This is sad, but very true. If you go to Addictedtube.com and type in "Dove Body Image" it shows you how much a picture can be altered to make it best for advertising. So many young girls look up to famous people and want to be just like them. Not only is it encouraging eating disorders, but if the young girls follow in the same footsteps, they are missing out on vital proteins to help them mature and grow to their adult body. I too look at magazines and wish I had a better body. I always think to myself what if I don’t eat breakfast or cut out lunch a couple days a week could I too look like that? It’s sad that studies show that 70% of 6^th grade girls said they first became worried about their weight between the ages of 9-11! The same study showed that 30-55% starting dieting in middle school! The average age of a middle school student is 13. That is way too young for children to be that concerned with their weight. There is a huge difference between dieting and eating healthy. Children aren’t eating healthy at home so they are relying on a diet to lose weight.

Did anyone see the episode on 11/11? It shows Mike’s addiction to his medication. Bre found Mike taking the medicine and he lied to her about it, but he accidently dropped one on the floor so of course Bre investigated it. She told Susan what she had found and so Susan searched the house for the stash of it and confronted Mike, but he lied to her. He said he wasn’t addicted and even put the pills in the garbage disposal. In the middle of the night he went under the sink and loosened the pipe to get the pills. I’m not sure how realistic this is because it’s a show, but it makes me think that an addiction can make people lie and do whatever it takes to get or take the drug. I would love some input.

People know not to drink and drive, but they do it anyways. Robert Pas who is 41 years old (he should know better) was charged Monday with aggravated driving under the influence, killing an innocent person. This would be formally known as reckless homicide. His bail was set Tuesday for 1 million dollars! He was driving on the Stevenson Expressway with his blood-alcohol level more than 4x the legal limit!! This is so ridiculous! Why are people so selfish and not think of other people that will be on the road? It isn’t hard to call a taxi to get you or call someone you know to pick you up. Now an innocent man is dead.