14 Ways “Harriet The Spy” Totally Messed You Up

Prepare to cry a bit. It'll be cathartic.

Having parents who don't understand you isn't foreign to the kids' genre...

But Ole Golly's description of why they're not present at home is particularly disheartening and even scarier because it's accurate.

Having parents who don't understand you isn't foreign to the kids' genre...

Then Harriet has the rug ripped out from underneath her...

You're now witness to a defining childhood moment — which you probably didn't realize as a kid — but as a grown-up, you're like, whoa, here's the moment where everything changed.

Then Harriet has the rug ripped out from underneath her...

This scene, where the goodbye begins...

Will break your heart.

This scene, where the goodbye begins...

As Harriet continues with Ole Golly's departure...

You start to realize how devastating this is. As a kid, it probably made you feel scared and you wondered, Is this how hard it'll be when I have to say goodbye to someone?

As Harriet continues with Ole Golly's departure...


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