Four Christmases : SO STUPID WHAT MY MOTHER SAID TO ME RIGHT AFTER THIS MOVIE!! I WAS MAD!!

Ok me and my family saw this movie and I was really excited to see it!(because of Vince,he made me laugh so hard).anyway I am 15 years old and I was watching the party scene at the beginning and when they were Hugging and kissing my mom looked at me and nodded her head. Then Right after the movie me and her stood up at the same time and she looked at me and said "that was very suggestive" I dont want you to see it again-and I was like Oh please! I have seen WORSE movies than this! Moulin Rouge(really bad sexual movie but really good story) and I said to her "I can see any movie I want and you and it would be my choice. I promised her I wouldnt see a Stupid movie or an R rated movie-Because I want her to trust me with movies I see. NOW I probably cant see "Australia" because "oh its got sexual stuff in it" and she said "you are not going to see that" and she promised me I could see that I was SO MAD!

Sorry to saybut your mother is kind of stupid!

My mother lets me see Rated-R movies and she even goes with me and I'm 15. I've seen R movies since I was 7. And even at that time I wasn't really shocked. She would just explain to me the meaning of those sexual jokes. The killing scenes, etcdamn it I saw "Saw" when I was 10 years old! It really wasn't shocking for me! And I saw it alone. My mother goes with me to watch every movie not because she doesn't want me to watch them alone but because she enjoys those movie like me!

You should understand that not all parents are as lenient as yours. My parents let me watch almost anything, but many parents have different standards, and will restrict what you can watch as a minor (although 15 isn't too young).
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OK, her mother isn't stupid. Some parents can be a little over-protective. But taking your 7 year-old daughter to an R rated movie, is just bad parenting. When you're not allowed to enter that film until your 17 by yourself, that should tell you something. Oh yeah, telling 7 year olds the explanation of a sex joke, good idea mom. Her mother's not stupid, she's overprotective. Your's isn't stupid either, she just isn't protective enough.

Thank you for that intelligent response (seriously)




by connorthereviewer 1 day ago (Sat Dec 6 2008 10:02:36)

OK, her mother isn't stupid. Some parents can be a little over-protective. But taking your 7 year-old daughter to an R rated movie, is just bad parenting. When you're not allowed to enter that film until your 17 by yourself, that should tell you something. Oh yeah, telling 7 year olds the explanation of a sex joke, good idea mom. Her mother's not stupid, she's overprotective. Your's isn't stupid either, she just isn't protective enough.

I fully agree with you. Excellent analysis and response. Congrats!

joarioa's mother is protective enough. she is just not a *beep* prude *beep* like most people are

well his mom is way too overprotective, but perhaps yours is the opposite. R-rated movies at 7?? i dont think so. but again you have to consider gender, maturity.. all children are different.

-G- and we wonder why this world is so screwed up, Imagine that especially with a parent like yours.

jheez mate im 14 and a clockwork orange isnt bad :O
its just funny.
think up of something better!
like wild things, i think thats what it is called, id pay to see your mum watch that!!! hahaa x

brilliant

My mom lets me watch basically wahtever I want. The first movie my sister watched in theaters was. . . oh what was the name of it. . . its on the end of my tounge, anyways. She was about 7 and rated R. Basic something, or something like that idk.

I've been watching them since i was 7.

Your sister was rated R? Wow. And at age 7? Heavens!

Suggestive! She needs to watch Zack & Miri

Or the movie Young People *beep*

Thats true But I have a brother on a mission and before he left he watched R rated movies that were very suggestive like -American beauty(I mean I have always wanted to watch that because I love kevin Spacey adn Thora Birch) But My mom doesnt want me to its like I have to watch PG movies for the rest of my life and it makes me angry.

See, that's the main message. Your Mom cares about you. Sure some mothers would like to shelter their children from some of the 'crap' out there, and I bet she wants you to see some good movies. Mom also knows that you may not see the movies at her house, but your friend's mother might let him or her.

You may even go with a group of kids and see some R-rated stuff.

