Judging Suri
18 Feb
While judging others is totally wrong, I have faced the fact that it is an inevitable part of life. Although I knew what I was getting into when I decided to open up my life on the internet, I am still fairly amazed at some of the more random conclusions people come to.
MYTH: I must hang out with movie stars all the time since I work in entertainment.
TRUTH: What I really do is hang out with my Excel spreadsheets and computer. Usually, the closest I get to seeing movie stars is on people.com.
MYTH: Since I am thin I probably don’t eat.
TRUTH: Well this is partially true. I don’t eat much, but not because I am trying to lose weight. It’s more because I am both lazy and can find very few things that I am not allergic to.
MYTH: Since I make obnoxious comments about Maya and Ali, I am a terrible mother and wife.
TRUTH: Again, this is partially true. I am a terrible mother and wife but not because of my obnoxious comments on this blog. I am simply lazy, selfish, and neglectful.
Obviously nobody should be judged based on what a situation appears to be because more often than not the reality is completely different. Unfortunately, as much as I’d like to deny it, I am also guilty of making snap judgments. Sometimes when I’m wearing my glasses and sweats and I feel particularly hideous, I might think that a pretty girl in skinny jeans walking down the street probably doesn’t eat, is not friendly, and has had surgery. On another occasion when I look halfway decent? I’d probably admire her purse and say hi.
I don’t need a psychiatrist to tell me that my judgments are simply a reflection of what I think of myself, because this is clearly the situation. Obviously, if I could improve the way I see myself than I probably wouldn’t need to pick on a girl who is likely as nice as she is pretty. My appearance that day shouldn’t play into things at all. So I’ve concluded that in addition to working on my habit of judging others, I need to work on my self-confidence.
In the meantime, while I make a half-hearted attempt to remedy a terrible habit, can I please make one last judgment?
It came to my attention yesterday that little Suri Cruise carries around an $850 Ferragamo, which matches her mother’s larger $2,700 version.
Am I the only person who thinks:
1. This is absurd?
2. Both of these bags are quite hideous?
3. I am a horrible, horrible person for judging a 3-year-old?
