Nancy Drew, Narcissism, and the National Debt

/ Ally Bean

Here’s what I’ve thought about this week.  Brought to you by the letter “N.”

• Me.  I started reading a Nancy Drew mystery this week.  I saw it on the shelf as I walked by the guest bedroom and thought “why not?”  Having read it decades ago, I don’t remember the plot of the story so it’s all new to me.  All I know is that I loved Nancy Drew.  Unlike Laura Ingalls who I knew I could never be, Nancy Drew’s example of “do good” behavior gave me hope that I could become someone useful and cool when I grew up.  Whether or not I’ve accomplished this goal, I don’t know;  but at the very least she showed me that attention to detail and an independent spirit could take you far in this world.

*Amen*

•  Us vs. Them.  I’ve never, ever seen so many narcissistic people on TV in one week as I have this week.  Hello, Washington!  How are you weasels doing?  Let’s review what narcissism is, shall we?  It’s shallow, self-absorbed behavior in which your need to be important trumps everyone else’s right to exist;  combine this behavior with being overly sensitive to perceived criticism, and we have an egotistical, whiny person who only focuses on himself or herself.  Sound like anyone in DC?  Oh, yes– I know, it sounds like everyone in the U.S. Congress.  It’s time for all you weasels children people to shut up… sit down… and do something productive.

*Capiche?*

•  We.  So we’re going to pay our bills.  Good idea.  That would be the responsible thing to do.  As WE have racked them up, now WE must pay them down.  I hope that there will be less bills in our future.  That would be an example of reducing.  And I pray that there will be more money in the coffers.  That would be an example of regulating & refining.  But I fear that until Americans understand that the U.S. Constitution starts with the words “WE the people” none of the common sense things that need to be done will be done.  And this nonsense will continue forever.

*Meh*

12 thoughts on “Nancy Drew, Narcissism, and the National Debt”

  3. I am truly discouraged by what I see and hear coming from the pols AND THE PEOPLE. Too many of them don’t have a clue about how government works. Or care.

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  5. agreed. we are headed to a truly scary place if people don’t start holding Washington responsible for forgetting that they represent the people, not themselves.

    also, i looooooooved nancy drew growing up!! my step-daughter is totally into them now, and i couldn’t be happier when she reads aloud to us in the car 🙂

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  9. tobe, I’m not even sure that these people in Washington know what the word “represent” means! And on a lighter note, I’d love having Nancy Drew read aloud to me, too. What fun!

    la p, I’m at most concise best there with that word, aren’t I?

    Relyn, thanks.

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  11. I grew up with Lois Lowry and Judy Blume and have always wanted to re-read my favorites…why have I never just done it?? And Nancy, of course, is a class-act role model for all young women.

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