The Land Before Time was my childhood movie. I used to have it on VHS- no idea where that tape went. My brother's was Bambi. Last year or the one before that I ended up purchasing it at Target during one of my impulsive shopping moments. Strangely, I could tolerate watching the film through the end unlike other childhood shows, like Chip and Dale. SO GLAD I sold that off to Hesse and got some money back for it.
I was a big baby as a kid. The points in the movie that led to my ocular eruptions were when the mother died and when they all reunited with their families/loved ones, to stay as friends until the film ended, topped with Diana Ross' song, "If we hold on together." If they stuck to that formula, the 9 sequels that followed would have probably been more successful.
I rarely cry now. Except in those moments when I laugh too hard.
Whatever happened to those days when you could just go swimming in you friends' pool every day of the summer? Or where you could just sit in a diner with someone and talk the night away, not having to look at the watch to catch the next ride home or go back to work.
My aunt's coming back to the states. New phase in her life. Am I ready for the next phase?
The things I'd like to have back from my childhood: more trust in people, being able to look more optimistically at the world, being genuinely kind and generous.
Have a little faith in me.
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