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10 Reasons To Be Glad You’re Not a Celebrity Mom
I found this in the July 2008 issue of Parenting and thought it was great.
1. Minimal pressure to squeeze postpartum body into spangled leotard to appear on Dancing With the Stars
2. Can salvage errant chicken-nugget scraps off kids’ plates without being reprimanded by nanny, husband, agent, or publicist
3. Time saved in pondering the significance of naming your offspring after an animal, vegetable, mineral, or automobile
4. Never having to explain why Mommy is kissing that man on TV, but really loves only Daddy
5. Little need to come up with a creative excuse for declining moms’ weekend at the hottest colonic-irrigation spa
6. Blowout and full makeup before PTA meetings or errands are strictly optional
7. Diaper bag not filled with pesky pre-playdate confidentiality agreements, leaving room for thermos of vital caffeinated/spiked liquids
8. Money saved not needing to outfit child in a brand new Burberry jumper (or to secure matching mom-size ensemble)
9. No desperate hunt for birthday party favors that can wow even Suri and Shiloh
10. Can forsake Jimmy Choos and Manolos for the comfort of clogs, Crocs, and flip-flops.
I would never want to be a celebrity, especially a celebrity mom. Here are a couple of my own reasons I am adding to the list:
11. The world isn’t judging me on my parenting skills
12. There isn’t a photo or video of when I make a mistake
13. It’s not a national story when my kids gets sick or ends up in the hospital
What about you? Anymore reasons to add to the list?
June 27th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
I can’t think of anything clever at the moment, but really they are all so true…some sad some hysterical, but true!
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June 27th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
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June 27th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
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June 27th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I would add…
No tripping over or getting tangled in the camera equipment left all over your house because of the reality tv series your agent talked you into.
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June 28th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Those are great, love them!!!
June 28th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Those are great. I TOTALLY wouldn’t wanna be a celeb mom. I have enough issues with my weight as it is.
June 29th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Those are great and very true. I wouldn’t want to have to explain why mommy is kissing another man. LOL
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June 30th, 2008 at 1:28 am
You don’t have a dozen photographers shooting you every time you go outdoors and then 1,000 bloggers writing about everything from your choice of shoes to the brand of diapers on your child.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:51 am
I think it would be OK to still wear some Jimmy Choo - they are the boss!
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June 30th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Oh! I saw this in the magazine too, and loved it. I think being famous would be too much pressure.
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June 30th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I would hate to be a celebrity period, let alone a celebrity parent! No privacy!
July 1st, 2008 at 9:05 am
Man, this makes me glad I’m not a celebrity!
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