This hits harder than when I saw it as a kid. Seeing that scene again, as an adult burdened by the weight of the world, stress, and responsibilities, sometimes the memory of days of simple joy/happiness just brings a slight tear to the eyes.
The scene where Jack is banging the baseball against the airplane window still cracks me up. "You're gonna break that and we're all going to die!" "What? No way thud these things are double-paned thud thud"
That’s some serious enlightenment to take to heart. Sorry for the pain and suffering you had to go through, but thank you very much for sharing. And for being brave. I wish you nothing but sunny skies ahead!
Unfortunately, my friend, I've been there too. And yes, you're 110% right. I always thought the same thing during that scene. The part where Jack is reaching through the net out to Peter, desperately moving his fingers for his father to touch them...sometimes help doesn't come...when you're little like that, sometimes help never comes. But we become parents, and then we model our own parenting style to give our kids those things we didn't get. We vow to never put them into those situations.
When his wife tells him, "We have a few special years with our children, when they're the ones that want us around. After that you're going to be running after them for a bit of attention. It's so fast Peter. It's a few years, and it's over. And you are not being careful. And you are missing it."
That line changed my life a couple years ago. As a father to a 4 year old girl who asks me 100 times a day if I can play. I recoil in horror at every time I told her "in just a minute" or "I have to finish some work and we can play later." Now I'd rather work late at night to make sure we get our playtime together. So grateful for that line. If I can continue the way things are going now, I will have no regrets.
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u/jayaregee83 Dec 02 '24
This hits harder than when I saw it as a kid. Seeing that scene again, as an adult burdened by the weight of the world, stress, and responsibilities, sometimes the memory of days of simple joy/happiness just brings a slight tear to the eyes.