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To the parents of the 5 Year Old at Zero Dark Thirty Saturday
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Ernie
offlineMemberPosted 4 months ago # -
pennygirl
offlineMemberWhy would I know the answer? I think it matters because of the original post. It's like getting all bolshie over a dog poop thread when you own a cat.
Posted 4 months ago # -
SmartsyArtsy
offlineMemberCrying rooms? I thought the reference was a joke, now it seems to be a real thing with a title!! Must be northwest thing -- or is it just Seattle?
Posted 4 months ago # -
Cate
onlineMemberChurches and theaters used to have crying rooms. Not so common anymore.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Bird
offlineMemberCrying rooms used to be more prevalent than they are now with all the huge theatres. Landmark are the only ones that I know of in this area that still have them.
Posted 4 months ago # -
lifeisamazing
offlineMemberI'm afraid I can't agree with you on this one Phoo. If I saw someone punching their kid I would step in. When you say there are lines drawn I guess this is on the other side of the line for me. Making a child watch a movie about torture? How horrifying. Obviously, everyone is not going to see it the same way (or those idiots wouldn't have taken their kid there - they thought it was alright) but the fact that the kid was screaming and crying in fear? It seems pretty clear to me that the parents right to watch a movie does not over ride the child's right to not be terrified.
Posted 4 months ago # -
teigyr
offlineMemberI think the problem is though if you try to step in on someones parenting skills, they might take it out on the child. Bystanders are there for a fraction of the child's life, the parents are always there and resentful parents = bad parents. I've known parents who have made really poor decisions and there are always justifications. No babysitter, my child can handle it, my child prefers video games to playing outside, and the list goes on. There's a generation, and who knows it might've always been there, who is either really selfish or wants to be "best friends" with their child and doesn't see the child as someone who needs guidance.
I think the appropriate way to handle it would be to take it as it is. A person is disturbing a show. Talk to the ushers/mgmt, whatever. While we can joke about parenting skills, I'm not so sure confronting parenting skills is a good thing most of the time.
Cinebarre. They don't check our addresses so they allow hillbilly people in. They enforce the fact that if you have crap behavior, you're out of there. It is lovely AND you can eat/drink there.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Ernie
offlineMemberIt's like getting all bolshie over a dog poop thread when you own a cat.
Or having the audacity to comment on politics when you're not a US citizen? Come on Penny, you know better than that.
I don't have to have kids my own kids to know that it is in poor taste to judge the parenting decisions of someone who was shot, paralyzed, mid-carried her child, and saw her 6 year old murdered in front of her, because she chose to take her to a midnight movie. IMHO.
Posted 4 months ago # -
ks
offlineMemberTheaters can set their own business practices (with some limitations) and can choose not to let children into R rated movies even when a parent wishes to allow it. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/03/03/children-no-longer-allowed-in-r-rated-movies-at-some-local-theatres/
Posted 4 months ago # -
Edog
offlineMemberLast night the misses asked me What Zero Dark Thirsty was about!
I said I don't know but it makes me want a Guinness.
True Story!
Posted 4 months ago # -
onederfullone
offlineMemberZero mid-morning thirsty would make a great album...
Coming soon to a preschooler near you.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Lou98107
offlineMemberI hesitate to ask about this, but I have no idea what "getting all bolshie" means. I'm picturing a psychological meltdown, but I realize I could be way off base.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Ernie
offlineMemberFrom MW dictionary:
British : refusing to obey or help : defiant and uncooperative
The root is Bolshevik which is kind of funny.
I think it's the refusing to obey part that PG doesn't like.....
Posted 4 months ago # -
pennygirl
offlineMemberOk - you get that one Ernie :-)
Posted 4 months ago # -
Samkin
offlineMemberSorry, Ernie. You can keep baiting, not playing.
Posted 4 months ago # -
pennygirl
offlineMemberBolshie is a great word. That's all I have to say, apart from the fact that it applies to probably 60% of the people here. Then there's passive Bolshie which is exactly what you think it is. That's about 30%. That leaves the 10% who are actually somewhat normal.
Posted 4 months ago # -
pennygirl
offlineMemberAnd on cue - one of the 10% posts! Hi Samkin!
Posted 4 months ago # -
Samkin
offlineMemberThanks PG! That made me laugh.
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