Adam's Family Values revisted: Gremlin style

Well, I've done it again. I've traumatized my children.

If you don't know of that to which I refer, please view blog post: http://clunnintheson.blogspot.com/2007/05/family-values.html

I thought I'd buy Rach a "cute little movie" for her birthday. But when I went to peruse them I couldn't find a new release she didn't already have. Yeah, yeah I know. But at least she doesn't even KNOW who Hannah Montana is. (much)

ANYhoo, so I get the "cute little movie" and they begin to watch it.

Half way through the movie, out they come. With, the "look".

Uh oh, I think. Not again.

Me: But it's GREMLINS! It's the cute little Ferbie characters! You're not suppose to get them wet or feed them after midnight! But they do! So they have a food fight in the kitchen and mess everything up!

Them: Uh, Mom? Can we all sleep in your bed tonight? They stabbed the science teacher in the back with a knife after chewing his hand off and electrocuted a little old lady in a wheel chair and threw her out a plate glass window. They drank and smoked and swung from a fan. One was smoking FOUR cigarettes at once. I'm SCARED!!!!

Me: So does this mean you don't want to finish it? Haha.

Ok, so I do not remember ANY of this that happened in the movie. I ONLY remember the messy kitchen part! Then again, I was raised by a Mother who thought the more scary movies she showed me, the less scared I would be of them. I had nightmares for most of my entire childhood. Hmmm, things are getting clearer...

So...if anyone want a Gremlin's movie, no contests, you can HAVE it.

And I have officially been crossed off the list as movie buyer.

Maybe too many Freddy Kruger movies left me thinking Goonies, Adam's Family and Gremlin's were benign? I am happy to report that I have no lasting scars from the movie Gremlins. So I don't think they will either...but it might be the very first time they have ever seen someone getting "stabbed" or...electrocuted or...thrown through a window or...a hand being chewed off.

But come on! It was from a 4 inch tall furry (NOT SCARY M) mouse like creature.

Just sayin'. (Why do I keep sayin' "just sayin"?. Just sayin'. AARRGGHH)

Well, there are some upcoming posts on defrauding I am writing and I am afraid this is a good segway into them: Stealing my children's innocence... one Gremlin at a time. Why must so much of our learning come from our mistakes? Oh!!!! Because we won't listen to

S-C-R-I-P-T-U-R-E!

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things... (emphasis added)

Line from other post: "My gauge is broken if I use my upbringing as my compass. I must always rely on the Lord to be my compass or I shall fail!"

Right. Gotta remember that one.