It’s no secret that Doug Wanoy’s usual rambunctious chatter on the Twitterverse (X) has been back in full force after the untimely passing of his beautiful wife of 38 years. I just took a quick peek myself and was delighted to find that he has been rampantly spewing nonsense for many weeks now. However, I noticed something was amiss in Doug’s titillating tweets. To the naked eye, one would most likely assume that Doug was being his usual cheeky, provocative, and antagonistic self. But to someone well-versed in Dougology, I could sense something much deeper. Something awry. Doug was hiding something....again. THE SUPER BOWL HAPPENSOn February 11the Super Bowl happens, and America tunes in for Taylor, touchdowns, and turnt up 30-40 year old moms watching Usher. In Raleigh, North Carolina, Doug Wanoy also tunes in. While a lot of people had different takeaways from the big game, Doug had an obscure one. Usher’s Confessions burned a hole right through his heart. “O.M.G. Usher, you reminded me of something I did wrong. I got it [the thing he damaged] bad. Yeah! I need to come clean. These are my confessions…” DOUG’S TWEETS CHANGEAfter Doug’s guilty conscience stirred from the Super Bowl halftime show, his Tweets took on a peculiar pattern - a literary allegory if you will. Being his daughter, I noticed the change in his Tweeting style, but even some of his more hardcore fans took notice. For those of you who don’t have experience in the Bauer art of subliminal messaging, let me break it down for you. Since the Super Bowl, Doug has basically only been Tweeting about three things. C-LIST CELEBRITIESThe first category which Doug brought front and center was C-List celebrities. He became increasingly fond of Jackson Mahomes and his poor treatment by Taylor Swift, an A-list celebrity. Never mind that Doug’s Tweet didn’t make any sense as the incident that Doug was documentating happened before the Super Bowl with Taylor Swift not even present at said event. He also referred to Brittany has Tiffany, but that is neither here nor there. I know what message Doug was trying to convey - the all too familiar trope of the underdog. In Doug’s eyes - Taylor Swift, the big, bad, popular bully, squares up against Jackson Mahomes, our C-list, less popular hero. In Doug’s world, Taylor Swift represents my dear mom who, I wouldn’t go as far to say was bully, but she did sometimes get exasperated with Doug’s clueless ways and blunders. Jackson is a symbol for Doug who just wants to be accepted and do right in my mom’s eyes. |
Lauren Barrett is a multi-passionate mom working to help all people become their best selves and build positive relationships with the people around them. She has a degree in deaf education and a Master’s in Reading Education. She is a high school teacher of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing, a former cross country coach, a writer/author, and a full time mom to an amazing 4-year old. Lauren is a 3x author, including children’s book,Henry’s Hiccups, and parenting guideNow What? Mindful Checklists for Life’s Hard Parenting Moments. She is a blogger atLauren Barrett Writes. Currently, she is grieving her loving mom’s unexpected death and devoting her time to helping people learn about grief, insomnia, and anxiety in honor of her mom. She loves her faith, running, visiting MLB stadiums with her husband, chocolate, scrapbooking, pretending she would actually do well on the Amazing Race, re-watching The Office, listening to Bobby Bones, and helping out all moms. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, James, and son, Henry. Follow her on her blog and get her free kind for sleep and anxiety, Stress Free Sleep. |
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