We were texting, because my sister was having trouble talking. She was attacked by a neighbor’s dog last weekend and has a large bite below her lip. It hurts when she talks.  My sister recently completed her student teaching and after years of working in a totally unrelated field, she is all set to be a teacher. Unfortunately, in the state of California, jobs are scarce. So, she’s in the middle of a job search and now has a sizable wound on her face. In addition, her family is moving across town in less than 2 weeks. She’s got some big challenges. This is Real Life.

As we were watching The Bachelorette, the phrase, “here for the right reasons” kept coming up. I’m a romantic so I’m hoping they will find love, but it is obvious that some of the men and women on these looking-for-love-type reality shows are there just to be on television. Why? There have got to be better ways of both getting discovered and making money.

I look at the show and I see a woman whom I’m 95% sure is there to meet the man of her dreams. I also see a house full of handsome young men that surely could not have that hard of a time finding a date. What are they doing looking for love in this way, having to share one woman with a whole group of men?  Are any of them there for the “right reasons”?  Maybe the first few seasons, but by this point, I’m pretty sure it’s all for entertainments sake. This is very much not Real Life.

Will I continue to watch the show?  Probably. I enjoy talking to my sister about it, I’m hoping that it’s a distraction from Real Life for her. Like I said before, I’m a romantic, so I’m hopeful it all comes to a happy ending.

Plus, there’s really not much else on that night.

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Real Life vs Reality TV

“He was surrounded by movie stars and celebrities and this young man who neither drinks nor smokes was intoxicated with it all…Unfortunately, he lacked the resources to maintain the opulent lifestyle of his new friends. Even more unfortunately, he had almost unfettered access to hundreds of thousands of dollars with few controls on his spending ability, until it was too late.”

Rafaello Follieri, pleaded guilty last month to defrauding investors out of $2.4 million. Anne Hathaway was not found to be culpable by investigators in any of Follieri’s admitted crimes. Apparently, the fact that she is a movie star was the thing that pushed him into a life of crime. What an ass.  He lies, he cheats, he steals and it’s her fault because she has wealthy friends and is successful at what she does? 

I’m tired of excuses, tired of people who use weakness as an excuse for bad behavior.  Anyone past the age of 5 has heard of the Golden Rule, has some idea of what right and wrong means. Don’t do the wrong thing just because you are able to get away with it for awhile, be an adult, a responsible citizen, and if you’ve got baggage, as we all do, carry it yourself, don’t add it to your partner’s already heavy load. 

In the words of Cordelia Chase, former Buffy Scoobie and ex-resident of Sunnydale:

“…deal with it. Embrace the pain, spank your inner moppet, whatever, but get over it.”

How about you, do you have a Hathaway-esque story to tell?  Anybody ever blame you for their inability to live by the rules?  Do you know someone who won’t own up to their fraudulent behavior? 

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It’s Not My Fault