Comments on: Steel Magnolias

By: Some of My Favorite Reads Lately | Lofty Matters

Some of My Favorite Reads Lately | Lofty Matters — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:28:19 +0000

[...] The first post I read in the blog Ride To Remedywas this: Steel Magnolias. It sucked me right in and I’ve been making sure to read ever [...]

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:40:17 +0000

Ahhh, Good old Steel Magnolias. I was forced to watch it once by someone who was ‘trying to help me out’ and gain better control. Boy did that fail miserably… Scaring me to death by basically showing me a movie where she had no hope for survival was probably not the best way to movitate me. Mom’s advice is always pretty good. I’d stick to it! =:~)

By: Penny

Penny — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:11:03 +0000

That used to be one of my favorite movies long before I had a child with D. My husband bought it for me one year, but since Riley got D it has just sat in the closet.

About a year ago I was flipping through the TV channels and landed on that movie. I knew better than to watch it but I got sucked in anyway.

I have never watched that movie without bawling at the end. But, watching after Riley’s diagnosis I bawled all the way through the movie.

If you need a good cry, watch the movie. If not, steer clear.

By: Jillian

Jillian — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:09:25 +0000

I watched this movie when I was 13, at the time I could have cared less about my diabetes control. Strangely enough I didn’t see the parallel to my life, it just kind of left me cold. Looking back I see the tragedy of it. Don’t watch it, it’s not even that good even if diabetes wasn’t involved.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:50:04 +0000

It came out 3 years before I was diagnosed and since I was 11 when I was diagnosed I was probably too young at that point to watch the movie so when I was in my mid-teens mom spoke her wise words.

For all the things that I choose to rebel against when it comes to my mom, I’m glad that I listened her this time.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:34:44 +0000

Good decision! Your mom is a smart one – it does not get any better from there.

Unfortunately I was diagnosed later in life and had already seen (and owned) the movie.