The Nightmare Before Christmas

Boston picks a favorite movie and she picks that movie to be the one she watches over and over and over. I am assuming it's probably like this for most three year olds but I could be wrong. She has gone in little phases with her movies... Frozen, The Power Puff Girls and Big Hero 6 to name a few.... but the one movie that she NEVER gets sick of is, 'The Nightmare Before Christmas.' On the Friday before Halloween back in 2013 I took her to the Pumpkin Walk then after we came home and looked for a Halloween themed cartoon to watch and it was the first one to pop up and I have no idea why but she loves it. It doesn't matter if it is March or actually October it plays on our television at least four times a week. For Halloween of 2014 she even insisted on being, 'Jack the Pumpkin King' and for me to be 'Sally'... might I add this is the only time that we play pretend that I got to be the girl character.... I'm always the Prince Eric to her Ariel.

Jack and Sally 2014

I actually do this annoying thing when I have watched a movie or show so many times I begin to analyze it and come up with my own versions of its hidden meanings. So, if you are unaware Jack is the skeleton king. He is the king of Halloween town... ya know, one of the holiday towns that make Halloween possible for all of us  regular folks that don't live in a holiday town. Jack is the best at being the leader of his town, he excels at his duties. Jack even sings, "there are few who can deny in what I do I am the best for my talents are renowned far and wide." I posted the actual video of him singing it so you can get the point.
                                        

So, anyways Jack is the king... the freaking pumpkin king, but for some reason that isn't good enough and he goes on to try to be Santa. He isn't content with his abilities and skills he wants more, something different. I started thinking about that and how I compare myself to people I know constatly... How many of us are awesome at something we do but we become envious of what someone else does and eventually our thing that we are amazing at seems so insignificant? If you were sitting my be and that question was asked you would see me raise my hand and admit that I am so guilty of that. Comparison is the thief of joy. I'm not the best cook, I can't bake, half of the time I don't even get ready for day because I would rather sleep ten extra minutes.... then boom I look on social media and see amazing cooked meals and baked goods and women look like they are put together perfectly every day and I start to forget the things that I am pretty good at just like Jack did. 

In the end Jack realized that Santa is great at what he does and he is made for it while Jack finally realized that he is THE FREAKING PUMPKIN KING. I mean, it did take him almost ruining Christmas for everyone to realize that but he did realize it and that's the important part. 

I suppose I am writing this mostly for myself because just like most people the person I am usually the hardest on is me. I am desperately working on not comparing myself to other people I see in real life or on social media. On social media I am essentially comparing their best moments to my worst.

Does this blog post make sense? I hope so because I am probably going give you my thoughts on deeper meanings behind Boston's other favorite shows. I'm sure you are dying to read my deep thoughts (because I really do have them) on Big Hero 6.

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Ashlynn&Boston
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