I’m sure you know the old adage, “Never judge a book by its cover,” yes?
Does that keep you from doing it?
Despite the old wisdom of that statement, I’m finding that many people choose to ignore it.
Case in point: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
The title alone would have you believe that Maleficent is evil. I mean, it is in the title, is it not?
I personally loved the first movie. The different perspective that was given on an iconic character we’ve known, but not truly known, since our childhood.
The first film with Angeline Jolie gave us a different look at the character and showed us her softer side. And showed us why she became “evil” in the first place.
But I don’t think she was ever evil and the second film showcased that fact even more.
And yet . . ...
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Last week I did something I was afraid to do.
I went on a vacation to Disneyland with my children and my ex-husband.
It was a trip I had always envisioned we would take when I got married and started a family.
Despite the fact that our relationship didn’t end up the way I had always thought, we still are a family, our children are still our children. And Disneyland was still something I wanted to do.
Even so, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to it the way I would have had our relationship worked out.
But I did it. I survived and I’m glad I did it.
I wasn’t the only one who conquered a fear that week either. Both of my children were terrified to go on the big rides. They had agreed to do Splash, Space and Thunder Mountain at least once.
Once we got there and they saw what they had t...
