Today, our family film was Love, Simon.
Before I get onto that, a quick summary of our day. May daughter has lost her phone. Out of charge, we think it is somewhere in the house, searching her room (without her permission when she was in the shower) was an interesting experience and one which had to be witnessed with our own eyes. And while this would mean grounding her normally, thanks to the new normal, that is not possible. And with her phone missing, is a phone ban going to work?
My wife and I did go for a drive for food. A trip to the butchers was curtailed when spew saw the queue and instead, we had our hot date at the bakers. Social distancing in queues now is the accepted norm, though we have not been to places where it is not able to be put in place as easily.
Our lawn was mowed today, and I tried to get the kids to help, my son did not want to as ‘it is the half term holiday’ which was an excuse I could not comprehend. As discussed earlier this month, him and exercise are terms that rarely meet. He did come out in the end, but was not able to lift his end while his sister could. And later in the day I went for a long walk with her.
Love, Simon is a good film. I imagine that in times to come, this may have the importance to this generation as films like The Breakfast Club have to mine. Out simply, it is about Simon, who is gay and his experiences in an American High School.
Needless to say, this film will not appeal to all, but it touched our hearts and taught me things which I did not know before.