the long term. For most, IMO, friendship is the desired result of an encounter with another person, and that is rarely the result of 'the chase'

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    9 years ago

    drop an anvil on em from a cliff

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  • Avant-Garde
    9 years ago

    There are many cartoons that have good messages in them. I don't see anything wrong with this.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      There are! I've been considering all their messages recently whenever I start feeling down about something.

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