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Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 2:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
They all have some likability for me I still sorta like the singing guys best cuz they are funny and self deprecating. I liked the bio mom and daughter too and am happy they get to spend time in Cancun....I was there in April and it's a great place to get to know each other. I like the Dr's too those are the ones that I probably like the best....but this will probably change as time goes on. But no one this year are to be hated, at least for me.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 2:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I agree that Mallory was quite the drama queen last night - but not enough for me to dislike her.

Scubalass
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07-01-2004

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 2:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scubalass a private message Print Post    
Seamonkey, that chart is impressive! Thank you so much for putting that together!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 4:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I couldnt help but feel sorry for the actual mom that raised the girl. If I was the adopted mom I think I would feel sad that the daughter I raised, took to the doc, sat up with all nite, loved with all my heart, now wants to be all bff with the birth mom.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 4:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Not me Pamy, I would be so happy. I would be (and am) eternally grateful that the birthmom placed the baby in an adoption for me to raise. I bet the girl has enough love for both...

Auntiemike
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09-17-2001

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 4:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Auntiemike a private message Print Post    
Julieboo, I agree. Being the adoptive mom of four myself I've always wanted my kids to know their birth Mom in a good light. I know who their "real" mom is.....I've been there through thick and thin so I don't feel threatened or insecure about them expanding their lives with another person.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Hooray for birth moms who want their babies to have a better life than they can give them at the time!

Hooray for adoptive moms who take on the many challenges of the actual rearing of those babies!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 6:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I'm a little bit with Pamy. I do HOPE that both the families didn't feel left behind in this.. running Amazing Race, supposedly for two people who already HAVE a relationship and I just hope it wouldn't have been a dream for Jenna's mom or dad to go on the race with her, or if the bio mom has more kids, or a husband who would have loved to have competed.. because if that would have been a big deal dream then it is a little sad that it went down this way. However, you sometimes have to have a gimmick to get on the race and maybe it was this.

I do think it is cool that they do stay at elimination station with each other.

I don't feel anything real negative against the team, just a bit sad, as Pamy explained.. for the ones who have been there for Jenna all along.

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Thanks Scuba!

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While Mallory irritates me and with a couple of teams, want to see the female step up for a roadblock, it really IS an over all nice cast this time.

Karuuna
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08-30-2000

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
FWIW, my DS has a step mom, and while at first it took some adjusting, I think he has only benefited from having another loving woman in his life - she teaches him things I can't do (uh, like cook and crafts), and it makes him more well rounded. I'm not jealous of their relationship.

Now, if he chose to go on TAR with her, when I *wanted* to go with him, that might make me sad(der). But we have no idea if the adoptive parents or family were so inclined.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 8:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
There probably wasn't any other option. We all know that TAR looks for a certain gimmick with some of the teams and this was the gimmick for this one.

Kar, I think it is lovely that you can appreciate the relationship that your DS has with his step mom. So much better for him that there is no conflict there in his life.

Karuuna
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08-30-2000

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 8:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Well, if there wasn't another option, and my child really wanted to go on TAR, then they would go with my blessing!

Scubalass
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07-01-2004

Monday, October 04, 2010 - 10:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scubalass a private message Print Post    
Kar, you are amazing, it must be so hard when step parents come onto the scene, I can only imagine what that feels like.

I admire Andie and Jenna for having found each other and for wanting to spend time together, If Andie has ten kids, (I don't think that was a joke?) then spending time with Jenna will be difficult, I can only imagine what Jenna thinks or feels about being the eldest of a large sibling group which she was not a part of, that must really hurt.

I think the time they have together will be so precious! Love them!

