Wickedwaterwitch
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:00:11
I was. I have chosen NOT to tell my nearly 4yo about this. I haven't discussed it in detail with 9yo ds either I CHOOSE not to put the news on in our house. I really resent this being shoved at my children before a U cert movie. Completely inappropriate imo.
bakedpotato
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:02:53
Yes.
I've emailed customer services at Odeon to object about this.
Grotesque lapse of judgment.
IMO too yes.
I have had people wanting to discuss in front of my children FFS. I make wild hand gestures and point to the kids.
Blandmum
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:03:06
Didn't happen when we saw Sherk
Snort, that's because you went to see the wrong film mb.
They did a prayer service for Madeleine at our school without reference to the aprents- are you sure your kids don't already know?
Wickedwaterwitch
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:04:19
I'm going to email the Odeon too.
Clayhead
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:04:20
Completely agree. I took 5 year old dd and felt the same.
Seriously I would be incandescent with rage.
bakedpotato
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:04:36
PandaG
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:04:42
Took my 5 yo and 7 yo to cinema this sfternoon. We have talked about this a bit, but I wasnot happy to have words like abducted and snatched used, when in a cinema you cannot distract the DC or turn it off. Unnecessary and inappropriate I agree.
Wickedwaterwitch
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:05:16
Well ds does but dd goes to nursery where I know they haven't discussed it. She's 3 and it's up to me to decide if/when to tell her this sort of stuff.
anchovies
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:05:26
Also emailed the cineworld cinema we visited yesterday. Agree very inappropriate.
Sorry, serious thread.
They did a prayer in assembly at our school too Peachy, but phrased it very carefully for 'lost children'.
bakedpotato
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:05:41
My daughter did not know.
The word 'snatched' was used.
'Mummy, who is that little girl? Who snatched her?'
Enid
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:06:22
dh said it wasnt shown at Cineworld
thank goodness
after my run in with them over the Severance poster I dont think I could bear another fight
Enid
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:06:48
cineworld yeovil this was
I would be livid too, I also choose not to have the news on when DD1 is around, they have such vivid imaginations when small and stuff like this can really frighten them.
I agree WWW. but my almost-4 year old was in sthe service at school 9fortuntely wouodn't have understood but ds1 and ds2 did) so I do wonder how much our kids know without us having told them, iyswim
anchovies
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:07:35
3 year old DS asked why the little girl had been snatched and couldn't find her mummy and daddy. Luckily he didn't dwell on it but I was very upset, there was no distracting him. Completely inappropriate for a young child's trip to the cinema.
Wickedwaterwitch
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:07:59
This was the Odeon in Milton Keynes this afternoon.
maisym
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:08:07
Agree that it's not the place for this info - it's a kids cinema film.
MrRuffalo
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:08:13
it is real life
Enid
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:08:18
yes its the last thing dd1 needs atm
I know they have NOT discussed it at dd1s school as the headmistress felt it was a job for parents to do if they felt it was necessary
Wickedwaterwitch
Sun 01-Jul-07 20:08:24
Peachy, I'd have been cross with them too. have just emailed the odeon
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