I watched the saddest story last night about parent less children

[underpants]

I thought that it would be a touching story to warm my heart for the holiday season. It turned out to be an expose' of the ails of post-modern America where children are left alone and run amok suffering from the lack of caring and nurturing that only a parentS can offer.

Without making this a extremely long thread let me just mention some highlights (lowlights).

A hopeless friendless boy is the main subject who just walks around all day.

The dog begs for food.

They try to amused themselves by putting on a play but end up outside in the cold with a sad looking Christmas tree, the only one they could afford.

In a recap/follow up the main characters sister is so desperate for a tree that she steals one out of a neighbor's yard.

The whole thing was very sad.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. I couldn't watch it

...it made me cry. :cry:

[underpants]

2. Yeah it reaminded me of "Kids"

from the mid-90's

Sad so very sad

[Burma Jones]

3. At least the music was nice.....n/t

[matcom]

4. yeah, but they weren't screaming in a movie theater

i'd consider that a "highlight" :D

[underpants]

9. Well we didn't see that part when they got caught squatting in there

Feakin' theater squatters. I'll bet that janitor gave them a stern talking to before he threw them out in the snow.

[redqueen]

5. I really should read the thread.

Really.

[J-Lo Biafra]

6. I've seen that. The bald kid's mom has a horrible speech impediment.

:D

[underpants]

7. Did you see that one kid-he was FILTHY

completely upkept.

[Midlodemocrat]

8. And what about the dog?

Did they ever feed that poor thing? Awful, terrible stuff.

[underpants]

11. It was sleeping covered in SNOW

outside just terrible.

[matcom]

14. he had mange

he DESERVED to freeze out there

[Midlodemocrat]

17. My God, did he?

I didn't catch that. They can cure that you know.

[underpants]

19. Of course-we saw at the end the impact of the hippie liberals

[Midlodemocrat]

16. Just thinking about it makes me want to start crying all over again.

[matcom]

10. and that pussy always sucking on his blanket

he NEEDED to be slapped

[Midlodemocrat]

12. THAT kid had real attachment issues. Poor, poor thing. n/t

[JimmyJazz]

15. Yeah he does - where's NSMA when you need a good

bitch slappin'? Oh LGERotUS!

[Midlodemocrat]

20. The saddest part about the mom

...is you NEVER saw her. It was like she wasn't even there. Those kids were totally raising themselves.

[underpants]

22. And the anti-semitism too

Main Character "Charlie"- I hate the commercialism of Christmas. It's all buying toys (see he is poor probably from his immoral upbringing)

"Lucy"-Well it is all run by a conglomerate on the Eastcoast

Hmmm wonder what THAT meant.

[Aristus]

13. Yeah, and the token black, named for a Founding Father.

Reprehensible stereotype.

[underpants]

18. Franklin?

What about "Sherman" surely named after the General.

[Midlodemocrat]

21. And the little dirty one.

...the way the other kids called him 'Pig-pen'. It was just so horrible to watch. I thought schools had a zero tolerance policy for bullying. Where were the adults?

[KurtNYC]

23. The root of the problem is the trombone-voiced adults!

These poor children need guidance and all they get from the adults is a lot of "wha - wha - whaaaa" ! It is a tragedy! Put those trombones down and talk to your children you inhuman bastards!

[Midlodemocrat]

24. You are exactly right!

Instead of 'trumpeting' orders at them, they should speak with them.