It was lovely to do something normal, something we probably would have done if we didn't have the boys with us. As much as we all enjoy baby groups, they are very much aimed at the babies and so it was a bit of a treat to go to the cinema...something I haven't done in months. We even treated ourselves to popcorn...which Henry promptly kicked over after being in the cinema for about 30 seconds! I was really surprised at how well behaved he was. He had a couple of feeds, nappy changes and a nap and apart from that, sat glued to the screen! I think he's going to be a bit of a tele-head like his Dad!
The film was really good, it's probably not something I would have chosen to go and see, our cinema time is precious these days so we'd have to reeeeally want to see something before arranging a babysitter for Henry and making it out of the house on an evening! The thing that stood out to me about the film was just how recently all of the events took place...it's scary to think of it like that. We spend so much time talking about how terrible the 'youth of today' are, how traditional values have been all but forgotten and how much the world is changing. But in terms of racism, segregation and hatred of any kind, we are moving in the right direction and I'm happy that my baby will be able to grow up in a free world. I'm glad that he can be open minded and inclusive of all of his fellow humans. The famous Mandela quote at the end of the film said it all really:
"No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."
Nelson Mandela
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