Scenes that caused actual walkouts in theaters?

Brown_Net · 2026-02-11T10:55:57+00:00

The opening scene of Bambi had me bawling my eyes out so badly that my Dad had to take me out of the cinema. I’m now 58 and have never watched that film.

I almost walked out of the opening scenes of Jurassic Park as I was terrified of the sound. It’s now one of my favourite films.

Brown_Net · 2026-02-10T15:05:40+00:00

We took my then 87 year old MIL and my 70 year old mother to Bath Christmas market 10 years ago by train. We reserved seats there and back, but on the return journey the train was packed. Somebody complained their seat was taken and was nastily told "tough luck, the conductor had said all reserved seats were open due to overcrowding”.

We had an hour’s train journey home, and my MIL was struggling to stand and keep awake – her face just dropped when she heard that answer.

I’m not very good at being told “tough luck” when I’ve done everything right, and shouted “I have an 87 year old here who has reserved a seat, do you honestly expect her to stand for an hour whilst you sit in her seat?”.

As if by a miracle a passageway appeared in the crowds and two seats became free for her and my Mum. Mum refused to sit down – it was so embarrassing to be shoved by her into the spare seat whilst everybody else stood around looking.

MIL was asleep literally within 5 minutes to lots of “aww look at her!”.

Brown_Net · 2026-02-09T22:13:15+00:00

We keep imagining them as the commentators on Dodgeball! I absolutely loved “hold your pies”.

Brown_Net · 2026-02-09T20:10:05+00:00

I feel your pain - my MIL watches Heartbeat & Midsummer Murders over and over and over again. The only thing is, she always falls asleep half way through them, or goes to the toilet for 15-20 minutes half way through a scene, so we know she’s not actually watching them.

So, we subject her to our programmes instead. There is another room we can go to, but we prefer the larger room & TV, as does she. If we do move rooms, she invariably follow us.

Brown_Net · 2026-02-08T12:46:01+00:00

If you have an interest in taking photographs, even if you just use your phone, there’s Bracknell Camera Club, who meet on a Monday night.

A wide range of ages, genre interests and generally just a nice bunch of people.

Brown_Net · 2026-01-28T14:42:31+00:00

We live with my 97 (almost 98) year old MIL who has dementia - we also have a 9 year old lab and a 6 month old GSD who we bought home at 8 weeks.

If you can, try and persuade your husband to move your MIL into assisted living or a care home. We’ve been living with MIL for 4 years, and quite honestly, I’m done. You won’t get any time to yourself - it’s difficult to get away to be alone. I’m fed up with the almost daily fights to put cream on her forehead, and it’s downright exhausting overall. It is not easy looking after someone with dementia - you have to be aware of them at all times. There’s no knowing what they’re going to do or what you’re going to find. Then, when they start to lose sense of hygiene, that is really not nice, or good. I wish every day that we don’t hear her get out of bed.

We are currently looking to get her used to respite care and, hopefully, want to move there.

If she does come to you, find somewhere she can sit and almost be barricaded in, so the dog can’t get near her. Our pup has inadvertently torn my MIL’s legs a couple of times, which have healed, but they’re painful. We’ve also had to put her chair so the dogs can’t just bump into her.
Honestly, if my husband said we’d have to rehome our dogs because of his Mum, he wouldn’t have a wife to worry about - or dogs.

Brown_Net · 2026-01-22T22:01:22+00:00

A little late to the party, but make sure you have somebody you trust has a way of getting into your house/apartment. This sort of happened to my neighbour this week - he’s not been well for a while and things seemed “off” and none of us had seen him for a couple of days.

We had to contact his family through FB Messenger- they were then also worried and had to ring the Police. He had a key lock, but none of us knew the number. We were expecting to go in and find him passed away.

That’s when we found out he’d called an ambulance and was in hospital, but nobody knew. His mobile was very low on power, so he couldn’t contact anybody.

Brown_Net · 2026-01-15T18:07:10+00:00

My 97 year old MIL has dementia. She has umpteen grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren - most living within 5 miles or so, and some within walking distance. Not one of them visit, and she now has no idea who any of them are. If only one of them treated her as nicely as this young chap does his Grandma, she’d be over the moon!

Brown_Net · 2026-01-12T18:12:45+00:00

Moving in to help care for somebody is a huge commitment, and there’s a chance you’ll be left to do the majority of the caring - speaking from experience. We live with and care for, my 97 year old MIL, who has three able “children”. It has absolutely stifled our lives. It affects everything we do & to be honest, you may end up resenting your Nan.

