Fun Friday: February Family Matters Photo Challenge Correction + Dead Pool Movie Review (A Love Story)

Day 24 was Victorious, so I’m sorry if I confused you!!!
I think that I was so excited about ‘Victorious’ the other day, that I wasn’t event paying attention to what Day 24 was! That day was ‘Victorious’ and I posted incorrectly but I can say, my Victorious was Violet (hair!).

Yes, Violet hair.

My fourteen year old asked permission. I gave it. But then, when I realized (in the beauty supply store) that “I” was the one being given directions, I nearly fainted…

I say ‘Victorious Violet’ because for sure I’m thrilled that this little project came out like this:

One side of her hair is pinned back so there's an extra chunk of purple showing, but it did come out
even all the way around.
Thanks again lady at the store!!!
:)

I’m telling you, all the through the bleaching and the dying, I was chanting, “Um…I’m sure…um, I’m sure…I’m um…doing this…um WRONG!”. But, I guess I wasn’t. Thank goodness the lady at the store explained like she did. Otherwise, I’m pretty sure I would have done it WAY wrong.

Now…what you’ve been waiting for-
Day 25 ought to be ‘Interesting’ …
OH…it WAS.

It all started when my 18 y/o texted me during the day to ask me out on a date.
Movie & Dinner.
My choice.

WHAT?!?

My choice???

Dead Pool, Risen and Zoolander were a few movies on the list.

Well, I picked Dead Pool. (Oh, yes, I did…)

Chinese or Cracker Barrel were the multiple choice options for dinner.

Cracker Barrel was what I picked because I knew she would love going there again, yum.

Well, so enough small talk, right? Here’s my 'Interesting’ Day 25 (the movie review of Dead Pool):

HORRIBLY
HORRIBLY
HORRIBLY
HORRIBLY
HORRIBLY
HORRIBLY
HORRIBLY

TERRIBLY
TERRIBLY
TERRIBLY

AMAZINGLY
AMAZINGLY
AMAZINGLY

FUNNY.

ANNNNNNNNNNNNDDDDD…

VERY
VERY
VERY
VERY
VERY

GROSS…
DISGUSTING…
VULGAR…
INAPPROPRIATE…
AND AMAZINGLY VIDEOED/CREATED.

BUT…………………….
N.O.T. FOR KIDS!!!!!!!!
OR EVEN THE TEENS WHO DON’T LIKE SCHOOL BUS, LOCKER ROOM, BAR ROOM TALK
OR MAFIA STYLE (MAJORLY BLOODY GRUESOME) KILLING
OR………………………
NASTY DISGUSTING SEXUAL INNUENDO HUMOR

OTHERWISE, A LOT OF TEENS MIGHT LIKE IT.
IT STRIKES ME MORE AS THE COLLEGE GENERATION TYPE OF MOVIE, MAINLY FOR GUYS?

BUT SERIOUSLY….

HOW DID I LIKE IT?

THE WHOLE TIME I WAS THINKING:

“OMGOSH, THIS IS SO HORRIBLY TERRIBLY FUNNY”….AND “THIS IS SO AWFUL”!
YEP. IT WAS A WEE (LOT) OF BOTH.

I KNOW…

TERRIBLY FUNNY IS PROBABLY AN OXY MORON.
WITH MUCH OF THE HUMOR LOST ON ME BECAUSE I DIDN’T EVEN UNDERSTAND IT ALL, I JUST KNOW IT WAS DIRTY AND SO SOME WOULD LOVE IT, SOME WOULD HATE IT AND A HANDFUL WOULD LAUGH AND LET IT GO.

I LOL’D A LOT BECAUSE THE HUMOR THAT WAS PURE SARCASM WAS FUNNY.

SO….
BE CAREFUL MOMS & DADS, THERE ARE STRIP BAR SCENES AND PLENTY OF SEX (DOESN’T SHOW EVERYTHING, BUT IT’S ENOUGH TO CAUSE QUESTIONS TO START FLOWING AND MORE PHRASES ADDED TO THE BUS & LOCKER ROOM BANTER).

BRING YOUR KIDS AT YOUR OWN RISK…
AW- HECK, ATTEND IT YOURSELF AT YOUR OWN RISK LOL.

PS: TODAY IS DAY 26: ‘CROWDED’ of the Family Matters February Photo Challenge. Only a few more days left! Don’t forget to visit on February 29th, Leap Day!, for the last photo prompt word. How have you been doing? Share your photos with us @ familymatterswithamber at gmail.com!

Stay tuned for an online version of our March Column on Self-Acceptance & Tolerance.

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