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Movies My Kids Don't Like: Trolls

I realize with any movie/TV show I introduce to my children, there’s a high probability that they will watch it over and over again until I am sick of it.

Some of these work out, like The LEGO Movie.

Some of these blow up in my face.

One example: Trolls.

Why I chose Trolls

The main reason I chose Trolls as a movie for my kids: the music!

Ironically, when we were at a LEGOLand Discovery Center, they were promoting Trolls: World Tour movie by playing music from the first Trolls movie.

I learned from The LEGO Movie - there’s a high chance I will list to the movie soundtrack a lot. Why not chose a movie with a variety of music?

As the movie is for children - I thought: let’s go with Trolls. I’ll enjoy listening to the soundtrack because there’s a whole bunch of hits on it.

Reality

When I watched Trolls with my oldest son when he was three years old - a single scene that scared him so much, he swore off anything Trolls.

🤦

No matter what I tried, skipping that particular scene, watching the new movie (Trolls: World Tour), guaranteeing him nothing scary, playing the soundtrack, etc.

That single scene in Trolls scarred him, bad.

If I even bring up the word Trolls, he shuts down.

Current Situation

Sigh - welp, there goes a whole series of movies and music my sons won’t have access to unless something changes. They get older? A friend that loves Trolls and introduces Trolls to my son?

Lesson

As much as I want to control everything that goes in my children, they have a strong will of their own and I have to respect that.

The best I can do is filter down what they can choose and let them choose what they love.

For now, it’s more Everything’s Awesome sing alongs.

😅

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