why not?

i think juno was the first movie i had seen that directly correlated with modern day issues. of course i saw superhero movies that deal with… you know… the age-old fight between good and evil, and chick flicks that really just tug at your heart strings, but i don’t think i ever saw a movie that really dealt with the here and now, that had situations that hit very close to home.

i don’t know why i wanted to see juno so badly; maybe it’s because no one else had any real suggestions, and all the movies that were currently out today sucked. the movie itself was pretty cute and juno was an endearing character who reminded me of a whole bunch of girls put together… kind of insecure, kind of awkward, but well meaning and witty… and her sense of style was something that was normal to see at my high school. i think she would’ve fit right in if she wasn’t “a planet.”

but i realized that some of the things she was going through was some things that others that are dealing with teenage pregnancy are going through right now… making that choice whether to abort and end it all, or suck it up and save a life… and being sick and telling parents and just living with the shame…

everything in that movie somehow related back to the unseen character that was hidden in the center of juno’s planet. isn’t it kinda crazy? if a girl that gets properly engaged/married gets pregnant, everyone gets together to smile and laugh and celebrate and throw baby showers and eat cake, but if that order gets messed up, the exact opposite happens. i’m not endorsing or supporting teenage pregnancy in any way – in fact, it’s something i didn’t really think about. it’s something i didn’t want to think about, because i felt that both sides had a point. i’m definitely pro-life, but there’s no doubt that having a baby at a young age is extremely difficult for both the child and mother… and father, if he chooses to stick around. it’s definitely tough. and props to any girl who decides to go through with it.

i don’t know why i’m still hurting over someone else’s decision. haha, isn’t it stupid? i think i’m more hurt than she is. just watching juno on screen… going through what she could have gone through, but didn’t… i was thinking about it today… i think she would have been in her third trimester right now, and her baby would definitely have fingernails. there’s no doubt that there wasn’t much i could have done, but knowing that it happened… ahhh i really don’t know why i’m so deeply pained by it… more than anything else that had happened… it’s not like i’m a stranger to sad stories. i know people that got stabbed, that stab, that sell weapons and drugs; i mean, i’m not acting like that’s not a concern, but this story…

is different…

maybe it’s just because i like babies…