On the whole I read a lot. I spend a lot of time on the Internet reading newspapers all over the world. What amazes me the most is the comments people leave to articles. Gossip articles about famous people get lots of comments like, "Why is this news?" or "Stop giving these nobodies news space!" But guess what? If you comment on it, it's because you read it. If you didn't read it and didn't leave a comment newspapers and magazines would be forced to review their content. But, gossip sells. We are all curious to know how famous people live, and we are just as curious to know how our neighbors live, but guess what? Their lives aren't spread all over newspapers and magazines, so we end up eating up the gossip about famous people because it is in the "news". Then, lots of people who avidly read the "pink" press, complain constantly about what they are "subjected to". No one has put a gun to our heads, what we read is our own choice, we are not forced into it - so stop complaining. If you don't like it, don't read it - it's that simple. And if you do enjoy reading it, then good for you - but no complaining!
There is so much information available to us on the Internet, and no one can be sure how true it is, so my suggestion is to read for you own enjoyment, enlightenment and fulfillment - forget the gossip... who cares what Katy Perry and Russell Brand are up to, or if Jessica Simpson has put on weight or not, or if Julia Roberts took her kids to the set of her latest movie... There is much more out there, so much more important than this. The important thing is to be true to oneself and try to grow intellectually a little bit each day. And, when your child asks you a question you don't know the answer to, instead of saying, "Sorry honey I don't know!" say, "I don't know honey, let's see if we can find out." This will also teach your children the correct use of the Internet and how to find information they need on it with as little problem as possible.
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