One of my biggest pet peeves in Disney movies is the killing off of moms. It truly irks me that when I go to a “kid flick,” I have to worry that it will reinforce the innate fear that children have about confronting their parents’ mortality. Yes, I am aware that some Disney movies are based on fairytales which date back hundreds of years. Most of these stories involve the loss of the mother prior to the beginning of the story, hence the existence of the wicked stepmother. With this said, what about Disney movies that exterminate the moms with scenes that could give Steel Magnolias a run for its money? I haven’t even let my children see Disney tearjerker’s like MORE…
Jenny From the Blog presents . . . . The Suburban Jungle
I would look more like this chick –> if she were folding laundry
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Huh, I never thought about this before!
I write stories for kids, so here’s the inside scoop. No Mommy and/or no Daddy is both a kid’s biggest fear and their secret hope. After all, we’re all striving to be set free of parents from the time of our first disappointment – entry into the cold cruel world of bright lights, cold, gravity, and hunger.
Not only surviving, but conquering the cold cruel world is exhilarating for kids.