Alec’s dirty little phone message
First off, who cares? In light of the recent tragedy in VA, who cares how a rich actor treats his young daughter? Sure, he can call her a little rude pig, but did he aim a gun at her and pull the trigger?
Come on, even a metaphorical gun such as his words do not count. I mean, we don’t know the exact circumstances, and he sure sounded angry! What led up to this message? Sounded to me like he was taking his anger over his ex-wife (or soon to be?) out on his innocent daughter. The sad truth is, millions of adults call their children worse things every day. It must suck to be in the spotlight.
So the message was put out on TMZ, and now there’s all this bruhaha over it. I can understand his frustration. I have missed appointments because of my children’s lack of responsibility (not getting home in time), and I’ve said some pretty nasty stuff myself. I sure am glad there’s no tape of my daily reaction to little frustrations. You know, when the two year old eats sugar for lunch and leaves the trail all over the just cleaned kitchen. How about when they argue every time you ask them to pick up a piece of paper, blaming the other siblings. Or when they eat the last of the leftovers you had been dreaming of all day…and all this without a hint of remorse from them. Dirty bad children!
Really, I love my kids. They have made me smile when I was too mad to spit. They help me to laugh at myself every day, and bring wonder and color into an otherwise drab world. But you do have to admit, along with all the positives, they can be buggers.
So, in response to Alec’s dirty little phone message to his innocent pre-teen. We only have half the story. We only hear HIS message. Sure, it could have been handled better. Sure, he sounded threatening. How many times have you or I said things out of anger that was very questionable, especially to our kids? Give the guy a break. I don’t totally agree with what he did, but Alec is a human being, not some perfect god who never makes mistakes. Only his mistakes become public for the world to hash over. Does my opinion change of him? No. He said some harsh words, but I have too in my lifetime.
Remember, those who cast the first stone….
