Asked my parents. They said I can go. Let me skip swimming the next day. :thumbsup:

 

 

 

The theatre we are going to is doing something special for midnight release. We'll be pre-ordering tickets.

 

 

 

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I've said it before on here. As long as you live under their damn roof, you follow their damn rules. They don't want you to go to a midnight showing? Then you're not going. It's as simple as that.

 

 

 

Your kids are going to hate you, and they will have good reason to do so. The "it's my roof" argument is rubbish because the parents were the ones that decided to have the child, and this includes the expectation that it would live with them for 16+ years. The child didn't have a say in that. When parents decide to have kids, they should assume that the kids will make decisions that they would not, and they should assume that they will have to be flexible in catering for many of these decisions. Parents are bringing up an independent being, not a clone.

 

 

 

 

 

Asked my parents. They said I can go. Let me skip swimming the next day. :thumbsup:

 

 

 

The theatre we are going to is doing something special for midnight release. We'll be pre-ordering tickets.

 

 

 

Excellent. 8-)

Bragging rights isn't even a big deal, most of the time you tell people, they don't want you to ruin the movie, so what's the point??

Why do people here think I'm going for bragging rights? I'm not, I am just going because that's the only time my friends want to go. I've never been to a midnight release, so it'll be awesome!

sworddude; you are without a doubt the most boring person I have ever read the opinions of. do you not depress yourslef? Is your world just several shades of gray?

 

His world is pretty good, just gotta talk with him better. No, this doesn't mean I want to swap lives Sworddude....

 

 

 

Damn, thought I was close there.

 

 

 

Dusqi, there is a limit on restriction parents can place, which can be found to be reasonable, I have spoken out against unreasonable parents, not going to a midnight showing is a reasonable restriction however.

 

 

 

A complete ban on drinking for example, is, in my opinion, unreasonable. Allowing their child to drink, within reason, makes it no longer a forbidden substance, therefore, making it seem less attractive (like the apple in the story of Adam and Eve). My parents would allow me to drink, underage, in their presence, they always have, I just chose not to. Parents should be there to instil good values and morals in their children, to better prepare them for life in the future. This involves placing a few rules for their own good.

 

 

 

That all being said, as long as you are not a paying tenant, what rights do you have to complain? If the kids find it so unreasonable, they can move the hell out of their soft lifestyle and experience the hardships of the world. Where they have nowhere to go, and no money. Makes a few restrictions seem like heaven, does it not?

 

Argue with my stance all you like, but kids need rules and restrictions.

I wish I could go, but I have finals the next morning. :?

sworddude; you are without a doubt the most boring person I have ever read the opinions of. do you not depress yourslef? Is your world just several shades of gray?

 

His world is pretty good, just gotta talk with him better. No, this doesn't mean I want to swap lives Sworddude....

 

 

 

Damn, thought I was close there.

 

 

 

Dusqi, there is a limit on restriction parents can place, which can be found to be reasonable, I have spoken out against unreasonable parents, not going to a midnight showing is a reasonable restriction however.

 

 

 

A complete ban on drinking for example, is, in my opinion, unreasonable. Allowing their child to drink, within reason, makes it no longer a forbidden substance, therefore, making it seem less attractive (like the apple in the story of Adam and Eve). My parents would allow me to drink, underage, in their presence, they always have, I just chose not to. Parents should be there to instil good values and morals in their children, to better prepare them for life in the future. This involves placing a few rules for their own good.

 

 

 

That all being said, as long as you are not a paying tenant, what rights do you have to complain? If the kids find it so unreasonable, they can move the hell out of their soft lifestyle and experience the hardships of the world. Where they have nowhere to go, and no money. Makes a few restrictions seem like heaven, does it not?

 

Argue with my stance all you like, but kids need rules and restrictions.

 

 

 

 

 

OK, I see that we are of a similar opinion really. I also agree that kids should not be running feral and that kids need morals and values and parents have to make rules. Perhaps we just disagree about this instance, I think that a midnight showing is not dangerous or immoral. I would not have a problem with my kids doing that once in a while (I'd have more of a problem with them drinking underage than you say you would have). Although it would be inconvenient to have the kid coming back at 3am, if it was once in a while then, as I say, a parent should expect to make sacrifices when they decide to have a kid in the first place.

 

 

 

I repeat though that a child does have the right to complain, and saying that they can just move out is just another way of forcing them to do what you want since it's unlikely that moving out is actually an option for them. As soon as you decide to have a kid, you should expect it to live in your house until a certain age, and that means that since you've invited that kid into your life you should expect to make sacrifices for it.

 

 

 

That's why I'm not planning to have a kid any time soon. I am too selfish to deal with a teenager that wants to make come home at 3am when I'm trying to sleep. But a parent chose to have a kid and they should put up with it.

Yes, I see your point.

 

 

 

I too, would not have a problem with the kid going to a midnight showing, as long as they were not required to be up early the next moring for something. However, going to see a film at midnight is hardly any different than seeing it during the day, and is a hell of a lot more dangerous.

 

 

 

Really, it's not something you can complain about, it will not be any better by seeing it at midnight. Though honestly, I'd need to know who exactly they are going with, and if I do not trust it is a good enough group, then the child shall not go at midnight.

 

 

 

To be honest, I hate going being up town late at night. Was up town about 10-11pm with my Uncle after seeing Terminator Salvation. With the amount of people drinking and such at that time, it doesn't feel like a safe place to be, so I'd be worried for my kid's safety in a busy town that late at night.

