When you live in a house full of creatives, and you’re one yourself, then you get to do different stuff. It’s just like that..
Grand Master D has an unscheduled day off school, no he’s not sick, it’s not a half day… there’s no hurricane or snow day, his 7th grade class has a field trip today. He didn’t want to go.
So why didn’t he participate you may ask? Well because that trip involves going to the movies…
WHAT? he doesn’t like movies? but he’s a kid?! All kids love movies.
Well of course he likes movies, no wait , he LOVES movies, obsesses about movies, knows directors and producers, how many movies they’ve made, what genre they like etc ย and actors and all manner of shit I have no idea about…
He write screen plays for heavens sake, on his iphone, with screenwriting apps. The boy’s got chops!
In fact he’s using his time to write one now, on my ipad, in his cool clothes, not sick, at home with Dad.
This Kid loves movies, always has, since I sat him in front of the tv at 2. It’s his kiddy crack, well that and steak –but watching movies while eating steak? ย OMG, Forget about it!
One day we’re all gonna remember back when he obsessed about doing it, writing, directing, acting….when he drove us crazy!
One day when he’s his generation’s Spielberg or Christopher Nolan or some other famous director.
One day when we watch him receive his Oscar for best feature film or Best Director and he thanks me*…… And in his speech to me, he thanks me for allowing him to follow his dream and for not getting bent outta shape when he didn’t focus on math, when he thanks me for believing in him, even when I didn’t see, but mostly he’ll thank me for letting him stay home so he didn’t have to go to the movies with his 7th grade class to see…………
And I’ll sit in the front row, with tears streaming down my face, so proud of his achievements and I’ll mouth ‘You’re welcome, Son!’
* He thanks Dad in his speech too but this post is ALL .ABOUT. ME!
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Hilarious….don’t blame him for not wanting to go and good for you for not making him!
I love that your son didn’t want to see that garbage! Tell him I said to keep writing and keep acting! I love creative kids.
A) You have a smart boy.
B) You’re smart, too.
C) I thought my daughter’s school was the only one with such ridiculous field trips.
That is awesome! To have a kid that motivated to become someone great and having you to support and encourage their dream! I love it!
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Thanks! We know it will happen, it’s just getting to that point…..
And the Oscar goes to…Grand Master D. Ha!
WOW! They are sending 7th graders to see Twilight??!?!?!?! Where’s the educational value of THAT?!
That’s all I’ve got.
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Well all the kids are reading it so it’s like a reward, but it’s totally inappropriate anyway… We chose no ๐
I think reading that in school makes zero sense and that is the worst thing to spend field trip money on. I am just confused by the whole thing.
How awesome are you for letting your son do his thing and be the creative person he is? You totally get to cry at the Oscars.
Your son is going places! He’s already further along than most adults. You must be really proud of him. ๐
Ha ha- a reward in 7th grade is taking the class to go and see Twilight? That seems insane to me! Glad to hear your son had the good sense to stay home!
And I have no doubt that he will thank you in that Oscar speech someday- not just Dad!
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Haha, well done you! ๐ In my days we were able to choose the film we wanted to see…I guess it’s all changed now. ๐
Ugh!! Who chose that movie to go to?!! Don’t blame him one bit!!
Kudos to your son and his good taste. My 13 yr old daughter loves those movies (though she is starting to show signs of impatience with them) wore out the whole set of books and has been to every one of the films, not with me fortunately, but with an indulgent aunt who also loves the series. She also has only boys so she is always looking for girls night out things to do with her niece, so I am more than happy to let them go. They can call me when the Hobbit opens.
Really? That’s where they are going on a field trip? Lame. They could have rented the first three and had a marathon. And that’s what they’re reading??? Please tell me they have put better written novels on the reading list. I’m all about finding books that they enjoy to motivate kids to read – but I don’t know of any 7th grade boys all smitten with the series.