If you were to make a list of people with whom to share parenting tips, it seems likely that Russell Brand, the stand-up comedian, serial shagger, raconteur and former addict, would place fairly low. But I did feel a flicker of empathy while reading a recent interview in which the reformed reprobate described his aversion to children’s play dates. “There’s nothing playful about a play date,” he said. “It’s an unrestrained, unmanaged, dangerous experiment that places my precious, perfect little girl in the company of anonymous, unvetted potential arseholes.”
如果你要列一张“育儿技巧分享者”名单，那么罗素•布朗德(Russell Brand)——脱口秀喜剧演员、连环追逐异性者、善于讲故事者和曾经的瘾君子——的位次恐怕会非常低。但最近我读到一篇对他的访谈时，忍不住产生了一丝共鸣。这位洗心革面的无赖讲述了他对儿童“玩伴聚会”(play date)活动的厌恶。他说：“玩伴聚会一点儿也不好玩。这是一种毫无约束、缺乏管理、危险的实验，使我那完美的宝贝女儿和一群无名无姓、未经审核的混蛋在一起。”