Once upon a time Alec Baldwin grew frustrated with his many endless failed attempts to reach his daughter and so he was forced, out of frustration, to leave her a voicemail which was then released to the public at large courtesy of his ex-wife, Kim Bassinger, and all the world was up in arms and upset and worried that his rude little thoughtless pig daughter, would spin out of control and, oh my, soon be on THE DRUGS or at least, really bummed...
But, as most parents know and understand the day does come when your children drive you to the point of either reaching for vodka before the sun goes down or having a fit of the screaming meanies... neither of which leave a parent proud. Fortunately, for most, the nation will not know of our weaknesses nor will they be able to Google it and replay it for effect for all eternity.
And now, just we've all sort of moved on and just love Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock, he springs this on us:
The actor, long embroiled in nasty family turmoil involving his daughter, recently told an interviewer: "It will be ironic for some people, but I'm going to write a parenting book.
"We're at... an awful place right now in terms of parenting. Kids have too much power and call too many of the shots, telling their parents what they will and won't do."
"We live in stressful times," Alec said. "People come home, walk up the driveway, put the key in the door, and they can't do another hard job. Parenting your children effectively is a tough job."
Mamarazzi agrees!
But hopes it isn't titled, "Go Tell Your Mother To Fuck Herself"
The thought of Alec Baldwin writing a parenting book boggles the mind. I simply cannot wrap my brain around that concept.
Jen - the best part about the original vm comes at the very end when Alec says, "This is Dad, call me back." LIKE SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHO IT WAS?!
"Kids have too much power and call too many of the shots, telling their parents what they will and won't do."
Except, of course, he is right!
My mind is more bottled at the idea of Alec running for the gov of Ohio.