Moms and Daughters, Oye!
I was watching The View the other day and they were talking about the ongoing rift between Tori and Candy Spelling. For those of you who live in a hole, Candy Spelling is the wife of the late Aaron Spelling who created and/or produced some of the most famous and popular shows in television history such as Charlie’s Angels and Beverly Hills 90210 (which most of you reading this already know Tori starred in. Of course, the widely reported story goes, she auditioned for the role and the casting director didn’t know she was Aaron’s daughter. Right, how stupid are we, really?).
Apparently, Candy and Tori are not communicating because. That’s right, because. When I saw Candy being interviewed by the ladies on The View they pointedly asked her what the problem between them is. Her answer was, “I don’t know.” Barbara pressed, asking, (and I paraphrase) “Candy, she’s your daughter, you have no idea why this is going on, you must have some idea?” Candy: “No, no idea.” Really, Candy, no idea?
Well, I don’t know Candy or Tori and I don’t claim to know that much about their situation other than the little I have read. The differences between the Spellings and me, and frankly most people, are vast. To give you an example, Candy is currently selling her 57,000 sq. foot home for $150,000,000. How many of your friends are putting in a bid? None? Me neither. But I’d like to take a stab at helping these two out anyway. Generally speaking, moms and daughters, no matter how different our statuses are, have a complicated relationship and many of our conflicts probably stem from some basic principals. Again, C-O-M-P-L-I-C-A-T-E-D relationship.
So I want to start with a few questions for Candy that might enlighten her about why she and Tori are on the outs. Sort of like a Cosmo Quiz, if you will. Candy, if you can answer half of these questions, Tori might just be the spoiled little rich kid that many of us think she is. And if you can’t, mommy, you might want to look at yourself in your gold plated mirror a little closer.
1) What’s Tori’s birthday?
2) In your house, while Tori was growing up, what wing was her bedroom in? Bonus credit if you can name the color of her walls.
3) What was Tori’s pediatrician’s name?
4) Did Tori have a pet? Bonus credit for knowing it’s type and double bonus if you can cough up it’s name.
5) Do you remember if Tori went away for seven weeks every summer for sleep away camp?
6) Can you name five of Tori’s friends from K-12? Bonus if you can name her best friend.
7) Did you have the sex talk with her, or did you leave that to the nanny?
8) Did you read in The National Enquirer, like the rest of us, about what she was doing on Saturday nights when she was in high school?
9) Were you ever homeroom mother to her class in school OR did you ever go on a field trip? (this question could stump you with the school jargon but, I’m hoping it doesn’t)
10) What was Tori’s first husband’s name? Bonus if you can tell us how long...(cont)
