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[quote=Anonymous]Op again. I had this doubt in my head that maybe I WAS being a tad overprotective but it looks like I’m not.  And that makes me feel even worse because now I feel like this was one of those times I really needed to dig my heels in. But like the one divorced PP said, I do think if I was too against all scary movies,  DH (and kids) would have only wanted to push back more and watch them more.  Not so much out of spite, but because it is DH and DD’s natural inclination to fight hard against any kind of rules, policing, especially “protective” ones.

DH started both the poltergeist movies when I was busy doing something else because he knew I would have said no if I were there. Once the movie was started, my protests were ignored and cast aside.  My version of damage control was next day, showing my kids the “making of poltergeist” so that they could see how they did all the special effects and how they made it look so real.  He had a lot of questions so I do think it was helpful.  I also have talked about fears and anxiety with him, explaining that our brain sometimes make us feel scared for no reason. He gets it, but no real effect on his anxiety levels.

I did finally put my foot down and put a moratorium on scary movies right before bed.  So far DH hasn’t pushed back, especially now that he sees our son is so scared to be alone anywhere in the house. My son does keep asking for the scary movies.

Contemplating family therapy. Will be a hard sell. Have had no luck with pushing for marriage counseling in the past- for communication issues. I do feel like I’m unable to say anything in disagreement without major backlash so it’s hard.  I may also consider just getting a therapist for my son instead, will be an easier sell I think. [/quote]

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