Screw that guy. He literally just made both of my kids cry because of the new movie. They read the books and watch the old shows so naturally they wanted to watch the newest addition. We turned it into a family movie night. I'm not going to lie. I was excited. 10 year old me was jumping for joy.
It had a strong beginning but by the middle it stated to lack in any scare factor. Both my husband and I were asleep by the 3rd quarter of the movie. Towards the end we both woke from out stupor and declared that we were ready for bed. It was only 9:00. Do you know how long it has been since we've went to bed that early? Too damn long.
I started to do my motherly duties of tucking them in when my daughter started to cry. She was afraid. Once upon a time she was a very fearless little girl but for the past month she had been scared of anything that moves. While still half asleep I gave her the typical "everything is fine" speech and tucked her in. I expected it from her. She was the young one and like I said before, this had been a pattern lately.
I left her room and went to find my son. I turned the corner to be frightened by a scared 10 year old little boy. He was bawling. I was so surprised by what was happening that I just gave him a look of 'What the hell?!' He told me he was scared. He tried to give me the same speech that his sister did but I stopped him mid sentence with a raised voice and said "I can't deal with this! I'm half asleep, I've got two kids crying, and you both begged us to watch this movie. I would have understood if it was a movie that we were watching and you decided to join but you chose this! You're not allowed to cry." The look on their faces when they realized I had just told them both to grow up was semi-priceless. I'm not going to lie.
I made a point to tell my son that his dad and I had JUST talked about how impressed we were that he was watching this type of movie and that it was a clear sign of maturity. His crying slowed and he tried his best to pull it together. I told him good night....came to bed...started to look at Reddit...and what is the first thing I see? This damn post.
Screw that guy.