Sammy Sosa, Lance Armstrong, Jude Law: Should Celebrities Be Role Models?
I used to get great joy out of watching my son get so excited about little things like sports and TV shows. When he was two, he used to act out the plays during baseball games, even going as far as looking runners back on second. He would fantasize he was the Houston Astros’ Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio or Jeff Bagwell when we played outside. Lately, I have found myself snickering under my breath as he tries to imitate the dancing on the new Disney Original Movie High School Musical. But it got me to thinking, is it ok for him to have role models that are actors or athletes? We try to teach him all the time to look for the good qualities in people, but are we teaching him to buy into the hype of Mr. or Mrs. Star? Lately with more and more athletes being exposed to steroid use and other scandals and actors’ personal lives taking center stage, I am scared that he will believe that it is ok to be like that. For instance, my nephew’s favorite player is Sammy Sosa. Sosa is an icon to many li
