{"id":3708,"date":"2013-12-11T07:30:10","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T15:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/streamoftheconscious.com\/?p=3708"},"modified":"2013-12-11T08:17:04","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T16:17:04","slug":"a-cinderella-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streamoftheconscious.com\/a-cinderella-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cinderella Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cinderella<\/a><\/p>\n

You think I\u2019m about to tell you a story about over-working young children, forcing the youth of the house to bear the burden of unwanted chores. However, with the exception of the poor abused laundry machine forced to scrub the soiled garments of twins who refuse to potty train, this is a tale of the Walt Disney Classic.<\/p>\n

One of the most famous fairy tales (most notably Walt Disney\u2019s 1950s classic) was showing in our local RetroDome (you can tell the kind of movies playing there by the theatre\u2019s name). In actual film! Skips, scratches and all.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like Cinderella. She\u2019s pretty.\u201d Search is in love with everyone\u2019s favorite rags-to-riches blondie. (Although I would like to state Cindy looks awfully brunette in a lot of those scratchy old-school reels.)<\/p>\n

\"Cinderella\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So we set up a date. We were going to meet up with one of the girls from school, Minnie \u2013 the third musketeer to the muppets\u2019 Mickey\/Donald quarreling terrific twosome.<\/p>\n

We entered the retro lobby where a footman costumed in period gear welcomed us – bestowing bags of goodies upon us, which would be explained once we took our seats.<\/p>\n

While we waited for our friend, the boys ran rampant. They gleefully explored all the Disney character cardboard cutouts dotting the theatrical arena to boast of future engagements. They took turns knocking each and every one down. Every. Single. One. Like it was a their own personal game of life-size pinball.<\/p>\n

Clearly sitting still for a 76-minute feature film was going to go swimmingly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs the real Minnie coming?\u201d the boys asked. \u201cLike from our school?\u201d (They\u2019d just gone to see Santa that morning without blinking an eye. But we had to verify the veracity of the Minnie we were about to meet.)<\/p>\n

She walked in and the energy levels went through the roof. Nary but a millisecond of shyness before the two started screaming and giggling. It was *clear* Search loved that little girl. (Poor third-wheel Destroy.)<\/p>\n

So we took our seats.<\/p>\n

Remember those goodie bags I mentioned?<\/p>\n

A glow in the dark star magic wand \u2013 a perfect fit for the show at hand.<\/p>\n

But first Cinderella communes with the birds as she begins her morning chores. So those responsible for said goodie bags thought it would be a heavenly idea to bestow throngs of admiring princesses and princes with wooden painted bird whistles. (Made in China. Not yet sure if I should be concerned that most of the paint from the valve has been chewed off.) There was also a packet of candy corn to emulate feeding chickens (and mice).<\/p>\n

\"Whistles.<\/a>

Whistles. Sugar. Obviously the organizers of this event hate parents.<\/p><\/div>\n

Totally not off-topic tangent: at what age do kids realize that eating popcorn off a movie theatre floor will give your mom germicidal convulsions?<\/span><\/p>\n

During the final dance sequence Destroy turned to me and exclaimed, \u201cHow beautiful!\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as the credits rolled, Search turned to Minnie, \u201cWould you like to come to my house now?\u201d<\/p>\n

The adults cracked up. Well. Well. Well. Apparently the brothers are competing for title of household Casanova. Little Man\u2019s got moves! Dad wasn\u2019t comfortable asking girls back to his place until about age 23 (at which point he lived with Mom.)<\/p>\n

I called out after them as they made their way toward the theatre aisle, \u201cHey, can you make sure Search has his magic wand?\u201d<\/p>\n

And as the adults dissolved into adolescent giggles, Search began chasing Minnie around the lobby \u2013 once again taking out a number of the Disney cardboard characters.<\/p>\n

Who needs a nap when you\u2019ve got your fairy tale come true – your girlfriend from preschool.<\/p>\n

Apparently everyone, as the follow up I received read, \u201cHope your evening was better than the awesome toddler meltdown I had to deal with. Ah, good times!!\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to call Cinderella a success. Everyone was exhausted and melt-downy by evening\u2019s dawn. But then again, at age 3, midnight comes a lot earlier \u2013 turning parents and tots back to pumpkins alike.<\/p>\n

Love takes a lot out of the little ones. And as a lasting commemorative item from the goodie bag, we still had a keepsake glass slipper to remember our movie date. (The wand and whistle vanished at midnight. That\u2019s my story and I\u2019m sticking with it.)<\/p>\n

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