I had thought about blogging about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s split but was afraid of being too predictable and maybe a little vulturesque, circling and picking at the remains of a family. After all, there are children involved, a half-dozen in fact. It would be in poor taste to point out that if the rich and beautiful and privileged can’t make a go of it for the long haul, how do we mere mortals stand a chance? There are those who would say that money doesn’t buy happiness but it always seems to be the ones WITH the great wealth who make this claim.
But when I heard that Madame Tussauds had consciously uncoupled their wax figures, I thought about how quick and easy that was. I was envious of these organic compound likenesses. I know people who have been through breakups of long-term relationships and there is nothing quick or easy about them. We’ve got “stuff” and I’m not talking about our clothes or household items. I’m talking about the history together and the kids and the emotional baggage we all have, doubled by being a duo for so many years.
Do I think the real flesh and blood versions of the Pitts have it easier than us middle class folks? Not gonna lie, I do. But the waxy likenesses have it the best. They just get picked up and moved to a different room. And live happily ever after.
