To my girlfriends - have you considered that the television programs we grew up on influenced what we have grown up to become? I'm thinking particularly of the grown ups we watched on tv. I can think of three that I learned from, and that I either emulate or avoid becoming:
Laura on the Dick Van Dyke show
Oh, I loved to see what she would wear! Yes, she liked to wear tights. She also wore scarves and dresses. From Laura I learned that one can have fun, make mistakes, voice strong opinions, and still be a lady.
June, the mom on Leave It to Beaver
June always wore dresses, kept a perfect house, and made perfect meals, and always had the right thing to say to her boys and her husband. She always knew just how to react to Eddie, her son's friend. And yes, I know it was just a tv show.
Lucille Ball, I Love Lucy
Lucy had fun. Lucy got in trouble. Repeat. I learned from Lucy to be persistent, but I also learned that I should listen to the warnings from my loved ones, as sometimes they had good advice that might keep me out of trouble.
How about you? What television characters did you grow up to be like? I look forward to seeing the responses!
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