In what has become a celebrity obsessed culture, I'm told that our children now believe that talent manifests itself in an ability to sing or kick a football rather than excel in other areas including academically. Whilst I can't claim to have any genuine interest in the lives and achievements of purported celebrities, I do confess to reading trashy magazines in doctors' and dentists' waiting areas and as you will be well aware of repeating alleged quotes in this blog. However, I have come to the conclusion that the one person I would never hire to promote my business would be a celebrity divorcee. They only seem to give one line metaphors painting a picture of horror and pain.
Recently Robin Williams, he of Mork and Mindy as well as Mrs Doubtfire, allegedly commented that divorce was like "circumcision with a weed whacker". Today I read that Alec Baldwin, the actor who came to fame in The Hunt for Red October and who was until 2002 married to Kim Basinger, is releasing a book to help couples through divorce, in which he describes the process as like "being tied to a pick up truck and dragged down a gravel road." Imagine trying to advertise my services using those as commendations!
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