***SPOILER ALERT*** If you have NOT watched the series finale of Parenthood and still want to...you may want to watch it first and read this blog post later...because I'm gonna talk about it!!!
If you're still here...welcome! I had the most incredible time last night gathering with about 15 other women and watching the last Parenthood episode ever. I can't remember ever gathering with people like this to watch a television program any other time in my life, except perhaps a sporting event. Thank you so much to Joanne and Bridget for thinking of it and hosting us all!
It was so refreshing to see other women just as touched as I was by this program and to have the opportunity to share our knowledge of it (Yes, I won a prize!) and support each other through our tears (Yes, there were many!) I was sorry when the show ended, but also sorry the evening itself ended. There is power in the sharing, I think...we collectively grieved our loss and were able to move forward. I love that about us as females...we do this emotional honesty thing really well most times!
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Friday, January 23, 2015
Joel and Julia...Another Perspective
Hello...it's been a while! In the past 10 days, I've been dealing with bronchitis, laryngitis, and a slight sinus infection. Add to it a rough bout with Mother Nature this past week and her perimenopausal madness, and I've really had a time of it lately. I've been coughing, moaning, and generally wishing I had a new body for so long that I don't remember what it's like to feel healthy anymore! But I didn't come here to whine (much!). I've actually used the "down" time to do some thinking about the meatier issues I'm in the midst of in my journey and I wanted to stay accountable for my moving forward and share them.
A television program that I have loved for many years is ending its run next week. "Parenthood" on NBC was a quick hit with me because of how it dealt with a couple parenting a child who is on the autism spectrum, something I deal with as a teacher on a daily basis, but have never had the experience of living with 24/7. (Why that actor has never won an Emmy for his spot-on portrayal of Max Braverman is beyond me...he's SPECTACULAR! But I digress...)
Another reason I love the show is that over the years, Parenthood has tackled some of the meatier issues in marriage through the lens of the relationships between its main characters. Camille and Zeek growing apart over time due to lack of shared interests and poor communication was particularly poignant. Adam and Kristina dealing with serious illness...wow! Most of the time, I feel they are realistic, rather than always looking for the fairy tale ending. Sarah and Crosby and their relationships and (now) marriages are just a hot mess...but isn't that how life really is?!?
One of the marriages and its particular set of crises hit close to home for me, though. Joel and Julia. I know this program is fiction...and I do remind myself of this often so I can keep perspective...but these two have run the gamut of emotional upheaval over the past few seasons, and I can very much identify with that! It's been a bit cathartic for me to see them work this out, actually. But it may surprise you to hear that I'm not a real fan of how this story line is ending (the two of them are getting back together after nearly divorcing). Let me explain by sharing some of my own journey in life and marriage.
A television program that I have loved for many years is ending its run next week. "Parenthood" on NBC was a quick hit with me because of how it dealt with a couple parenting a child who is on the autism spectrum, something I deal with as a teacher on a daily basis, but have never had the experience of living with 24/7. (Why that actor has never won an Emmy for his spot-on portrayal of Max Braverman is beyond me...he's SPECTACULAR! But I digress...)
Another reason I love the show is that over the years, Parenthood has tackled some of the meatier issues in marriage through the lens of the relationships between its main characters. Camille and Zeek growing apart over time due to lack of shared interests and poor communication was particularly poignant. Adam and Kristina dealing with serious illness...wow! Most of the time, I feel they are realistic, rather than always looking for the fairy tale ending. Sarah and Crosby and their relationships and (now) marriages are just a hot mess...but isn't that how life really is?!?
One of the marriages and its particular set of crises hit close to home for me, though. Joel and Julia. I know this program is fiction...and I do remind myself of this often so I can keep perspective...but these two have run the gamut of emotional upheaval over the past few seasons, and I can very much identify with that! It's been a bit cathartic for me to see them work this out, actually. But it may surprise you to hear that I'm not a real fan of how this story line is ending (the two of them are getting back together after nearly divorcing). Let me explain by sharing some of my own journey in life and marriage.
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