Yourmotherloved you very much, my dad said.
I already knew what he would say next.
Griefwas weird and confusing to me then, and it still is now nearly 10 years later.
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The day after my mom passed away, I made myself go to school.
I dont know what I watched.
Because honestly, what do you watch when youre a 14-year-old whose mom just died?
What do you watch when youre anyone whos lost a loved one of any kind?
Because again, its hard to know what to watch when youve lost someone so close to you.
And sometimes, you dont know what to watch at all.
Sometimes, you just turn on the TV or head to the movie theater, and you find something.
And sometimes, that something just happens to help.
Rocky (1976)
My father always loved theRockymovies.
It was a great source of comfort and nostalgia during my heartache.
(Theres nothing like the loss of a loved one to force you to examine your own life.)
I wasnt sure itd be any good, but by the end, I was sobbing.
I guess everything happens in its own time.
In the aftermath, I watchedTitanica lot.
She pickedHeartbreakers, a romantic comedy starring Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
