Alec Baldwin Feeling The Strain Of Parenthood and Separation
Alec Baldwin, apparently against the advice of his friend Rosie O'Donnell, taped a segment for "The View" that is being described as emotional and heartfelt. His desire to state his side of the story of the infamous voice mail message overcame his better judgment. He even mentioned that he was looking to get out of his contract with 30 Rock.
His ex-wife is really putting on a show, by hiring a bodyguard and making bold claims about protecting her daughter. Funny thing is, until she leaked that tape (and of course she is the one who was responsible for leaking it. period.) no one thought word one that that Alec was a threat to his daughter. I don't believe in a million years that he is. And I don't give a crap about Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger or their daughter. Not on a personal level anyway. That's not to say I wish them harm or anything, but I write about celebrities, I don't get personally invested in their lives.
But this story is much deeper than Alec's apparent emotional breakdown. The way people have been polarized about his voice mail message and their on-high attitude about how he chooses to interact with his kids really appalls me. With all the real abuse, neglect and benign indifference that goes on in parenting now days the fact that people are essentially cheering for this guy to lose custody of his kid is shameful.
Unless you have kids, you have NO idea the level of heartache another person can inflict on you. I can almost feel a palatable desperation going on within Alec Baldwin. This guy may lose his kid and his wife DOES NOT have their child's best interest at heart and has lost all perspective. With the exception of physically endangering, sexually abusing or causing deep emotional distress - none of which Alec has been proved to have done - children should never be separated from their parents.
This really is a very sad story and I sure hope the judge is not swayed by Ms. Basinger's Oscar winning acting. On the surface, she may have fooled herself into thinking she is doing what's best on behalf of her child, but deep down she's knows this is about her, not their daughter. And that's a really selfish thing to do.
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