The Kardashian Effect

     So, I freely and shamelessly admit that I have been ensnared by the beast of reality TV.  Can I also say that it wasn't completely my fault?  I overheard some teenage girls talking about "Keeping Up With The Kardashians.  I decided to watch it.  It was the beginning of my descent into the junk TV abyss.  I watched for research. 

     So, I've been right there with Khloe, Kim and Kourtney through the joy and pain.  Let me preface by saying this:  as women we all make choices  and many of them wouldn't necessarily survive dissection.  OK.  Here I go.  So, three rich sisters have the same issues as regular me.  After watching the show a few times I was sad for them on some level and worried for the younger women who watch the reality drama unfold.  For many young people the belief is that money somehow has the ability to make the world more right.

    Kourtney is saddled with a less than stellar partner who is now her babydaddy.  My fear is that thid provides reinforcement for the young sisters watching.   The fact of the matter is that as women we need to model positive behaviors for our sisters.  Now, of course, so would argue that she is modeling the importance of maintaining the family unit.  That's fine but riddle me this:  if it takes a man amd a woman to make a baby why wouldn't it take the same two people to make a family? 

     Khloe seems to have fared a little better than her sister.  The reality is, everyone you encounter and everything you do today places its footprint on a tomorrow--be it yours on someone else's.  I think so...and what.