Saturday, 5 August 2017

My daughter (16) and I love films and have watched together many movies that are above her rating. Is that somehow wrong of me to have enabled her?


She used to watch this movies by herself and has admitted that, yes, it was alluring to watch “forbidden” movies but she now watches similarly themed movies with me or by herself because they're good movies, not because there's violence or sex. My wife has said a few things against over the years but never stops us. All three of us watch movies together less frequently than my daughter and I.A few months back she sort of got in trouble for doing a presentation about American History X, which deals with racism, anti-Semitism, violence and sexual violence, but it's ultimately about how destructive it is to live a life fueled by hate. The (extra conservative) teacher scolded her and brought her to the principal, who spoke to me later. Nothing major, but she was told to deal with movies appropriate to her age in the future.So, considering those things, and the fact she's a perfectly well adjusted, polite, peaceful girl, is it wrong that I've allowed her to watch movies above her rating? Obviously, we watch comedies and dramas that don't feature any shocking content, and it is beyond clear that she DOESN'T glorify gratuitous sex and violence, so I'm pretty sure there's no indication of anything wrong, but this is a question I've always wanted to ask open minded people (scarce around here).I mean it's definitely not common that she watched movies like Natural Born Killers, Mean Streets or Seven by herself when she was 12, but given how mature she's been about it all these years, I see no reason to think there's anything wrong with any of us (or the people who disagree with us). via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2uc5KuE

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