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[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 0 points 2 months ago

My child at age 8 knew exactly what the reality was when her great-grandmother died and saw us all grieving.

She knew exactly what the reality was when, at age 9 and 14 respectively, she saw our cat had to get injected with fluids every day just to live, and our dog had to get euthanized.

She knew exactly what the reality was when in elementary school two kids died in a house fire and she knew them.

I would probably agree that typically only a teenager and above could properly appreciate a movie such as Grave of the Fireflies. And I completely agree children should not be purposefully traumatized, but not all of them have the luxury of being sheltered from traumatizing experiences. Some could handle such a movie and understand what is going on. But to be fair, I have never shown this particular movie to my kid.