Levi Johnston's Blues

Levi Johnston's Blues-Ben Folds and Nick Hornby (unedited)


If you really think about it, it would be incredibly irritating to have a famous parent (or parents). Sure, it would be fun-you'd enjoy perks that wouldn't be available to most people. But you would most likely pay for that with your privacy. There would be a huge magnifying glass over your head that other kids would never have to deal with.


Take, for example, Bristol Palin. I can't say I'm a fan of her mother, but I certainly think people should have respected her privacy a bit more. Thousands of teenage girls get pregnant every year, and apart from the few who opt to be on reality TV shows, they can live a private life. Bristol Palin was seventeen, and the media ripped her apart the way they would tear apart a scandalous politician. She made a mistake, and life was probably hard enough without hearing about said mistake in every tabloid on the shelves. If I were in that position I would be mortified. And then it turned out her husband/boyfriend/whatever he is wasn't exactly what one would call a gentleman. I think Levi Johnston really screwed Bristol Palin over by exploiting their relationship for his own benefit. All in all, it's probably led to a lot more pain than it was worth.


I know that not all celebrities' children have negative experiences because of their parents' fame. But it certainly wouldn't make life any easier: they might be celebrity kids, but they're still kids.