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Happy Mom's Day to Me!
Monday, May 14th, 2012 08:27 amThe girl called yesterday for a Mom's Day chat, and asked if I'd heard about "50 Shades of Gray." Of course, I've heard of it, know that it's based on Twilight, but have no interest in reading it. KL on the other hand, had loved Twilight when it first came out, so she is giving this one a chance. She said, "Mom, the whole time I'm reading, I keep hearing your voice in my head. You're ruining the book!"
"What am I saying?"
"You're saying, 'this is terrible, why does the woman have to be so wimpy and helpless? Why does she need to be rescued by a man?' You know, all that stuff you pointed out about why you didn't like Twilight."
Mom, FTW!!
We discussed a lot of media that we're both interested in seeing together, and we can't wait, cause it's just 8 more days now, and I'll be showing her White Collar and Sherlock, and we'll try Downton Abbey together, and we've decided on a marathon viewing of all the Marvel movies before I see Avengers (she's seen it, and liked it even though she's only seen Iron Man and Thor). We're gonna do both new versions of Sleeping Beauty, but she's not sure she'll be able to handle the Charlize Theron version because "Kristen Stewart is so terrible."
She's incensed that people are saying "Hunger Games" is the new "Twilight" because "...Katniss is *badass* and Bella's just a whiny, helpless wimp." She loved the books and was quite impressed with the movie, and was telling me that this is a revolution in movies, to have a young, strong, female action hero, and she can't wait to see where we go next. She's also very excited for the new Hobbit movie to arrive.
LOL, I LOVE my girl! Sure, it could still theoretically be fun to be swept up by a rich handsome prince and kept in a glass tower, but she's much more likely to climb down the tower on a rope made from her discarded petticoats, strap on a sword and go on her own quest. She may be more girlie than me, but she didn't fall TOO far from the tree.
"What am I saying?"
"You're saying, 'this is terrible, why does the woman have to be so wimpy and helpless? Why does she need to be rescued by a man?' You know, all that stuff you pointed out about why you didn't like Twilight."
Mom, FTW!!
We discussed a lot of media that we're both interested in seeing together, and we can't wait, cause it's just 8 more days now, and I'll be showing her White Collar and Sherlock, and we'll try Downton Abbey together, and we've decided on a marathon viewing of all the Marvel movies before I see Avengers (she's seen it, and liked it even though she's only seen Iron Man and Thor). We're gonna do both new versions of Sleeping Beauty, but she's not sure she'll be able to handle the Charlize Theron version because "Kristen Stewart is so terrible."
She's incensed that people are saying "Hunger Games" is the new "Twilight" because "...Katniss is *badass* and Bella's just a whiny, helpless wimp." She loved the books and was quite impressed with the movie, and was telling me that this is a revolution in movies, to have a young, strong, female action hero, and she can't wait to see where we go next. She's also very excited for the new Hobbit movie to arrive.
LOL, I LOVE my girl! Sure, it could still theoretically be fun to be swept up by a rich handsome prince and kept in a glass tower, but she's much more likely to climb down the tower on a rope made from her discarded petticoats, strap on a sword and go on her own quest. She may be more girlie than me, but she didn't fall TOO far from the tree.
