Falling off the Bridge

I am absolutely flabergasted at Parade magazine. In their May 4, 2008 issue on page 26 under "Parade Picks" they have a suggestion for a great Mother's Day DVD to buy. The opening line is "Every mom--and most dads--fell for The Bridges of Madison County, a beautiful love story..." HAVE THEY LOST THEIR MINDS?!!! "The Bridges of Madison County" is about an Iowa housewife who cheats on her husband with a traveling photographer, while her husband takes their kids to the state fair. He demonstrates nothing but kindness to her, and the movie shows him being a great dad---not that an affair would be justified if he wasn't. And make no mistake about it, Parade is calling the affair the beautiful love story, not the loving acts of her husband--oh no--wouldn't want to praise that. The very idea that Parade thinks this is a great idea to hand a mother on Mother's Day adds even more insult to injury. This is the most disgusting show of disdain for marriage I have ever seen in this magazine and is an insult to all married couples---even, heaven forbid---ones who occasionally find married life "boring." Parade may have thought moms and dads "fell for The Bridges" but it sounds to me like the writers over at Parade are the ones who fell offf the bridge on this one. Let's let Parade know we don't think too much of their "pick" for moms at parade.com. Scroll to the bottom and click on "contact us" and please let them know what you think. I'd say a well worded printed apology to married couples is in order!