The Daddy Complex

Sometimes, we’re very diligent about what the boys watch. And sometimes, we just put stuff in the DVD player without even looking at the MPAA rating. We’re horribly inconsistent that way. Still, it never really backfired except for that one screening of Midnight Cowboy. Anyway, over the weekend we showed them The Land Before Time without pre-screening it. While it was pretty tame, it had a parent’s death and a scary villain — the exact elements that caused us to hold off on The Lion King. The boys made it through just fine, though there were questions about what happened to mom. So, we’re going to re-address The Lion King debate. And maybe try Midnight Cowboy again, too.

Sometimes, we’re very diligent about what the boys watch. And sometimes, we just put stuff in the DVD player without even looking at the MPAA rating. We’re horribly inconsistent that way. Still, it never really backfired except for that one screening of Midnight Cowboy.

Anyway, over the weekend we showed them The Land Before Time without pre-screening it. While it was pretty tame, it had a parent’s death and a scary villain — the exact elements that caused us to hold off on The Lion King. The boys made it through just fine, though there were questions about what happened to mom. So, we’re going to re-address The Lion King debate. And maybe try Midnight Cowboy again, too.

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  1. tarafett reblogged this from thedaddycomplex and added:
    those where some
  2. electradaddy said: Opening lyrics of the theme song. Perfect description of toddlers - “Everybody’s talking at me. I don’t hear a word they’re saying….”
  3. victoriaavaden reblogged this from thedaddycomplex and added:
    LOVED THIS MOVIE!! Well,...first five. Once they hit movie number 27, I was
  4. alexieileen said: I think they’re ready. Your boys seem very smart and able to handle new ideas. :)
  5. dr0wnthefishes reblogged this from thedaddycomplex
  6. x-dizzy-x said: Luke LOVES The Land Before Time. I loved it as a child myself, though there were only 3 at the time… not 12.
  7. cronicasdeponque reblogged this from thedaddycomplex
  8. cynthiawillcox said: Why is it (almost) always the mom dying?! Finding Nemo, Bambi, Land Before Time, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, etc.
  9. ourlittlelove said: This film traumatised me when I was 5! So so upsetting! Your boys must be very brave :)
  10. grumpy-dad said: My girls love the land before time. They have all 10 films on DVD. Ava sat and watched the lion king with my wife a few months ago, and when mufasa died she burst out laughing shouting “ohho, he’s deid!”. She’s 3 :/
  11. bestnatesmithever said: PRETTY LAME!? You take that back.
  12. deltaomega said: have they watched fox & the hound yet? Apparently it always used to make me cry as a toddler
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