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Watched the new Rosie O'Donnell movie last night. Both kids insisted on staying up. I was determined to watch the show, so did not insist that they go to bed at a decent hour. (Bad Mommy - I'll pay when they're exhausted tonight!)

It was interesting to see both their reactions. Don't know whether they were so different because of age or temperment...

The 6 year old was adament that she should watch. "But I LOVE Rosie O'Donnell! Remember I used to watch her when I was little..." Okay in reality she likes to watch Rosie, but part of the whine was an attempt to manipulate her way out of bed :0)

She was completely engrossed, but confused about what happened to Rosie. Why does she talk that way? Is Rosie really like that now? I tried to explain that sometimes a baby's brain gets hurt and the disablilty is dependent on the part of the brain that was hurt. She is still concerned that Rosie O'Donnell hurt her brain and now spends her day riding a bus, speaking loudly.

She couldn't quite seem to comprehend why you would want to act like that. Why does she want to ride the bus all the time? Hard questions to answer...

My 4 year old was completely in tune with Beth. When Beth was sad, she cried for her. When Beth was happy, she was happy too. She said the movie made her sad. Not enough people were nice to Beth. And her dad died.

I would like to see the movie again without having to discuss each scene as it occurs. Just sit back and take it in as an adult.