Now, I will explain. If you were to ask anyone who knew me between the ages of 13 - 19, they would most likely say the following things about me.
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I was a pure drama queen both on and off stage
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I was a fair-haired beauty (okay, maybe that’s a stretch)
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I was 100% in love with Tom Cruise
We all have had our teenage heartthrob crushes and I was no different. Mine was Thomas Cruise Mapother IV. However, this was no insignificant or ordinary infatuation, I was very much in love. I was a member of his fan club, celebrated his birthday every year (its July 3rd thank-you-very-much), had my bedroom plastered with his picture, went to see every one of his movies many, many times and knew every single word to Top Gun (still do). I saw Cocktail and A Few Good Men twice on the day they premiered in the theater and my copy of Jerry McGuire is almost unplayable due to wear. Sick?? Maybe…but he definitely had me at hello.
I was convinced that Tom was sending me messages. My birthday is mentioned in “Top Gun” and “Cocktail” premiered on my birthday. Now, I know that is silly (and I think I even knew it then), but I was young and the heart wants what the heart wants.
I cried when he married Mimi Rodgers in 1987 and rejoiced when they divorced a few years later. I hated Nicole Kidman for years only because he loved her (sorry Nic, I’ve gotten over that one & am a fan of yours now) and could not help but feel a smile on my face when I learned of their break up in 2001.
Now for the part I was so right about-
I used to tell anyone who would listen that Tom was just killing time with these other older women until I was of a legal age and then we would be together. “Yeah, right” and “He’s too old for you”, they would say. I knew it was possible and now that Tom is with Katie Holmes, who is 26 years young, I have my proof. That’s a 16 year age difference, folks. Yup, little Katie is 3 *cough* 5 years younger than me.
Sorry Tom, you missed your chance with me but it’s nice to know that I was right about you (you devil, you). I hope you’re happy with Katie but don’t expect me not to smirk when this one ends as well.
Enough about me and my infatuation insanity…who was your teenage heartthrob crush?
