Watching an Awkward Movie with Your Parents or Family Members The Body Language of Awkward Family Movies
What's the most awkward movie you've seen with your parents/siblings, etc.?
What's the most awkward movie you've seen with your parents/siblings, etc.?
Have you ever
watched a movie that had perhaps violence or sexy content with your parents or
anyone else and it made you or them uncomfortable? How did they handle it? How
did you handle it?
I saw two movies
with my mom in the last few years that were squirm worthy. She is in her 90’s
and enjoys a great comedy and good drama. She had a really hard time with the
condom scene in, “Knocked Up” and was squirming. I am so use to watching movies with sexual
humor that I forgot I was going to be watching the movie with my mom.
My mom had such
a hard time talking about sex that when I went off to grad school after my
father died, having never had the “talk” my mom, who was so naïve, had to screw
up her courage to blurt out her first comment recognizing that I might have
premarital sex by saying, “Make sure you wear a condominium.” Yes, you read
that right. I am a female and I was told to wear a several story building. Of
course I was naive as well, the last nonalcoholic virgin to graduate from
Florida State, so I had never even gone to the condominiums aisle of the drug
store. Smile.
But I forgot I
was with my mom again and we are watching another movie with the family and she
was squirming, tapping her hand on the sofa arm, averting her gaze from the
screen and huffing so much in the first part that I realized there is no
way my mom can watch “The Kids are Alright” we had to change the channel. Ah
well.
Another family
dilemma is watching a movie or drama on TV with my brother-in-law.
I have known my
brother-in-law since I was 4 years old. He and my sister were friends in their
teens, and they dated other people in High School.
Recently we were
watching the fabulous film, “The Best Offer” and realized I was uncomfortable
watching the love scenes with my sister and brother-in-law on the Barco lounges
next to me! I had curled up into a little ball on the sofa and was making
faces. I was really uncomfortable. I think I was also creeped out by the old
guy, young girl together.
By the way, I am
always tense watching the TV show, “The Masters of Sex.”
Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.
