Another Sign That You're Raising Your Kids Right

This afternoon, we went to our first-ever movie at the theater as a family. Our son and I made a failed attempt to watch a free summer morning showing of a Veggie Tales flick a year and a half ago, but he was NOT ready. Once the Skittles were gone, he was outta there.

Tonight was different. Everyone made it through the entirety of "Curious George," though there were moments we nearly needed to abort mission. Our big guy is really sensitive to even the slightest bit of suspense or danger--he has been known to leave the room during a showing of "Blue's Clues"--and said out loud at least twice, "I want to go home now," prompting his sister to say the same thing. But being the bullies we are (and having made the investment we'd made), we selfishly convinced both of them to tough it out.

When the end came and everything turned out well for the monkey and the man in the yellow hat (phew!), we let the kids run through the empty theater, up and down the lighted aisles, while we watched the credits roll. Big brother had brought with him a flashlight, and he was leading his sister around with it.

Once people started coming in for the next show, we got up to leave. I snuggled our boy close and asked him, "So, what did you think? Do you like the books or the movie better?"

Without a second's hesitation, he said, "The books."