Juno

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When this first came out, I was expecting another "Knocked Up" (which I didn't see but didn't really appeal to me). Okay, I'll admit it. I was wrong. Very funny. Very heart-wrenching. Awkward (my dad actually was here for my graduation and I ended up watching the first part with him...weird).
My friend, Mrs. Spider-legs, recommended it to me. I laughed, I cringed, I cried. Whether you are a teenager, 20s, 30s, married, unmarried, pregnant, not-pregnant, trying, not trying. I think everyone (even men) can take something out of this film.
1. You can't change someone else. If you marry someone, you marry all of them - holey t-shirts, stinky morning breath and all.
2. Something taboo can actually be someone else's miracle.
3. Love is not just something to rush into. It's work but it's the worthwhile kind.
4. Babies do not come out of va-jay-jays (there you go Laura) looking clean and smiling. They are gross. And you sweat in the delivery room....it's not J-Lo in that movie where she's married to Ben Affleck and then she passes away leaving him with their daughter (sorry for the lack of the title...not Gigli or w/e).
5. You are meant for something & God will provide ways for opportunities. Take them. Even if you are scared sh**less.

Comments

Anonymous said…
did you just refer to me as Mrs. Spiderlegs? lol glad you liked it...
May 4, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Anonymous said…
yes i got your message Thanks for the words of encouragement. :) yesterday was decent....less information specifically about adoption, more about peoples stories...but it was nice. and kurt (of course) randomly knew a few of the couples up there so i didn't feel like a complete moron. but we were BY FAR (several years by far) the youngest couple there....which really was like YIKES...lol but good nonetheless
May 5, 2008 at 8:28 AM
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