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Disclaimer: I don’t hate celebrities.
So, I used to have
this dirty little habit. It was caring
about what celebrities were doing and why they were healthier, skinner,
wealthier than I. Why, when I was living
a regular life of school drop offs, cleaning, and trying to keep up with the
kids, could other people be off on an island for a “weekend getaway” or just
because they could. I ended up with a
free subscription to a celebrity magazine, which I usually only read in the tub
or when I had free time (ha!). The pile
on top of the fridge grew and grew. It
was seriously a foot tall. I know. One day, I got into purging mode and noticed
the magazines. I hefted them down to the
counter. I looked at the covers and
thought, “Hmm, why is Taylor Swift single?” “What is Angelina’s take on that
topic?”, etc. Then I woke up. I thought who cares. Because honestly, who does care? If all of the celebrities in the world were
to ship themselves off to a happier and greener planet, we would still be
here. We would still be raising our
children and taking care of our families and having late night girls night or
writing binges. Our lives wouldn’t
alter. So, why did I care to know what
they thought or spend my time reading about it?
So, I threw them all in the garbage. If I hadn’t read the April issue and it was
now December, did I even care? I think
not. And that thought made me
happy. And happy is not something I
usually felt after learning about so and so’s recent break up or dream
house. In fact, I felt downright annoyed
and sad because we have a society who glamorizes wealth and people, who
sometimes, should not be glamorized. Why
not spend my tub time or “free time” reading that novel I’ve had sitting on my
shelf for months or years or writing or playing. Just living my regular life!
And you know what, you can keep the celebrity magazines and
lifestyle, if you so wish. I won’t judge
you. But, for me, I am going to “keep up
with the Bells” and know that that is good enough for me now and forever.
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