Tonight for family movie night we put in the new Tinkerbell movie "Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue". While lounging back and eating popcorn there was a part where Tinkerbell and her new friend Lizzie have to say goodbye to each other. Both characters had every sad faces and my little girl.....Burst into tears and said "mommy this is so sad"
I looked at her with a little bit of shock at her reaction to this, and it took me back to when I was pregnant and I would cry at a greeting card ad.
So I quickly scooted on to her recliner and held her. (these were big, real tears).
She was so sad for the two cartoon characters that it took pausing the movie and talking out her feelings to calm her down.
Shea: "mom it's so hard to say goodbye when you love someone so much!"
Me: "I know babe, and it's so sweet for you to think of their feelings like that."
Shea: sobbing, "it's so so sad"
I had no idea how to respond other than to hold her.
I have to say I too had a moment of heart ache and amazement at the pure compassion that my 6 year old had just expressed. What a sweet, loving girl I have in my home.......... I am a VERY LUCKY Mommy!!
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Us females are born emotional. I went to Parker's court of honor last night and got choked up when the new eagle scouts joined "the eagle's nest" (a bunch of chairs filled with eagle scouts both old and young). I thought "what a once in a lifetime experience for that young man--he must be so proud." Truthfully, though, these were teenagers and they were acting like embarrassed goofballs. The weight of the moment escaped everyone but us teary eyed moms. I'm glad we're born with tender hearts!
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