But what the hell do you do about other people’s children?

Casey and I took Kira to her first real movie theater movie today. We decided How to Tame Your Dragon looked appropriate and Casey had free movie passes to Harkins so we headed up to AZ Mills. Along with every other human with children in the greater Tempe area apparently. The mall was packed.

We were standing in line and I moved around Casey in time to see the little girl ahead of us lean over and give Kira a mean bullying look. Poor Kira was confused and hurt. Casey and I looked at each other and he said the kid told Kira to shut up. Kira wasn’t even saying anything. What can you do? The parents were busy buying movie tickets and missed the exchange. I wanted to yank the little brat’s ponytail.

Anyway, we bought our tickets and wandered the mall for an hour. I don’t know who was worse, Kira asking for everything in sight or Casey buying stupid stuff every 10 feet. He’d blown 10 bucks before we hit the first corner. Carousels and squishy toys and cookies and icees.

Back in time for the movie and she seemed interested in the upcoming Shrek movie. After a little confusion (she thought we were seeing the Shrek movie) she settled down pretty quick.

I will say this, she didn’t act up. Pretty soon she was in my lap, then Daddy’s then a quick trip to the potty and then she crashed before the kid and dragon became friends. She missed the whole lesson of the movie and chatted about scary fire-breathing dragons attacking us all the way home.

I loved the movie, but we’ll have to rent it for her and skip the scary parts.