It's a sad movie about a girl, who was born with exceptional clairvoyance and hypnosis abilities. Her parents couldn’t accept her for this and witch-hunted her up to the point where they tried to burn her in the oven. A social worker, played by Renee Zellweger, rescues her and gains temporary custody of the girl, promising her a new beginning.
When she realises that the girl is not one of those helpless children she is used to and has wild talents, she quickly forgets that it is a 10 year old child desperate for unconditional love and acceptance. She fails to use any of her qualifications to get through to the child, neglects her, cuts her from the only therapy she was getting, witch-hunts her, then subsequently plots to kill her. The child defends herself however she can. Eventually the social worker succeeds in killing a child. That girl never had a chance in her short life. And all she was asking for is not to be left alone at home and some ice-cream after school, as an expression of love. But, she couldn’t get even that.
This week I had the worst flu I ever remember having. I am not going to describe the gross details. Just trust me. It was horrible. I am considerably better now. I still don’t have my voice much and cough a bit, but comparing to what it was – it is a lot better. On Friday, I had dental work scheduled as well. I didn’t want to reschedule the appointment, I waited some weeks for it as it is and I would just rather get done with it. Remembering that my dentist is really quick, I hoped I would get better enough to spend 15 minutes in her chair. And I did. It is like my body decided to behave and didn’t sneeze or cough once while I was in her chair. As I walked out, the nose started running again. Then my period came. In terms of bodily functions, this was strangely busy week.
