Cool v. Regular

I love Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. They're both smart, confident, funny, successful women, but what I like most is how down-to-earth they both seem. Not really caught up in the whole "Hollywood" thing. I'm kind of embarrassed about how much I want them to like me.

To illustrate why I think so highly of them (both working moms I might add), here is a quote from an interview Amy did recently in The Advocate (and to those who might not know, no she's not gay - married to a Canadian actor, Will Arnett - but she's almost just as fabulous). Anyway, the interviewer asked whether she'd rather be a cool mom or a regular mom, and Amy replied:

I’m going to be a regular mom. The cool mom thing can really backfire. I’m out working in Los Angeles right now, and it’s filled with cool moms with tight figures in jumpsuits, but when they turn around they have the face of a 70-year-old. It’s very disconcerting. I’m probably jinxing myself, but I like children to have nice manners and a lot of boundaries. My hope for my children is that they’re happy, and my hope for myself is that people want to be around my children.

Like I said. Love. Her.