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Saturday, November 01, 2008

(Not) At the Movies

Bit of a revelation this week.

I come home from work yesterday and pick up our mail from the box. As it's Friday, the new Entertainment Weekly is in there and, wouldn't you know it, it's the Holiday Movie Preview. (Which is not nearly as cool as the Summer or Fall previews, but whatever.)

Anyway, I'm looking at Daniel Craig on the cover and trying to decide if I want to go see the new Bond movie when it all of a sudden hits me: It doesn't matter if I want to see it or not. We've got a new baby, so we're not going to get out to see a movie 'til fucking Memorial Day, man.

I mean, it's not like my wife and I have ever been on-the-town scenesters or anything, but we have been known to get our movie on. It's been a little while since there was anything out there I really wanted to see, but now we've got Zack & Miri Make a Porno coming out and then it's Oscar-bait season and we're going to see none of them. Hell, I may have to start buying pirated movies on the subway just to keep up.

Truly, this is the dark side of parenting.

posted by Joe # 12:59 PM

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My husband died when our son was only two weeks old and I was only 18, so my social life was seriously altered, too. Fortunately, I had my parents to help when I began to crawl the walls, needing to get out.

Do you have any family or friends who could come over for a couple of hours? It's important to get out and not to lose yourselves in a new little one. Everyone, including your baby, will be the happier for it. There's no reason to sacrifice things that make you happy, especially now that there are extra demands on both of you.

# posted by

Kaye Waller : 7:00 PM

My oldest will be eleven soon. We used to go to the movies once a week before she was born, now we go once a year. Maybe.

I've got two words for you.

Patience & Netflix.

PS Just wait till you have to start watching Little Dude's movies...over and over and over again. Good times.

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Anonymous : 5:58 PM

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		Saturday, November 01, 2008 (Not) At the Movies Bit of a revelation this week. I come home from work yesterday and pick up our mail from the box. As it's Friday, the new Entertainment Weekly is in there and, wouldn't you know it, it's the Holiday Movie Preview. (Which is not nearly as cool as the Summer or Fall previews, but whatever.) Anyway, I'm looking at Daniel Craig on the cover and trying to decide if I want to go see the new Bond movie when it all of a sudden hits me: It doesn't matter if I want to see it or not. We've got a new baby, so we're not going to get out to see a movie 'til fucking Memorial Day, man. I mean, it's not like my wife and I have ever been on-the-town scenesters or anything, but we have been known to get our movie on. It's been a little while since there was anything out there I really wanted to see, but now we've got Zack & Miri Make a Porno coming out and then it's Oscar-bait season and we're going to see none of them. Hell, I may have to start buying pirated movies on the subway just to keep up. Truly, this is the dark side of parenting. posted by Joe # 12:59 PM Comments: My husband died when our son was only two weeks old and I was only 18, so my social life was seriously altered, too. Fortunately, I had my parents to help when I began to crawl the walls, needing to get out. Do you have any family or friends who could come over for a couple of hours? It's important to get out and not to lose yourselves in a new little one. Everyone, including your baby, will be the happier for it. There's no reason to sacrifice things that make you happy, especially now that there are extra demands on both of you. # posted by Kaye Waller : 7:00 PM My oldest will be eleven soon. We used to go to the movies once a week before she was born, now we go once a year. Maybe. I've got two words for you. Patience & Netflix. PS Just wait till you have to start watching Little Dude's movies...over and over and over again. Good times. # posted by Anonymous : 5:58 PM Post a Comment << Home		Links The Conversation Special Productions Izzle Pfaff Freida Bee Sometimes I Just Talk Alisa and the Stuff Alisa Does Tuna Girl Defective Yeti The Incurable Insomniac The Savvy, The Extreme and The Idealist Caballito del Diablo The Ambivalence of Open Spaces Bug-Eyed Blog Whiskeymarie Version 53 Things I've Noticed (S)wine: ShortLeanCuts Out of Tune Missives from the Beige Sister of Hairshirt Apostrophe Abuse Jonestown Tobacco Brunette The Public Intellectual That's Why Archives July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 March 2011 April 2011