Why Celebrities are Adorable

I work in a facility that shall remain unnamed in a city that shall remained unnamed in a state that shall remain unnamed. All of these must remain unnamed to comply with HIPPA, the policy that maintains the privacy of patients. I am compliant. But I must say, that in my experiences working in these unnamed places, I have heard tell of many stories of celebrities who may or may not have passed through. These stories are highly entertaining and usually entail some amount of ludicrous demands or unbecoming behavior from adults who feel that they are above certain social codes. Last week I had the pleasure of witnessing one of these celebrity encounters first hand. Let me tell you, this person was just adorable! And here is why:

First off, babies are adorable. I don't think anybody would disagree with me. Even if the baby is not aesthetically pleasing or turns out to be rather colicky and disagreeable, we still find the little chubs adorable and endearing and all things sugary and sweet. Some babies have their moments, but we love them anyway. When they are hungry they tend to scream, but this is understandable. They don't really have a better way of communicating. They can be a little demanding to their caregiver, but after all, babies require lots of TLC. When they behave well, babies get rewarded. Especially when they enter toddlerdom, we bribe them to sit still and mind their manners, and then we give them chocolate and candy. And even when babies make no sense, we still admire them and project that they will be very intellegent and adroit at many things when they come of age.

Turns out, celebrities are just like babies!

Even when they turn out to be rather colicky and disagreeable, we still find them laudable. Sometimes they have their "moments" but we love them anyway. This celebrity I met did in fact scream out and scare nearby patients with her/his demands, but maybe (s)he didn't have a better way of communicating the fact that (s)he felt cold. (S)he was very demanding to the nurse, but after all, celebrities require lots of TLC. They would feel lost and alone with out extra bouts of TLC. When this patient did what every other patient did, and woke up from anesthesia, (s)he got chocolate cake instead of the usual sip of water or apple juice. Bribery works at all ages. And even when this celebrity left us with ludicrous political advice and prophesies, we still nodded admiringly and projected that if it appears in People, it must be true.


Celebrities. How adorable.