Bashin' "Twilight"...

If you love "Twilight", maybe you shouldn't read this....but wait, maybe you should so you will join my side!!!! Every time they come out with another one in this series, I cringe. "Here we go again!" is what I think. I get to read all about everyone's posts on fb about it and on and on. I will tell you why I don't like these books and I know you are just dying to know why, aren't you??!! I did read the first one, only after months and months of it being out. I wasn't in a big hurry; I guess when something fictional comes out and gets THAT much attention, I get turned off and don't want to read it. I caved and read the first one, very quickly, I might add. I read it in days and was amused. I even read the 2nd, with not so much speed, and couldn't make it through the 3rd. I lost interest in it all. Plus some things were bothering me about it all which I will now tell you........

1. It bothers me that the author is LDS and yet her characters do things that are not exactly "true to their standards". Yes, I do hold her to a higher standard and expect her to write things that would show she is LDS. You would expect me to do the same, wouldn't you? She wrote these books for the "young adult" audience; meaning that tons of way younger girls would be reading it. Like 10-12 year olds and younger. I even know a mom that has read these books as "bedtime" stories to her girls that are close to my girls' ages. What in the world???
2. It bothers me that the main character, Bella, has Edward in her room at night....watching her as she sleeps. That is not ok for young girls to be reading and fanticizing about. Period.
3. She also has Bella run off with Edward to Italy, I believe, without telling her dad. Not ok.
4. In the 2nd book, Bella is near suicidal because Edward is gone. She is deeply depressed over a boy and I don't think that is what young girls should view as "normal" when a break-up happens.
5. If I see one more grown women wearing a shirt that says "Team Edward" I think I will roll my eyes so hard they will never never recover. Ok, here's the thing: Edward is supposed to be in HIGH SCHOOL!! If a movie came out and grown men were lusting after a female character, portraying a high school girl, you bet they would get called "perverted" or something like that. So, do tell me why it is ok for grown women to lust after high school boys? It's not and it bugs me. I am a married woman and I would never own anything that said "Team ......whatever" if it wasn't my husband's name. If he came home wearing a shirt that said "Team Beyonce", I would feel bad. So, how do you think these men feel whose wives like a vampire so darn much? Just sayin'.
6. Why are moms taking their young girls (10-12 or even younger) to see these movies? Why are they letting them read the books before they have read them themselves? I don't understand that. I have tried hard to be very picky on what my oldest watches and reads. She turns 9 this summer. She doesn not know who Bella nor Edward are. She still plays with dolls and barbies. She is still very innocent and I am very pleased with that. Be careful moms. Just because it is popular doesn't mean it is good. There are plenty of good books out there for your young girls to read. Just because it is written by an LDS author does not, unfortunately mean it is OK, either.

Well, I know we all have our passions and things that we love, but I just don't get this one. I would rather read historical ficiton, myself. I am reading "Fire of the Covenant" right now and LOVE it. Too bad people don't get as excited about these kinds of books. I know that there are far worse things one could be reading, but there are certainly much better ones, too. Don't get me started on TV shows. UGH. I keep asking Will if we can just turn off our cable. Not gonna happen anytime soon.

Oh, and for the record, Will has said over and over and over how he is sooooooo glad I don't drag him to see these "Twilight" movies. I am here for ya, babe. I am on "Team Will" with all my heart!

(Hey if you are a "Twilight" fan, don't be afraid to defend yourself......I mean it! I wanna hear your side to what I have said......) Hugs.....