We took Cassius to the movies for the first time ever. Sure, he's seen movies on our television, but this was in the theater.with reclining seats and popcorn and candy treats.
It's funny how generations work.
My Grandpa Tom, my mother's dad, was always late to things, which caused my mom to be early to everything---multiple hours for flights (in the decades before 9/11), and nearly an hour before for movies.
At theaters, while early, we never got food or quarters to play video games at the arcade. Here my mom would quote her dad, "You don't come to the movies to eat or horse around. You come to watch a movie."
Affected by her dad in both directions.
Because my mom was so early to movies, Corrie and I while in college would stay at the bar until just before needing to get to the theater. The results were mixed at best.
Now that we have a kid that we've started bringing to the movies, we'd like to highlight the differences from home: this is where you do get treats like candy and popcorn. We do make popcorn at home, on the stove-top since we don't have a microwave, but candy just isn't a staple around here.
We joined his little buddy Ari and his parents at the theater so the boys could see their first movie together: we all saw Toy Story 4.
how was it??? I'm trying to get Richard to go.....
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