I really like Jennifer Garner. I'll admit, I have difficulty distinguishing between the real Jen Garner and Sidney Bristow, the kick-ass character that she played on Alias, so maybe I'm transferring my affections for that fictional character onto a woman whose acting career peaked with a television series and who has really, really dubious taste in men, but whatever. I like her. She looks like a nice person. And that baby - way cute.
But I was a little put off by the news that she's working with one of the producers of "So You Think You Can Dance" to pitch a new television talk show for mothers. So, as it happens, was my Babble colleague Alisyn, who wrote this:
"Perfect. Parenting advice by and for the rich and famous. This is exactly what we need! As a mother, I feel that I have not received nearly enough child-rearing tips from women rich enough to hire nannies, and travel by private jet... Call me cynical, but between The View and the Oxygen network, I think we've got more than enough crap "women's" programming."
To which I say, yes. And, ditto. What, exactly, does a celebrity parent of a 17 month old have to tell me about the experience of motherhood? Um, nothing. Zip. Nada. Zilch. As I said, I have a major girl-crush on Sidney Bristow Jennifer Garner, but still. My kid is 19 months old. I've got it all figured out already. And what I don't have figured out? I don't need advice from someone with six nannies to help me with that stuff.
That said, I won't hate on anyone who chooses to watch it (and from the pissy comments over at Alisyn's post, it seems that there are more than a few of you.) Hell, I'll probably watch it. But I won't like it, I swear. I'll spend the whole time wishing that she were chasing down the evil masterminds behind international conspiracies, with Violet strapped to her in in a super-high-tech BabyBjorn equipped with super-high-tech lasers! In a wig!
That would be awesome.
