That one MS paint'd frame had more power than all of your words, and now every time I think of the easter bunny, I'm going to be overwhelmed with fear for that little critter, as he undertakes the terrifying task of delivering chocolate-y goodness in such close proximity to so many rabid mum's. Thanks a lot, Allie. This is too funny for words. I LOVE your blog!! I weep for all the poor souls who haven't discovered your blog yet. Keep being Allie! I'm in love with cartoon Allie!
SHe is so freakin' awesomely funny! My chest is actually aching from laughing so much. I swear. Ok, my sister just nearly had a seizure reading this. This is great and Happy Easter btw!
Oh myyy This was soooo funny.. Really, your blog is the beshtest!! I think it takes a really special five year old to think of amputation before any other possible explanation. But apparently those five year olds apparently turn into hilarious bloggers. That is an epic win-win for earth in general. I'm going to go teach my nieces and nephews about amputation now. For the sake of the world. That's so awesome, you are a really great writer, and have a talent to draw meaningful facial expressions on stick figures :.
I remember the time I discovered Santa Claus wasn't real was around the same time someone educated me on blowjobs. So interesting that you remember your Mom looked tired. I am still waiting for one of my kids to notice that. That was a really good plan, Allie. Happy Easter to you. Happy Easter. Now I know why my mother always eats the ears off of the chocolate bunnies first!
Thank you for my morning laugh, love the stick figured allie! I was up at 4 this morning, heading to Walmart to fill my 3 kiddo's, Easter baskets, I felt VERY much like the first drawing of your mom. Thank God my kids didn't wake up at 5 and catch me! Great post Allie, my stomach literally hurts from laughing! I can only imagine that having so many people find some of your most traumatic life experiences completely hilarious is giving you SOME sort of complex.
You're a brave soul Allie! One may say you have the soul of a I'm sorry, like I said up at 4 this morning, so I'm really not all here while typing this. Love your Easter story! Much more enjoyable than the sickly sweet and pastel posts others are sending out into the world today.
Thanks for the laugh! I was scared shitless of the Easter bunny. My home was supposed to be SAFE. My parents were supposed to protect me. Yet somehow a gigantic fucking mutant rabbit was annually able to mosey his way into my house and come into my bedroom. The Easter bunny was a goddamned ninja creeper and my parents were helpless to save me. Needless to say, I've never really liked Easter Your drawings make you look like you were such a psychotic kid--I love it!
Trapping the Easter Bunny is a brilliant plan. I wish I'd have thought of it. MTV needs to contact you and offer you your own animated show of your childhood.
I'm going to email them right now. I loved the story I understand it is Easter Amen You promised How are you not in a mental ward and your parents in jail??? My memory revolves around my father telling my generous godmother that I was too old for any Easter nonsense. Not quite as sad as your memory, but close. Happy Easter!! Haha that's really cute. I don't really remember ever believing in the easter bunny. Then again, I never really believed in much! Still don't. I never had the chance to celebrate easter!
As usual. I love that you were 5 years old and had such an elaborate and wicked plan. I don't think I evolved to that kind of thinking until I was at least 7. What the other commenters said. Just know that for the first time in my online social networking life I made the effort to click "Stumble" and "Digg" so that others may find your greatness. Your childhood is hilariously twisted - I love it! Did you have panic attacks everytime you saw someone wearing bunny ears from then on?
See, it's reasons like this that I am not introducing the Easter Bunny or Santa to my kids. Instead, I tell them I bought the gifts, that way I take all the credit. I would have just assumed that the Easter Bunny wasn't real and been upset with my mom.
You have the funniest freakin' blog in the universe. Keep up the great work. Are there other animals you planned to dig a hole for and keep forever? Or is it just these two? LOL I'm sorry you were traumatized. That's what's really important. Every female must learn THAT particular lesson, and the earlier the better. Oh goodness As a child, I wondered why a rabbit would be hiding eggs Then I turned ten and realized it was all a lie.
Linda - It was a couple years before the fish incident. I think I never learned because I never actually got a chance to keep the Easter bunny in the hole because my fucking mom murdered him. A few years before this, though, I stole my neighbor's cat and kept it in my closet for two days before it started meowing uncontrollably and I was found out. I think maybe I had control issues Actually, I think all this trauma was good for me.
It's like my entire life has been some Rocky-esque training montage for an as-of-yet undisclosed battle in the future. My favorite part is the silence of the lambs style hole you would put the bunny in. I also like that you imagined the Easter Bunny as an actual rabbit instead of the anthropomorphic monster bunny-man that I imagined him to be.
I give her bonus points for putting on the festive ears. I'm half asleep and drooling by the time I'm finished playing bunny. Here's what to know about the fascinating origins of the Easter Bunny before you welcome the holiday with chocolate rabbits and plenty of bunny-shaped treats — including where the character comes from, why he's associated with Easter eggs , and how he became such a beloved symbol of the holiday over the years.
