I guess I didn’t have the emotional reaction to this piece that many others did. I did not find it beautiful or inspiring or anything of the sort. I saw this as a 13 year old “screaming” over being denied. That’s what’s heartbreaking. When I read the title I kept expecting to read how the niece realized they’d all put way too damn much i…
I guess I didn’t have the emotional reaction to this piece that many others did. I did not find it beautiful or inspiring or anything of the sort. I saw this as a 13 year old “screaming” over being denied. That’s what’s heartbreaking. When I read the title I kept expecting to read how the niece realized they’d all put way too damn much into attending a concert. But no. Instead the family is trying to buy her another ticket somewhere in the world so she wouldn’t be disappointed.
Guess what? There are worse things in life. There are people in the world starving. There are people in the world losing the only family they have. There are people in the world being brutalized. And in America (and the West) we are paying thousands of dollars to travel to watch someone sing songs, and screaming in anguish when it doesn’t happen? We have truly lost our way.
This has nothing to do with Taylor Swift. I’ve been listening to her music since her first album. There is much about her to be applauded. We did pay $300 for one of our daughters to see her (locally) and her dad and I (both lawyers) thought that was a lot for a concert ticket. We told her so. Likewise our family has been to Vienna. We went last year to Krakow, Poland and did a side trip to Vienna. While in Krakow we went to Auschwitz. That night I found the same daughter crying in the bathroom over what she’d seen there.
IMHO, that is what privileged teens should experience and cry over - the suffering of others. We do ourselves no favors to shield our children from the reality of life and what brought on something like the Nazi regime. Our kids are spending too much time in the fantasy world of Instagram and TikTok now.
So no, I do not think this was a beautifully written piece about heartbreak or anything else. And I’m not a TS hater or a curmudgeon. I’m someone who is worried about what we are becoming, what we place above others, and what is most important to us.
Overreaction to this article? Perhaps. But I don’t think so. It was quite astonishing to me that it was published. More astonishing to me the comments applauding it.
Screaming over being denied a concert that was planned a year ago. All the time spent planning the traveling, paying for it, and the actual traveling.
I’m a wealthy healthcare provider in Connecticut planning a week in Disney for my daughter’s 4th birthday. Between the tickets, housing, car rental, flights, and constantly changing rules I’ve spent at least 30 hours researching this trip. And my in-laws are now coming. What’s an appropriate reaction if DisneyWorld is closed the night before we arrive due to a terrorist plot?
You are correct. Your reaction to this article is 100% an overreaction.
I guess I didn’t have the emotional reaction to this piece that many others did. I did not find it beautiful or inspiring or anything of the sort. I saw this as a 13 year old “screaming” over being denied. That’s what’s heartbreaking. When I read the title I kept expecting to read how the niece realized they’d all put way too damn much into attending a concert. But no. Instead the family is trying to buy her another ticket somewhere in the world so she wouldn’t be disappointed.
Guess what? There are worse things in life. There are people in the world starving. There are people in the world losing the only family they have. There are people in the world being brutalized. And in America (and the West) we are paying thousands of dollars to travel to watch someone sing songs, and screaming in anguish when it doesn’t happen? We have truly lost our way.
This has nothing to do with Taylor Swift. I’ve been listening to her music since her first album. There is much about her to be applauded. We did pay $300 for one of our daughters to see her (locally) and her dad and I (both lawyers) thought that was a lot for a concert ticket. We told her so. Likewise our family has been to Vienna. We went last year to Krakow, Poland and did a side trip to Vienna. While in Krakow we went to Auschwitz. That night I found the same daughter crying in the bathroom over what she’d seen there.
IMHO, that is what privileged teens should experience and cry over - the suffering of others. We do ourselves no favors to shield our children from the reality of life and what brought on something like the Nazi regime. Our kids are spending too much time in the fantasy world of Instagram and TikTok now.
So no, I do not think this was a beautifully written piece about heartbreak or anything else. And I’m not a TS hater or a curmudgeon. I’m someone who is worried about what we are becoming, what we place above others, and what is most important to us.
Overreaction to this article? Perhaps. But I don’t think so. It was quite astonishing to me that it was published. More astonishing to me the comments applauding it.
Screaming over being denied a concert that was planned a year ago. All the time spent planning the traveling, paying for it, and the actual traveling.
I’m a wealthy healthcare provider in Connecticut planning a week in Disney for my daughter’s 4th birthday. Between the tickets, housing, car rental, flights, and constantly changing rules I’ve spent at least 30 hours researching this trip. And my in-laws are now coming. What’s an appropriate reaction if DisneyWorld is closed the night before we arrive due to a terrorist plot?
You are correct. Your reaction to this article is 100% an overreaction.
I really love this post. Thank you for your thoughtful response.