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He watched the trailer for WTWTA and said he wanted to see it. I've determined we'll wait for the DVD, thanks. #movies
10/21/09
The other part I loved was where the dad complained that his 20-month-old hadn't been scared enough to cry. I keep trying to come up with words that would express my reaction to that, but all that comes out is "seriously, dude, WTF?" #movies
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Sometimes a kid just has a bite saved up in them. #movies
10/20/09
So yeah, make sure you teach your kids the difference between reality and fantasy.
And of course, I'm joking. Kids are adorable. #movies
10/20/09
As an anecdote: I was a quiet, thoughtful kid who did not hit or hurt others because I knew, without being told, that it was wrong. So I didn't do it.
My brother, who is a year and a half younger than me, would play video games and then hit me when he lost. He has, to this day, temper issues.
My husband has been playing games since he was kid and not only never hit his sister, but is least violent person I've ever met.
Sounds like that kid was really ticked off about something she hadn't articulated before. Also, she's 5. Kids sometimes just do things. #movies
10/20/09
Heck, now little Claire's mother is probably going to sue the producers of the movie for causing mental duress. #movies
10/20/09
On a parenting website I frequent, a woman was talking about how her 4 year old saw the Dark Knight.
My mom let my 4 year old brother watch shows like CSI and Law and Order SVU, etc.
My husband still doesn't understand why I won't let him play Gears of War and other rated M video games around our 2 year old daughter. And has expressed that he thinks 3 years old is okay to start playing those games around her. (Coincidentally, he also suggested taking her to see WTWTA to which I said hell no).
Those ratings mean shit to some people who would rather desensitize their child to scary or violent things that they shouldn't be exposed to... Or they are just too lazy to care.
It saddens me. ): #movies
10/21/09
There were at least 2 children under the age of 5 when I went to the Dark Knight, and I only noticed those two because they were frightened. They were with separate families. One screamed "I'm scared!" in Spanish when her family was coming back from the bathroom because something violent happened, and the little boy in front of me was visibly disturbed during the scene where Two Face is threatening to kill the little boy and kept making small whimpering noises.
Children have different levels of maturity, but a dark, moody film featuring a man in clown like makeup who kills people and blows things up? Probably not for the pre-k set, and you don't need a ratings system to figure that out. #movies
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I used to write these AWFUL notes, most which likened my parents to various barnyard animals and throw them over the sides of the stairs.
Kids are little shits. Kids* are shits because they're humans and humans are shits.
*This does not include goats. But goats might be shits, too. I've never personally known a goat. I like their little beards though, so I'll give them a chance -- that's what I did with Lenin. #movies