I wanted to spend some alone time with Stephanie yesterday, and I asked her what she would like to do. She wanted to watch a movie and pop popcorn. My return suggestion to her was to go to McDonald's and then have ice cream.
For those of you that know me, you know that I don't like to watch movies just for the sake of watching movies. I like a good drama, and I like a few shows like Survivor, Biggest Loser, Amazing Race, and of course, Dr. Phil, but for the most part, I am not a TV watcher. I get antsy watching cartoon movies, but her vote was still a movie over McDonalds.
So, after supper we turned the lights low, popped popcorn, and watched Heidi (the Disney version). I chose Heidi for several reasons.
1. I hadn't seen it before, and neither had Stephanie.
2. It was not a cartoon.
3. We had it!
We sat and snuggled on the couch with our popcorn and began watching the movie together. After a while, I looked over to see Steph's face, and she had large crocodile tears and a quivering lip. She was so into the emotions of the show that she cried at several points of the movie. Of course, I was crying, too. That was a moving show, but seeing her respond with such emotions touched me even more. She totally understood the depth of the show and not just the actions.
Wow! What a wonderful view into my 5 year old's heart. I am grateful that we had this experience together.
1 comment:
Hey, I can't believe you watch more TV than me!
I often think of your conversation with Marilyn Whittington over not watching I think 'ER.' "Oh, yeah you homeschool."
Like that has anything to do with it! I still don't have time or the desire.
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