I was in the grocery store yesterday and I saw a headline on one of those gossip rags that said The Sad Life of Suri Cruise, or something catchy like that to make you want to buy it (or, in my case, speed read while waiting in line). Intrigued, I picked it up and read a bit: No TV! No Happy Meals! Scientology play dates! I stopped at that point, flat-out offended at the audacity of that article!
That trash-filled piece of garbage is claiming that her life is “sad” because 1. her parents don’t want her exposed to TV’s garbage, 2. they don’t want her eating MickyD’s garbage, and 3. they don’t want her around kids that are going to fill her head with garbage. That makes her parents bad parents? How ludicrous. Just because TV and McDonald’s are the cornerstones of our culture doesn’t make them necessities to have a happy childhood.
My daughter doesn’t watch TV, has never eaten McDonald’s, and hopefully, will soon go on play dates with children from our church. Is she unhappy? Is she bored? Is she wasting away from not eating processed crap? Am I a bad parent? I think not. In fact, I have had many compliments from complete strangers about what a calm, happy, well-behaved, beautiful child I have. She’s growing perfectly, and in 13 months, she’s never been sick. If I’m a bad parent, then let’s hope there are many more like me out there.
Though I think Scientology as a religion is just complete B.S., I give credit to Katie and Tom for being true to their faith and choosing not to raise an obese couch potato.
So, Katie, Tom, kudos to the two of you. Your daughter is gorgeous and I commend you for the great job you are doing raising her. May God bless you and her as you continue to grow as a family.
Tags: babies, child care, childcare, faith, Katie Holmes, McDonald's, Scientology, Suri Cruise, toddlers, Tom Cruise, TV
