Is anyone else triggered by the new Meghan Sussex show?
Watched a couple of episodes and while it’s very tranquil and positive vibes, I have a couple of problems with the show:
- Meghan make-everything-from-scratch Markle doesn’t sound real. You really want us to believe that between raising 2 kids and being a celebrity Meghan is sitting and making new flavors of preserves / making balloon arches / putting together party snacks all by herself??
- The unrealistic Martha Stewart expectations this puts on moms! I’m not from America! And I’ve never understood why moms in America do so much of what feels to me like optional things and then complain they’re busy ( I’m talking about things like changing the decor every season, hand crafting birthday decor, hand made everything). I mean I get it, we all love our children and what to do the best we can for them. But shows like these push the goalpost even further putting even more on moms to do, so they feel like good moms.
- The way she told off Mindy about her last name. Mindy is her pen pal! How is she to know Meghan changed her last name from Markle to Sussex. I support women changing or keeping their last names after marriage, but calling that out especially in front of Mindy who has an unconventional family set up, just felt a bit tone deaf.