Anyone have this same problem?

Question

I am an avid crime programe watcher like CSI franchise and other medical dramas, but if it involves a child, since I have had my two I can't watch that particular episode. Has the same thing happened to other parents or parents to be?

Answer 1

I'm not into those sort of shows, however, I LOVE missing persons unit. But last week I bawled my eyes out. It was the case of that little girl           ( around my youngest sons age) who was abducted from her home and has been missing for 2 years. The saddest thing, such an adorable looking little girl. Usually that show doesn't get me crying!

Answer 2

I am the opposite, I couldn't watch anything to do with children before I had my own child because of how much I wanted children and knew how precious they are, but now I do have 2 lil girls, I purposely watch them and am eager to wacth the sicko's get caught, and detective stabler lose his cool with the sickos (talking about Law and Order SVU).

I can't watch certain parts, ( I look away) as it's just too much, but if the sicko's who hurt children get caught and get hurt then I'll watch. If there was any chance they wouldn't get caught I couldn't watch it though.

Answer 3

yes i even go and cuddle my kids i just cant watch it all the time and if i do i cry my eyes out  

Answer 4

Absolutely, its even worse when its 'real life' shows. I watched a real crime show about a serial killer and the re-enactments were very confronting. It involved a mother dying and her kids locked in the bathroom while it happened. She wasnt even the main target, just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Ever since then Ive got extra locks on my doors and dont go outside at night, not even to put the rubbish out.

And I wont read or watch any show that involves nasty things happening to children.

Answer 5

I was a prosecutor and specialized in domestic  violence, and abuse of children--I saw so much sick stuff, I can not stand to watch it on those shows--it is something you never build up an immunity too--not even the most hardened cops ever get tough enough to see the sick stuff that is done to children.

Answer 6

I definately know what you mean. It is not as much tv shows for me but news articles etc. While any child horror story used to always make me feel sad, now I actually visualise what the child went through, if it were my child etc and I can actually cry over it and get depressed for several days.

Answer 7

Yes, definitely.

During my pregnancy I stopped reading the news that had anything to do with children being hurt in any way. Particularly paedophilia stories, or abandoned babies. I thought that this would be temporary, that my hormones were just making me a little more sensitive than normal, but this has not been the case.

I STILL cannot read anything in the news, or watch news on TV that has anything to do with child abuse in any way.

If you knew me you would be surprised, as I have a background in writing, particularly journalism, and thought that I was particularly resistant to these kinds of horror stories due to my exposure to so many of them in the past. However, I think that, rather than the gory details that I am adverse to, it is not being able to UNDERSTAND why a person would do anything so horrible to an innocent child.

The case of the woman in Brisbane who didn't seek help when she was having problems with her kids, particularly the twins (who died of malnutrition) particularly stood out to me as futile, and I think I have a better understanding now than I did as a childless adult.

Answer 8

Ok, as embarassing as this is, it's relevant so I will just go for it.

When my oldest was first born, I had a dream that the world ended and I was looking down on him and watching him wondering everywhere calling for me. It was a horrible nightmare.

Anyway, when Finding Nemo came out on DVD I tried to watch it 11 times before I finally could get through the first 5 minutes.

I kept bursting into tears when the father woke up to find his wife and all but one baby gone. All I could remember was my dream years ago.

Pathetic I know, but part of being a parent I guess.

Answer 9

YES!!  TV shows and books.  A friend lent me the complete Rebus collection, but I couldn't read the first one since it involves killing children.  I'll never know how it all started.

We've got enough to worry about without adding to our never-ending list of concerns!

Answer 10

Yes definitely!!  

Answer 11

Definitely. Being a parent changes everything.

Before I was a mother, they were stories about kids, but after you have your own, you understand the pain so much that it becomes unbearable to think of harm coming to any of them. There are many nights I have seen a news report and had to go check on my little boy, just to make sure he's safe - even though I know he's fast asleep in bed.

Regarding the embarrassing Nemo story, I had Dylan in late November, and when the Christmas carols and shows started on TV, I found I would get all emotional and even cry when they started singing about Mary having a baby boy, because I suddenly knew how precious a baby boy was. It sounds silly to say it out loud.

Answer 12

the same thing happened yesterday night with me... TV had a movie called ' beached'  i started watching... my hubby was playing with our 8 month old... iot was so sad... I cried buckets... I mean seriously cried... and then sat and talked  to the hubby on what would heppen if I did   young leavin our lille girl behind.. and what I wanted  him to teach her.. and how I wanted her to be brought  up.. it was 1 am.. both my huby adn daygher want to sleep and here I am crying out... YES it happens.. Oh and did I mention that  I had seen the movie.. so I knoew teh plot..:(