The Children of Christie Brinkley Don't Need This

Divorce is difficult. It is hard on the couple, and more importantly, extremely hard on the children. However, when you drag your difficulties into the public limelight, you only make it worse for the kids that are trying to cope with the hardship of divorce. Christie Brinkley and her ex-husband Peter Cook, are doing exactly this and it should stop.

Look, I can understand that there is bad blood between the two; however, I cannot accept that you have any reason to air your problems on national TV. First Christie appears on television, crying about the problems that this divorce have caused, then Peter makes an appearance to refute things that she said, and disqualifying her tears as heartfelt. You both realize that your kids watch this stuff, right? Why in the world would you want your dirty laundry aired this way? It is one thing when it is aired for you by the media, but when you make it a point to go out and share it, you are being foolish.

The media has a long standing reputation for making the lives of celebrities miserable. At the very least, they make it hard to have any kind of private life as a celebrity. This is expected when you become famous, though it does not make it acceptable. Maybe Christie and Peter should just let the media do their thing without giving them more fuel for the fire. It is the kids that will be dealing with the brunt of all this attention, and get stuck in the middle of a fight between spouses. I think they have other things more important to worry about, like school and trying to grow up well-adjusted.