captain fantastic, an odd but strangely moving movie I got sucked into tonight
while inappropriate at times I question whether or not it’s something the kids should watch
in time I suppose
but what emotions will it raise in them?
for me, well certainly not to the extremes of the father in the movie, I can relate
raising them as I see fit, challenges around every corner, friction with some who think they know best …
and so I decided to write
i wish I could capture every moment
to write it down on a piece of paper, stick it in a bottle, in hopes of finding and reliving the moment at a distant point in time
today we went to pick up a new bike for her
we ordered it online but I could tell she wasn’t impressed when she saw it in person
she can be shy at times, who knew, and didn’t want to explain that to the salesperson
we ended up returning it and ordering a new, more expensive one 😐
with 15 minutes before soccer practice I remind him to get his stuff ready
he points to a bunch of things and says he’s good to go
on his way out I suggest a hoodie
he ran back in, apparently couldn’t find one, and let without
he was frozen at practice
i tried
each day is like that
all these little things, most of which we will end up forgetting
like her up in her room today singing away to songs of the 80’s
and him calling me in the morning telling me his lungs are too weak to play the band recording I’ve reminded him over and over to do