ot.........scary movies and kids

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ot.........scary movies and kids
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Mon, 08-01-2005 - 11:37pm

bad mommy and daddy report tonight..we were channel surfing and dh decides to announce that we're going to watch the abc movie sixth sense. i'm saying no way and the oldest two, ages 6 and almost 8, are all for it because it's *scaaaaaary*. at every commercial i'm saying it's just make believe it's just make believe and even encouraged a channel change. we watched the entire movie and when it was time to go to bed, my oldest asked a genuine question: what do you do if (big emphasis on *if*) things pop out of the television mom? i reminded her that it was only a movie and that would never happen. she was certain i was wrong and kept asking "but what *if*...." i said it wouldn't happen and included other shows that wouldn't pop out either like her favorites spongebob and lizzie mcguire.

i feel so bad that these kids watched this movie. are there limits on programming at your home and would you have handled the scenario the same way with children at this age? tia for any btdt or advice.

m3t who can't wait til the school year starts so we can get back into a routine of 8P bedtime.

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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 4:00pm

Thanks....you are so right.

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 4:03pm

"to go as far as saying my church will marry a gay couple or allow a divorced man or woman to marry again without an annulment is not the point." Oh, I know it's not YOUR point. It isn't even the point the rest of us have been discussing. The point is that they are not allowed to have a place in the church leadership, no matter how called they may be, and if they really push matters, they might just find themselves excommunicated.

"there are loads of spiritual leaders in the catholic church that come from complete opposite ways of living than ones who have always believed in the same church law since infancy." This has what, exactly, to do with anything?

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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 4:05pm

It's exactly the point.

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 4:14pm

<<my 9 year old story comes to surface once again.>>


Ummm, no it doesn't. The 9yo was neither divorced nor gay. Neither were his parents.

Elaine: "Is it a problem

Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.  Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.

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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 4:15pm
and that's why this (church) population drift......sad. really.
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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 4:15pm

Yep. I got to that point (but not as well worded) in later posts.


In most cases, it isn't the married man who is missing out (he can pursue his calling through other denominations I suppose), but the Church and it's congregation.

Elaine: "Is it a problem

Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.  Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.

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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 4:18pm

Your particular parish might ... but I'd venture that it is a rarity.


And, in some cases, they might be *allowed* to worship and participate .. but they are not treated as spirtually equal by the remainder of the congregation.


(sideline comment: was such a great thing at FIL's partner's mem service ... to see how embraced the two had been by their fellow church members ... they were truly, truly, truly accepted)

Elaine: "Is it a problem

Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.  Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.

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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 4:21pm
Seems we agree. So why are you thumbs downing?
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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 4:23pm

Kinda, sorta, maybe.


One of my best friends growing up was raised in the Catholic Church by two faithful, passionate Catholics. The mother had been divorced. The father had left the priesthood to marry her. They were both first generation Americans with families in Ireland.


It was quite fascinating as you can imagine. This was in the eighties so we mainly discussed the IRA and Northern Ireland. I never asked him if he had left the church for her or if he had left it for other reasons. As a child, I had already decided it was the great love story.


The point? Oh yeah. She worked for the diocese and he volunteered as a counselor for their local parish. When he retired, they opened their own therapy center. He almost did more as a ex priest than he would have been able to do as a priest. They had actual knowledge of marriage, divorce, raising children etc that alot of priests don't have.


He didn't miss out on much.


"I do not want to be a princess! I want to be myself"

Mallory (age 3)

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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 4:23pm

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That wasn't because of practices of the church. That was because of the strong faith of the people involved. That all goes to *their* credit, not the church's.


And I bristle at the thought of a homosexual man having to pray weekly for forgiveness ...


ETA that I also bristle at the thought of the

Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.  Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.

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