"I don't have wings!"

"Of course not, you're a boy."

OMG, how I loved the land walkers. And the beetle soldiers were so creepy. and the Skeksis were so creepy. And the mystics were so lovely (I sculpted one in high school, it's somewhere in the garden now).

(Here's where I admit that I was raised on the fairytales where Cinderella's stepsisters cut off their heals and toes).

the scene where the pink goo comes out of the bathtub and reaches for the baby stayed with me for YEARS

OH MY GOD AS SOON AS YOU MENTIONED THAT MOVIE I KNEW THAT WOULD BE THE SCENE BECAUSE OH MY GOD.

Old Yeller made me sob and sob. So did Charlotte's Web of course, but for some reason I've forgiven Charlotte's Web for that, but not Old Yeller. Maybe because I read the one book first so I knew what was coming?

My kids are highly sensitive, Franny tends to be the one who crys whereas Isaac needs to hide his eyes or hold someone's hand. But then they get over it. They were fine with Brave and even Toy Story 3. I don't plan on mentioning the worrisome stuff in Dragon 2 ahead of time as I suspect they will work through it for themselves.

Dark Crystal creeped me out.

The movie that totally fucked me up was Benji, when the kidnappers kick his doggie girlfriend Tiffany across the room. I was so shocked, and so hurt, I didn't know how to process it.

I think I remember some trauma from either Grizzly Adams or Born Free, too.

I'm the gal who was traumatized by the flying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz but still insisted on watching it year after year.

Oh, god, Toy Story 3.

Yeah, Up and Toy Story 3 are off limits here unless I need a big cathartic ugly-cry.

As a kid, the tunnel in Willy Wonka freaked me out (specifically the scorpion/bug thing), but I also kind of loved the thrill of it.

As a kid, the tunnel in Willy Wonka freaked me out

As a kid? Shit, that thing has NEVER stopped freaking me out.

I watch horror movies for fun now! The tunnel is a piece of cake at this point.