I am such a suck
I took Connor to see the movie Ramona and Beezus and I cried. Three times. In my defense, Connor climbed into my lap and cried too at least one off those times. (he climbed up for the first and definitely cried, stayed in my lap for the rest of the film, and one of the other times I saw him wiping at his eyes so I presume he was crying again.)
See, this is why I don't often watch movies that you go into *knowing* they'll be tear-jerkers. I'm rarely in the mood to go and have my emotions messed with. I guess that's a bit shallow but really, real life already has enough emotional highs and lows without putting myself through an emotional wringer for entertainment. If I honestly feel the need for a good emotion roller-coaster I have people in my family I can call who will be happy to fulfill that need. I mean sure, they need a bit of encouragement to get them going... usually something along the lines of "Hey, how's it going?" will get me a 20 minute diatribe on why the universe hates them and exactly how. Or I could go visit people in the hospital, or ask how chemo is going for others. Just think, hours of such entertainment for free! (I need a sarcasm emoticon...)
That said, the movie was cute, it differed from the books and sort of mix-and-matched them, but Connor thoroughly enjoyed it. Next time I go and see a children's movie maybe I ought to bring some kleenex, just in case. O_o
See, this is why I don't often watch movies that you go into *knowing* they'll be tear-jerkers. I'm rarely in the mood to go and have my emotions messed with. I guess that's a bit shallow but really, real life already has enough emotional highs and lows without putting myself through an emotional wringer for entertainment. If I honestly feel the need for a good emotion roller-coaster I have people in my family I can call who will be happy to fulfill that need. I mean sure, they need a bit of encouragement to get them going... usually something along the lines of "Hey, how's it going?" will get me a 20 minute diatribe on why the universe hates them and exactly how. Or I could go visit people in the hospital, or ask how chemo is going for others. Just think, hours of such entertainment for free! (I need a sarcasm emoticon...)
That said, the movie was cute, it differed from the books and sort of mix-and-matched them, but Connor thoroughly enjoyed it. Next time I go and see a children's movie maybe I ought to bring some kleenex, just in case. O_o