Ever feel like you're more affected by things the longer you live? I've noticed this with other things for sure, but last night I watched the first Rocky. I've seen it before. (about 20 years ago). It's a classic iconic American movie. It's good. I know. Again, I've seen it. I greatly enjoyed it when I was 20. But last night when "42-year-old A." watched it, there must have been five or six places where I bawled my face off. Yes, including the training scene on the steps. But there were others. We're talking "pause it and go get a hanky" time. And my oldest two (6 and 4) who I thought would ignore it while I took some "me time" to watch a movie, were jumping up and down rooting for Rocky, and my 4-year old was trying to do the one armed push-ups...and the circle of life, watching it with the kids made me cry even more. Anyone else like this? I'm not even PMSing.
I know I'm much more sensitive at the age of 52 than I was at 20 about some things, but not others. I'm more sensitive to others' needs, but I'm less sensitive about what people think of me personally.
I’m not sure if I’m more emotional sensitive because of my age, but I know for sure I became a lot more sensitive as soon as I became a mom; motherhood definitely has affected the way I look at the world, especially when it relates to children. I can’t read/watch anything that has kids suffering (or parents) without crying my eyes out.
Age however, has made me more sensitive to other things, not emotional but more like environmental, like loud noise; if you want to see me get very irritable, just make loud noises, including screaming children and you will immediately see a change on me. Not good when you have 2 very active and loud kids ;-)
If you think the 40's is doing that to ya, just wait til menopause hits! Dear heavens...
Dawn
YES!!!! More sensitive and more paranoid (worrying about little things that I NEVER used to worry about).... Hate it!!
Yo, A., (lol)
Absolutely. My son still teases me about crying at the theater watching How To Train Your Dragon!
I think, as we age, and grow, and the list of our experiences lengthens, we do "see" things through different eyes. Eyes that see the bigger picture, the gray areas, etc.
My perspective, at 48, is NOTHING like my perspective at 25, 30, or 35.
I wouldnt say I am more emotional as far as that. But, as I age and mature, its really sad to see people around me not doing the same.
When I was immature, certain people and things did not bother me because I did not know any better.
I shouldnt be more mature than people 20+ years older than me. Its very disappointing and frustrating.
Ignorance was bliss.
Sigh.
There are things you get out a movie (or a book) when you're young, and there are other things you get out of the same movie when you're older. PMS has nothing to do with it. It's called maturity, and it's a *good* thing!
By the same token, you may find that some movies you wept or laughed through twenty years ago are ho-hum now....
Absolutely. I think that once you are a mother nothing will ever affect you the same way again.
That's the cool thing about Iconic works. They are multilevled, multifacted, affect you differantly at differant stages in your life. I'm sure you "get it" on a deeper level than the kids did. If they watch it again in 20 years, they will see the movie in a whole new light. If they watch it again 20 yrs after that, they will be looking through new eyes again.
You may be entering paramenopause. I was never a cryer. It had to really be something for me to cry. Now I will cry at a commercial. Your emotions are changing. I don't know if there's anything you can do about it. If you find something please let me know. I'm tired of embarrassing myself.
Yup, it's quite the roller coaster ride :)
Emotional maturity changes your heart.
I got more sensitive after my kids were born. Suddenly, every sad story was that much worse, every difficult issue that much more difficult.
I am the same way. I tear at the drop off of hat. Especially the circle of life moments :)
