CavGirl and I had a date this morning. The local theaters run older kids movies a few mornings each week during the summer. They are free since they expect you to spend money on concessions. It works out well for everyone. We were supposed to see this:
I double-checked the time and theater with my friend. He was taking his daughter too. Somehow wires got crossed because The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anythingwas not playing at that movie theater, and my friend was nowhere to be found. It was at this moment that I was glad I didn’t tell CavGirl she’d see her friend this morning. I was tempted to go home.
But my mind went back to the night before when I told her we were going on a date. She was excited about the idea of going to the movie. She wanted to bring Addison, her favorite doll. She wanted to bring him in the stroller. We compromised … ‘yes’ to Addison and ‘no’ to the stroller. She was already disappointed, I didn’t want to completely disappoint her.
So … we saw this. Yes, Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was okay, aside from some words I was not excited about my daughter hearing. Like “sucks” for instance- even though they used it to mean “awful”. The scatological humor was something else I could do without. The singers & dancers who joined them on stage were not exactly kid appropriate either.
But, she enjoyed her first taste of movie theater popcorn. And she savored the Sprite that came with it in the kids combo. She did really well for the first time in a movie theater. She didn’t get restless until the last 10-15 minutes.
This may sound strange to some of you. We know people who have been bringing their kids to the movies since they were a year old. You might call us “old fashioned” since she’s 3 1/2 and has never gone to a movie. Others might call us progressive because we took such a young child to the movies.
I thought she was old enough to enjoy it. And I thought it was Veggie Tales. Yes on the first, and no on the second. But I had a good time watching a movie with my little girl- even if it was Alvin and the Chipmunks.
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