The Boogey-Man
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What kind of cheese will I eat today? boogey-ish
I rented the Boogey-Man a few nights ago. No, I was not looking for company or planning a party. It was the movie I rented and after watching it I was quite pleased. I enjoyed the idea of suspense rather than gore. I also enjoyed the visual effects. There was however, one matter in which I took offense to. The boy who became a man and said the word “naughty”. I have never heard someone say the word “naughty” so un-sexy before. I felt like an enraged postal-worker.
Over all, I was having a little problem understanding why the boogey-man spent all his time haunting this guy rather than children. I know children these days are learning a wide variety of four letter words, perhaps this is a trigger for the boogey-man and he no longer cares for that ‘type’ of child. Either way, I think the Boogey-man has some serious issues. They most likely stem from family of origin but who am I to judge?
Another thing that triggered my own intellect is where did the boogey-man originate? Is he generations and generations of kids who grew up that were picked on in grade school and now try to scare the strawberry shortcake out of other kids so that they themselves never become mean? Or is it the serious but hushed issue of sexual abuse? I realize that this can be a dangerous issue to bring up but the idea of the boogey-man is very serious as well.
Since when did cloaked men come in the night into children’s bedrooms from their closet or under their bed of all places to scare them? I ask you to contemplate this with care for a moment. *moment passes* The idea is very disturbing. Is this not the profile of a predator who keeps their identity secret from their victims?
For years the idea of the boogey-man amused me. Okay, probably some guy under witness-protection from other fantasy monsters. But to realize that the boogey-man has always been a man, never a woman, has always ‘watched’ and has always ‘brought’ that ‘evil’ presence. If my child said they saw the boogey-man, I would be very much alarmed as I would never raise them with that idea. I would of course ask, “honey, are you sure it wasn’t just Frank?” Speaking of Frank, does the boogey-man not have a real name? Does he have an accent? Does he do dream interpretation? Or maybe interpretive dance? After all, if we know so much about him I am sure he must have a way of communication. Does he use crayons on walls to send messages? I am sure after hiding out in closets after all these years he probably knows a lot of good bedtime stories. Stories with unicorns and elves and things that are pink. Or does he just have self-esteem issues? If he wanted to just talk, I could totally do that. I am sure that he would be an interesting individual to have a conversation with. Which brings me to one other question, is he bi-lingual? Or is there more than one and they all take different shifts?
To dig deep into my own childhood, I never experienced the boogey-man. There was some weirdo guy who walked around my house late at night only at full moons, but that was Frank, the guy who haunted the house not the boogey-man. I am quite positive that if Mr. Boogey-man did in fact try to scare me, Frank there would’ve given him a good one-two one-two. I was however a little startled the other night when I heard a strange noise coming from my closet, “What was that?” I said aloud, “I don’t know” the monster under my bed said. I had later concluded that whatever it was must have been having a field day trying on my clothes as I found a plum shirt thrown carelessly over a box. I hope Frank gets back from holidays soon, my shirt is stretched out of shape.
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