Sheehan Watch

Cindy's latest foray into moonbattery is here.

Yesterday was movie day!

Going to the movies was something Casey and I enjoyed doing together. Casey was a Theater Arts major in college and he went with a critical eye. Since I love sharing my children's passions with them, Casey and I would go to the movie theater often.

We saw two movies the last time he was home at Christmas, 2003 before he was deployed to Iraq . We saw the last movie in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the live action movie Peter Pan.

Now enjoying a little fantasy at the theater is OK. Living in one is not. She continues with more movie fun:

On Ash Wednesday of 2004, a few days before Casey left for Iraq, his dad and I went to see The Passion of the Christ. That was our Ash Wednesday penance that year. Casey's dad fell asleep during the scourging scene while I sat in my seat and quietly sobbed. I was especially touched by the character that played Jesus' mom who followed her son along while he was being violently tortured and killed by devious men with an evil agenda. Of course, since I became a mom over 26 years ago, I have identified with Mary as she sobbed at the foot of her sons cross and cradled his lifeless body in her arms.

I am recounting all of this, because since Casey was killed in Iraq by devious men with evil agendas, I find it extremely difficult to go to the movies.

Now I'm not going to say she's making the comparison, but I'm not going to say she isn't, either. You be the judge. By the way,do sleeping pills cause delusions? Also, I never considered going to the movies an act of contrition. But I'll try that next time I go to confession (Priest: "Your attonement is 10 'Hail Mary(s)', 5 'Our Fathers', and say the Rosary twice." Me: "Can I just go to the movies instead?").

Most of the rest of the post consists of the Maven of Morbid trying to break the record for using "God forbid" the most times in one sitting. That phrase is one I've never liked in casual conversation, as it's a little presumptive. Using it this many borders on profane.

That all for this edition!