Now we aren’t big consumers of modern culture. We don’t have cable or broadcast television, and the kids don’t go to the movies much. In fact the first movie the kids saw in the movie theatre was Charlotte’s web last year. Although, we have seen a few movies at the drive in. However they are usually hesitant about seeing new things.

So we brought the kids to see Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille on the fourth of July. We went to the local theatre, which was recently(last 3-4 years) renovated and changes the balcony level into two little theatres. Things were going well, we had the large popcorn, M&M’s and a soda (without caffeine, because there are some things that kids just don’t need). Things were going well, they didn’t like the shotgun blasts but were holding themselves together, however soon Arden lost it. And what put her over the edge? When Remy gets separated from his family. She kept asking where his family was, and was crying and sobbing. I asked her if she wanted to leave, she said yes. So we hung out outside the door, and would occasionally go back in and stand at the back. Sometimes, Arden would want to go sit down again, because she really wanted popcorn. So I think we saw most of the movie. Afterwards I asked Arden what she thought.

She said, “I liked the good parts but I didn’t like the scary parts.”