No, this is not a review for the new Ninja Turtles movie. Although, I will say that I did not enjoy it. Sure, there were some laughs and pretty cool action scenes, but I would expect that most people my age that loved the turtles when we were younger to not like this one. Too many changes were made, which I vould list all day, but if you overlooked all that it is still not a good movie.
This is not a review however, it is more of a look at how awesome my parents were especially when it came to allowing me to embrace my nerdiness.
It all started when i was five or six years old(probably younger, but it serves the story). My parents had taken me to the original Ninja Turtles movie. At some point in the movie, Rafael had left for some time and came back to find that his brothers were beat up or kidnapped or something (it was 25 years ago leave me alone). Anyway, when he saw this he went to the rooftop and screamed out "Damn!" Or "Shit!" (Need to rewatch for clarification). When he did that my five year old self stood up in my theatre seat and copied him, screaming "Damn!" or "Shit!" (I can't remember). My parents still bring up that story from time to time for a chuckle. So, when my mother took me to the theatre this time 25 years later to watch the new Turtles movie, it was an awesome moment.
My parents have always fostered my nerdy side. We watched so many of the iconic nerdy movies together (i.e. Indiana Jones, Star Wars and The Matrix). They also bought me my first few gaming consoles. The Nintendo, then the Sega Genesis and the N64. My Dad even played sometimes. My mother enjoys watching bad Syfy channel movies. I love when we can watch or talk about them together.
I love who I am and it can mostly be attributed to my family who let me be the nerdy kid and even joined in sometimes. So, I ask you, how cool were your parents? Did they do nerdy things with you? Let me know in the comments. You can also yell at me about my terrible memory.
