tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post2386787182465287411..comments2023-07-03T06:33:49.206-04:00Comments on J-TWO-O: Teachable moments, courtesy of The Social NetworkJ.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-48120641128638196142010-10-29T02:33:04.664-04:002010-10-29T02:33:04.664-04:00My mom took me & my brother to see Fitz the Ca...My mom took me & my brother to see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_the_Cat_%28film%29" rel="nofollow">Fitz the Cat</a> when I was the tender age of 8 ~ it took about 10 minutes 'til she realized that Fritz was not related to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_Cat" rel="nofollow">Felix</a>.<br /><br />When I was a teen, my dad took me to see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj0BnsF1FXs&feature=fvw" rel="nofollow">Caligula</a>; he soo loves all things Roman.Powaqqatsinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-8747264136301137722010-10-26T21:03:36.809-04:002010-10-26T21:03:36.809-04:00Just think how tedious the story would have been h...Just think how tedious the story would have been had it taken place at MIT. We dodged a cinematic bullet there.<br /><br />My parents took my siblings and me to all manner of inapproporiate movies when I was young. I think watching sex acts when your mom is within several seats from you is an actual form of birth control.JWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727345442746399524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-52360915103746201872010-10-26T15:19:47.933-04:002010-10-26T15:19:47.933-04:00@Dave S.: Uh no (and will remind you of those word...<b>@Dave S.</b>: Uh no (and will remind you of those words when your kids reach middle or high school. :-)<br /><br /><b>@Kendor</b>: Yeah, much better to have her listen to the Grateful Dead. ;-PJ.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-54484884821846859942010-10-26T14:58:25.903-04:002010-10-26T14:58:25.903-04:00I am good with teaching momentness of it all, and ...I am good with teaching momentness of it all, and the high school teacher part of me was the one who triggered the post movie discussion... <br /><br />There was a lot morally and ethically to digest here, and I for one would much rather have my child be given reason to ponder these larger complex life issues, as opposed to passively viewing the pornography or misogyny that passes for music videos.Kendorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036298055668464672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-41962035377554454452010-10-26T12:43:42.393-04:002010-10-26T12:43:42.393-04:00My parents took us to see Blazing Saddles when I w...My parents took us to see <i>Blazing Saddles</i> when I was ten. They warned us about the language but had otherwise "heard good things about it" (almost a direct quote). Yay Mom and Dad! Although they almost lost me when I came close to laughing myself unconscious during the beans scene.<br /><br />Re the teaching moments, if you're doing coke off of someone's <i>non</i>-naked stomach wouldn't the powder get smushed into the clothing fibers? Or was that not the intended lesson?Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-43329050072725474932010-10-26T12:09:05.660-04:002010-10-26T12:09:05.660-04:00brilliant, jenny, just brilliantbrilliant, jenny, just brilliantThe Daily Del Francohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10050233132196226702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-50001864586717525032010-10-26T11:52:15.632-04:002010-10-26T11:52:15.632-04:00@Betty Cracker: Go Gators! :-)
@Sugar Daze: My mo...<b>@Betty Cracker</b>: Go Gators! :-)<br /><br /><b>@Sugar Daze</b>: My mother just reminded me (though I needed no reminding) that she took me and a friend to see <i>Cabaret</i>. I am hoping this was when it was in re-release, or that it had been playing for years (I don't recall), because I would have been half junior's age otherwise. All that said, though, I had NO IDEA what was going on in the film, as I recall, and the family legend is that I asked my mother, not using my inside voice, what an abortion was during the movie. I believe it was a loooong time after that until I saw another PG-rated movie. :-)J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-51799137454717903042010-10-26T11:43:28.510-04:002010-10-26T11:43:28.510-04:00I am actually surprised that J-Three-O wanted to s...I am actually surprised that J-Three-O wanted to see such an "intellectual" film. When I was her age, I was all about sneaking into the R rated films I wasn't allowed to see like Friday the 13th and Porky's! Oh, and don't feel bad, my mom took me to see Raging Bull when I was 11, yes, 11! Where every other word out of De Niro's mouth was f*ck and the blood was flying like no tomorrow. I can recall her asking my stepfather to take me to the candy bar every 5 minutes so I wouldn't see what was happening. I am scarred for life! ;PSugar Dazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208932511688616864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-76692949029811967442010-10-26T10:18:10.742-04:002010-10-26T10:18:10.742-04:00If it's any comfort to you, I have a friend wh...If it's any comfort to you, I have a friend who committed a much worse movie blunder several years back -- she took her then-13 year old to see Kill Bill! Yikes!<br /><br />Well, at least you can scratch Harvard off the list. <br /><br />I took my then-11-year-old to a football game at my old alma mater a couple of years back. On the way to the game, we were stuck in a traffic jam on Frat Row in front of a house that had an old school bus parked in the front yard. <br /><br />The young folks had somehow dragged a massive sofa on top of the school bus. Some were lolling about on the sofa doing Jello shots. Others were line-dancing on either side of it. My kid DEFINITELY wants to go to my old college now. Oy.Betty Crackerhttp://rumproast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-5643241503087376062010-10-26T10:17:40.691-04:002010-10-26T10:17:40.691-04:00Don't feel bad, junior's "twin" ...Don't feel bad, junior's "twin" loved it...AlyssaGoodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319488964632180616noreply@blogger.com