No, Michelle is Not in Fuller House. And That is OKAY!

My oldest daughter (who is 8) loves Full House, so when we found out about Fuller House, she was pretty darn excited! Then we heard that everyone was coming back except for the twins who played Michelle.

  To be honest, at first I did say "too bad" since everyone else is coming back. But then, after all the bashing and nonsense going on about it, I realized that it wasn't that big a deal to me and stayed out of the fray completely.

   Than the full season was released on Netflix this past Friday and my daughter and I finished all the episodes by Saturday night (which is pretty good, since we had a lot to do on Saturday haha).

  Here are my thoughts:

  The writers of the show did a fantastic job in poking fun at the fact that Michelle wasn't there, and everyone else was. My favorite was probably the drunken, late-night, phone message left for Michelle by DJ, Stephanie and Gibbler :P.

That being said, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have every right to not return to acting, or Full House. Let's think about it for a second from a few different view points.

1) Would you jump off a bridge if everyone else was? To be honest, just because everyone else from Full House came back to the show does not mean that they have to as well. It really doesn't and the idea that they do is kind of bullying. Sure, Mary-Kate Olsen did some acting in Beastly, but really the two of them have stayed so much out of the Hollywood acting world that they really do not have a fan base that they need to appease.

2) They started acting when they were babies. BABIES. They had absolutely no choice in the matter. I am not knocking that or saying one way or the other that it is a bad or good thing. But I am saying is that they have a choice now that they didn't have then. Sure they did a few kid movies, but did they really want to act? Because they faded from doing much acting pretty quickly. Do YOU want to be forced to do something you don't want to do?

3) There are much bigger things in the world that you can get mad about, rather than the fact that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen did not join the cast of Fuller House. And to be honest, them not being there made a few scenes really funny in pointing it out or poking fun at the cutesy things that Michelle used to say. Be mad about global warming, or the shit the Republicans are saying, or the fact that Trump is doing so well.  But to be mad because two grown individuals are exercising their right to make choices for themselves, regardless of what others think is admirable. They are not hurting anyone by these choices.

Not that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will read this, but kudos to both of you for sticking to what is right for you. Do not take the pokes in the show too personally, and live your lives as you would choose to do so. Be well and see you around the star tracks (People Magazine).

So enjoy Fuller House, and ya'll, take a chill pill!!

What If Trump Won?

So I have been among the many liberals who are scared shitless about the idea that Trump could win. I mean, why would I want the man who is so far removed from reality to be president? The man who is frightening in his xenophobia, racism and lies?

There was even an article going around about a Canadian island welcoming Americans who want to flee the country if he wins. And I have admittedly said myself, to my husband and mother, that I would leave the country if he wins.

I will not lie, the United States of America has disappointed me many times with how conservative it can be, how blind, how many lies the politicians spew, and with how hypocritical and unkind the citizens can be when something doesn't "affect" them. But this morning, I realized that it is more important for people like me to stay.

There was this fantastic article, written by a millennial who already moved out of the country. I get why we want to leave, I would love to move to a country with universal healthcare, free (or low cost) college for my children, more family leave that is paid during illness or maternity/paternity leave. But my country, the United States, deserves this as well. And if liberals decide to leave, I truly fear that this country will go further to the conservatives and end up dialing back the clock until all that is left is the rich and their serf's. That is a real fear I have.

  I do not believe that if left to corporations, they will raise wages to a livable rate and keep it up, they do not take care of their workers. If it becomes too much of a hassle in the United States they hire overseas and have their factories there, as they have proven over and over.

  But tell me this. If the wages stay low, as things get more expensive, how are we going to be able to afford to buy food, and non-essentials? How are we going to keep the economy afloat in the United States if people do not get paid enough to do so?

  So I will not leave. I will stay and fight. I will stay and blog, and talk, and comment, and share on Facebook, and not keep my mouth shut. Because if Trump wins and the House and Senate remain Republican, I may not personally be affected immediately. But those I love will be affected, and those I do not know will.

I am not just liberal for me, are you just conservative for you?

Democrats, get your butt out there and vote this year. PLEASE.