About last night....

Last night was Tuesday night....a fun night for me.  I had a nice dinner with the family, topped off with a nice glass of wine mixed with crushed frozen fruit....a great way to end a night. I was ready for one more indulgence...Glee!  I have not seen it in a while since they ran a couple of re-runs, but tonight was the night for a new episode....goody!!  I settled on my favorite part of the couch, the chaise lounge, and was ready!   I especially love Glee for its song and dance side, being a "showy" kind of girl.  I just LOVE the musical numbers and how wonderfully they recreate songs as well as the talent that is sooo obvious. It just pulled at my heartstrings to see the under dogs of the show being put down so low and the compassion of the characters to try to make it alright.  While I do love all the "love" that is going around, it would be remiss to ignore the fact that my little girl lost some of her innocence last night when the kissing scene came on in the middle of the show.  I can take that sort of thing and put it into perspective, but I was not ready to have the scene exposed to my 6th grader.  Of course I was scolded by my older kids and spouse for allowing her to view the show, but it has become a popular show for the middle school aged kids in her school and I wanted to give her some fodder for lunch time conversation in the cafeteria.  If I had a clue that locker scene was coming, I would have not had her there to watch.  I struggle with the internal fight of allowing my little girl to grow up and trying my best to preserve her innocence.  I know she will inevitably grow up to be a woman, but I want it on her own time clock, not the time clock that Hollywood is presuming.
I guess that is why I will not be watching Glee at my home anymore without previewing it first.

Brittany, Brittany, Brittany....

If you are a Glee fan (AKA GLEEK), chances are, you saw the last episode "Duets", aired this past week. As usual, it was hilarious.  My friends and I howled and hooted at our weekly Gleek party as has become our custom.  You may or may not have heard about the part of the episode where Britney and Santana, two of the "Cheerios" (cheerleaders on Glee) are lying on Britney's bed and Santana is kissing her neck; slated by some as "Rated X".  Where I would hardly call it "Rated X", there were some parts of the whole show that made me kind of sad and quite pensive.  My main bone of contention is the whole attitude of the Britney character about other people.  It seems as if her goal is to "do" every one in the school including girls and every boy in the school.  It made me sad how empty that way of thinking is.  Not a care of how the other person may feel or how that after "doing" everyone, she obviously is not satisfied.  She seemed so lost and it was sad to think of how many other girls are doing the same, except for possibly, another reason; looking for love.  The complete disregard for the love of self in the act of "putting out" is troubling since there are surely young girls out there who might look up to her and follow in her footsteps. Not knowing that self sacrifice is a gift in and of itself that is the essence of true love; the place where you find that the love you put out and give to others is one of the best ways to receive it.

It was really great to see Artie throw a proverbial Slushie in Britney's face when he confronted her about how cavalier she was about taking his virginity away and how he knew that she was using him for his voice (Oddly enough, ratted out by her "best friend" Santana, who used Britney for a warm body while her own boyfriend was in jail)
 It is that part of the show, where there is little care for the sanctity of life is one part I do not care for at all. That is the part of the show that echoes where a lot of society seems to be carrying on these days; doing whatever feels good at the time, and not giving enough credence to the sanctity of life, of other people, and what is best for all.  I can site many, many cases as examples, but I will spare you of it all. Just turn on the news and you will see plenty of it.

My hope is that they develop the character to truly realize that she is sacred and worth loving; that she is special and the gift of herself not to be given away like some cheap prize, but to honored as a precious jewel of this world.

Loudly yours,
Alicia