I’ve been reading MckMama’s blog for awhile now, but haven’t had remembered anything noteworthy to blog about on Not Me! Monday. Until today.
When taking our three children to see the new animated movie “Up” (which I highly recommend for it’s beautiful portrayal of marriage for the long haul and it’s genuinely funny and totally clean humor), I did not accidentally spill 1/4 of our ridiculously expensive movie theater popcorn on the floor before anyone else had a chance to eat any.
And then, I most certainly did not ignore Little Boy when he decided to claim that portion as his own, and proceed to eat it all off the floor, nearly every single kernel, during the movie. Not me!
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I would not do anything like that, either.
hey this reminds me of those Family Circus cartoons with the "not me" ghost
Ya know he does not do that with his cheerios every Sunday?
Too funny, for Not happening!
Thanks for the movie recommend! I wondered if it was a goody!
Arielle, I have much greater confidence in the absence of freaky germs in the church carpet than I do in a public movie theater. I know and trust the dear lady who cleans our church, but I have no idea who cleans the theater or how thorough they are!
Oh, you took your kids to see UP.
I saw UP with my husband and we both decided that it was an excellent movie for the same reasons you listed, but we also decided that it was not a movie for children (toddlers specifically – mine are 5, 4 and 2). I don't say this to say you were wrong to let yours see it. I just wonder if I'm too crazy with my ideas of what such small children should be exposed to and what they can actually grasp.
I thought the dogs were scary (for small minds that view dogs as precious wondrous pets). I also didn't like that Muntz obviously went a little nuts and became a murderous man. I could assume that the full impact of such matters would be lost on one so young, but I'm scared that would be a false assumption. They get SO MUCH more than I ever thought possible and things that scare them stay in their heads. So . . .
Calm my nerves and reassure me or perhaps reconsider standards?
I know it can get touchy. I think Finding Nemo was excellent but those were things far removed from us (the deep ocean) and I could explain them. But to explain the murderous heart of an insane man? I just don't know.
Some of my family with kids before me had strict standards for what they would let their kids watch and I followed their lead. But nearly seven years later their standard seems to have gone out the window. Did they realize it wasn't that big a deal (they still have toddler age kids) or get too tired?
I realize that your kids have a dog (we don't and won't for various reasons) and they are intimately aquainted with death. So I actually can see that your kids would be effected quite differently than mine would at this time by various things in life (including this movie).
Your blog is such good reading!!