Sometime
before my son turned 1 year old I was in Dollar General and saw Toy
Story 3 on sale for $5. My sisters loved that movie. At the time,
he had a thing for the movie Grown Ups. Not sure why but it was
hilarious to him. I was definitely over watching it a gazillion times
and was looking for an age appropriate alternative. So I grabbed it and
when we got home I put it in the DVD player. My son
wanted NOTHING to do with it. Then, one magical day he actually
watched it. That’s when the obsession began. Eventually we bought him
part 1 and part 2. That’s all he would watch. He wanted nothing to do
with anything else. No more Grown Ups, no nothing.
When we turned it off to watch tv ourselves he’d scream and cry until
one of us was on the verge of a nervous breakdown and turned it back on.
Fast forward six months and many viewings of the Toy Story trilogy
later. We are at a pawn shop with my mother in
law. Hubby and I are in the movie section and he sees Shrek.
He suggests we get it because after all his oldest loved it. Plus it has
a plethora of adult humor. It didn’t take much coaxing so we bought it
and put it in right when we got home. Jr was instantly hooked. So then
we bought the 2nd, 3rd
and then Shrek the final chapter which is our favorite one. I said all that to say this:
i. love. Shrek.
There,
I said it. I heart the green monster of an ogre. Shrek is one of the
very few kids’ movies I can watch over and over and over again.
I mean with Mike Meyers and Eddie Murphy how can you go wrong? Need to
do some cleaning? I put on Shrek. Need to make a phone call? I put on
Shrek. Need to have an adult conversation without someone pulling on
your pant leg? I put on Shrek. Need to use the
bathroom for more than 30 seconds? I put on Shrek. He is my go to when I
need my little guy to just be still for a few minutes. My kid loves it
all. The characters, the jokes, the songs, everything. I am not ashamed
to say that for the serene tranquility it
gives me for those few minutes, I love it too!
How does Shrek rate in your family? Too raunchy? Too silly? Or are you an ogre lover like us?
Photo credited to Dreamworks
Photo credited to Dreamworks
Shrek was never that entertaining to me Lol but the littlest things are always entertaining to little kids. - twin uno
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