Living like Roseanne

When I watch the show Roseanne, I can't help noticing how many of the characters remind me of people in my life. For instance, my sister is Jackie because she relies so much on Roseanne, who is me. Other times, I am Darlene and Derrick is David. If the characters remind me of myself, I can't help wondering how much my life will come to resemble theirs.

For starters, I am like Roseanne because she is hateful, a feminist, bossy, goes from job to job, and has financial problems. She also has dreams of writing and leaving the crummy town she was raised in.

I'm also like Darlene because she is hateful, pessimistic, dyed her hair black on her sixteenth birthday, and an atheist who wants to write and leave her crummy hometown.

So, whose life will I have?

As a writer, I'm worried Ill end up like Roseanne. She never gets time to write, even after Dan finishes the basement for her so that she can resume her writing career. Alas she has no time, thanks to a crummy job.

I'm not sure that ending up like Darlene would be any better. She dreams of becoming a writer and goes to college, only to get married and have a baby. Similarly, I had a baby after college. I just hope that doesn't get in the way of writing like it did for her.

So, really, I hope my life doesn't reflect any of theirs. But the gravities that hold these characters down (mortgages, bills, families, jobs, kids) are all problems that I face or may face in my own life. Hopefully, I'll get to leave my town, move to the city, and write my books.