Taleren Bloodsong

and there is proof of what kind of father he is. One adult and one child for a Midnight showing of a movie on a school night. If you are able to pay a child's price, the kid is 12 or younger. Why would any good parent take their child to a midnight showing of a movie on a school night? Bet you didn't get the child home til 3 AM or later. Did I mention that it was a school night? Obviously you probably didn't make the child go to school today. What did you tell the school? Oh my kid is too tired to come to school today because of Star Wars.

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Shepasir

He's only 4 and attends pre-school. I moved up his schedule a bit to adjust for being awake between 11:30-3:00. Basicly feed him, bathed him, and put him to bed early. So he was able to still get 8-9 hrs of sleep....6 the first time and 3 the next....he wanted to go and he earned it by not pee'ing the bed. He stayed awake through the whole thing waving his lightsaber around everytime someone in the movie did.

Shepasir

oh and mine was only 1 of the 24 other children that where there that night too...FYI

fildien

4years old and up past 8pm?

4yrs old and attending a PG-13 movie?

Folks, this is what is wrong with the US today. No parental responsibility.

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Nurta <Shark Baby>
Mind Trick - Empire

Cados Evilsbane

My brother is taking his 6-year old to see it. I don't see anything wrong with a situation like my brother's or Shepasir's, as they both seem to have prepared for everything well.

(I'm not taking into account whether or not you all like Shepasir or not lol.. I am only talking about this situation.)

If you know your child well enough, opportunities like these give you a chance to further bond and have something to talk about in the future.. good times, etc. Who cares if it's a school night? It's only one night. I'd venture a guess that you yourselves did much worse on 'school nights' at various ages. Life is for living sometimes..

It is totally up to the parent.. no one else.. to determine what is right for their child. At least Shepasir cares enough to take advantage of rare opportunities like this.

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fildien

My personal feelings about Shep have nothing to do with this. I think having a 4yr or 6yr old for that matter up that late is not healthy. Young children need routine and they need sleep, not just for crankiness sake but also to help them grow.

That movie is rated PG-13 for a reason and I would not personally take a young child to see it unless that child had a really good grasp on the concepts. Even then I probably wouldn't.

It's my opinion of course, and it doesn't matter b/c people will still do stuff like this and I will still say that school violence and other such crap is the direct result of bad parenting NOT video games, TV, and movies. If parents acted like parents and not like irresponsible children themselves the world would be better.

Just this week at an elementary school in my area, there was a murder suicide. Not children mind you.....two adults in the parking lot just as school was letting out. How crazy is that. Accountability starts with yourself and should carry over to your children and how you raise them.

So this is justification in your mind? Others do it so it must be ok? Hey next time take him to a Rave and do drugs in front of him and let him have some too. You can start your own fad and then others can say well he's here with his kid let me bring mine too. Extreme I know but a point nonetheless.

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Nurta <Shark Baby>
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Greystone Thorngage

hehe hey Taleran, took my 9 year old nephew to see it, BUT schools been out for summer break for over a week now

Shepasir

Example 1-100 as to why Fildien doesnt have any children is listed above.

Im not saying that is was neither right nor wrong for those other children to be there. It is not my call to tell another parent what they should or should not do with their children. I am the only one that has to answer for my actions when it comes to my child. Taking him to a Rave and to a PG-13 movie its 2 175% completely different things. My child has grown up on those films just as I once did. He has a firm grasp on the concept of reality vs fantasy. I can say that because he tried to fly off a dresser at his mom's house not once but twice and recieved staples in his head both times. Needless to say after that experience he's not going to try much else that he sees on tv or in a movie. Communication with your children is the key to solving all of this. It is good for parents to sometimes "get down to a child's level" and relate to them. Ever played Power Rangers with a child Fildien? Ever sat down and had a discussion about how cool is it to bake cookies with your grand-parents? No insult intened im just asking. As far as my son's schedule goes...its the same day in and day out Mon-Fri. What he does on the weekends with his mother I have no control over.

When you become a parent...then you can speak from experience. Otherwise, unless I'm wrong and you have had some children recently, you really have zero room to talk.

Talid

You guys are ragging on the retard for a dumb reason this time. Don't even pretend that you don't consider star wars a family event, maybe you don't agree with the kid going to a midnight showing for whatever reason but saying 4 year old's shouldn't watch star wars is just an excuse to insult Shep over something trivial

Moglor

Agree with Talid.

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