Before you say anything, I know it’s weird for me to be referring to a celebrity to whom I have no relation to as my mother. Of course, I may wish I was related to the great Carrie Fisher and her absolutely gorgeous daughter Billie Lourde, but unfortunately, I’m not. But trust me, I have reasons that I have adopted Carrie Fisher as my new mom.
Her Twitter is hilarious. Reading through Carrie Fisher’s Twitter is almost impossible, unless you’re a translator or you’re fluent in hieroglyphics.
Carrie’s favorite thing to do is to use emojis with letters in them (or emojis that look like letters) in place of actual letters. It’s exhausting to read, but entirely, wonderfully endearing.
Even when you do figure out what she’s saying, it’s often impossible to actually understand what she’s trying to say. Exactly the way your mom uses Siri to dictate messages to you and tells you to make sure you "take ate the rash and rock the floor."
Not only does Carrie have mom-like qualities in the way she uses the Internet, but she even refers to the people who call her mom as her children.
Look at this. My mom loves me.
But on a more serious note, Carrie Fisher is absolutely a huge inspiration to women and mentally ill people everywhere. She has been very open and honest about her drug addiction while she was filming "Star Wars," and how terrible it had been for her to recover.
She has never shied away from discussing it, and even makes jokes about it, like in her book "Postcards from the Edge."
She is also very open about the fact that she suffers from bipolar disorder, and she has even spoken about it at a Comic Con, explaining to a young boy what the mental illness was and how it felt to have it.
Having a mental illness and still functioning like a normal human being, and dealing with that mental illness on a daily basis, means that you have to be a strong person. She doesn’t hide the fact that she has bipolar disorder, because she has been brave and strong, and has absolutely no issue with discussing the realities of living with such a severe illness.
“At times, being bipolar can be an all-consuming challenge, requiring a lot of stamina and even more courage, so if you’re living with this illness and functioning at all, it’s something to be proud of, not ashamed of.”
And in regards to women, Carrie Fisher very blatantly discusses the sexism she faced while working in Hollywood, and how uncomfortable that bikini that geek boys all around the world idolize her for.
In all honesty, I know it’s weird to call someone who doesn’t even know me my mom. But mothers are strong, and mothers are inspiring. They’re your role models, they make you laugh, ad they make you believe that you can be a better person.
And if Carrie Fisher can inspire me to become greater than I am, just like my own mother, what’s wrong with that?