Stupid spider

I finally finished reading "Charlotte's Web" to the boys last night.  I didn't realize it had been almost 30 years since I had read it.  I'll be damned if I didn't start crying when Charlotte died.  Seriously.  I had to stop reading to wipe away the tears.  She's a frickin' spider!!!!  What the hell!  Flynn wasn't phased; he's still pretty sure she was killed or kidnapped.  Drake was emotional, like me.  When I was tucking him into bed, I may have given him a small lesson in "theme".  I explained the story was really about friendship and what it means to be a loyal and true friend to someone, even after he or she is gone.   He felt better after that.  I still couldn't believe I was crying because of a spider.  I hate spiders.