By now everyone knows that actor Tom Cruise lambasted actress and author Brook Shields for taking Paxil for her postpartum depression. Women who have suffered from this must be furious. I know that I would be. I am surprised that he would speak out so vehemently on an issue he probably knows little about, certainly he has not experienced postpartum depression. I am hopeful that his soon-to-be wife will not suffer from this condition if and when the pair is blessed with children. A quote from the San Francisco Examiner/Scoop (2005) "Brooke Shields has said 'Tom should stick to saving the world from aliens and let women decide what treatment is best'." Kudos to Shields and shame on Cruise.
While I do respect everyone's right to speak out. I also believe that you have to be aware of how and when you do so. Cruise's comments were abrasive and hurtful. I have no children so I can't address this issue from a mother's view point. But I do know that you don't have to be a mother or a woman to be offended by Tom Cruise's careless remarks or his behavior.
I suspect that Tom Cruise has (or had) more female fans than male. I guess we have to follow his movies and see where they land on future charts to see if this has had any affect on his popularity. Shields has written a book describing her battle with postpartum depression
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