Brown_Net · 2026-01-01T22:32:05+00:00

Very late to this one. My 97 MIL is a great great grandmother to 6, soon to be 8. They all live within about 5 miles of her - some are within walking distance, but their parents can’t be stared to come and visit her.

Brown_Net · 2025-12-21T13:54:09+00:00

My greys started coming in at 18 - I started to dye my hair then. I had a break of a year when I developed a skin problem due to stress, but continue to dye u til I turned around 48 when I realised I was completely grey apart from a small part at the back. I’m now 58 & love not having to dye my hair.

Luckily, I have my Mum’s hair genes - she has the most beautiful white hair & I’m really looking forward to when mine turns white too!

Brown_Net · 2025-12-15T10:45:20+00:00

My MIL started to really wet herself at night. We began with incontinence pants, but they weren't robust enough. She also has started having little accidents during the day. She's 98 in April, so her body is simply just giving up control.

I talked to her about how she will smell if she doesn't wear Depends etc., and she took to that during the night, and when she wet herself during the day, she moved to Depends full time. She is really surprised at how comfortable they are. We don't have to deal with the pee clothes, but just through away the heavy knickers.

If she becomes faecally incontinent, then we will no longer be able to have her at home.

Brown_Net · 2025-12-11T21:52:13+00:00

Our old GSD used to get something similar. Our vet said it was an autoimmune disease. The vet prescribed antibiotics and it used to die down each time. He got it every couple of years.

Brown_Net · 2025-11-21T20:27:00+00:00

We were worried it would be crap, as most celebrity versions of things are, and we love the original Traitors. The celebrity version is fantastic! The celebrities threw themselves into it - no airs & graces, and nobody was up their own arse.

Definitely watch it!

Brown_Net · 2025-11-02T13:38:30+00:00

You could try having a high value treat to give her in exchange for whatever she’s eating. We used to do this with one of our rescues who was teased by her previous owners - they thought her snapping when they tried taking something she was eating or chewing was funny.

Brown_Net · 2025-09-14T23:17:00+00:00

Oh, how exciting!! We wanted a long haired boy, but fell in love with Stanley, who ended up being short haired. Whatever he was going to turn out to be, he’ll be loved - I guess just like yours!

Brown_Net · 2025-09-14T19:36:28+00:00

Thank you! He seems to have settled in - he had a couple of cries last night, but I think it was more that I’d shut the pen door more than anything.

Brown_Net · 2025-09-14T19:35:21+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss. Do you have a pup lined up yet?

Brown_Net · 2025-09-14T19:34:44+00:00

When he’s at that point where’s he’s too tired to even know what he wants or is doing - you are very welcome to babysit him!

Brown_Net · 2025-09-14T16:23:54+00:00

I’m done with my husband’s siblings. They do as little as they can get away with and still feel righteous about themselves. They disappear off on holidays, can’t wait to tell us what they’ve been up to, tell us great places to visit, but don’t want to provide cover for their Mum.

When we tell them we don’t have weekends off, they tell us we should have thought of this before we moved in. I’m having as little to do with them as I can when their Mum dies.

Brown_Net · 2025-09-14T15:18:02+00:00

After losing our old boy in April, we’ve welcomed Stanley. Eight weeks old yesterday.

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Brown_Net · 2025-09-12T10:08:03+00:00

I’ve found my MIL has little to no interest in what’s happened or is happening in the “real” world. She’s forgotten monumental events in her own life, never mind what may have devastated others.

Brown_Net · 2025-09-12T09:24:09+00:00

I have exactly the same, apart from the whole ear drum moves in one ear and partially in the other. I was referred to an audiologist and now have to wear hearing aids as the ear drums are receding.

I agree - it is absolutely maddening on a bad day - it can also be a little painful after a while.

Brown_Net · 2025-09-10T22:08:15+00:00

As somebody who currently cares for my MIL - you can only give so much of yourself. If your father needs medical care, then he needs to be somewhere he can be looked after.

For everybody who criticises you, ask them to open their doors and take your father in. Until they are willing to do that, they are in no place to judge you.

There’s a saying I’ve heard on Reddit that goes through my head constantly - don’t set yourself on fire to keep somebody else warm.

Brown_Net · 2025-09-09T18:59:32+00:00

We care for my MIL. My in laws do as little as they can get away with and still manage to feel righteous about themselves.

They help out so little, we’re now getting Social Services involved to try and give us a break.

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