Tomorrow, if everything goes as planned, I will be taking the boys to see Happy Feet. It will be the first time I will be taking them to the movies by myself. I am not too worried, as I do everything else with them alone and they usually are pretty good in the theater. I would of liked to meet a friend or someone there, like I usually do, but it IS rated PG. It seems most of the boys friends either are scared of the dark or are not allowed to see PG movies. So alone we will go.

I can understand people standing firm on what their kids aren’t allowed to watch, and I admit, we are pretty laid back in that area. When I was growing up, I wouldn’t of been allowed to see the movie, either. (that is probably why I am so laid back) The thing that gets me is that people can go too far. My hubby and I are trying to take a real life approach. I don’t think it is healthy to shield children from everything, because then they grow up and are hit over the head by the way the real world works. I do understand and know several people that don’t partake of movies or whatnot for religious reasons, and well, that is another topic. But the other day I was standing with Toby while I overheard two mothers talking about going to see Charlotte’s Web which is rated G. Apparently, they were going to meet each other and were discussing which kids they would be bringing.

” I am not going to bring Sam to the movie only Billy.”

“Why? it is rated G.”

“Well, you know one of the characters well, (in a whisper) D’s.”

“D?”

“Yeah (looks around and down at Toby in a even softer hush) dies…”

“Oh yeah? I guess I won’t bring Sally either. I didn’t realize that one of them, you know.”

Have I missed something? Is “die” now a swear word? I don’t think Toby would be upset by the word, but I appreciate the thoughtfulness into sheltering my child to the fact that life someday will end. I want my children to know that life will not continue on forever. I want them to make best of what they do have and not see life through rose colored glasses, cuz that ain’t real. I am not going to sit down and discuss funeral arrangements with them, but jeez, they can hear the word and see it happen in a movie! I would rather them witness the cycle of life there than have to live through it and learn about it for the the first time when it happens in our real life…

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