Mother’s Day plans (hopefully) include a trip to the movies
All I want for Mother’s Day is to go see
”
Iron Man 2.
”
Preferably in the company of my darling sons.
But will they go with me? Well, that’s a good question.
Now this may sound like an unusual request as a Mother’s Day
kind of celebration. But I liked the first
”
Iron Man
”
movie and I want to see the sequel, and of course I’d much
rather be with my boys.
You have to understand, going to the movies with my kids has
been a long-standing tradition. As soon as they were old enough to
sit still for more than a few minutes, we started seeing films
like
”
Toy Story
”
and
”
Hercules.
”
Mother’s Day plans (hopefully) include a trip to the movies
All I want for Mother’s Day is to go see “Iron Man 2.” Preferably in the company of my darling sons.
But will they go with me? Well, that’s a good question.
Now this may sound like an unusual request as a Mother’s Day kind of celebration. But I liked the first “Iron Man” movie and I want to see the sequel, and of course I’d much rather be with my boys.
You have to understand, going to the movies with my kids has been a long-standing tradition. As soon as they were old enough to sit still for more than a few minutes, we started seeing films like “Toy Story” and “Hercules.”
Having been somewhat movie-deprived as a child – there were four of us kids and my mother wasn’t big on going to the picture show with all that to manage – I was determined to share movies with my children.
I can’t even remember how many movies we’ve seen together. Pretty much everything suitable for children from ages 3 to 12, and after that, some slightly more advanced fare. We saw movies in the theater, movies on TV, and movies on videotape and DVD.
Fortunately, it has been a good decade or two for kids’ movies. Disney produced some of its most brilliant animated features during the 1990s, and Pixar and Dreamworks came along and upped the ante.
Over the years, I’ve also introduced my sons to movies I loved when I was younger, like all of the “Star Wars” films, “The Wizard of Oz” and many more.
And then … they got older, and decided they really didn’t want to go to the movies with their mommy anymore.
It’s the natural evolution of things, I suppose. They’d rather be seen with their friends, and I know exactly how that is. And I suppose it’s a little awkward having a mother who likes to go to some of the same movies that they do.
For instance, last December I had to beg my younger son to go see “Avatar” with me. Sure, I could have gone by myself, but it felt a little strange to be a middle-aged lady going to a sci-fi movie by myself.
For some reason, Hunter wasn’t all that excited about seeing “Avatar,” which at that point had become the top box office earner in the history of movies. But I promised him popcorn, and he finally caved.
I wanted to see “Avatar” because I was curious to see what all the fuss was about. And Hunter did go with me, and my curiosity was satisfied, and we did end up having a pretty good time. But there was a certain amount of begging involved.
So now I am faced with the same prospect with “Iron Man 2.” I’d like my kids to go with me, and I don’t think it’s too much to ask. I promise not to do anything embarrassing, like wear pink tennis shoes, although it’s entirely possible that I may laugh too loudly. (They’ve told me so in the past: “Mom! Can you be a little quieter?”)
I agree that I am not a typical mom. I’d rather see a movie about a comic-book hero than a romantic comedy, but that’s just the way I am. Maybe it’s because I’m the mother of boys, and that’s just the way my mind has gone over the years.
I think I can probably convince my sons that “Iron Man 2” would be a good idea for a Mother’s Day activity this weekend. Maybe, if I throw in a little popcorn and Twizzlers as a bribe …
