{"id":38,"date":"2010-06-29T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-29T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2010\/06\/twilight-bad-for-wives-good-for-dads\/"},"modified":"2010-06-29T13:44:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-29T13:44:00","slug":"twilight-bad-for-wives-good-for-dads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2010\/06\/twilight-bad-for-wives-good-for-dads.html","title":{"rendered":"Twilight — bad for wives, good for dads?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Another year, another Twilight<\/a><\/i> movie \u2014 and with that movie, another round of articles on the franchise and its merits (or the lack thereof). Consider the following two items, which I came across almost simultaneously yesterday \u2014 and which seem to pull in opposite directions, regarding the effect this franchise is having on family life:<\/span><\/p>\n

When \u2018Twilight\u2019 fandom becomes addiction<\/a><\/b>
Chrystal Johnson didn\u2019t think there was anything unhealthy about her all-consuming fixation with \u201cThe Twilight Saga\u201d \u2014 until she discovered it was sucking the life out of her marriage.
Los Angeles Times<\/i>, June 27<\/p>\n

Twi-Dads: Hooked on Twilight, but don\u2019t tell their friends<\/a><\/b>
They may be the film franchise\u2019s most unlikely fan base, but they say the rewards are worth it for the father-daughter bonding
Globe and Mail<\/i>, June 28<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just for the record, as for me and my house, my daughter is still learning how to read and won\u2019t be going anywhere near these books for years, while my wife has zero interest in the franchise whatsoever.<\/p>\n

I, on the other hand, must admit that I am looking forward to seeing The Twilight Saga: Eclipse<\/i>, which opens at midnight tonight, if only because the following trailer had me weeping with laughter when it first came out a couple months ago:<\/p>\n