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I, of course, sometimes let my kids watch cartoons. I think they own about every animated film ever made. But I also like to get them into shows or movies with some educational value. Not documentaries, but things like "Dances With Wolves," where they can learn about Indians without realizing they are learning.
So, during chores, I turned on the soundtrack from "Nell" and I have been thinking it might be a good movie for them to see, to learn about appreciating differences in people. Because, you know, having a mom in a wheelchair wouldn't do that. Anyhow, Sister Golden Hair, my almost 9 year old, asked me what the first song was called.
"I don't know," I said. "It's from the "Nell" soundtrack."
"Oh. I like that movie," she tells me.
"You've seen "Nell"?"
"Yeah. It's the one where she shows her boobs in a store. She didn't know it was wrong."
So close.
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Bits of fire in the sky push me east back home. I used to live in flames
but it's hard on the wings. Choke me. Smoke me. Scare me back. You try
but you just can't. I peel the layers in my spare time, and you're easy
to see through. I can fly, I've discovered on my own. I may be the lesser
butterfly but my wings are just as strong. Who are you to tell me to find
a place to land? I may be the lesser butterfly but baby watch me glide.
