Ashley Archambault and her son standing on a beach together and smiling.
The author and her son watched "Stranger Things," he started to idolize the character Billy Hargrove.
  • My son and I watched "Stranger Things" together, and he was drawn to Billy Hargrove.
  • When he became interested in things like hair metal and lifting weights, I started to worry.
  • But I used the opportunity to talk to him about right and wrong in the context of the character.

When I watched "Stranger Things" with my son, I could have never expected that he would be drawn to Billy Hargrove, who isn't exactly the good guy. My son is 10 now, going into fifth grade, and his admiration of Billy persists.