Refusing permission for camp field trip

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Found out today our summer camp is going to see a PG movie tomorrow. It's one I've seen and know is inappropriate for my young kid. Normally I'd find other care but I just can't: neither parent can take leave because of the holiday week, grandparents out of town, already paying a babysitter for Friday when camp is closed.

If I refuse permission, a teacher has to stay back with my kid. Am I a total jerk? Has anybody done this?

Yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Toy Story 4. I think that talking dolls are scary and will traumatize my DC. She's not even 9 yet.

What? OK, do you actually know they will traumatize her or are you just anticipating it?

Seriously? I hope you aren't OP. I can't imagine a 5 yo who hasn't seen the other Toy Story movies, much less an 8 yo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Toy Story 4. I think that talking dolls are scary and will traumatize my DC. She's not even 9 yet.

What? OK, do you actually know they will traumatize her or are you just anticipating it?

Not the PP, but I think this was a joke. Plus, Toy Story 4 is rated G.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s the movie and how old is your kid?

Those answers will determine if you are being a jerk.

6 year old and pg movie - you aren’t being a jerk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the camp includes an option for you to opt out and leave your kid at the camp, then it's fine to do so. If they expect you to keep your kid at home, then you do that.

It doesn't matter what the movie is or what anyone else thinks of it. You're the parent of your kid and it's fine for you to make decision that no one else would make.

+1. Our camp has an option to stay back during field trips, so I'm keeping my child back when they go to a couple field trips that I find inappropriate for one reason or another (one I think is too advanced and the other is too expensive for us).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Toy Story 4. I think that talking dolls are scary and will traumatize my DC. She's not even 9 yet.

What? OK, do you actually know they will traumatize her or are you just anticipating it?

Seriously? I hope you aren't OP. I can't imagine a 5 yo who hasn't seen the other Toy Story movies, much less an 8 yo.

NP. It doesn't matter what the movie is, but, fwiw, I saw Toy Story 4 in the theater with my 6yo. She wasn't fazed by the ventriloquist dummies, but I thought they were very creepy and the plot overall was dark. Common sense media says 5 and up, but parent reviewers on the site say 8 and up, which is interesting because I typically find common sense to be overly conservative and the parent reviewers to be more permissive.

[Anonymous]

Maybe she’s worried about the farm movie, a coyote and dog kill some chickens but that isn’t shown (just the aftermath). My newly 7year old was ok with it and understands it’s the circle of life. The other ones are not scary except maybe the Genie being big and powerful? Still kids loved that too and toy story but I personally found the dummy dolls creepy. Kids didn’t know those to be creepy though so they weren’t scared. I would NOT let them watch the new Godzilla but I know at least one of their friends has and was fine with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Toy Story 4. I think that talking dolls are scary and will traumatize my DC. She's not even 9 yet.

Wow.

[Anonymous]

Did our parents have all this angst and handwringing when we were growing up?

[Anonymous]

My guess is they will be playing cards in the lobby so the counselor can assist the group if needed. I would be ok with that.

[Anonymous]

My kids camp has a stay back option that many families take advantage of. My DC has never been the only one. But, these camps are structured in two week chunks and each session has a trip to an amusement park, and each trip costs money. So many parents whose kids attend all summer pick one field trip to send their kids on and stay back for the rest. How sure are you that your DC will be the only one? The way I learned it wasn’t a big deal the first time was by asking. If my DC was going to be the only one I’d send them to the movies or keep them home. It would be boring otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Camps like to go to the “free summer morning movies” that theaters offer. They don’t want to buy tickets. Those movies are usually older movies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did our parents have all this angst and handwringing when we were growing up?

Nope and ET definitely scarred me, I had trouble falling asleep for years and still feel bad for my kid self. Op knows her kid best. I know mine and they would not get scared of any of those movies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Toy Story 4. I think that talking dolls are scary and will traumatize my DC. She's not even 9 yet.

What? OK, do you actually know they will traumatize her or are you just anticipating it?

Not the PP, but I think this was a joke. Plus, Toy Story 4 is rated G.

lol im not OP, i was just mocking her

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Toy Story 4. I think that talking dolls are scary and will traumatize my DC. She's not even 9 yet.

Wow.

OMG the zombie dummies are actually terrifying in that movie!