Corrected entry: Kevin can manage to do the shopping, and work out how to use the washing machine; and yet he needed his mum to help pack his suitcase?
Sereenie
26th May 2003
Home Alone (1990)
Correction: This is a major theme of the movie. Kevin (and his family) learn that he's not helpless. He could have packed his suitcase if he'd actually tried.
Correction: All mothers see their kids as helpless, and all kids usually end up taking advantage of it.
Sereenie