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Last night was a Grey night!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Last night I was geared up to watch my show… Grey’s Anatomy<\/em>. \u00a0The younger boys were in bed, \u00a0older ones at youth group and the Pete’s game and Sanj was at board meeting. \u00a0I was set. \u00a0As I flicked through the channels, Grey’s<\/em> was not to be found! \u00a0BOO!<\/p>\n

It is my one show, all week. \u00a0I don’t watch much t.v. these days. \u00a0I used to watched tv as my thing to relax. \u00a0 Maybe I am getting older but tv is just not what it used to be. \u00a0I find myself diving into a book to run away from the stresses of the week.<\/p>\n

Last night, I was so disappointed. \u00a0No Grey’s. \u00a0The world didn’t end, surprisingly, but I was highly annoyed to see that it was Barbara Walters who was there in that time.<\/p>\n

I find her, Barbara Walters, annoying. \u00a0Being mean, I find her cheekbones weird, almost like there is a line that connects to her mouth. \u00a0Weird. \u00a0I watched because she was interviewing Oprah.<\/p>\n

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In the late 80s, I begin watching Oprah. \u00a0My brother and I watched faithful, for years. \u00a0Sometime in the last decade, I stopped as I found her arrogant and that she had become too fu fu. \u00a0Yet, the reality is that Oprah was life changing for me as a teen.<\/p>\n

It was while watching Oprah, that I understood that what we were living with at home was not normal. \u00a0My mom was a Battered Woman. \u00a0We were children that were living and being abused. \u00a0This was not normal nor was it accepted. \u00a0It was wrong. \u00a0I learned so much about life from this show. \u00a0 I learned about abuse. \u00a0Sexual, emotional and physical abuse. \u00a0I learned that there was hope and life outside my home with my parents could be very good.<\/p>\n

It was at this point that I began seeking a future… \u00a0that I had hope, that I knew that I had to leave home. \u00a0My parents always planned on me to go to Andrews (the church university that I did go to in Michigan). \u00a0When I realized that this was also an escape, I didn’t fight it. \u00a0I saw it as my way out.<\/p>\n

I suppose there are many that wanted to be Oprah… my brother had his Kumar Winfrey\u00a0show. \u00a0I had my dream of being on her show with my book. \u00a0I had the dreams of just going to her show.<\/p>\n

As I watched her last night, being interviewed by Barbara, I had many thoughts going through my head. \u00a0I thought that with hard work, God given talent and giving up many things, one can obtain huge things. \u00a0I also thought that it is only natural when one is as famous and powerful as Oprah, it is only natural to have arrogance.<\/p>\n

I think that what bothered me that most was her comment about marriage and children. \u00a0I think that as much as Oprah has, she missed out on the love and beauty of motherhood. \u00a0Of course, I will be the first to say, it is hard. \u00a0Darn hard work.<\/p>\n

Barbara W. said to Oprah, that if she every had doubts of not being a mom, to just call her. \u00a0Barbara was saying her own daughter resented that she was not there as a mom and that she choose her career over motherhood. \u00a0Barbara doesn’t deny this.<\/p>\n

Maybe there are people that really shouldn’t be parents. \u00a0Oprah made the comment that if she had married Stedman, they would have been divorced by now. \u00a0She said in marriage, there are expectations.<\/p>\n

Yes, there are. \u00a0In marriage there is security. \u00a0There is the promise to love, honor and cherish. \u00a0 There are expectations. \u00a0I found this comment funny, weird… for someone that is willing to work so hard… that marriage would seem to be too hard.<\/p>\n

So… here’s the thing… \u00a0I was highly annoyed with missing Grey’s. \u00a0I am grateful there was the Oprah Show. \u00a0I am grateful at the effects it had on my life. \u00a0I am bothered by some of who Oprah is today… but that is why I don’t watch her anymore.<\/p>\n

Yet I do appreciate the many stories over the years that were inspiring. \u00a0I wonder who will fill that spot now?<\/p>\n

Who will be there next Oprah?<\/p>\n

Hum… Maybe there could be a Reema Sukumaran Show…<\/p>\n

LOL
\nI have my own show happening everyday!<\/p>\n

It’s a wonderful life, isn’t it?<\/p>\n

*** REMEMBER… Go here to find out about your Christmas present from me to you<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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