Dear Plus 8,
Look at you! You’re like a tiny little gang. A few well placed tattoos and a vice grip on some toy shipments and you could wield some real power. Speaking of power, you people need to wise up. Cumulatively you are fifty-years-old, and it’s time to start making some real world decisions. Your parents are hogging ALL the spotlight, and they’re not even cute. Your dad runs around like an impish gigolo, which is disgusting, and your mother has morphed into Posh Spice. It’s time for a coup, Plus 8. Big time.
I know what you’re thinking, “parents are supposed to embarrass their kids, it’s like their job”, and that is true. My dad used to drop me off in front of my high school in a Ford F350 and scream out the window, “Giiirl, don’t you forget to feed them hogs when you get home!” while I ran crying into the bathroom. And looking back, I should have divorced his ass after the first incident. I mean, that is simply too realistic to be funny in Arkansas. Great, now I’m all distracted and re-mad. Thanks a lot, Dad!
Back to you , Plus 8. Let’s do a quick recap, in case your memories have not completely developed. Your parents decided to bring a litter of children into the world, even though three is pretty much maximum capacity in a human womb. Then, to offset the astronomical price of eight children, they make their family (80% of whom are incapable of consent on any level) the subject of a reality television show. This, of course, creates a false sense of celebrity, fame and importance and their marriage implodes. But wait, that’s the comparatively good part! Your father proceeds to go buckass-crazy and starts dressing like he’s twelve and sleeping with whatever dimwit steps in his path. He then empties the family bank account, hooks up with more dimwits, inspires the creation of the word “mantrum” and finally lands in the lap of Rabbi Shmuley and claims he’s going on a vision quest or some bullshit. In the mean time, your mom cultivates her inner Victoria Beckham and consequently the entire country dresses up as your parents for Halloween. You’ve got enough parental boo-boos for decades of therapy, and only a heartless monster judge could deny you your divorce. I think you’ve got this in the bag. Good luck Plus 8!
Sincerely,
So What? You're Famous.