Let’s all go to the movies…
Tomorrow, Em and I are going to see Wall-E. This will be the first time she’s gone to a movie theater. When she was younger, we didn’t think she could sit still, and then lately she hasn’t wanted to go because it’s new and different and therefore to be shunned. But I’m not presenting it as a choice this time, I’ve just been calmly saying, “On Friday, we’re going to go see Wall-E” and telling her a little bit about what it’s about. She’ll go along with something that you tell her is going to happen. She seems interested.
Going to the movies is a good experience for a kid to have, in my opinion. It’ll be a good opportunity for me to help prevent another idiot cell-phone talking moviegoer from entering the world. You don’t know these things unless someone tells you, and I’d rather it be me who tells her than have someone turn around and lay the smack down when she starts kicking their seat in the middle of, say, a retro showing of Schindler’s List.
Interestingly, I’ve read on some autism boards that Wall-E is a particularly good movie to take children with autism to, since there’s not a lot of complex dialogue to confuse kids who have trouble with language. Em’s doing better in that regard, but I’ll still be interested to see if that seems to make a difference to her.
Green Jayne finished, orange Berrocco Jayne hat on the needles.
Philip really enjoyed Wall-E for the first 2/3 or so. Then he wanted to use the restroom, and he was sort of not into it for the rest of the movie after that. Which also roughly corresponded to when people started showing up.
Philip really enjoyed Wall-E for the first 2/3 or so. Then he wanted to use the restroom, and he was sort of not into it for the rest of the movie after that. Which also roughly corresponded to when people started showing up.
Just saw Batman again and had to tell an ADULT not to text message. I swear this guy had to be in his fifties. My 19 year old niece was proud of me.
And Wall-E was enjoyable because it was quiet. I like Wall-E’s friend the roach.
Just saw Batman again and had to tell an ADULT not to text message. I swear this guy had to be in his fifties. My 19 year old niece was proud of me.
And Wall-E was enjoyable because it was quiet. I like Wall-E’s friend the roach.
My mom and dad were in a James Bond movie once, and some guy had brought his very young child in. No kidding. A young child. In a James Bond movie. The child, being way too young for the movie, kept talking the entire time. Finally my dad had had enough and turned around and said very emphatically, “Mister, you need to take that kid out of here or shut him the hell up.”
The guy left, and the theater burst into applause. Heh. Go Dad.
My mom and dad were in a James Bond movie once, and some guy had brought his very young child in. No kidding. A young child. In a James Bond movie. The child, being way too young for the movie, kept talking the entire time. Finally my dad had had enough and turned around and said very emphatically, “Mister, you need to take that kid out of here or shut him the hell up.”
The guy left, and the theater burst into applause. Heh. Go Dad.
I hear ya. I anticipate a lot of trips to the bathroom, mainly because she’s got a tiny little bladder. Of course, she also hates those self-flushing toilets, so it’ll be kind of an internal tug-of-war for her.
If Em wants to leave in the middle, I’ll encourage her to stay, but if she really does want to go then we’ll go. That’s why God made DVDs.
However, I’m hopeful. Especially because Em does like popcorn. Heh.
I hear ya. I anticipate a lot of trips to the bathroom, mainly because she’s got a tiny little bladder. Of course, she also hates those self-flushing toilets, so it’ll be kind of an internal tug-of-war for her.
If Em wants to leave in the middle, I’ll encourage her to stay, but if she really does want to go then we’ll go. That’s why God made DVDs.
However, I’m hopeful. Especially because Em does like popcorn. Heh.
We took Wm with us to see Casino Royale when it came out, so he was what, under one? But it was to the special “mom’s day at the movies” showing, where the lights are turned up and the sound is turned down.
On the day Indiana Jones 4 came out, and a lot of the showings were sold out, so some random guy came to the special showing of Iron Man because he couldn’t get Indy tickets, and Wm was fussy and the guy yells out PLEASE REMOVE YOUR NOISY BABY and all the women around him told him he was being an ass, because it was the bring-the-baby movies. But good heavens, if he were fussing like that at a regular showing, you can bet we’d be in the lobby pronto.
We took Wm with us to see Casino Royale when it came out, so he was what, under one? But it was to the special “mom’s day at the movies” showing, where the lights are turned up and the sound is turned down.
On the day Indiana Jones 4 came out, and a lot of the showings were sold out, so some random guy came to the special showing of Iron Man because he couldn’t get Indy tickets, and Wm was fussy and the guy yells out PLEASE REMOVE YOUR NOISY BABY and all the women around him told him he was being an ass, because it was the bring-the-baby movies. But good heavens, if he were fussing like that at a regular showing, you can bet we’d be in the lobby pronto.
Yeah, I was ready to leave if he decided he wanted to go, but I was able to encourage him to stick it out. I think the slapstick physical comedy of the short was beyond him, but he really did seem to be into it until there was suddenly lots of dialog to deal with.
Yeah, I was ready to leave if he decided he wanted to go, but I was able to encourage him to stick it out. I think the slapstick physical comedy of the short was beyond him, but he really did seem to be into it until there was suddenly lots of dialog to deal with.