This Broke Girl's Fave New TV Show

I feel like the writers for 'Sex and the City' (my all-time favorite TV show) just know my shit, or something.

First, it was Carrie Bradshaw. Everything about my dating life in my 20's, has been reminiscent of Carrie Bradshaw's, except that I am still not a published writer and I also am not living in Manhattan (unfortunately.) I sometimes think I somehow grew up to become the real life version of Carrie Bradshaw, and my friends often tell me the same thing, which I'm not sure is a good thing, or a bad thing.

So when I heard that the writers of Sex and the City had developed a new TV show, entitled '2 Broke Girls,' I could not have been more pleased. Not only did the title resonate with some of my friends and I (okay, all of my friends, and I) it also made me realize that there are millions of American women who are in the same boat right now, and while it's lovely to have shows about the latest Manolo Blahniks, it's even more important to illustrate the struggles that most American women are facing right now, in homes and apartments across the country.

Seeing characters Max and Caroline come together despite their very different backgrounds, because of a shared state of financial distress, goes to show that the economic crisis in this country has touched all of us in one way or another. Whether you are a trust fund queen with a shopping addiction turned waitress with a potty mouth roommate (like Caroline) or a smart mouth, talented but financially troubled young woman like Max, everyone's wallet and bank account has been hit by the recession.

Max demonstrates a young woman with talent and a sense of humor who, in spite of her bank account hitting rock bottom and collection agencies blowing up her phone, can keep her commitment to work and helping another woman--Caroline--who needs a place to stay. Using her talent for cooking and baking and her creativity to try and launch a cupcake business shows that if there's one thing women are good at, it's taking their hobbies and passions and creativity, and turning those talents into a moneymaking profession. Caroline's resourcefulness, gift for gab and her social skills show that there are still women out there who will use their own positive qualities to help out a fellow female and a friend in need pursue their dream.

In a world where most of us know what it is to worry about how we are going to pay our bills every month, or how we are ever going to overcome the impossible debt in front of us, and a world where women are still underpaid in comparison to men, and where we are reluctant to help each OTHER out when we're in need, it's refreshing to have a show to watch on Monday nights, perhaps the most challenging night of MY week (and I'm sure I'm not alone in that sentiment) that displays two women with humor and drive attempt to improve their lives.

While I love Carrie Bradshaw for showing women everywhere that being single is not only okay, it's fabulous, and embracing your sexuality and ability to make choices that are right for YOUR own life, I admire Max and Caroline's characters for setting the example of what amazing things can happen with a little perseverance and a lot of perspiration. Dreams can still come true for every American girl, if they have the courage to chase their dreams, even when they may not be born with a silver spoon in their mouth.

If there's one thing Americans know about, it's how to take lemons, make them into lemonade, and then open a profitable lemonade stand. This sense of initiative and personal responsibility, and the dream of making their lives better against all odds is what the American dream is all about. If there's one thing American WOMEN know about, it's how to forge together, use their spirit and heart to get out of any mess they might be in.

There's nothing more sexy than that.

J Biebs Baby Mama Drama

I'm gonna be the one who goes ahead and says it.
NOBODY likes a baby mama who is only good for stirring up drama.
The one thing everyone hates MORE than baby mama drama?

Is women who go around saying they are pregnant from a man they've dated or slept with for about 5 minutes, or women who say they are pregnant from a celebrity, particularly when there's a slim chance in hell that their alleged baby daddy would ever touch them with a ten foot pole, much less their penis.

In the case of Justin Bieber, I'm pretty sure there's only one woman everyone in America hates more than Casey Anthony, and that would be Mariah Yeater, the woman who is accusing the Biebs of knocking her up. Since Justin does not have any big sisters to run to his defense, I feel morally obligated to set Mariah Yeater straight.

