Pent Up

I realize that I have not written much lately about anything of significance.  There is a reason for that.  I have had several current events issues that I have had strong feelings about but just couldn't bring myself to write about them as I worried the topics would bring me to the edge of reason and, truthfully, I thought I might just swear about them.  And really, that is not such a great "Young Women Leader-y" thing to do.

But let's think about some of the recent stories that have made the news:

1) The mother who gave her 8 year old beauty pageant daughter botox?!  http://abcnews.go.com/US/california-daughter-injected-botox-longer-custody-mom/story?id=13611279

WHAT, exactly can I say about this?!  I did hear on the radio yesterday that Child Protective Services has removed the child from her mother.  Go CPS!

2) The AP Psych teacher who gave his HS students a test laced with sexual innuendo?!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/14/frank-rozanski-sexual-quiz_n_835584.html

The Girl actually brought this one to my attention, as she heard it on the way to school in her carpool.  And it made her really uncomfortable.  Uh.  Yeah, it did.  Makes me uncomfortable too. 

3) The two car crash caused by the woman who was shaving her bikini area WHILE she was driving?
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20000176-504083.html

OK.  This one made me laugh, out loud.  But the funnier bit was the commentary written about it by Celia Riverbank in a southern daily newspaper.

Well, there are some things you just have to laugh about, and others you can get really angry over.  It doesn't really change anything.  But my blood pressure sure looks better after the laughing.