The biggest day of the year is right around the corner.
At least, it’s the biggest day of the year for me.
The 28-minute episode of Bluey is coming out on Sunday, April 14, and I’m so excited.
For the uninitiated, Bluey is a kids’ TV show about a lovely family of blue heelers: Bluey, her younger sister, Bingo, their mum, Chilli, and dad, Bandit.
I could go on for thousands of words about why I love Bluey, but I want to highlight two episodes that affected me more than they should.
The first episode of season three is called Bedroom, and it’s one of many that hit me hard.
In the seven-minute cry-fest that is Bedroom, Bluey and Bingo decide to have their own bedrooms after being in the same one their whole lives.
But it’s harder than they thought it would be.
They miss being in the same room and keep finding reasons to delay bedtime and visit each other — passing notes, needing certain toys, reminders to say goodnight to the birds outside, etc.
At the end of the episode, Bluey sends one final note: a drawing of them sleeping in the same bed.
The final shot is of the two in Bluey’s bed, happily going to sleep.
This episode hurt me a little bit.
It reminded me of when my sister and I shared a room and how much I loved it and love her.
We’re now both in our 20s and live in the same house, but occasionally, we’ll have ‘sleepovers’.
I love them a lot.
It feels the same as when we were younger and shared a bedroom.
She always reminds me that although I was much smaller than her, I would take up the whole bed.
Another episode that hits right in the feels is the episode called Bingo.
Bingo, the younger sister, has to learn to play on her own when Bluey goes to a party and the parents are busy.
It’s hard for her, but she eventually figures it out.
As the youngest of my siblings, I had to learn this lesson too.
When I was 12, all of my siblings had left home to go to university in Melbourne, and for the first time in my life, it was just me and my parents.
I hated it (no offence to my parents).
My sisters were so integral to my enjoyment of life.
They played games, humoured my terrible ideas and made me laugh every day.
I missed them, and I’d like to think they missed me.
Now, they’ve moved back home and it’s back to normal.
They play games with me, humour my bad jokes and make me laugh every day.
Some things never change, just like my love for Bluey and my sisters.