I normally don’t vent on my blog because I want it to be a fun and happy place. And, at the same time, I really need to post something about this! First things first, however, I mean no disrespect to anyone with children as I love them.
As I stated in a previous post, Corey and I took my nephews Dustin and Wyatt to see WALL-E last night. Yes, I knew I was asking too much to enjoy WALL-E without any interruptions. I mean WALL-E is meant to be a kid’s movie, so there were going to be kids. And, we went to see it on a Monday evening in Utah. (For those of you who don’t live in Utah or aren’t LDS, Monday is considered Family Home Evening for members of the LDS Church. A lot of families will have some sort of spiritual lesson at home and then do an activity as a family afterward, such as go to the movies, get ice cream, etc. And, because there are a lot of LDS people who live in Utah, Monday night is not the time to go see a family-friendly movie if you don’t have kids.)
When I’m seeing a kid’s show, I don’t mind if kids talk during the movie. It’s inevitable and they’re curious. I can deal with that. What I can’t deal with, however, are crying babies! There was a couple that sat behind us with such a baby and it ruined 40% of the movie for both Corey and me. If you, as a parent, want to take your baby to a movie, I’m fine with that as long as the baby doesn’t cry or as long as you take the baby to the lobby if he/she starts crying! (When I say “crying,” I mean any type of fussing not just full-blown, lung-emptying, blood-curdling crying.)
In my opinion, parents who don’t take their crying baby to the lobby are being selfish for a couple of reasons. First, they’re putting their wants above their baby’s needs. Obviously, the baby isn’t happy, so quit watching the movie and take care of your child! Second, you’re ruining the movie for everyone else in the theater and, frankly, you should have to reimburse everyone for their ticket.
At some point during the movie, I actually yelled out, “Take the crying baby to the lobby, so the rest of us can enjoy the show!” The parents did for a bit, but they brought the baby back in when he/she was still crying. It was so annoying!
If you have a baby, you should get a babysitter. If you can’t afford a babysitter, then you shouldn’t be going to a movie in the first place since tickets are $7.50/adult and however much for the kids’ tickets as well. You can rent a movie or join Netflix for less than that. You’ll be able to enjoy the movie in the privacy of your own home where you can pause the movie when the baby starts crying. See, doesn’t that sound like a better idea?
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I agree 100%. That’s why we go after 9:00 pm because hopefully all the little brats are in bed.