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Reality Can Be Too Real!

November 9th, 2009 at 02:40 pm

I was talking with one of my Best GF's last night, we've been buds since we were 10, she deserves a capital letter. The conversation came to reality shows. I don't have any that I follow faithfully, but I've managed to catch an episode or two of most of them. I find them very comforting. Strange choice of words? Not really. When my life feels bad, the house is a mess, the kids are teenage monsters, I'm thinking seriously about trading in the Hubby, just an episode or two of these train wrecks on TV, and I feel much better! No matter how bad my house looks, there are some out there whooeee... Kids are sassy and snotty, well we haven't had to call the nanny yet, and as for trading the Hubby, good grief, mostly they go from bad to worse, much worse! I can only say that I hope those people are just camping it up for TV, I'd really hate to think that they act like that in real life! And I can't watch the court TV shows anymore, mostly I just want to slap some of them silly, Oh, I forgot, they're already silly, and stupid! And willing to let the rest of America see them on TV being idiots! I want some better reality! No Bridezillas (I'm sure Webster didn't come up with that one) NO goofy islands, (lack of funds is the least of your worries) no dating rock stars, (wardrobe budget is obviously tiny) no has been/wanna bees daily grinds (don't even get me started) No wonder our lives are so terrible, look at the examples we think we're aspiring to! Even a nice, relaxing soap opera sounds good! Of course, I haven't watched one in years, the summer Marlena was possesed by the demon was the end for me. I think that I just want too much, I have plenty of reality in everyday life, I don't really want it on TV too. Where's the escapism in that?

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2 Responses to “Reality Can Be Too Real!”

  1. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 05:20 pm 1257787224
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    Hey, change the channel! There are things on TV you can feel lifted up by!....Yesterday I caught part of a program on the Depression era Civilian Conservation Corps. Now, I know there were some real problems with the CCC and that it was not always as rosy as the program made it sound. But they interviewed some old guys who spoke immensely positively about what the CCC did for them personally, for their families, for national unity, for the infrastructure of the country, for conservation, for local economies, for human understanding.... Anyway, change the channel!

  2. thriftorama Says:
    November 10th, 2009 at 02:38 am 1257820727
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    One of the most disturbing shows I've seen is "Hoarders" on A&E. It's about people who are living in stuff and filth up to their eyeballs but just can't let go of it for whatever reason. It's really sad in many ways. But, the funny part is that all the commercials are for cleaning products. And after I watch one, I always feel like cleaning something. It's a good motivator.

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