We’re not trying to cure anyone!
Celebrities aren’t much different from the rest of us. The desires to be important & accepted or recognized, are pretty universal. For a major motion picture actor it might lead to an Oscar worthy performance. For you or me it might mean employee of the month, complete with a plaque and picture on the wall instead of a shiny statuette and a star on the walk of fame. Sometimes it’s lead s to something in between – like when celebrities have too much plastic surgery, dabble in politics, or get their mugshots plaster over the Internet. The same applies to ordinary people when they make some ill conceived grab for extra attention. This might involve making some kind of a public scene with a partner, straining your groin in an office softball match, or getting your name in the paper through some embarrassing incident.Sometimes it gets much weirder.
Bullshit disclaimer – this story is almost good enough to be true!
Take the case of young Ashley R. Ashley’s a young woman who enjoys comic book cosplay. Sometimes she shares her imaginary adventures with friends via the internet. Unfortunately for Ashley her parents also monitor some of her imaginary adventures via her facebook and twitter pages! When they came across the following picture they hit the panic button.
Darth Dexter & Hector Lector
You see Ashely’s parents have become armed about stories of teen aged ticking time bombs who went nuts and unleashed their teen age rage in some socially unacceptable way. Like some mass shooting. In each case the common denominator seemed to be unusual face book and twitter activity. Future monsters would post pictures of themselves as Dexter or Darth Vader or some one that everyone thought was a significant warning sign in hindsight even though everyone thought that it was cute at the time. So today’s fretful parent has even more to be concerned about.
Hockey shocky
Naturally when the Rs saw their daughter on line wearing a mask and toting a sword they feared the worst. Her parents are largely unaware of the whole comic coin cosplay sub culture. The last time they saw anyone wearing a mask like that was when Jason menaced the prom in those Friday the 13th movies. Since the Rs are not hockey fans, nor does Ashely play – they felt they had a problem. Especially since Ashely’s head gear is technically not even a hockey mask!
interventions aren’t always right
Since her grades had recently slipped and she’d last a couple of friends they though she might be ‘at risk’. When they saw the above picture they knew they had to take action. They organized an intervention with a very nice man who used to work as a cult deprogrammer. He’s the guy who got Nicole Kidman out of Scientology, so he doesn’t work too much as a deprogrammer anymore – Kidman really put the word out against him. “That bastard has ruined my entire career!” Fortunately at risk teens are a growth industry.
springbreak breakdown
Anyway Ashely was lured into her intervention with promises of an all expense paid spring break. When she wandered in unsuspecting she was quickly shocked with a stun gun and thrown into a gunny sack. Then she was whisked away to a special troubled teen containment facility. There understanding staff can reassure her parents while looking of signs of deeper problems!
rummage sale of the human mind
For instance they can rummage around in Ashley’s m ind through the usual therapeutic snooping techniques of journaling and art therapy. Ashely can write about her deepest feelings and paint pictures of her darkest emotions while professional therapist try to decide whether any of it is a cause for concern. Some heavy stuff can come up in these sessions. For instance when Ashely wrote in her journal that some times she ‘finds bunnies annoying’, doctors thought they might have a situation requiring long term treatment, with plenty of out patient follow up! This even though Ashley reassured them that she would never actually hurt a bunny. It’s easy to say that – until a bunny actually gets hurt!
there’s hope – just no cure
Also Ashely can be closely observed. For instance her interactions with other troubled youths can be monitored. This is an excellent technique. For instance if Ash doesn’t get along with others then we know that we have some anti social issues. However if she gets along with them then she has boundary issues. These kids are basically delinquents, and so not the kind of friends that she needs. Especially at such a troubled time in her life. If she can get the hang of being superficially friendly with others until she gets the chance to move on then it will be a real sign of improvement for her! Some kids take a while to learn, so there’s still hope for her.
helping them helping you
Meanwhile Ashley will be spending her summer in a restricted living facility. There her calories and stool will be carefully inspected for anything suspicious. That’s just in case the head doctors missed anything. She’ll also get to try out a series of behavior modifying medications. Doctors will have to play around a bit till they find a combo with the right level of side effects. If Ashley is especially cooperative then some of her journaling might be ready to other patients as some kind of an example. Hopefully then she’ll be back on track for college in the fall.
every parent’s challenge – “How can I over react to the situation?”
