Riding in Cars with Boys

It has some funny moments but i would not call this a comedy

"You really do love him. I think that sometimes we love people so much that we have to be numb to it. Because if we actually felt how much we really love them, it would kill us. That doesn't make you a bad person. It just means your heart's too big."

God, I miss Brittany Murphy. I think 'Riding in Cars with Boys' was the perfect depiction on how teen pregnancy can affect the parents. Fay was surrounded by people who loved her. She had support and wasn't shunned like Beverly was. Beverly had dreams and goals for herself. She did not want to be married or to have a kid, while Fay accepted it.

I feel bad for the characters in this film, but I feel the most for Jason. He has to be raised by a parent who is still a kid herself, and she never really grew out of that while he was forced to grow past it. Beverly did good things at times, but she wasn't a good mom. She never wanted to face the reality that her dream was leaving her, especially after watching her friends who didn't get pregnant. She even pushed this dream onto her son who didn't wish for the same things as she does.

This film touched me deeply because it reminds me of my own mom who had me while she was still in high school. She had dreams that she had to give up to have a kid, and she was never able to achieve them. She suffered postpartum depression and didn't feel a close bond with me at first, just as Beverly did. It's hard to give up the things you've always wanted. Even when you know you have to, it doesn't change the fact that it's hard, and I'm glad Beverly achieved what she wanted in the end while admitting she wasn't fair to Jason growing up.

Fay was a really good friend, and the scene at the wedding where she supported Beverly when her own father couldn't was my favorite scene in the whole movie. Their friendship was amazing and I loved their scenes together. The actor who played kid Jason was amazing and he really brought in the emotions during his scenes.

Just devastating

It was okay. It’s always women that have to sacrifice everything.

If her parents had just supported her instead of forcing her to marry she likely could have accomplished everything she wanted to accomplish. Or, at the very least, seen if her dreams were really all she thought they’d be.