The Bible has no mention of a mythical hare who delivers eggs to children on the day of Jesus Christ's resurrection — so how exactly did the Easter Bunny become a prominent symbol of one of Christianity's most important holidays? One theory, according to Time , is that the symbol of the rabbit stems from the ancient pagan tradition believed to have started the celebration of Easter — the festival of Eostre , which honored the goddess of fertility and spring. Supposedly, the goddess's animal symbol was a rabbit , which have long traditionally symbolized fertility due to their high reproduction rates.
As for how the specific character of the Easter Bunny originated in America, History. Eventually, the custom spread across America to become a widespread Easter tradition — and over time, the fabled bunny's delivery even expanded from just eggs to include other treats such as chocolate and toys. Since rabbits are mammals and thus give birth to live young , you might be wondering why exactly the Easter Bunny is said to lay eggs on the holiday.
The answer may be as simple as the fact that eggs, like the rabbit, have long been an ancient symbol of fertility, rebirth, and new life — all things associated with the springtime celebration of Easter!
From a Christian perspective, eggs for Easter are said to represent Jesus' resurrection and his emergence from the tomb. According to History. Today, the Easter Bunny is traditionally depicted with a white rabbit costume with long ears, often wearing clothes in human-like fashion. GMGoodwrenchGirl 28 December This movie tore my heart apart into little pieces throughout and slowly put it back together again. Not a super-happy Christmas movie, but don't despair No person or animal dies. You just have to decide if want to be brought down in order to be brought back up again in a Christmas movie.
I thought it was very good, and had a lot of real-world situations in it I'm also pretty sure young children would not be okay with this Not sure I would watch this every Christmas, but it is a good story. I will say I found the boy of the family to be a potential psychopath if they don't get him under control.
I know. It's a movie. Still true. People who aren't sensitive, aren't animal lovers and don't have empathetic tendencies will probably disagree with my take on this. As I always say, to each his own. There aren't many holiday movies that don't have the "and love was there all along" premise, it gets REALLY boring and typical. Anyway, this movie has story, feeling, substance. And I adore it. I really liked everything about this movie. Its lack of special effects and big budget make the characters more intimate.
As other reviewers have said the little girl is a fine actress. The rating is PG, as it contains some sad plot elements a foster child missing her blood mother, animals being injured by BB guns, etc.
The rabbit, Rumple, is adorable. Perhaps I have a bias, as I have a beautiful lop myself Smokey. The rabbit's timidity made him seem more important to the little girl, who is also shy and afraid of her new, adopted family.
The family are nice, however. The mother's Christian faith isn't mocked or made fun of by the filmmakers either, which is refreshing. In a big budget, Hollywood production she'd be a lovable buffoon at best or a psychotic lunatic at worst for worshiping Christ.
It seems quite the opposite of a "dumb, made-for-TV movie" as another review put it. Most children would be delighted with the film for all of its charms. The rabbit lady is the most interesting adult in the film, but you should watch the film to find out why. As a middle aged adult male, I thought the film was nice. My wife and I were surprised by well done this movie really is. It deals with some pretty serious issues in an honest yet ultimately heartwarming way.
Well worth watching. I usually hate movies like this, but I actually enjoyed this one. Probably because it was a little darker than I expected. Not as "uplifting" as a Hallmark movie, but not as melodramatic as standard Lifetime fare. The cinematography has a nice indie feel to it rather than a sterile TV movie look.
I thought the gloomy Michigan winter nicely framed the uncertain financial prospects of the dad and also the isolation of the girl. Though I wish the relationship between the rabbit lady and the girl had been developed a lot more since they were both so emotionally shutdown. Nevertheless, Florence Henderson did a great job in a role that played against her usual chirpy persona.
I actually didn't recognize her until I saw the credits. The only thing I didn't like about this movie was toward the end when she ran off through the woods with the bunny and left clear tracks in the snow and no one thought to follow them to find her.
Even cops know to follow tracks in the snow. I can't help but wonder if the person who wrote the other review actually SAW the movie. It looked like a cute idea and my 5 year old begged to watch it. I don't let her watch much TV and she was very excited to be allowed to watch this. It had a slow, boring plot line. The little girl is mute so that adds a lot of silence and limits the dialogue.
The parents fight, the little girl is weird and sometimes violent. Not only was it very uninteresting it was also a little disturbing for my daughter to watch because of the parents always arguing. I really wish I wouldn't have let my daughter watch this movie I won't go into story or plot details. I will say this movie reveals enduring truths in an artful, unadorned way. It is thoughtfully written, well-acted, and beautifully filmed.
Florence Henderson, in particular, is a joy to watch. The arcs of each character contribute to and reflect the theme.
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