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  • 10 year old went to a sleepover on sat-- just found out she watched SEX AND THE CITY movie with her friend and her mom. I was MAD--its rated R! The mom says I am over reacting--what do you all think? she says it is basically innocent and they fast forwarded thru the sex parts--

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    11.19.08, 07:58 PM [ Flag ]

    • argh. no one should ever tell you you are over-reacting. it's the most obnoxious thing anyone can say.

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      11.19.08, 08:00 PM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

    • My 11 year old went to a sleepover, and the mom wanted to show Borat! Luckily, some kids (not mine, she wanted to see it) said they weren't allowed to watch R-rated movies. I am very much on the lenient side when it comes to what my dd sees, but I would NEVER show even a questionable PG-13 to someone elses dc. You are not overreacting at all.

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      11.19.08, 08:07 PM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

    • That's extraordinarily rude. I would not let my 14 yo watch R rated movies never mind a 10 yo. Also the movie does have many sex scenes. And recent studies concluded that dds who watch SITC at a young age tend to have sex earlier.

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      11.19.08, 08:36 PM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

    • I think it was ok. I don't even know why they rated it R to be honest. Oh, I remember because there is some nudity.

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      11.19.08, 09:26 PM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

      • ITD. It was rated R because of the nudity (a lot of it) and also sex scenes. Full frontal of the mans penis, ect. I don't agree that it was OK for this mom to show this movie to other ppls daughters who are 10 yr old

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        11.20.08, 03:05 AM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

        • np: i just don't remember lots of sex scenes in the movie (as opposed to the tv series).

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          11.20.08, 06:25 AM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

          • nnp: there is one scene where Samatha watches her neighbor taking a shower naked which is pretty graphic. But whether 10 yo would care I am not sure.

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            11.20.08, 07:01 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • You need to relax. My 6 yr old watches R movies with me. What is big deal

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      11.19.08, 10:21 PM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

      • you let your dd watch the SITC movie? Not good

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        11.20.08, 03:06 AM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

      • What age are you okay with having your 6yr old having sex?

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        11.20.08, 04:35 AM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

      • I'm curious -- which R-rated movies have you watched with your six year old? Or is this a joke?

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        11.20.08, 07:34 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • are you joking? this is so not okay. and while I like the women on SATC for entertainment, I would not want my daughter idolizing them or their behavior. Call me a prude (who loves SATC) but those women were just too cavalier about sex.

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        11.20.08, 07:36 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • np: i think the the issue here is that the other woman doesn't have the right to make this decision for the op. if it's rated R, i think that's too questionable to show to other people's kids without permission. it's not even pg-13. a mom doesn't have the right to decide that for someone else's kids.

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          11.20.08, 07:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • your 6 yo???? Oh God, this board sometimes has the most sadly classic examples of horrible parenting.

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        11.20.08, 07:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • OMG that would have pissed me off. The mom was WRONG so WRONG. That movie has fully nudity and from what I remember a steamy short love scene that shows a lot.

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      11.20.08, 03:04 AM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

      • Uh, yeah -- Miranda and her husband getting it on after they got back together. Don't need my 10 year old daughter seeing that, even in fast forward (which might be worse!)

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        11.20.08, 07:37 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • That is so inappropriate to allow 10 yr olds to watch that show.

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      11.20.08, 03:06 AM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

    • Considering that my 10 year olds friends were grossed out by kissing in Enchanted I can't imagine thinking it would be OK to show SITC! Most of the kids just aren

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      11.20.08, 05:04 AM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

      • sorry - something happened to my computer - what I meant was that most of the kids just aren't ready for the material in SITC at 10!

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        11.20.08, 05:06 AM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

    • Forget about the sex, how about the crass consumerism and constant product placement? Do you want your DD's to become shallow shop-a-holics?

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      11.20.08, 05:56 AM [ Flagged | link to this post ]

    • On the one hand, she did parentally supervise the viewing and forwarded through inappropriate parts. One the other hand, consider yourself put on warning about what your daughter may encounter while at their house. You can't change their rules, only whether or not and how often you'll allow your daughter to go there. And don't stomp your feet and bemoan how her daughter and your daughter are BFFs, because then you just sound like a kid yourself. It's life, lots of diversity out there. Put on your big girl panties and make the hard decisions for your family and deal with whatever consequences without bringing tyranny down on other families for the decisions they make.

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      11.20.08, 06:35 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • The point is, the other mom should have asked first. It's one of those things that parents will have very different - and very strong and personal - feelings about, and she should have realized that.

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      11.20.08, 06:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • 100% agree that this was wrong. This could be a great opportunity to sit down and discuss sex with your daughter. Not graphic details but about respect and self esteem. I'm assuming she has questions

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      11.20.08, 07:32 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • You did not overreact and it was important for you to let mom know how you feel so that she will think about decisions she makes when your dc is in her charge. That being said, you will probably have to be more explicit with her in the future before she does something like this. I just wonder it what world showing 10yr girls SATC is a good idea? Sounds like there may be some divergence in your daughters' friendships as they get older because the values between families are definitely a little different.

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      11.20.08, 07:44 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • OMG I WOULD BE LIVID.

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      11.20.08, 07:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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