The Fairytale

Gosh, tonight I'm struggling with the entire wishing for the dream, the fairytale thing.  I'm trying to keep myself grounded in reality.  Of course, I know why.  It's been a quiet week.  Daughter out of town, son deeming mom just a little bit lame, then comes the free TV options, which of course were full of the fairytale romantic comedy. Geez, I want to be chased to the airport and life risking rushes through traffic to catch me to really happen in my life!  And then when my daughter returns she's being nauseatingly cute on the phone with her equally nauseatingly cute boyfriend. Then she was researching where she thinks she wants to head as far as college, and I find myself trying to be the sensible one and point out medical school and the strain on relationships.  It all just got to me this evening.  I am ready for a campaign to change all childhood fairytales, teen romances, adult books and movies to accurately reflect more of what's real.  We have all these warning labels these days.  I'm thinking all these kinds of stories should come with a warning that it just doesn't happen like that!!
And okay, I'm not a cynic, but I'm figuring a phone call is just a little more likely than a high speed chase :)