Oh my gosh I know! I grew up on Little House but didn't revist it until I got into a horrible accident at work and had nothing but a lot of time and no way to write. My poor ma (who also cries easily) went through a box of tissues while we watched the first three seasons. I finally had to switch to Fraiser!

Still, this fic justifies your emotional response IMHO. I refused to get upset about them breaking up all the way through because I just knew they'd get back together. They were so perfect! I guess Stephen needed to stand on his own but it would've been nice if Jon could have seen his transformation and been there to help.

P.S. I just got the nerve up to start friending people on live journal this week and basically just came out of lurker status this year. So I hope you don't mind that I friended you:)