First
off, I want to apologize to those who had difficulties reading our
last issue. My apologies to President Richard Rhodes, who had to suffer
the consequences of a poorly edited story. For what it’s worth,
he’s the best person to happen to the “best place to start.”
We’re not afraid to admit our mistakes. That is how we learn
after all. Like anyone else it’s hard to admit blunders that
are crucial to your career, your love life or the life of others.
A mistake like flooding the house with toilet water because I didn’t
really know how to shut off the water is comical. Learning to drive
a standard car and not admitting to being frightened when driving
my dad’s truck nearly into a ditch was not.
Most recently, stars have had an even harder time admitting to their
flaws and mistakes. Our favorites of the day are young party animals
Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears. They are young, and to me, are only
getting ditched on so much because they are girls.
I enjoyed my day at parties, drinking enough to fall over or get muddy
by cow-tipping, but got over it quickly. A devastating DWI accident
claimed the life of some childhood friends.
I learned from their mistakes and cherished life enough to drink responsibly,
when I even drink at all. Maybe it will just take a swift kick in
the skirt for these girls to grow up and see what they chance to lose.
Their just-as-successful male counterparts Justin Timberlake and Wilmer
Valderrama have been deemed almost heroic for the same behaviors;
jumping from girl to girl, singing “Sexy Back” and partying
till the break of dawn without judgment.
So the double standard for social behavior still holds.
When a girl becomes a woman, it’s a new phase. Yet, when a woman
becomes a mother, she becomes responsible for the lives of her children.
While Britney’s soon-to-be-ex-husband is out playing the field
and trying to start his own music career, Brit is left carrying the
dirty diaper bag.
Brit’s not the first to bare it all, especially among musicians
like Indie-Aire and my personal favorite extremist, Sinead O’Connor.
Though most actresses have shaved their hair to further their careers,
like Demi Moore, Sigourney Weaver and Natalie Portman, they did so
for roles in movies and with much consideration rather than to soothe
an impulsive whim.
Britney may have lost some control on her life, but considering she’s
recently been in the recording studio, this may just be another publicity
stunt, much like when she kissed Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards.
I shaved my head several times and got the name-calling, almost two-faced
attention she is getting now, especially now that
I also have a child. People say that it’s inconsiderate to the
kids, but who is it really fair to that many women struggle with their
inner battles until they pull all their hair out?
