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I’m so tired of thinking about myself
Posted by Raven on July 28th, 2006
I don’t know what the facination is with the babies of Hollywood. Part of me thinks the parents here are pimping their babies to make some money and give themselves a better image.
Let’s be clear. The difference between being a celebrity parent and a civilian parent is probably the difference between working at Wal-Mart and Warner Bros. The stars get nannies and trainers, the rest of us get diapers and stretch marks. Hollywood’s baby flicks may ultimately be as useful a guide to real life as its chick flicks.
But I’m guessing that the media baby boom also fills a real desire for some counter-messages. Whitehead may rue the pop culture that makes “child-rearing values — sacrifice, stability, dependability, maturity — seem stale and musty.” But Brad Pitt, scion of the pop culture, tells the world, “I got kids now. And it really changes your perspective on the world. . . . I’m so tired of thinking about myself.”
Of course they all think only of themselves, never be fooled into thinking otherwise.
