@mvddiebuddies: had never seen this movie until dolly passed and oomf convinced me to watch and now i’m emotionally destroyed #movieedit #steelmagnolias #dollyparton #juliaroberts #sallyfield
People today not growing up with Steele Magnolia’s hurts. This was based on a true story, Shelby, her real name was Susan Harling Robinson. Her brother wrote the play to process his grief.
2026-08-28 20:11:48
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❤︎ jane⸆⸉. :
She would be alive if it wasn’t for Jackson.
2026-08-28 19:19:25
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JessSP :
Imagine being the mother of a brittle type 1 diabetic in the 70s and 80s, going to every dr appt and constantly worrying about her blood sugar, and realizing when she got married that her husband would never take care of her like you have.
2026-08-28 00:16:55
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caroline :
Her funeral flowers are blush and bashful…
2026-08-28 03:02:15
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Katlyn McSwain :
Worst part is this is a real story. Her husband remarried 3 months later. And the kicker? He was a PEDIATRICIAN. HE KNEW SHE WOULD PROBABLY DIE THE WHOLE TIME
2026-08-27 20:35:32
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grrlllsgrrll :
If Jackson was really down he would’ve convinced Shelby to just adopt their baby💔 😔
2026-08-27 23:47:36
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kaleighkeech :
Steel Magnolias is my FAVORITE movie, and the line “wear your heart out” when she literally says in the movie having her baby wore out her kidneys 😭
2026-08-28 01:51:34
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Lana :
The screenwriter wrote it to remember his sister and show her son who she was, after he witnessed her son call his stepmom (who married his dad 3 months after Shelby’s death!!) “mama”
2026-08-28 00:53:25
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gh0stgirl_9990 :
This movie was my childhood 😢
2026-09-04 02:31:51
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Plum :
this movie is why I cried and freaked out when Nick Jonas said he was diabetic when I was little
2026-08-28 00:32:14
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Jules the adult :
As a little girl I wanted to marry a Jackson & couldn’t understand why my Mom didn’t like him. As an adult I’m SO glad I listened to my mom; maturing is realizing Jackson is the villain
2026-08-28 02:32:31
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ThriftyMushroom :
I hate Jackson so much. Ugh poor Shelby 💔 Poor M’Lynn
2026-08-27 19:31:39
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Zúrza- the one and only :
Julia has run away from plenty of other weddings she should have this one too
2026-08-28 00:33:43
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karenwichmann :
If Jackson has no haters I'm dead. This one hurts.
2026-08-28 01:57:05
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morbidgrrrl :
I can jog all the way to Texas and back but my daughter cant she never could!
2026-08-28 18:13:46
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Anna D :
The movie’s writer is Shelby’s IRL brother and he plays the priest that marries them in the movie‼️
2026-08-28 01:59:14
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Linz :
This cast is just so amazing.
2026-09-03 02:43:20
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Kennaas :
Finding out this was inspired by a true story was so enraging, but I’m not surprised, there are a lot of men like this
2026-08-28 19:34:10
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Xioalexis :
Lo hizo por un hijo que no iba a cuidar, ni ver crecer. Realmente la mamá perdió a su bebé
2026-08-29 00:13:48
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Ginger :
The irl husband was a DIIIIRTBAAAAG
2026-08-31 01:58:57
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little.miss.talksalot :
She would’ve lived longer if she had chosen to not get married. She even told him at one point she wasn’t going to marry him. Changed her mind. All she wanted was to have a family 💔
2026-08-28 14:06:49
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tessa :
no man will ever love you as much as a mother loves her child. the unconditional love 😔
2026-08-29 16:55:11
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Grace Kennett :
the fact that this is based off of a true story because a brother didn't want his sister forgotten
2026-08-30 18:18:42
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📚✨AutumnReadsEverything✨📚 :
As a mom who has last a child, sally fields PERFECTLY showed the grief of a parent. One of my favorite movies and I can hardly stand to watch it since my son died 😭
2026-09-01 01:03:38
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