This past weekend, Quentin wanted to watch Inside Out. He'd wanted to see it in the movie theater when it first came out but that did not happen. We had no idea what this movie was about except for what we saw in the movie previews. We watched it with him and it was AWESOME!!! Yes, I know I am talking about a kids animated film. By the way, some of my FAVORITE movies are Disney films, but right now I'm getting sidetracked. I even cried at the end of this movie. We watched this movie at exactly the right time. Let me explain...
Quentin had been struggling with the grief over losing MeeMaw for the last couple of days. He would come home from school upset and crying or he'd just suddenly get upset at home. We had talks about it being ok that he missed her and that it was ok to be sad and cry when you are upset. So when we watched this movie it was so cool for Quentin to see another child going through tough times and the many emotions they could evoke.
After the movie, I asked him did the movie help him and he said YES. He told me that sadness was ok to feel and you would feel better afterwards. We had a talk about what it meant to be sad, joyful, angry, etc. This movie was exactly what Quentin needed to help him see that being sad was and is a natural and normal part of life. :-)
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