On Leaving Tiger Alone....

A few weeks ago, I came across a picture of Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin. I remember thinking that it was remarkable how this lovely young woman had been able to stay out of the lime light. In a situation (relationship) where others might have been tempted to try and share the stage with their famous spouse, she had definitely chosen another path. Except for the occasional picture with Tiger, you never saw her. She is either extremely shy or very humble.

Fast forward a few weeks, and everything has changed. Since last Friday when the "incident" took place, all you see all over the news are the few pictures of Elin that are out there. And it's not just People magazine or The Enquirer that are participating in this. Fox News had several attorneys on throughout the day yesterday discussing Tiger's 'dilema' and whether or not he was being counseled wisely by his own team. NPR did a 10 minute breakdown of the whole "situation" this morning. Everywhere you look, there are pictures of the damaged SUV, tapes of the 911 call, interviews with 'friends'....and on it goes.

Here's my take on it. Leave them alone, for goodness sakes. There was no crime committed here. Nobody is hurt or injured, besides Tiger and his pride. Why do we need to delve into the reasons or the details? If this happened anywhere else to anyone else, nobody would hear about it. The police wouldn't be involved. Now I know, I know, Tiger is a celebrity...and therefore he is subject to this kind of thing. But you know what? He has always conducted himself with such dignity and respect. Well, except for the occasional curse word....and I heard one of the news announcers say this morning that he "refused to be political too often". Sorry, I thought that was a good thing. My point is....given the stellar way these two have conducted themselves...can't we just leave them alone? The Husband said that Tiger's explanation that his wife broke the back window of his car with a golf club is "insulting". I disagree. It is either true...or it is a kind attempt to protect his wife. Given the ugly rumor and innuendo going around, there is a good chance it is the latter.
Who among us (married couples) have never had a disagreement or fight that they would prefer not to have aired publicly. I'm not saying I have ever chased The Husband with a golf club....but then again, I have never been in a situation where his bad judgement or behavior was splattered on the front of the magazines and papers at the grocery store check-out.It's always easy to jump to judgement...but the old adage "walk a mile in my shoes' surely applies here.

So without further lecture, I just hope that this holiday season, we can all remember that there is a young family at stake here...and though it is salacious and distracting to continue to delve into the details...it is kinder and more respectful to look the other way.

So that's it for today....hopefully there will be some news in the next few days that will shine the light somewhere else...isn't the President speaking on TV about Afghanistan tonight?....Until tomorrow....