Air Bud

I had no idea that my 4 year old, "baby girl" was so emotional, sensitive and empathic. Today the kids were watching the Disney channel when a movie started. My kids have had little exposure to non-animated films but they seemed really interested in this one (Air Bud), so I decided to sit down and watch it with them. Having never seen this movie myself, I didn't know what was in store for us but I figured it's a Disney Movie, rated G, I had nothing to worry about. The movie started out great and both kids were glued to it (they really liked the dog). Then it happened...Bud (the dog) was taken from the little boy who found him and returned to his EVIL owner. The little boy was heartbroken and cried and cried and cried. At this time, I look over at Maya and notice that she is getting red in the face and her eyes are tearing up. Then she breaks out in a high-intense cry. I grab her, hold her and tell her that it's OK, it is just a movie and that the dog will come back to the little boy soon. But she won't stop crying and is extremely emotional. I finally had to turn the channel. I had no idea that a TV program would elicit such an emotional response from her. But then again as I notice the lump that had formed in my throat as the dog was being taken away, I realized that my "baby girl" got most of her strong emotions from mommy.