After the Cruise I am catching up on my TV viewing .......... and have just discovered that Audrey died :-(
For those not in the know - Audrey is a character in the Aussie soap ... "Neighbours" ..... She is the Kennedy family's DOG.
In the same week Charlie dies - she is a policewoman in the rival Aussie soap "Home & Away" (yes ....... I know .......... my weakness is Aussie soaps - OK!)
I was very upset when Audrey died - a very poignant moment that truly touched me - and I shed a tear, however, I was not so upset at Charlie's death - even though hers was in a violent way and Audrey was just gently "put down" !
So what is that saying about me ????? I am concerned about my own moral/emotional compass!
I am pre- menopausal and for those empty nester, pre-menopausal 40 something women out there - you will probably identify with the roller coaster ride our emotions do seem to play on us !!!
While on the Cruise (I have been on a cruise you know ....... just got back ...... just in case anyone needs a reminder!)
Anyway, while on the cruise, one of the Movies shown on the BIG screen "Movies Under The Stars" was "Dolphin Tale". Now this is based on the true story of a Dolphin who has to have his tale amputated - you can in fact see this Dolphin at Clearwater Marine Aquarium (in Florida I think) or even on the live webcam ...... http://seewinter.com/
I decided to watch the film in my cabin rather than on the big screen, in public ........... THANK GOODNESS I did .......... I was in bits - absolutely blubbing ! AND it has a happy ending !
Why am I currently such a sucker for animals ? Or is it just the timing of watching these programmes? Some days I can be hard as nails whereas others I can sob at the slightest thing ........... and I haven't even got to the hot flushes stage yet !!!!
I used to work on a farm and was pragmatic enough to accept that the animals I cared for would end up on someone's plate and it never really bothered me. I also kept many animals as pets ...... fish, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, cats ....... of course I was a little upset when they died (kind of in relation to my age - more upset when younger - when the guinea-pigs died I was 18 and had far more important things to worry about !!) BUT I was quite accepting of their deaths too.
SO I am sure that my current reactions are ... related to my age (and perhaps the good acting of the neighbours cast LOL <~~~~~ we can debate this another time).
The whole empty nester thing and the emotional roller coaster that my hormones are putting me through are just emphasising some of these more poignant moments I read about or witness on screen (whether small or big).
So for now I will make sure that I watch any films or TV programmes with animals (or people) in poignant situations, in private ....... that rules out lots of trips to the cinema then ..... and I will hope that this phase in my life passes reasonably quickly ........... ALTHOUGH - I know I am not even at Menopause yet, so ....... watch out world .....
When that happens I think I had better tape a warning message to my forehead !!!!!!!
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