{"id":13637,"date":"2016-10-08T13:56:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T20:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=13637"},"modified":"2016-10-11T23:44:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T06:44:08","slug":"horror-film-countdown-day-8-movies-anxious-parents-should-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/horror-film-countdown-day-8-movies-anxious-parents-should-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror Film Countdown Day 8 \u2013 Movies Anxious Parents Should Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to our countdown to the most anxiety-inducing horror films for parents! \u00a0Today\u00a0is day eight.<\/p>\n

Each day, we are covering the films I both love and hate because they\u2019re awesome and they give me panic attacks now that I\u2019m a mom.<\/p>\n

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Considered one of the most beloved horror classics, this film takes a bite out of parenting confidence in a way few others can compare.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: Trigger warnings are a given when you talk about horror, but I\u2019m going to say it anyway.\u00a0 Many subjects covered by horror films are disturbing to parents\u00a0in ways we can\u2019t possibly understand and each is unique to the parent and his\/her\u00a0experiences. Tread carefully and know your limits. \u00a0If this begins to be too much, there\u2019s no shame in closing the window. \u00a0Also, this post contains some spoilers throughout.\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n

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Okay, let’s start by prefacing with this: I love the ocean. \u00a0I would move to the beach in a heartbeat if I could. If I had the means, I’d be staring at the sea at some point, every single day of my life.\u00a0 When I DID live closer to the ocean, I\u2019d go there several times a week. \u00a0It’s a place of solace, peace and grounding for me, but now that I have children, it’s also a place where I am constantly aware of just how fragile we are as humans and it forces me to be that much more careful with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh, I still love the ocean, but that love became\u00a0sprinkled with a dash of “a giant shark could eat my babies” with a side of,\u00a0“rip currents killed 58 people SO FAR this year” as soon as I had children of walking age at the beach.<\/span><\/p>\n

And seriously, before you say, “oh, it’s only 58… don’t be so paranoid” let me ask you, would YOU want to be labeled as one of those 58 families who lost someone because you thought, “oh, it’s fine, it hardly ever happens”?<\/p>\n

No. \u00a0No you would not.<\/p>\n

There have been over 50 horror films made about shark attacks since the 60’s and with good reason and sure, the general rule is that sharks don’t like to eat people, but smallish people who resemble small seals and other animals far more than they look like people from underneath are unarguably an easy target… especially when all the children have seen about sharks are the “nice shark” movies with characters like Bruce who is a vegetarian and does not eat fish because they are friends.<\/p>\n

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So yeah, I love the ocean, but\u00a0I do NOT love the idea of something happening to my children because I ignored the voice in my head that does\u00a0nothing but sing the Jaws theme any time they\u00a0are more than ankle deep in the water. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\nWhat is worse for me, is my daughter believes if she goes out there in the water, beyond where the waves crash… she will turn into a mermaid. \u00a0Guys, this is a terrifying thought to a parent. \u00a0I remember being that child and wanting to do the exact same thing… I even wrote a story about it when I was about 12. \u00a0The thing is, death is out there. \u00a0Death in the form of rip tide, seaweed getting you caught and animals who want to eat you and for me, the balance between wanting to encourage her magical imagination and my desire to keep her alive is constantly at odds. \u00a0I don’t want to kill the magic, but I don’t want her to die. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, by now you’re probably asking, what does rip tide, mermaids and seaweed have to do with Jaws? \u00a0Am I <\/span>REALLY<\/em> that worried about a great white shark eating my children? \u00a0Honestly, no…\u00a0<\/span>but that’s because the movie Jaws, the shark in itself, is not what makes me anxious at the water’s edge.<\/p>\n

To me, Jaws is more of a symbol of the reality; \u00a0The ocean is an\u00a0uncontrollable force of nature. \u00a0It can come at you in the form of an animal, a plant or even the water itself. \u00a0This film drives home the reality of just how terrible the reality can be when you actually think you are in charge. \u00a0The ocean will claim who she wishes; man, woman, child or ship, and no amount care is enough to ensure that she doesn’t lay claim on one of mine. \u00a0So, for me,\u00a0Jaws is a symbol much like the Titanic. \u00a0It reminds us that nothing is unsinkable, nothing is controllable and nothing about the water is safe, not really, for a child.<\/p>\n

It’s no secret that water is deadly to children when unsupervised. \u00a0Water is like a child magnet. \u00a0 Out of a hose, in a plastic pool, a sink, bathtub, river, lake or ocean and until they become adept swimmers, it’s deadly even in the most shallow and innocent of situations. \u00a0An average of 20 children die every year due to deaths in 5 gallon buckets. \u00a0350 children die every year in residential pool accidents. \u00a0At least 2 toddlers\u00a0die in toilet-related accidents a year. \u00a0Now, back to the shark situation; 312 attacks have taken place in 2016 so far, world wide. \u00a0This does not make me paranoid about sharks alone, but it does remind me that without a proper respect and undo parental diligence, my children have just as much chance as anyone else’s as being the next on that list of statistics and some water-animal’s dinner. \u00a0(Disney World ring any bells here?<\/em>)<\/p>\n

The result of all these numbers and real-life tragedies\u00a0is an anxious parent’s reality; we \u00a0must keep our kids safe. Educate them, make sure they have a proper respect for the ocean,\u00a0it’s many creatures and methods of trying to kill us. \u00a0The moral of this story? \u00a0Water, and all who live inside it, want to eat you.<\/p>\n

While we\u2019re on the \u201cwater\u201d topic\u2026 \u00a0Tomorrow’s is nothing short of horrifying in about a hundred ways. \u00a0Stay tuned for day #9 and more on just how dark water can be…<\/p>\n

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Welcome to our countdown to the most anxiety-inducing horror films for parents! \u00a0Today\u00a0is day eight. Each day, we are covering the films I both love and hate because they\u2019re awesome and they give me panic attacks now that I\u2019m a mom. 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