Down to 4

After rising all the way to the top of the charts in America, One Direction has lost a key member of the team. Zayn decided to part ways with the group in order to live a quote "normal life". Now down to 4 in counting, the group decided to go on without him (for more information click here). Alrighty now I believe I have more than enough to discuss on this "unfortunate event" so lets get to it shall we?

First off I would like to say that this is not at all surprise to me (at least the specific situation isn't) to be honest considering all of the guys in the group I could have picked Zayn as the one to break off. Now I can't say I am a quote "expert" of the group, I'm actually probably the farthest from it in terms of teenage girls (if you can't tell, I'm not that much of a fan). Don't get me wrong I love their music and all but I just never got that starstruck feeling that every other girl in the world seemed to be hooked up on. Anyways, on to my next, and strongest feeling, of the whole issue.

We all know that becoming famous means practically signing your whole life away, after all "everything comes with a price" am I right? It doesn't take an expert to realize this, quite frankly all it takes is for the average citizen to pick up a magazine and read a few articles or turn on a talk show watch it for an hour to realize this. In that case, you would have to be merely clueless to think that after becoming ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS GROUPS IN AMERICA, by choice may I add, that you can just wake up one day and decide that you want to be "done". Don't get me wrong it sounds like a cruel truthful statement, and that's because it is just that. It's not that Zayn didn't have a choice though or didn't realize before that this was his life now, he knew. 

Don' get me wrong I don't want the worst for him, as it may seem, it's just that I can't fathom how he thinks it's just that simple, to up and leave and live a simple life again. Maybe he truly doesn't realize it or just doesn't want to face the truth, but either way reality will one day hit him, and he's not that far from it. All it's going to take is for him to walk into one mall or grocery store or even take a walk on the street to have a group of girls swarming him or reporters hiding in the bushes trying to sneak peeks of his new "normal life", I just hope for his sake everything works out. Wouldn't want a feeling of excitement in the next step in his life to turn to disappointment.

Nick and Mariah

So as many of us know by now (or maybe not) Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey are officially on the outs. In other words, after trying to figure things out they decided it just wasn't working out anymore, and now are proceeding to get a divorce. While I would like to say I am surprised, divorce rates are scarcely high now-a-days and are not that uncommon to see that much anymore However what was quite extraordinary to see was pictures of the couple (or rather not anymore?) getting together with their kids for an Easter egg hunt this morning, now that is not something you see everyday. However, I believe this is something we could all take careful note of.

A lot of times divorces these days are not very discrete, especially in cases that involve conflict over custody of a child or child's. They often end up in ugly battles resolving with neither of those involved ending up completely satisfied, and along with that comes the strong feeling thrown around, hate. What's extraordinary about this picture is the fact that in the process of their divorce, Nick and Mariah and seem to be displaying just the opposite. That's right, love. Something so simple yet rarely thought of in this kind of end to a relationship.

What many adults fail to realize or pay attention to is the fact that more often then not children that are involved in a divorce get it the worst, and we all realize that, just maybe not so much in the moment. This picture of the family together is not merely a coincidence, in my opinion it is a strong statement. Nick and Mariah easily could have had separate egg hunts with the kids or just chose which one would get the kids for the day, but instead they decided to get together, as a family, and share the moment together. What a great example of commitment.

How incredible it was to see that the parents put their differences aside and put what truly means the most to them ultimately ahead of everything. We all have been kids (or are kids) before, and we know how great it was to see that our parents recognized us and cared about us as we grew up, regardless of what the situation. Nick and Mariah made quite the statement spending time together with their kids today, talk about hope for humanity, this is one to get your pencils out for and jot down.

Bruce Jenner

Okay so by now I'm sure that we all know about Bruce Jenner's "Transformation" ( click here to catch up if you haven't). Not surprisingly, there are many questions following his complete change, and understandably so. Was it a midlife crisis? Has he always had this ambition? Is he jealous of the rest of the Kardashian's and wants to be like them? So many questions, and very little answers.

Now first I would like to point out the fact that I believe that everyone deserves their own privacy, and no one should have to make a statement explaining themselves in front of the public solely for the fact that they are a "celebrity" and that people are "curious". Jenner must have had to know that this was going to happen though, wouldn't you think? A big celebrity making such a dramatic decision changing his image, literally! It seems as if he kept it well under wraps for a while, but it seems as if we learn more and more the more every time an interviewer decides to sit down and ask question him about the public's specific interests about the change.

As a society, we are all very quick to judge, which is honestly a weakness in my opinion, but only in certain circumstances. For instance, judging people just off of the way they look or dress is a little far fetched for me (not really fair), however in situations like this, how can you not wonder? The question still remains, why did Bruce Jenner decide to change his gender and his name? In my opinion, many spend too much time trying to wrap their heads around something they will never understand, because it something some of us would never think of doing, EVER, in the first place. Maybe the reason we can't figure all of this out is because of simply just that. In that case, its okay to be curious, but we need to be careful about how far we chose to go to understand the whole story.