...and maybe it will help you deal with all the craziness going on. Chalk it up to cabin fever, but I find myself so annoyed with ridiculous stories on the news this week and things that just don't make sense to me anymore!
Let's start with Nadya Suleman. She's the single mother who recently gave birth to octuplets making her the mother of 14 children now! Her own mother has trashed her in the news as being obsessed with having children. Ya think? Of course Nadya has hired her self a PR company who is touting her as a wonderful woman with an incredible story. They say that Nadya is thrilled at the miracle of life and has no trepidation about raising 14 children on her own. That's probably because she's too busy asking for a $2 million interview fee, a book deal, and her own TV show. What the hell? What could her book possibly say? I grew up as an only (supposedly lonely) child, I want more kids than the Brady Bunch (in one day), and I'm whack!
Nadya's own mother has said that when Nadya gets home from the hospital, she's outta here! I wonder if the millions of dollars her daughter might receive in offers might changer her mind. Mark my words, this woman will probably get a new house donated to her for her large brood, free diapers and whatever else corporate America can give her in the hopes of jumping on the bandwagon.
What's sad is that millions of responsible, hard working and independent parents will not get a book deal, free diapers, or a new house for them and their children. Apparently, you have to be a moron in order to get any help. Responsible citizens need not apply.
There's also the story of the teen from Saline who ran away to become a boxer in Puerto Rico. You couldn't make this stuff up if you tried. Due to some great police work she has been found and is to be returned, safe and sound, to her family. Her parents were all over the news, fraught with worry, crying, appealing and imagining the worst. But I wonder, how did it get to this point? If you're so in tune with your kid, this doesn't just happen over night. Their teenage daughter told them on Saturday she was going to the mall and then over to a friend's house to spend the night. They didn't even know she was missing until Sunday morning.
I guess she met the guy online through Xbox live. The parents were worried about her being "lured" to Puerto Rico. All I can think is that someone is not doing a good job of communicating and paying attention in that family. Sixteen years old is certainly old enough to know that you shouldn't be secretly hopping on a plane to meet up with some guy in Puerto Rico who can help you become a boxer, don't you think? If she couldn't talk to her parents about her "dreams and future plans" then some heavy duty family therapy should be in their future.
I've also been reading where there is a proposal to raise our water rates due to less consumption. So, let me get this straight. People start to use less water, after being told for years how it's the "green" thing to do, not to mention it's an obvious way to reduce our utility bills in this depressed economy. Now the water department wants to raise the rates because people are using less and they need more money? That's like Chrysler saying "we have sold way less cars this past year and so we're going to have to raise the price of our vehicles to over $100,000 so we can make money. What the hell?
I apologize for all the spewing, especially since my blog is supposed to be about keeping it positive and lighthearted, but I feel like common sense and the act of taking personal responsibility has gone out the window. It's almost as if the bigger loser you are, the bigger winner you become. After all, look at Sarah Palin. She wants $11 million for her book deal to tell us how she was nominated for vice president and helped John McCain lose.
I need to take "idiot" lessons and then get an agent.
For a good laugh, be sure to check out some of the You Tube clips at the top on the right. They should vary day to day.
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