Sep 16, 2005 22:10
So I was watching Dr. Phil on Tivo and it made me sick to my stomach to watch it. It was about parents who are superficial and people being superficial in general. This woman had two daughters and her younger daughter (who was 7) had that skin condition where your pigment is all messed up so her skin was kind of splotchy and she was a little overweight. The woman spoiled her older daughter who couldn't have been more than 9 or 10. I mean we're talking limited too vs. walmart, lavish birthday (600 dollars worth of stuff) vs. no cake or party (30 dollars max), well furnished and decorated bedroom vs. sleeping on the floor, etc. It was awful to watch and the woman wouldn't take responsibility for it and Dr. Phil blew this chick away. It was a good one because he told her everything that I was thinking and she didn't have anything to say afterward.
This other woman would only let her daughter hang out with "pretty" kids. I don't think it's possible to gauge whether or not a child is "pretty" when they're 4 or 5. Kids change. She wouldn't let her daughter play with this one girl bc her mom was overweight and she steered her away from a little kid who had a snotty nose and ratty hair. Excuse her for being a kid.
I guess sometimes I don't realize how vain, self-absorbed, and superficial I can be. Sometimes I don't think about it until it's finished and I've already judged someone and written them off. I hate myself for it because god knows I'm not perfect. Why is it so easy to morph into something that you don't want to be and something you never thought you'd be and so incredibly hard to change back or change at all?