In the end, you will make your own choice, but at least let Mom know you will think about what she said.

that sucks. :-( i grew up in a "mormon" household, and my parents got their panties in a twist over things like that too. however, they smoke, they watch movies with graphic content, among other things that are not very "mormon" like. but for some odd reason if i wanted to watch something, all of a sudden they became crazy judgemental and acting like i needed an excorcist. i remember the tragic day i wanted to watch "girl, interrupted". now that i am an adult and no longer live at home, i do as i please and beleive what i want to believe. my parents still have some issues about my life, but they deal with it. while you "live under their roof" you may need to just keep following their rules if they are not willing to open up and let you be your own person. my best advice to you, is to really think about how YOU feel about these things. try not to let what the church says, or what your paretns say confuse you on who YOU are, and who they WANT you to be.
for mysself, being so sheltered form things, it did not prepare me for the real world. we can't just bury our heads in the sand and pretend things don't exist. you can't spend your life covering your ears and humming. and no matter what people make sex out to be, it's really not a bad thing. it's a beautiful thing and while people should be responsible about sex, it by no means is something to feel ashamed of or to fear. i don't know you, but i swear i feel like i know where you are coming from with your relationship with your mom. you obviously love her, but that does not mean you have to agree with her. not agreeing with your mom does NOT make you bad. try not to feel guilty about it, you have every right to think for yourself and there is absolutely nothing wrong if you feel differently about things than your parents do. it's unfortunate they won't allow you to be yourself, if anyone should feel ashamed it's them, not you.

WHOA ~ thanks for that information that made clear sense-anyway like I said about R rated movies- theres this one movie thats rated R its called "Amelie" and I wanted to see it because I love Audrey Tautou and I love french and I asked someone who has seen it and she said its not that bad really its got sex for like 10 or 12 seconds and I have talked to my mom about this movie' BUt she hasnt said anything And I have told her I have seen WORSE movies that 4 christmases and such other movies my mom doesnt aprove with.

How about having some manners and respecting your mothers opinion. You may think it's stupid but at the end of the day you are 15, when you are living alone and providing for yourself you can watch whatever you want.

You are not a human being, Lola, you are an epidemic.

Or you can watch that anyway! And don't listen to your mother's opinion with movies.

Are you her mother? -_-"

There was a sex scene in this movie? Come on really? That is nothing.

sux, my mom wont let me see American History X all because of the opening when they show this womens tator-totts, and thats it, she doesnt mind cursing, violence, she just doesnt like sex, same thing when i wanted to see the south park movie, im like "Mom, its a paper animated cartoon, the characters dont even look real" they've shown worse on TV, u see cartoon boobs in the movie, and believe it or not u see a reall penises on TV

Maybe your mom thought it was a family movie, so her shock was magnified. I don't understand the attitude though, I thought it was a lot worse when Brad(Orlando) was getting beat up by his brothers. It's cool your mom is looking out for you though, some moms aren't good at that. But, sexual stuff in movies and on tv is almost impossible to avoid. Not even if all you see is PG movies.

Your mother doesn't want you to be imitating the foul language, sexual permissiveness, and violent behavior in many movies. When you're a bit older, you'll be more likely to evaluate such things in movies, while right now she's afraid you'll think it's cool to emulate such behavior. I personally feel she's being overly strict, but it isn't easy to be a parent trying to guide his or her kids in what he or she considers the right direction.


Have yourselves a Merry Little Christmas

My parents have NEVER cared. They even said they let us watch sary movies when we were little because it was funny when we got scared. I lost my first tooth watching Scream. My dad ALWAYS tricked me into watching that one scene from Fire in the Sky. And just last year (I was 14) my mom got in a fight with the movie theater manager to let me and my friend get into an R rated movie.

My mom says ALL THE TIME (movies are a big thing in our house) kids should always watch what they want so they get exposed to as much as they can and the real world seems a little less horrible when we finally do experience it.

I agree on the whole A Clockwork Orange thing. I read that like 2 weeks ago..The book was amazing..the movie was filthy and mainly focused on the "shock factors" of the book. ANYWAY. I'm ranting.

Just tell your mom that movies are movies, not reality, not suggestive. Seriously? Even though The Dark Knight made being a criminal look fun and easy, I'm not gonna go out and rob a bank. Even though August Rush made it look like one night stands mean true life, I'm not gonna go out and screw every guy I date until I find my true love. IT'S NOT REAL, IT'S NOT A SUGGESTION. IT'S ENTERTAINMENT.

