Going to the movies w/out parents

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  • RNMOMO4
  on May. 22, 2009 at 10:33 AM

• I have done this, but we live in a smaller town....the theater is the same one my son has gone to all of his life.  I only do this for the matinee and he has his cell phone.  I usually go shopping across the street at Wal-Mart to kill time til they are done.  Then I am parked in front of the door when they come out.

  
  

  
  

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  • mamacanfindit
  on May. 22, 2009 at 10:39 AM

• NO WAY!! JMO! My son went to spend the day with his friend and his mom just dropped them at the skateboarding park and left them there for a couple hours. She didn't even ask me if that was ok with me! I was furious. He told me this older kid kept cussing at them and messing with them until some older man came walking by and made him leave them alone. What if they had been jumped or fallen or something, they are only 12. I think it is too young. The movie theater is a very dark place! Also you might want to check the theater's rules. I was made  to go all over the place at a very young age without supervision and a lot of things happened to me that could have been prevented had a repsonsible adult been present! I guess that makes me a little over protective.
  

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  • c_turtle21
  on May. 22, 2009 at 12:25 PM

• When I take my daughter(12) and her frien ds to a movie I ALWAYS go and just sit a few rows behind them. Most of the movies they want to see are pg or pg-13 and they have to have a parent anyway.
  

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  • sahlady
  on May. 22, 2009 at 9:01 PM

• Not at night.

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  • JASONAIMEE
  on May. 22, 2009 at 9:31 PM

• My son is 11 and he hasnt ask yet. I guess i would be scare but if you know the kids parents and he has a phone and be there when the movie is over...I guess i would sit a few rows back or ahead of them lol.

  

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  • cat4458
  on May. 23, 2009 at 7:59 AM

• My daughter is almost 11 and I have been wondering about how we will approach this movie matter too.  The one movie theatre has R rated movies down the hall, sometimes 2 at a time in different theatres that a child under age could just pop into and watch at anytime.  They are not supervised or anything.  I think sitting a few rows back is a good idea esp. if your theatre is arranged the way ours is.  I see parents all the time do that now w/even younger kids.  Gosh, ya want to trust them, but in a group it's esp. hard.
  

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  • christi1119
  on May. 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM

• Ah--No---Not gonna happen. Sorry charlie I'd tell my 11yr old if asked....she hasnt yet. Thank God.  I am too concerned about who is lurking in the theater...its dark and who knows what can happen...even if you know who your kid is going to the movies with. Its too risky...I may not let this one get approval for years.

  mom of bohemia

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  • mommybug77
  on May. 24, 2009 at 9:08 AM

•  Nope. I was in HS before that happened.

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  • dorainez
  on May. 24, 2009 at 10:04 AM

• I started dropping my boys off at the movie theater when they were 14.  I told them we live in a small town and if I hear of them going outside.......that was it they would never go again.  My daughter who is 11 now will have the same rules.

  dorainez

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  • hisheart
  on May. 24, 2009 at 10:29 AM

• I was allowed to go to the movies with a big group of friends when I was 13. However, it was a small town movie theatre. The town I grew up in is in no way a small town now. I think at this point I would be comfortable with it at the age of 14 depending on the maturity level of the child.

  This is a decision you have to make for yourself though. You need to look at your child's maturity level, the maturity level of his friends, and the safety of the area.
  

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