FFSC: I read DD (aged 3) the original version of The Little Mermaid this week. She enjoyed it...
Is the original you read the same as what purple is describing? I saw what I thought was the hans Christian Anderson version of the movie when I was 4, before the Disney version came out, and she turned into sea foam because she let another nun marry the prince.
I'll never forget going to the movie theater to watch the Disney version a few days after that with my sister. I started bawling half way through expecting her death. #funtimes.
Yes, same as purple described. I don't think she really understood that when she turned into sea foam she died. Later on, we played mermaids though and then she decided to "get legs" and was walking around saying "Ow! I'm walking on knives! Aaaaaah!".
Is the original you read the same as what purple is describing? I saw what I thought was the hans Christian Anderson version of the movie when I was 4, before the Disney version came out, and she turned into sea foam because she let another nun marry the prince.
I'll never forget going to the movie theater to watch the Disney version a few days after that with my sister. I started bawling half way through expecting her death. #funtimes.
Yes, same as purple described. I don't think she really understood that when she turned into sea foam she died. Later on, we played mermaids though and then she decided to "get legs" and was walking around saying "Ow! I'm walking on knives! Aaaaaah!".
It's so crazy how everything written now is so different an PG compared to older stories and fairy tales. I'm undecided what I'll do when M gets a little older. I know I myself developed fears from some of those stories, but I also think it's important to expose our kids to different literature.
Yes, same as purple described. I don't think she really understood that when she turned into sea foam she died. Later on, we played mermaids though and then she decided to "get legs" and was walking around saying "Ow! I'm walking on knives! Aaaaaah!".
It's so crazy how everything written now is so different an PG compared to older stories and fairy tales. I'm undecided what I'll do when M gets a little older. I know I myself developed fears from some of those stories, but I also think it's important to expose our kids to different literature.
I think it depends on the child whether you would read them the happy stories only versus mixing in some "scarier" stories. My DD is in a phase of just loving longer and more complex stories and she's much less frightened by them than she is by movies. It's a really fun time to enjoy children's literature with her because we can have great conversations and play around what we've read.
It really does depend on the child. Great that your DD loved it, sammyca! I was always very impressionable and quite easily scared. I still think that Disney shouldn't sanitise stories, but I also accept that lots of people like what they do a lot.
Like @poppyc8, I don't find Daniel tiger annoying at all. Sesame Street and curious George also don't bother me. I like peg + cat, too, but the theme song is such an earworm!
We only have PBS, so I can control that, at least.
Post by littlemissgrump on Apr 17, 2016 11:38:50 GMT -5
When I'm babysitting I strongly encourage certain shows and strongly discourage others. There have been plenty of times I sit through horrible shows but that usually means I have more time to TCF. All fine by the parents btw.
I almost walked up the down escalator at target, on my lunch break.
FFFC 2: I'm not participating in the Elster b/c picking out gifts gives me anxiety.
I'm not participating in the Elfster or the AMA's because giving out super personal information on the internet makes me want to pull out my Tin foil hat. Any things I post publicly I can live with. Got a notification some PurpleIris was following me...does she even go here? On that note gonna post PDQ pics on private board.
I had no idea that I'm following you! Must have fat fingered something. I haven't been around much since I started back at work, but I check in occasionally.
I'm not participating in the Elfster or the AMA's because giving out super personal information on the internet makes me want to pull out my Tin foil hat. Any things I post publicly I can live with. Got a notification some PurpleIris was following me...does she even go here? On that note gonna post PDQ pics on private board.
To ease your mind a bit she was pretty active during our pregnancies. Pretty sure she had twins (don't quote me on that) but I think she's probably just in lurker mode.
No twins, but definitely more present in the past! Now when I get in I have so much catching up to do I barely post, but I'm trying to be better and get in through Tapatalk.
That's awesome. I've only ever met 3 people who have them. No one else in my family does.
I'll spare you the photos but the toes on my feet are short and fat. I never thought about them much until I went to get a pedicure with my Filipino BFF and she told me all the Filipino employees were laughing at me and gave me a nickname 'baby toes' for my little toes. She called them out letting them know she speaks Tagalog.
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