Therapy Tuesday
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Unless you live under a rock, you have been unable to miss some of the hoopla surrounding the upcoming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It is seemingly inescapable: no matter what type of media I look at, I can't miss a headline (or several) of this blessed event. Somehow, the Today Show has ordained itself "Royal Wedding Central" and for the last week and a half, has several clips each hour on something wedding related.
I certainly understand the appeal: in the United States, we have no true royal equivalent (although some would argue that the way we revere celebrities might rival a royal treatment). We've had families that have come close, such as the Kennedy's, but that family didn't have the staying power of the British Monarch. So it begs me to ask the question, "Who cares?"
I think the only way that I can start to understand this question is to try to envision having a family that was untouchable. One who was so beyond ordinary people (even those in the highest tax brackets), that anything related to them brought up wonderment and spectacle. I recently saw the Oscar winning film, "The King's Speech" which shows the other side to being a Royal. In some ways, those in such high places can exacerbate some of the most ungainly human characteristics. No one wants to deal with their own "stuff" and the film highlights how those with even more to lose are more resistant to it. Through the film, I was able to have compassion to the Royal Family, who did not choose to be of noble birth.
It seems that in this way, it reminds us of all of our humanity as a link that we share. However, I wouldn't mind having my humanity without having to worry about day-to-day struggles such as being a mom, balancing work and home, and certainly finances. Although now that I think about it, I can imagine that Royals have at least the first two struggles in common...Their weddings are just one heck of a show!
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