An Open Letter to Mariah Yeater (from the desk of LC):

I'm not quite sure what was going on upstairs in that little brain of yours, to cause you to not only accuse a celebrity of having sex with you, but also to say that he impregnated you, and I'm even MORE confused why you would want to sell your soul just to get the tabloids talking about you, your reputation, and compromise all of your dignity and morals in the name of getting your 15 minutes of fame. Perhaps you have major daddy issues, or maybe you just needed some attention, or, judging by your clothing choices and your bad hair, maybe some boy from your trailer park who is your REAL baby daddy just lost his job at the local gas station, and he no longer seems like the kinda guy who is gonna pay you a dime in child support. Regardless of what mental health issues you may have, let me be the one to let you know, it is NEVER okay to not only accuse a man of getting you pregnant, but also use that impending pregnancy as a ploy for keeping him by your side, so you don't lose him.

Pregnancy has a way of causing a LOT of drama and complications, and nothing puts a man off of sex like pregnancy, so if you think that is going to be your way of getting him to run to your side, it's not going to work, honey. It also has a way of requiring the woman carrying the child to buck up and start acting like a grown up, instead of like an irresponsible little girl. You are not stable enough to have anyone's child--but you're really not responsible enough to be a mom to your illegitimate baby. And you also don't deserve a drop of money from the tabloids or media shows, and you absolutely don't deserve to be in the spotlight just because you are ruining what's left of the teen years of a young celebrity who worked for his stardom.

In case it slipped your mind, Justin Bieber is a CHILD. Accusing J Biebs of fathering your child, is not only wrong, it's only proving that you have no kind of mental stability. Who wants to compromise their entire life and possibly serve jail time just so that they can make a quick buck. That is going to not only follow YOU forever--it's going to haunt your child's life forever, too.

You are just another example of one of the unfortunate women in our society who are selfish, unclassy, and who have no morals or sense of judgment. And it's time that more women who are older than you are, step up and have the guts to tell you like it is, instead of laughing about your condition or the mistakes you are making, and saying, "Well, thank God she isn't MY kid," or "Thank goodness that's not MY sister." Somewhere along the way, someone needed to give you attention long enough to teach you right from wrong--if it didn't happen at home, then the rest of us need to set you straight instead of letting you ruin other people's lives.

This is a young man who worked hard for what he has now, and has a mother who gave him life despite the fact that she was a teen mom. He is dating a young woman, Selena Gomez, who also worked for her celeb status, and she, too, is the daughter of teen parents. Regardless of the obstacles they had to overcome to get their children where they are today, those parents did not compromise their dignity or the lives of other people, in an attempt to get money out of someone who was innocent. I highly doubt Justin or Selena's mothers went around accusing other people of getting them pregnant. They took responsibility and raised their children the best they could.

Now it's your turn. The first step to overcoming any problem, is to admit you have one.
Selling your story to the tabloids, making a teenage boy take a DNA test, and risking the future and sanity of your innocent child is not taking you on the path towards overcoming any problems you have. It's setting you, and your baby, on the path towards a life of issues--only because of the lies you've told.

In our society, it's hard to find parents and families who we can look up to. It's even harder to find young women who are willing to grow up and assume responsibility for their actions, and think of someone other than themselves. If you never had someone in YOUR life who was like that, at least have the integrity to be that type of person for YOUR child.

There are already too many kids born to people who aren't mentally or emotionally stable enough to offer any kind of a decent life to their children. Since you've clearly had a big plate of crazy for dinner the last 19 years of your life, I think you should consider your actions and how they affect others--and all the other young girls out there who are using pregnancy as a means for "keeping their guy on lock" or "getting the guy" that they want--need to do the same.

Good Luck to Ya,
LC



PS--As a fellow Latina, I really think Selena should kick your ass, & I'd be more than happy to help her, since you are over 18, after all.
PPS--I hope you look good in autumn colors, because you'll be wearing an orange jumpsuit in no time, after the Biebs' legal team takes care of your crazy ass.