As Kelsie gets older her milestones are less noticeable. It's easy to spot when a kid has her first crawl, steps, words, etc. But now they're more cognitive and harder to spot. Well, today she showed what I think is real emotional growth.
I took the kids to see Toy Story 3, which had its fair share of scary and sad parts. [SPOILER ALERT!] At the end when Andy is off to college and gives away all the toys to another kid, Kelsie bawled. It was embarrassing. She really sobbed. Loudly. Very loudly.
When we left, after the happy ending that cheered her up, I asked what her favorite part of the movie was. She said it was when Andy gave away the toys. Then she started tearing up again, but was trying to hold in the tears. Through a shakey voice she told me that it was sad for Andy, but happy because the toys had a new home and because the girl had new toys that she loved.
Maybe it's nothing, but I was so proud that she was able to see the point of that scene even though it made her sob like a crazy person. And then to choose that as her favorite part over the funny scenes.
She even made me tear up a little!
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how sweet! sounds like you're raising her right.
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