In the end, the kid never did come back to get the opinion of us two ladies. I only heard him from around the corner of the building shouting, "NO! We came here for NOTHING!"
I-I'm just taking things without paying for th... In what twisted dictionary is that stealing?
Willow ,'Showtime'
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Laga - May 01, 2009 8:07:51 pm PDT #1002 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
DavidS - May 01, 2009 8:12:30 pm PDT #1003 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I only heard him from around the corner of the building shouting, "NO! We came here for NOTHING!"
Better than nightmares, junior.
To be clear, it's certainly not your responsiblity to help in a situation like that. But socializing the little critters is a whole lot of trial and error, and it costs nothing to nod and say "Uh huh" to maintain the general peace.
Frankenbuddha - May 01, 2009 8:16:43 pm PDT #1004 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
As someone who received a horde of nieces and nephews at too young an age, and subsequently harbors VERY W.C. Fields attitudes towards children, I'm going to withdraw from this discussion. Through my friends kids I've been learning to be tolerant, and I AM grateful for that.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 01, 2009 8:48:46 pm PDT #1005 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
It also costs nothing to ask an unrelated adult to back up your stated position, rather than putting words in their mouth and rudely cutting them off when they disagree.
Laga - May 01, 2009 9:28:22 pm PDT #1006 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Maybe if I hadn't watched that Dog Whisperer marathon right before work I wouldn't have been quite so affronted.
DavidS - May 01, 2009 10:25:08 pm PDT #1007 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm going to withdraw from this discussion.
Sorry, Frank, I was far too acidic. Sorry to each of you.
It also costs nothing to ask an unrelated adult to back up your stated position, rather than putting words in their mouth and rudely cutting them off when they disagree.
That's true, but she was probably just hoping/expecting for a play-along-with-me moment. Her hand gesture was undoubtedly rude, but would suggest to me that she didn't really expect deeper participation in her point. She was probably trying to break the dynamic with her kid so that wasn't just a parent-on-child moment (which she might have guessed would spiral down), and was going for a this-is-socially-understood angle with the kid.
Sometimes a head to head confrontation with the child can only descend to where the parent has to exercise an ultimatum. But if you triangulate it, you can sometimes make the moment not about parent-child dynamics but something closer to the actual point: "It's socially understood that this movie is too violent for somebody your age."
Pure speculation on my part, and rude to impose on Laga there but I do think she was just looking for a rebound off Laga rather than requesting actual involvement.
flea - May 02, 2009 3:18:41 am PDT #1008 of 30000
information libertarian
Has anyone seen Night at the Museum? I'm seeing a zillion previews for the sequel on Nickelodeon (SAVE ME from Fairly Oddparents Wishology Weekend) and it actually looks, um, good?
But then, previews often make a terrible movie look good.
Kathy A - May 02, 2009 4:39:03 am PDT #1009 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The first one wasn't too bad, and the niece and nephew both liked it. I had some giggles, probably more than I've had at other live-action kids flicks I've seen, so it wasn't a waste of money.
DavidS - May 02, 2009 6:27:31 am PDT #1010 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We saw the first Night at a Museum. It was okay. Didn't love it; didn't grit my teeth watching it.
beekaytee - May 02, 2009 6:32:19 am PDT #1011 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I had a similar, if unrelated, experience to Laga's yesterday and was surprised by how deeply under my skin it got.
t /natter
Nevermind...I deleted a rant that was not appropriate for Movies other than to support Laga in feeling aggro about behavior that had nothing to do with her.
I DO tend to go along with the parental support option whenever possible, but I wouldn't be pleased to be Cesar-shushed either.