I appologize for the long post. I just hate when parents try sheilding their kids from things like this. I can't talk to anyone at school about movies because most of my friends are sheltered by their families. I sometimes invite them over to have a horror movie night so they can at least see what they are missing..if it is only for one night.

I don't shut up, I grow up, and when I look at you I throw up. AGGH!

there's a website that i used to refer to when my son wanted to see any newer movies. it's very thorough, even goes as far as telling you how many times certain words are used, what context they were used in, it gives info about gore, violence, sexual innuendo, disrespectful/bad attitude, frightening scenes the list goes on.
it may not HELP that your mom knows all the language or sex or violence that's gonna be in a film you want to see ahead of time, it may make her decide to not let you see something you REALLY want to see. Or it may make her a little more comfortable, going to see a movie with you, what she's gonna see before you both see it.
screenit.com is the website, you don't need to join, scroll all the way to the bottom and it lets you in without joining, only drawback to not joining is it takes a few days for non members to see the reviews. and this website DOES contain spoilers, as i said, it's very thorough.

all i can say to the OP is wait until your parents leave you home alone for a night or somthing and go flat out renting all the movies you are not alowed to watch. its more fun if you not suposed to do it haha.

we hunt, we kill, we bury humans!

I took my son with me to see some R rated movies when he was around 14 and 15 and we discussed the R elements. Actually he found many R rated movies just plain uninteresting.


Have yourselves a Merry Little Christmas

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Ok, this is gonna blow your mind, so I'm gonna just say it

YOU'RE AN INDEPENDENT HUMAN BEING! In this world, it doesn't matter if you're 2, 15 or 30 years old, you can do your own choices; you can choose your own way. I know you live with your mom, and she provides you with not only your basic physiological needs, but also with education, moral background and stuff But anyways, my true and humble opinion is that you don't have to wait 'til you're living by yourself to start taking the reins of your life and your future.

This from a 26 year old guy who lives with his mom, but does practically anything he wants to 'cos he has learnt very soon that no single person in this world can, with unarguable certainty, know exactly what's wrong and what's right. You could keep on buying your parents' views on stuff, or you could start thinking for yourself.

BTW, my parents put me to watch a porn movie when I was six so they could teach me and my brother and sister about sex. Actually they were teaching my older brother, who was 10 by that time, but they decided me and my sister (which was 7) were smart to learn it too - and they decided to save some time and explain to all of us at once.

My parents never tried to shield us from most things some other parents think it's too "graphic". I don't regret they've decided to do so, and I bet they don't regret either. As a matter of fact, they did shield me from a lot of other stuff which now, looking back, I wish they hadn't done so - 'cos life is tough, and I think the sooner you find out about that, the less desperate you'll get when you become an adult.

But that's just my opinion.

I do have a big problem on knowing when to stop writing.

Wow this thread sure is riding the failboat hard.

Wow dude, sorry but your parents are flipping retarded.

Madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little..push.

I was just wonderingwho really gives a *beep* what your mother said to you after this movie?

Your mom needs to get a life, I'm 15 and I went and saw this by myself on Thanksgiving (I had nothing to do and yes it is pathetic). I have seen A Clockwork Orange which is an amazing piece of work in my opinion. My mom freaked out but I told her I've seen far worse things. She is trying to say I can't see Zack and Miri Make a Porno now but I know I'll see it anyways. If nothing else just see the movies without her knowing, that's what I did with Amityville Horror a couple years back.

What's even more funny than the teen angst know it all about parenting attitude of the Op in their initial post, is all the fifteen year olds coming in here with their know it all attitude about parenting, ccriticizing other people's parents.

The answer is so clear to meyou (and all the other know-it-all teeny boppers) just need to move out while you still know everything. Get a job. Finda place to live. Put food on the table. Gas in the car. Insurance on the car, the home, the contents. Roof over the head. Utilities. Clothes. Taxes. Medical coverage. Don't forget about furniture and the other necessities like soap and shampoo and detergent and light bulbs. Keep the place reasonably clean so you don't forfeit your deposit to the landlord if you are renting or don't lose money on resale if you can buy (and that means you'll have to have a good 5-20% deposit on a purchase).

Sounds easy. Let me know when it's all taken care of. Then go see any movie you want to see. At $8+ for a movie ticket, I doubt you'll be seeing many on your own dime.