I was so much older then, I'm Younger than that now
Just saw Toy Story 3. I didn't want to see it, but I did.
Oh my God. That movie changed my life forever. Laugh at me, go ahead. I don't care! It really touched me more than possibly any other movie I've ever seen in my life (maybe).
I promised myself I wouldn't cry. So I held out, held out, held out. I went with my parents and their friends, who are all still over and talking and stuff.
And I know I'm rude and all that, but I just went straight to my room, shut the door and cried. And cried. And CRIED and cried and cried. I grabbed my favorite toy - a little pink bunny I've had since birth that I used to NEED to sleep with every night. I literally couldn't fall asleep without her. But I retired her to a dusty shelf 3 years ago.
I just grabbed her and cried. I feel like I've never cried like this before, hah, it's terrible but feels so good.
Then I set her down on my pillow. I think I'll have company tonight.
I looked at all my horse toys that I haven't touched in years. I grabbed tissues and alternated between wiping the tears from my face and the dust from theirs. Feels good.
I guess it's just really hit me. Andy (in the movie) had rock posters and a guitar and shoved all his old toys away. I look at my room - The Beatles and The Who have replaced innocent little pictures of ponies frolicking in green fields. It sickens me a little.
I'm sixteen. Yet I got up and played Bob Dylan guitar songs criticizing humanity as a whole, and I thought about gay slash and I'm wearing low jean shorts with a big sexy belt...
But now here I sit, surrounded by my toys and a pile of tissues, and suddenly I'm 10 years younger.
All I can say is that, thanks to that movie, millions of kids can be kids again. And millions of toys will be happy to be played with for the first time in years. GO SEE THAT MOVIE!