Picture it: Drew Barrymore‘s TikTok, 2022 — a smiling and dancing Barrymore reminds us all to get outside and enjoy the rain if we get the opportunity. She’s happy, full of joy, and genuinely embracing every raindrop that hits her skin.
As she steps out into the rain, she laughs as she shares an idea with all of us, “Whenever you can go out into the rain, do not miss the opportunity!!”
The video is meant to serve as a reminder to herself, and any of us who need it, that rain can be as gleeful as it is cleansing. Some fans saw Barrymore’s jubilation as a reason to celebrate, flooding her comments section with positivity, gratitude, and love.
Messages telling Barrymore that she is appreciated, treasured, and valued populated after her post — and most fans were as thrilled to see her happiness as she was to share it. It was beautiful and heartwarming, but not everyone saw its innocence and simple pleasure. In fact, some have been using her video as an excuse to unleash unfair anger and disdain in her direction.
For every negative comment, Barrymore has supporters in droves. Like this fan who pointed out that Barrymore’s childhood trauma isn’t a secret to anyone and that we all know why “she’s like that” for those with the audacity to ask.
Barrymore was in a downward spiral of drugs and alcohol by age 12; by 14, she was living in a rehabilitation institute that her mother sent her to. Inpatient treatment is necessary for some people living with addiction or mental health problems, but Barrymore didn’t understand that at the time, and it’s something she had to work on forgiving her mother for in later years.
That idea is further backed up by Barrymore emancipating herself from her mother when she was 14. TODAY shared a story where Barrymore spoke out about her relationship with her mother, saying they’re in a better place now, but there are boundaries regarding their bond.
She grew up mainly without parental guidance, and that’s not easy at any age or under any circumstances; it’s especially hard in the Hollywood limelight, with people preying on your existence.
Another fan pointed out that people might have just become numb, whereas Barrymore feels and embraces something so wholesome and natural. Why should she be judged for sharing her emotions, primarily when she’s worked so hard to feel positive ones?
Barrymore’s healing is encouraging others to find it too.
Another fan poses the idea that Barrymore likely didn’t believe she’d have a long life, and now that she has a place of healing to exist in — she’s taking advantage of it, she’s making the most of it, and she’s having beautiful experiences.
Barrymore knows something that many of us don’t — and her road to overcoming it has been difficult but rewarding.
Remember when we mentioned that there’s always someone ready to dampen others’ spirits — so when accounts on social media set out to do just that, fans weren’t having any of it.
This fan summed the nay-sayer’s negativity up quite perfectly.
Everyone needs that “aunt” in their lives, the one they can share the hard times with and ask the uncomfortable questions to.
Of course, fans jumped at the opportunity to share more wholesome Barrymore content and stories, like this fan who had a friend that worked with the actress on The Santa Clarita Diet.
The overwhelming moral of the story is that Barrymore hasn’t had an easy life, and money/fortune aside — enjoying the rain, feeling its cleansing and healing nature, and having that childlike innocence again is valuable. Not just to Barrymore but to all of us. At the end of the day, we all deal with enough — so maybe we should simply share kindness and positivity when and where we can.