Sometimes it can be hard to get a handle on your children’s cultural influences.
My son, an eight-year-old ball of energy, is still just about entranced by Bluey on CBeebies, but on balance is more likely to be found watching a troupe of idiotic YouTubers filling each others’ houses with sand.
The other day he called me into his bedroom to listen to a “rap” he had written, which appeared to narrate an argument between Mr Muddle (of Mr Men fame) and Mr Beast (YouTube star nonpareil) about whether pineapple juice is better than coconut water. It left me perplexed for numerous reasons.
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