I just gotta put this out there: I'm so sick of pop culture!!! Justin Bieber, Twilight, and Lady Gaga all need to lay down and go away for good. Really?? People are so obsessed with all these "celebrities" and fads. It's embarrassing to see full-grown women screaming about how hot this 17-year-old BOY is. And then I have to automatically assume people think I am also into this stuff and that makes me even more embarrassed. I feel like I have to publicly denounce all this crap and I'm glad my husband knows where I stand ("No, honey, I don't think scrawny, white vampires that get all sparkly in the sun are attractive.") And when you turn on the news---it's all you hear about! What outrageous outfit sparked controversy, that couple is divorcing two hours after the reception ended, that one can't keep them self out of rehab/jail, and oh-my-gosh she's pregnant! no wait, she's not... I'm waiting for the day when the Sexiest Man Alive is a real-life non-actor from the suburbs.
The news in general is very negative, so I love to read stories of people who are making positive differences in their communities and in the world at large. Most of the time they're not trying to get on the front page (most of the time they're not, see page D12). I read a story a few months ago about a man who saw a child being forced into a van. He jumped in his truck, took off, and eventually rescued the kidnapped child. What a hero! I certainly hope someone like that is around should my child ever be in trouble. I think of all the people who donate time out of their busy lives to volunteer at hospitals, animal shelters, and soup kitchens. They make a difference.
My dream job is to work for an international humanitarian company. I'd love to be able to provide assistance and necessities to those in regions not as blessed as ours. My plans for after graduating college were to join the Peace Corps and fly off to some obscure corner of the world to provide drinking water and vaccines for kids. Of course, plans change when you get married. ;-) I'm at a depressing point where I feel like I'm not doing anything productive in the world and look forward to the day when I can donate time, money and supplies to people in need.
To loop it all back, there are plenty of famous people out there who have foundations, or donate their money to causes, or are charitable ambassadors. Good for them. They're setting a good example. It's all the other BS I'm tired of. It seems the masses nowadays are so easily grabbed and brainwashed into trends and will believe they should be involved in the moment because the media says so. Political commentators have cult/sheep followings and half the "news" on my Yahoo! page is what gown Kate wore to the Queen's party. I wish it were easier to filter through all that and get to the real stuff. *Sigh* Oh, and did you hear that Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant again?
The news in general is very negative, so I love to read stories of people who are making positive differences in their communities and in the world at large. Most of the time they're not trying to get on the front page (most of the time they're not, see page D12). I read a story a few months ago about a man who saw a child being forced into a van. He jumped in his truck, took off, and eventually rescued the kidnapped child. What a hero! I certainly hope someone like that is around should my child ever be in trouble. I think of all the people who donate time out of their busy lives to volunteer at hospitals, animal shelters, and soup kitchens. They make a difference.
My dream job is to work for an international humanitarian company. I'd love to be able to provide assistance and necessities to those in regions not as blessed as ours. My plans for after graduating college were to join the Peace Corps and fly off to some obscure corner of the world to provide drinking water and vaccines for kids. Of course, plans change when you get married. ;-) I'm at a depressing point where I feel like I'm not doing anything productive in the world and look forward to the day when I can donate time, money and supplies to people in need.
To loop it all back, there are plenty of famous people out there who have foundations, or donate their money to causes, or are charitable ambassadors. Good for them. They're setting a good example. It's all the other BS I'm tired of. It seems the masses nowadays are so easily grabbed and brainwashed into trends and will believe they should be involved in the moment because the media says so. Political commentators have cult/sheep followings and half the "news" on my Yahoo! page is what gown Kate wore to the Queen's party. I wish it were easier to filter through all that and get to the real stuff. *Sigh* Oh, and did you hear that Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant again?
I couldn't agree more! But will say, you are doing the most important thing you could be doing right now and that is being an amazing Mom to Troy. You can probably make more of a different with your children then with anyone else!
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