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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Registered: 02-11-2005
Thu, 08-11-2005 - 9:06am
who said anything about being flexible? welcoming, accepting, respected.......sure.
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Thu, 08-11-2005 - 9:08am

i got dizzy reading that post suzy...sorry.

but can you answer my question? is there any thing you will or will not read based on your religious convictions and morals?

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Thu, 08-11-2005 - 9:32am
How do you know they were non-Catholics?

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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Thu, 08-11-2005 - 9:41am
that's why i included in my post that i was going out on a limb here.......i'm making the assumption that they weren't because there was no amen and just abrubtly taken..judgement yes. guilty as charged.
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Thu, 08-11-2005 - 10:21am

Do you really not see that it has nothing to do with the respect that your dh gives to your religion because simply it doesn't matter if he respects it or not....it's still a closed table to him.

PumpkinAngel

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Thu, 08-11-2005 - 10:24am

Are you talking to me?

PumpkinAngel

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Thu, 08-11-2005 - 10:24am

Your priest has no idea that your DH isn't Catholic? Really? You think so?

What makes you assume the homeless people in the church weren't Catholic?

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Registered: 03-16-2005
Thu, 08-11-2005 - 10:25am
Excuse me? I'm not PA.
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Registered: 03-28-2003
Thu, 08-11-2005 - 10:30am

I'm not sure because I don't know what the purpose of your question is.

Are you trying to say that you won't read the book because it goes against your religious convictions and morals?

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 08-11-2005 - 10:39am

I did....in my post, based on Virgos post.

PumpkinAngel

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