Taking My Toddler to the Movies: Take Two
Note:
Take One never made it because my attempts to take Ricky
to watch part 2 of his beloved "Pitch
Perfect" series were stymied by the fact that they wouldn't even sell me a
ticket for him, due to the age restriction. So, plans were put on hold for like
11 months.
Ricky and I ventured into the wilds of Northgate to watch
"Zootropolis". The cinemas at Cresta were under renovation, and Mommy was
spending the day at a friend’s house, so both Ricky and I were severely out of
our comfort zones.
However,
I'm proud to say that the promise of a box of Astros and a bucket of popcorn
bigger than his head at least persuaded my son to sit still... For the first 45
minutes. After that, he was on his feet, playing drums on his chair (Prompting
an apology to a really rude lady sitting on my left that I REALLY didn't want
to give...), and marching up and down the aisle reciting and re-enacting
nursery rhymes he'd learnt at school. I managed to entice him back to his
chair... For 5 minutes. Then he noticed his mom wasn't there. This prompted a
15-minute non-stop chant of "Mommy", proving my son is as least as
persistent as your average pro wrestling audience. Eventually, he just straight
up left the theatre, which signalled the end of our sojourn. Pity, I was
actually enjoying the movie.
The
lesson: My son is an awesome kid, but his attention span falls far short of
even his father's caffeine-addled, TV-shortened ability to concentrate. And he really
loves his mommy.
My
favourite part of the proceedings: Ricky had been badgering me to pass him
Astros non-stop for like a minute straight. I thought he was just eating them
really fast until he holds out a hand to me. I - Somewhat naively, given my three
years of parenting experience - Hold out my hand in return, and am rewarded
with a handful of about 20 soggy Astros. Ricky then calmly takes a sip of his
drink and then dives into his popcorn like Uncle Scrooge diving into his money
bin.
My
favourite part of the movie, to the extent that I saw it: The following line:
"Officer Hopps... Life isn't some cartoon musical where you sing a little
song and all your insipid dreams come true. So; Let It Go"
#FrozenJokesFTW
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