Celebrity Parent Watching

Why are we so obsessed with what celeb parents are doing? Are we absolutely sure they are doing cool stuff we don’t know about? (in some cases they are) Do you wonder what kind of father Barry Williams is or Bruce Willis? Do you care that Rachel Dratch (SNL), Jewel and Pink had their babies and Tori Spelling had hers but is pregnant again? Hey did you see what Alyssa Milano wore to her baby shower?

Just in case you haven’t heard (not likely) Jessica Simpson, Tori Spelling, Nick Lachey, Kourtney Kardashian and Reese Witherspoon are all PG and it’s rumored that Drew Barrymore is too.

We do have a weird urge to peek into their lives in a voyeuristic way but it feels safe to gawk at the note worthy and sometimes strange behavior of celebs having babies and raising children.

I think we just want to know that they go through the same stuff and worry about the same things we do when junior comes along. We wonder if they have access to more answers or something because of who they are. We look for their human side and compare well…..everything. We secretly think/know we’re doing a better job with our children or we just want to see what we have in common and with whom.

Actually, we may have to admit in some ways they (celebs) have it harder because they are almost constantly in the glass eye focus of someone’s camera, ready at a moment’s notice to take the most un-flattering picture possible. I mean, what would the camera catch if it followed you everyday? Strained peas flung on the ceiling….and in your hair? A poop episode so “explosive” that it literally covered and oozed forth from the new hybrid reusable diapees you’re trying?

So let’s give the celebs some slack but keep watching, it is an interesting show. After all, they have to go through the pregnancy and less-than-glamorous labor, just like everyone else……they do, right?

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