Reese Witherspoon Had Better Make Appointments Now For Her Kids
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Because you know they are going to need therapy after this little tidbit got out:
On being made fun of:
“Those are sort of formative experiences. I wouldn’t want my children to miss out on any of that teasing and bullying. Don’t you think it kind of makes you who you are — when you don’t make the soccer team?â€On kids today being overpraised:
“That’s the thing that drives me crazy about today: Everybody wins the award, everybody’s the MVP? No! They’re not, OK? I distinctly recall the two weeks of crying because I didn’t make the volleyball team. But it made me interesting, you know?â€
No, Reese, it made you weird.
Are all parents in Hollywood crazy? I actually kind of liked Reese until I read that. I understand the point of not wanting to protect your kids from everything that comes down the pike, because that just produces kids who have a very warped view of life and what they feel it owes them. As much as we as parents might want to, we can't--nor is it healthy--to protect our children from everything. And yes, I agree with the not every kid is an MVP part. I mean, when they're little, it's one thing...everybody plays, everybody wins. But by the time they get to teenage years, they should be well versed in the fact that not everybody can win, not everybody is cut out for every sport, and somebody has to lose.
However, while most parents recognize that a certain amount of bullying is inevitable, it isn't something that is desirable. We don't want our kids to be bullied, and will even go so far as to stop those actions in some way, whether it be dealing with the other person in some way or teaching our kids ways of coping (and yeah, in my case that meant my dad teaching me how to defend myself). And this is like comparing apples to puppies, because not making the soccer team is a far cry from bullying behavior...unless, of course, the bully is coaching the soccer team. Yeah, run into a few of those.
What possesses people to say these things in public? Um...HELLO? Those kids are certainly going to get bullied now, because after all, it's what their Mommy said she wanted. And what's she going to say when her kids get home and tell her about an incident? "Well, honey, you'll thank me for it later. It builds character!"
Congratulations. If your goal was to make sure your kids have a normal childhood, welcome to Fail.
