When I was small, my two favorite movies in the WORLD were Dirty Dancing and Grease. Recently Netflix released Dirty Dancing for streaming and I VERY happily sat down to watch it - since my VHS has long since bit the dust.
The first few minutes of the movie have the requisite exposition. During that part, Baby says that she's 17. SEVENTEEN. When I was 5, that seemed old. ANCIENT. Certainly knowledgeable in all ways of the world and totally qualified to hook up with Patrick Swayze. Now I'm much older than 5 and have a 2-year-old daughter and the thought of her ever being 17 or within 100 feet of someone like Patrick Swayze makes me hyperventilate.
Then yesterday, our internet went out for a bit. Since we stream all of our tv, this meant we were without tv for a while. H has been strictly anti-movie for a long time (his choice, definitely not mine - I desperately want an excuse to see all movies labeled "kid"), but since there were no other options, he agreed to watch one. He picked The Little Mermaid, which was another favorite since I was a child in the late 80's/early 90's. Ariel is 16. SIXTEEN.
"Somebody's gotta' nail that girl's fins to the floor."
YES, Sebastian. YES.
I said that about Ariel too!! We watched "Brave" the other day and I said to my husband "Kinda crazy to think that in real life events Merida was probably only 11-13 when the potential husbands were coming around" Crazy how much different we view the world once we are parents.
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