Mayim Bialik

[lizziebeth730]

Jan 2, 2018 10:52:20 GMT -4 Ginger said:

It sounds like both MJW and Mayim are complaining about a very particular type of mother - wealthy LA mothers.

I've got a cousin who is essentially a trophy wife and lives in a rich community and she says she feels pressured to always show up at the school pickup wearing Tory Burch and being well groomed. But at least my cousin is aware enough to know that this is not a universal "mommy" problem. And she doesn't write blogs whining about how the other mothers are bullying her and making her feel bad by being well dressed.

So I think the mommy martyr thing is something most (if not all) mom's buy into for at least a little bit. Most of us get beyond it. I felt mom shamed too sometimes, but I have enough self awareness to say " they aren't actually doing anything against me PERSONALLY" They made/make choices that are right for them/ their family not to spite me. Plus, here's the thing.. no one is mandating these people go to THAT SPECIFIC moms group. Everyone is out their looking for their tribe. I get that. They tried one and it was a bunch of women who they weren't comfortable around for whatever reason. How about trying a different one??? I fully admit its hard to put yourself out there.. and honestly it wasn't until my oldest started school and we moved into a new town that I finally met some moms I like. We have some really good neighbors with really good kids. My son was in a kindergarten class with bunch of kids that had cool parents! People like me who are fairly hands off with the parenting ( not like abandon-ey but like " oh timmy called you an idiot. Well that's not nice.. now go back down stairs and kick his ass at ping pong. I'm having wine with Timmys mom) That's what gets me about Mayim. She's intelligent, but not very emotionally intelligent in a lot of ways. And its like she can't see anything but her reality. And how some of her choices about child rearing aren't really ideal for most people or adult relationships but it's her family her choice just like I get to decide that I am DONE DONE DONE parenting by Friday night and tell my kids they can fall asleep in our bed watching Wild Kratts so long as their in bed by 7 and I dont see them again until the morning.

[Nysha]

Aug 9, 2017 18:34:42 GMT -4 lizziebeth730 said:

That's what gets me about Mayim. She's intelligent, but not very emotionally intelligent in a lot of ways. And its like she can't see anything but her reality. And how some of her choices about child rearing aren't really ideal for most people or adult relationships but it's her family her choice...

I don't think she does see anything but her reality. Objectively, she realizes that different parenting choices do not make one morally superior to others. In reality, she knows she is extremely intelligent, she researched the best way to parent her children, and she is so positive she is on the right path that she doesn't realize she's doing the very thing she is criticizing in other mothers. I follow her on Facebook and I enjoy reading her posts, but she writes in an active voice that leaves no room for any other view but hers.

[divasahm]

I read today that The Big Bang Theory will end after Season Twelve. I will be very interested to see what kind of career Mayim has after that.

[Ginger]

O/T but Johnny Galecki said "it will be nice to get back to our families" after 12 years. Sitcom actors work 3 1/2 days a week for half the year. He needs to get his head out of his ass.

[luminosa]

Jan 7, 2018 14:09:53 GMT -4 Ginger said:

O/T but Johnny Galecki said "it will be nice to get back to our families" after 12 years. Sitcom actors work 3 1/2 days a week for half the year. He needs to get his head out of his ass.

Yeah and those days don’t start at 6 in the morning. Poor little guy.

[Deleted]

At least I give credit to Mayim for being more aware than that, a couple of years ago, the WSJ featured a "day in the life of" sort of interview where she stated that one of the reasons she wanted to get back into an acting career was because it was more family friendly than the average type job.
But yeah, her recent comments and essays are very grating and eye-roll worthy.

[scarlet]

Yeah, sitcom work is generally regarded as the best steady acting job an actor can get, in terms of hours and not having to be on location.

Re: Mayim. I feel like she peaked with "Beaches." Sad, but true.

[Ginger]

Contract renewal time is approaching (if it has not arrived already) so Johnny might just be letting CBS know that they are all happy to walk away if CBS doesn't pony up more money. Last time, the main leads gave up a chunk of their salaries to the lower-tier actors would be paid more and maybe they don't plan on doing that again.

But it still makes me LOL that a bachelor with no children says he needs to quit his easy part-time job to spend more time with his family.

[discoprincess]

Jan 7, 2018 18:45:23 GMT -4 scarlet said:

Re: Mayim. I feel like she peaked with "Beaches." Sad, but true.

You're not even giving her credit for Blossom (especially earlier seasons)? Yikes.

[Ginger]

I don't know why I continue to hate-follow this woman on social media. I was particularly annoyed yesterday when I saw her doing an ad for Bounty Paper Towels.

She will advertise anything anyone will pay her to advertise. She claims to be an environmentalist and brings out her scientific credentials at every opportunity. So she knows that paper towels are not environmentally friendly at all (particularly those thick Bounty ones that are made with cotton). She also knows that reusable towels should, and can, be easily and effectively disinfected for repeated use so you aren't "spreading germs around". She also knows that paper towels have absolutely nothing to do with fighting COVID, as she implies in the ad. (Don't get me wrong, I use Bounty paper towels, but I try to do so very sparingly, and I don't kid myself that I need to use them for any other reason than my own convenience.)

I'm also annoyed that she didn't even bother to brush her messy hair or put on something nicer than a grubby hoodie. If you insist on supplementing your many lucrative revenue streams (which now include a podcast and another sitcom) as an influencer, maybe you could put in a tiny bit of effort and run a comb through your hair, and try to look as if you showered some time in the past week?