Sword, you are lame as hell. Let the kid have fun, really. Yes, everyone knows it's the same movie and it's the same to go at midnight. But going at midnight is ALOT more fun, TDK was awesome on midnight and i saw people i knew. Great fun. (And i had class the next day) I went home at 4:00am and woke up at 5:50 to go to school. I didn't really sleep that much, so what? You may be sleepy on some classes, but just get some coffee or something before going to school.

 

 

 

Now for the dangerous part.

 

 

 

Oh noez teh danger!!11! WOULD SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!11111??''

 

 

 

It's a movie theater, there's little to no chance someone is going to pull a gun and kill you in front of dozens of people. (of course, it also depends on the city/place the theater is) and he is going with his friends, what kind of friends would you not trust? The ones that carry guns and knives to school and sell drugs on class? You would notice your kid being friends with those guys fast, and if he is you have a bigger problem that letting them go to the movie theater.

 

 

 

 

 

You don't like going up town late at night? What if your kid does enjoy it? You won't let him go because YOU don't like it? Really?

 

 

 

You remind me of my dad, i couldn't stay later that 9 when i was 15. I got so angry at one point that i started escaping on my window, and when he confronted me i simply said [bleep] you and ran to my friends house. He hasn't said a word about that since and i have excellent grades, and i'm perfectly fine.

Yeah, it's a movie theater, little danger in the place itself maybe, but outside you've got what?

 

 

 

Pubs, nightclubs and the like. It takes one drunken man to start a fight, and you could end up in hospital. You however, have tried to make my point seem less valid by throwing out an extreme circumstance. A glass bottle to the head could happen, and around a drunken crowd, who knows? Maybe it's a small chance, but I've still seen it happen.

 

 

 

Maybe the kid trusts his friends, but maybe the parents don't. They'd have their reasons.

 

 

 

Frankly, I don't see the difference between seeing TDK late at night, on a school night, and seeing it during the afternoon on a weekend. Please tell me how it made the film more enjoyable?

 

 

 

Lack of sleep, honestly, I've felt all the effects. Been to school once with about 2 hours sleep, stayed up all night several times. It's hell on your body. It can be harder to even lift your arms, and you'd be relying on caffine or sugar to give you energy, that definately won't last all day.

 

 

 

Frankly, if I feel that sending my kid up town late at night could be dangerous, then I won't let him. Hell, around here, every time there is a large gathering of people, for example, Bonfire night. Someone always ends up getting stabbed, or beaten, hell there was even a stabbing near a large amount of people, during broad daylight, and this area is quite far from the nearest major city. All I know is that large crowds, and alcohol don't mix.

Yeah, it's a movie theater, little danger in the place itself maybe, but outside you've got what?

 

 

 

Pubs, nightclubs and the like. It takes one drunken man to start a fight, and you could end up in hospital. You however, have tried to make my point seem less valid by throwing out an extreme circumstance. A glass bottle to the head could happen, and around a drunken crowd, who knows? Maybe it's a small chance, but I've still seen it happen.

 

 

 

Maybe the kid trusts his friends, but maybe the parents don't. They'd have their reasons.

 

 

 

Frankly, I don't see the difference between seeing TDK late at night, on a school night, and seeing it during the afternoon on a weekend. Please tell me how it made the film more enjoyable?

 

 

 

Lack of sleep, honestly, I've felt all the effects. Been to school once with about 2 hours sleep, stayed up all night several times. It's hell on your body. It can be harder to even lift your arms, and you'd be relying on caffine or sugar to give you energy, that definately won't last all day.

 

 

 

Frankly, if I feel that sending my kid up town late at night could be dangerous, then I won't let him. Hell, around here, every time there is a large gathering of people, for example, Bonfire night. Someone always ends up getting stabbed, or beaten, hell there was even a stabbing near a large amount of people, during broad daylight, and this area is quite far from the nearest major city. All I know is that large crowds, and alcohol don't mix.

 

you are a wet sponge. seriously, you depress me so much.

But what if he doesn't go to the movie and as he's sleeping, the roof collapses and kills him?

 

:roll:

 

 

 

There's no reason to keep your kid, or really anyone for that matter, from a low-risk activity like this simply because of "what if?" scenarios.

Do you make it a point to come up with stupid scenarios?

 

 

 

Quite simply, if a parent doesn't feel a child is safe enough while doing something, then they have every right to stop them, below a certain age (I'd say 18, since thats the age when they are considered adults).

 

 

 

There is no reason why your kid should go to a midnight showing at all, it is no different from any other time. If a responsible adult (again 18+) is going, I'm sure the parents will feel safer about their child. All in all, it comes down to the parents' decision, and, if they do not feel that their child is safe enough, or if the child has a commitment the next day, that involves the child not getting a decent amount of sleep. Why should the parents let them?

Do you make it a point to come up with stupid rules? You're acting like he's asking for coke money, when he just wants to see a midnight showing of Transformers. Simply because there are a lot of bizarre "what if?" scenarios, it doesn't mean that any will happen. There's no point to not doing something because something MIGHT happen.

Dear God, you guys really are taking this the wrong direction.

 

 

 

-My parents know and trust the two friends I'm going with.

 

-No alcoholic beverages are allowed in the theatre.

 

-The theatre that we are going to has had little to no crime, same with the area it is in.

 

-I'm going to see Tranformers, not go to a rough club where all the thugs hang out.

 

 

 

You people need to lighten up, we have cell phones so we can call parents if there is an emergency situation.

 

 

 

I think it will be fun, since I heard they are giving out Transformers action figures to the ones who go at midnight. Never done this before, and it will be AWESOME!!!!!! :D :D :D

So why dont you just ask your parents already?

So why dont you just ask your parents already?

 

 

 

I did, refer to the 2nd page. :)