"I'm Really Angry at that Kid"

Isn't it amazing how a television show can bring up such emotion in us? What happened to the days when we could watch 30 minutes of television where there was always some funny misunderstanding or lesson to be learned before the credits rolled? When Jason and Maggie would sit Mike or Carol or Ben down to help them grow from that week's episode? Sure, I might have teared up at "the very special episode" of each series, but somehow, these days, shows seem to bring a tear to my eye more frequently than not.

There's one show in particular that really brings up a lot of emotion for me. As I was watching the final few minutes of this week's episode, somebody on the show made a comment about being really angry at the person they used to be. In that moment, the tears started. For whatever reason, that one statement really triggered in me some of my own self disappointments, and now I am left in the silence of the room pondering these thoughts. It's amazing how you can be your own worst enemy or your own greatest frustration. How does someone get to that point? Do we learn this self doubt? Is this somehow reinforced along the way? And even when you feel like you've taken 50 steps forward, in a moment like this, it can feel like you haven't made any progress at all.

Again, all of this from a TV show. Amazing the impact it can have. And amazing how the silence that comes once the show has ended can often feel louder than those 30 second commercial breaks.