Saturday, April 18, 2009

The Best Of Both Worlds

An Honest thought...

Hannah Montana the movie made me cry. well actually it was my almost four year old daughter that did. i was sitting in the movie with most likely, the youngest kid in the theatre. my daughter loves the TV show and quite honestly, i do too. we tape the episodes and watch almost everyday... it's a funny show and i'm not embarrassed to say.

now, i've always thought my daughter was an old soul, that she had a sensitivity, empathy and ability to feel emotions that were maybe a bit beyond her years. as we sat through this full length feature, half way through the movie she ended up on my lap and we sat together in my chair and her on lap until the credits rolled. during the movie a number of emotion provoking scenes triggered something in my daughter that amazed me. the two mothers sitting behind us were sniffling and seemingly a bit moved by these scenes, while most of the kids just watched. at the same time i felt my daughter quiver in my lap. it was then i looked over my daughter's shoulder and noticed two very large tears streaming down her cheeks. she was holding it in as best she could but i could feel her getting more and more upset. it was a beautiful scene, Hannah/Mylie and her dad, and my daughter got it and was moved. this was one of the most amazing things to witness. i got very emotional too as i watched my daughter fight back the tears. she cried quietly through the rest of the movie as some of the kids around us looked over to see who was sniffling so much. it was a touching moment. after the movie we sat and watched the credits as i wiped her cheeks. i asked her what was wrong and she said her tummy hurt. it was such an interesting answer for someone that young... she didn't want me to know she had been crying because of the movie. later in the car (while she was still crying) i said, "did you think the movie was kind of sad" she began to cry and just nodded yes. i can't describe how i felt that day. my heart was so twisted seeing my little girl so emotional but i also felt a sense of pride, that she could feel what she felt. she is something very special.

we bought the soundtrack the other day. we now listen to it on our drives. she sings along from her car seat in the back seat and i wipe the tears away as they stream down my cheeks.

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