11 year old girls at a sleepover watching 15 rated films?

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Views please. Irrelevant that they are girls really, views from mums of boys too.

dinkybinky I agree that, even though a 11 year old or whatever might feel like their life is ruined because they can't watch a 15 year old film, they will turn 15 soon enough and have the REST OF THIER LIFE to watch such films. And this is coming from someone who had 12, watched incredibly violent 18 rated films because my parents didn't give a fuck. I watched Crash (the James Spader film) when i was 18 and it really disturbed it. I wouldn't wish it on other children. =/

As others have said it depends very much on what the film is. Ds2 wanted to see Ted with his friends at a sleepover the other night, and I said no. Of course, I am horrible.

YANBU

Wouldn't do it myself. When you have other people's children over, no way.

I am mid-thirties and hate 18s. :-/

Also, dsd (14) was telling me all about watching "the Human Centipede" the other day. I was horrified. Her mother doesn't see what I'm so uptight about.

Paranormal activity is a 15. That film scared the living shit out of me. So I would be bothered by that.

What film was it?

Dinky - font be silly, we don't drag stuff from thread to thread round here, it's considered poor form and rude. Just FYI.

I wouldn't be happy. I watched a 15 with DS this weekend who is 15. It was Ted. I found it inane, vile, crass, crude and unnecessarily vulgar. It's definitely a teen film but the swearing in it was so OTT, the sex references (e.g. Ted, the teddy bear, saying in a job interview something to the interviewer that he had his wife's pussy on his breath), the drug references. I will willingly admit I'm a complete old fart but I feel sorry for the kids of today that this is seen as entertainment. Would not be happy in the slightlest if my 11 year old had see Ted.

A female policeman beaten to a pulp and her male partner with a knife through his eye is ok for an eleven yr old VIVIENNEMARY? Also use of fuck in every sentence. Reference to sucking off a mans salty balls, gangland culture and drug and human trafficking all ok. Hmmmmm

I really want to know what it is now! Inbetweeners?

I remember watching Childsplay at a similar age - parents didn't know though.

Ted was hilarious. You're clearly not a family guy fan tabliope.

Never seen family guy RightsaidFreud. I did laugh a few times in Ted - just would have enjoyed it more without all the swearing. Gave up after 30 minutes though, not my type of thing. DS gave up before me. Definitely a teen boys' film.

When I was a child my mother watched films all the time and i was free to watch them with her if I wanted. It didn't matter what the rating was. So I think it depends on the child and the film. I would not, however, have a free for all at a sleepover without checking with the other parents.

I can see how it wouldn't be everyones cup of tea.

I think the film was American Pie or something like that since OP said there was no violence, but lots of swearing a sexual references.

Or maybe it was Ted!

My 13 yr old has watched American pie- I wouldn't be as bothered about a "sexy" 15 as a horror 15. And 11 in yr 7 a bit different to 11 in y6.

And 11 in yr 7 a bit different to 11 in y6.

How?

I watched the exorcist when i was 12 at a sleepover. The girls parents even went over the blockbusters to rent it for us. Terrified me. Couldn't sleep for weeks. Needless to say, my parents were furious and I wasn't allowed to stay over at that girls house again.

I'm not to bothered about ratings I'd prefer to watch the film and judge myself. My dc have watched goonies, indiana jones, other old good films that I try to get them interested in. I also watch films and play 18R ps3 games with them around, they don't see the appeal I do

Depends really. Stand by me is a 15, I would let someone younger watch it.. But there are a couple of 12's, cannot think what at the mo, that I wouldn't let a 12 year old watch.

It depends very much on the film and the child(ren) in question. If it was at a sleepover then the other mum should have checked with you before putting it on.

I remember at about 10/11 telling my friends mum at a sleepover that I couldn't watch Dirty Dancing because my mum wouldn't want me to watch it. I have no idea whether she would have actually had an issue,I simply didn't want to watch it so made an educated guess!

I might choose to let my DC watch films underage, I was happy to let DS2 watch Beetlejuice and he's 12 (and I guess DS1 is underage too as he's not 15 until February) but that my choice and very much on a film-by-film basis.

I wouldn't make that decision for someone else's child.

I wouldn't be happy for someone to make that decision for my child.

I'd be pissed off if another parent allowed that at a sleepover tbh. If the kids sneaked it and then my DC were daft enough to tell me then we'd be having a few words about appropriate viewing and I'd think twice before allowing them to stay again.

DD2 has recently been allowed to watch a 15 film with friends but she is 14.5 years old. DD1 was very upset with me as she hadn't been allowed to watch them before she was 15. The certificate is there for a reason - 15 films are not suitable for an 11 yo.

Well my favourite movie as a child was from dusk to dawn. An 18 by Quentin Tarantino lol. Also crybaby by John Waters which was a12.
Most of the sex and sayings went over my head. Personally I wouldn't have a problem but then again I grew up watching the gremlins instead of Disney lol.

Personal preferences really. Though I do remember being on a school trip driving through France when I was 12 and they put on American Pie for us to watch. I was a bit :-/

This happened to dd. she was 11 and watched Ted at a sleepover. Came back singing a song which went "fuck you something, fuck you yeah, etc, etc, etc" and asking me about blow jobs, masturbation, threesomes, etc.

I wasn't impressed. Didn't say anything to the parents though, they're not the sort of parents who would be bothered.

Ah, I see Ted has already been mentioned!