Every song on the radio...(sic).."he did me so wrong".

I can't swing a dead cat without hitting an article about this young woman.  I am afraid of the influence that she will have on my best 6 year old.  So this morning, I asked her:

JCW:  Laurel--do you know who Taylor Swift is?
LAW: Um, yeah...she has blond hair and when she sings she sometimes wags her hair...(Laurel precedes to do an 80's head banger thing)
JCW:  Laurel..please stop now.
LAW:  It is fun.
JCW:  Laurel, let's focus. Taylor Swift.  Cool? Not Cool?
LAW:  She has that song.."I remember when we broke up..."
JCW:  (Oh Christ and then I cut to the chase)  You know Laurel every time Taylor dates or breaks up with a boy, she writes a song about it...telling the world.
LAW:  That's really weird.
JCW:  (Laurel has not freaking idea but this is a step in the right direction.)

Taylor Swift is not a young woman that I want my girls to aspire to.  Her success seems to revolve around writing about young men..bad..and break ups.  Please, tell me she has more to write about than this subject.  Please!  Anything..bad tampon accident..constipation.  Young woman need to know that the world doesn't revolve around boys/men and relationships...there is more.

She has tried to put herself out there as a good role model.  Taylor let us know that she registered to vote right away when she turned 18.  She has volunteered to countless events that benefit so many BUT she continues to make money on her broken heart.  Every song on the radio...(sic).."he did me so wrong".

Right now, I won't address the clinging or desperation as this "role model" goes from older man..man..boy.  This isn't about sex...feel free as long as there is responsibility and an unwanted pregnancy or disease isn't thrown into the mix.  My issue is the need that she is exuding for wanting a boyfriend.  In life, it is okay to be alone and to truly appreciate it.  Once you appreciate your solitude, your choices seem to be right in front of you.  You can't fake this...Faking your "independence" is the only faking that men seem to know.  They sniff it a mile away..faking independence is still desperation.

Just need to keep my girls away..meanwhile, my call is this..Taylor will have a bad marriage at 28 (lasting for 2 years) and then will start plastic surgery that will stress the fact that she does kind of look like a some sort of feline.