From the movie: “Jackie”
Jackie went into Caroline’s bedroom to tell her children that their father was no longer with them.
JOHN JR: Mommy, where’s Daddy?
JACKIE: Daddy won’t be coming home.
CAROLINE: Why not?
JACKIE: Daddy had to go see your baby brother Patrick. In heaven.
CAROLINE: Why?
JACKIE: Because I’m here with you. And we don’t want Patrick to get lonely, do we?
CAROLINE: But what about us?
This last remark sounds so tragic: lies disguised as stories told to children resemble the lies we tell ourselves, to make reality less painful.
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Bisognerebbe semplicemente cercare sempre il lato positivo, senza mentire soprattutto ai bambini che sentono al di là delle parole e lo posso affermare per esperienza diretta! 😉
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Ma non è facile trovare le parole giuste in certi eventi…
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Vero!
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So sad, but how do you break it to your children that their father is dead? Telling mine the cat died was hard enough.
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Yes, I think one can’t imagine how difficult it is to deal with tragic news
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It is a wonderful film for people that are older, perhaps not for the younger.
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Why do you say so?
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Apologies for the very late response.
Why more for older people?
She was a real hero to my parents generation. Her character, style and the fact she was a wife and mother.
Being openly catholic was attractive too
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Continue, pressed the wrong button.
In our days, she is some sort of fashion icon.
Not many people are religious now but that scene with the cardinal was deeply catholic. Tough, not easy.
By the way I knew someone who knew her.
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Really! What did they say about her?
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