The thing is that Ashely wasn’t planning on killing anyone. She wasn’t wearing a mask and wielding a sword because she’d planned to go on a crime spree or rampage of teen age rebellion. She likes comics. So she enjoys dressing up as fantasy figures. What Ashley really wanted was what most teen agers want – to be cool and to get some “likes” from their friends on facebook.
“I know that” Ashley’s dad is quoted as saying, “and that’s the problem.” Seems that her parents weren’t concerned about her going on a rampage. In fact it would’ve been a welcome change. “At least it would’ve shown she has something in her, some passion or drive. Now she just spends all her time alone in her room dressing up and talking to herself. It’s disturbing!” What really set Ash’s folks off was the facebook posting. Was their daughter developing an unhealthy need for attention? “Where would it have ended?” Ash’s mom queries. “1st Facebook, which is bad enough, but what next. I had terrible visions of my daughter becoming some kind of an Internet meme. I even feared that she might become the next Chris Crocker – though my husband told me I was getting carried away. Still if our daughter wound up on reality TV what would he say then?” There’s something in a mother’s concerns no matter how irrational they are. At least her parents caught this in time, and before she started painting herself green or anything. So perhaps this was for the best. Get well soon Ashley!
Lohan nation
Now an on an unrelated note let’s turn to Lindsay Lohan. Well it’s kind of related. Lindsay Lohan is America’s Troubled Young Woman. Let’s face it, what Lisa Bonet was to Bill Cosby, Lohan is to an entire anion as we fret continual over her drinking, her friends, her lack of friends, her frequent auto accidents and her repeated run ins with the law! If only she’d win a powerball lottery then she could go on fueling tabloids and blogs while continuing to freak out Dr. Drew Pinsky. So consider her as your second choice for jack pot winner!
Mirage is deja vu
When we last left Lindsay she was between rehabs. It was tough finding a place that wouldn’t cramp her style. However Lindsay has finally found refuge and in the best rehab of the lot – The Betty Ford Clinic. Lindsay recently checked into the Rancho Mirage branch of the clinic. It’s should be a good fitr for her. She’s been there before so she knows people there. Plus a hi end rehab like BF should have more than anough room for her 270 rehab outfits!
plenty of supervision
Her style might get a bit cramped though. Spokespersons say that Lohan is not allowed to leave the facility. “It is understood by the Betty Ford Center that your client is to remain on the premises for the duration of her 90-day stay in treatment,” the document reads. So Lindsay won’t be leaving not even for a meal or to go shopping. So it was wise of her to bring along those changes of clothes. Very forward thinking of her. However the spokesperson goes on to say “We can’t hold a patient against their will, we can’t stop a patient from running away. We’re not a jail,” an intake counselor previously explained to PEOPLE. “But we closely monitor patients via security and technicians 24 hours a day.”
mischief & mayhem
Lindsay has had some trouble at Betty Ford. A little while back and during another unsuccessful rehab stint Lindsay was kicked out of BF after getting into an altercation with a nurse. That’s when Lindsay got caught coming back in over the wall and the nurse confronted her. Lindsay claimed the nurse assaulted her. the nurse was let go and the thing resulted in a law suit. So there’s still plenty of opportunity for Lindsay patented brand of Lohan mischief! At least she’s not posing on facebook in a hockey mask and holding a sword! So there’s some hope for the girl. Now if only we could crack the perplexing Amanda Bynes situation.
So if you want to keep tabs on America’s Most Troubled Celebrities then please keep reading Wondertrash. Behind the mask we’re only one post away from a freak out!
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May 7, 2013
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