Hearts of Spring (2016)

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A famous mommy blogger faces an empty nest as her daughter prepares to go away to college. When she turns to her blog for advice, she finds herself on the attack by a reader who has conflicting opinions. While she deals with him online, offline she finally meets a great single dad and sparks start to fly. What she doesn’t know is that the confrontational reader and the adorable single dad are, in fact, the same person.

Introduction
"Hearts of Spring" is a comedy-drama TV motion picture released in 2016 under the instructions of Marita Grabiak. Composed by Erik Patterson and Jessica Scott, the motion picture stars Lisa Whelchel and Michael Shanks. The film provides a gorgeous story of love, single being a parent, and rediscovery of sensations with a modern-day comical twist.

Plot Summary
The film opens with Andy Sommers (played by Michael Shanks), a single daddy and well-known author of parenting blog 'Undercover Dad' who writes under the pseudonym Father Goose. Andy is trying to raise his difficult teenage child, Keri (played by Clancy Cauble). On the other hand, Carly Ashby (played by Lisa Whelchel) is a floral designer and a single mommy raising her own teenage daughter, Alyss (played by Miranda Frigon). Carly writes a successful mommy blog titled 'Flower Mama'.

The film rolls around when Carly and Andy, unidentified to each other's genuine identities, get into a public argument after Carly criticizes Father Goose's blog. The blogosphere sparks with their online fight, hence increasing their popularity and fans. On the other hand, both decide to offer each other parenting advice without understanding they are the same people they've been battling online.

Story Development
The story takes an intriguing turn when Andy strolls into Carly's flower store. Stimulates fly in between them as they share parenting problems and develop a bond, completely unaware of their digital bitterness. Throughout the course of their budding love, Carly and Andy manage to fix their stretched relationships with their children. They help each other navigate the issues of parenting a teenager while being single parents themselves.

Meanwhile, the online fight continues till Carly and Andy discover each other's blog identities during a surprise conference at a talk show. The confrontation develops an awkward minute, but ultimately, it leads to further understanding and connection.

Conclusion
In the end, Carly and Andy say sorry to each other for the miscommunication and differences on their blogs. They understand that in spite of their disparate blogging personas, they shared commonalities in reality. Their online feud results in bringing them more detailed, unveiling that they really take care of each other and their children.

Approaching parenting from different viewpoints, they discover to value each other's views, reconciling their offline and online personas. Recording a gorgeous representation of single parenthood and love, the film concludes with Carly and Andy choosing to continue their relationship, mixing their separate lives into one.

Overall
"Hearts of Spring" is a captivating and heartwarming movie, which perfectly explores the struggles and joys of single being a parent. The motion picture turns a crucial eye on the influence of social networks, showing how engaging in online disputes can distract from real-life connections and experiences. Through laughter, drama, and insightful dialogue, the movie uniquely lines up the digital world with the real world, eventually showcasing that understanding, love, communication, and mutual regard are the secrets to successful parenting and relationships.

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