It's Complicated

A few years ago I started thinking of myself as fairly simple but existing in a complicated world. I even wrote in the "About Me" section of my FB profile, "It's complicated. I'm not. It is." A few months back I started watching the E! series Denise Richards: It's Complicated. I was only slightly miffed that they were using what was clearly my line, but how can I argue with what I know to be a true statement? Now, I never really gave two figs about Denise and the entire Charlie marriage drama. Obviously she made a really interesting choice in her marriage partner (can't throw any stones there!) and has two adorable girls as a result. Good for her. Whatever. But it was a Sunday and I was lazing around - so I started watching the show. It was a marathon. I still don't particularly care about her life and she whines a bit too much for me but her show is interesting and relatable television. I do not see the complicated bit though. She lives her life with a useless assistant, a good natured father, way too many animals (yes, I threw that stone), her sister and family, and her girls. The entire Charlie thing is never mentioned, except when she has to respond to press and then she really does not go into any details. She has "taken the high road." Unlike my wonderful marriage, hers was apparently seriously f-ed up. Mine is merely amusing occassionally. She obviously lived through something entirely different -- drugs, hookers, hookers, drugs and two pregancies. Ugh! Anyway, I watched the season finale last night and hope to see more of Ms. Richards soon.
BTW, WTF is up with Matt Lauer giving her a hard time about including the girls in her show? They are the children of celebrities so being known faces is a given. The show itself enables her to be a stay at home Mom and is then about her life as a stay at home mom - of course the kids will be included. So stupid. I just wish the DR had been a bit more thoughtful in her responses. I blame her people for not better preparing her.