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Tuesday, October 05, 2010 - 12:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
My children are adopted. My oldest knows his birthmom. My daughter calls her "Aunt Lisa". I am their mom and there is no doubt about it. We even went to his BM's wedding and everyone referred to us has "Sam's mom".
It is an interesting balance though. I do wonder about some 'cosmic' connection they might have. But when his birthgrandmother was dying, I had no hesitation having him spend mother's day with her.
My daughter has siblings. One is with the bio family and the other was placed for adoption. She would like to meet them, but has no doubt that her BM made the best decision for her.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Tuesday, October 05, 2010 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
I like my personal space and peaceful surroundings so whenever TAR visits an especially crowded and noisy locale my stomach gets a little fluttery. Vicarious nerves, I guess, lol. But I still loved the people in Ghana and was fascinated by their way of life. Their ingenuity & creativity were something to see and I was touched by their warmth. It really makes me think about the world.

I'm enjoying all the teams so far too, maybe some more than others, but as a group they seem pretty good. I have missed a few parts of these two episodes though.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, October 05, 2010 - 8:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
My housekeeper before my current one was from Ghana - a lovely lady. Once her papers cleared, she left to start working on her GED to better her life in this country - I absolutely wish her the best!

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Thursday, October 07, 2010 - 1:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
Andie seemed to try very hard to include Jenna's mom (the one who raised her) and her adopted family in her interviews. I thought it was lovely how she went out of her way to be thankful for the family she'd chosen to raise the baby she wasn't able to care for. Rather than feel sorry for the family who isn't there to participate in the Race, I feel a little more sorry for Andie who made the sacrifice of giving up all those years of her daughter's life so that Jenna would have opportunities she wasn't able to give her. What a courageous thing! As sorry as I was to see them eliminated, I was happy that they'll have time at ES to get to know each other. If Jenna's family truly loves her (as seems pretty evident), they're happy that she has a person in her life who loves and appreciates the daughter she gave to them to raise.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Thursday, October 07, 2010 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
Both Andie and Jenna have said that this is their time together, because they will then be going home to their own families. While I'm sure they'll keep in touch and maybe have occasional visits with other family members included, this is probably the only time they will have an extended period 'alone' together (without other family members around).

Karuuna
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08-30-2000

Thursday, October 07, 2010 - 5:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Scuba, thank you, but really for me, it's all about my DS. I really do put him first, and any insecurities or jealousies I might have need to go, lest they stand in the way of his wellbeing.

She's a pretty nice lady too, so that helps a great deal. They have their struggles, and sometimes she upsets me, but for the most part, I think she's been good for him. That makes it easier.

Jasper
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09-14-2000

Thursday, October 07, 2010 - 7:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jasper a private message Print Post    
Interesting local, my dh would like to visit Ghana, now I think he wants one of those special coffins made as well.

Brenda1966
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07-02-2002

Thursday, October 07, 2010 - 9:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Those coffins were neat! Could almost make me change my mind about cremation. The camera one was really cool.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Thursday, October 07, 2010 - 11:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
The custom-built coffins are certainly more personalized than anything that is sold in North America for funerals. So colorful, and they really express the personality of the individuals for whom they're designed. I have never liked funerals and have always intended to be cremated--but my DH threw away what I wanted used as my urn: a vintage Nestle's Quik Bunny container. I'm totally serious about this, and I've not gotten over DH throwing it away. Of all the junk I have in this house, that's the one thing I planned on using forever, and he threw it out.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Friday, October 08, 2010 - 5:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Perhaps he couldn't deal with the idea of losing you!

Keep an eye out on Ebay for a replacement -

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Friday, October 08, 2010 - 8:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
One of the things I love about this show is that they don't just show us the scenary of the countries they go to, they give us a little taste of the culture of each place. Though kind of morbid, the coffins were really cool! I, too, have always believed in cremation. Such a waste of money for something that's going to be buried in the ground. Just burn me up and sprinkle me somewhere! Those coffins were really too beautiful to be buried. And then I was thinking what an expense for people who seem to live in such poverty. Isn't that money better spent on food and shelter for the living than to bury it in the ground? JMHO, of course.

Brenda1966
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07-02-2002

Friday, October 08, 2010 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Ebay indeed Sia! I'd google it and keep my eye on ebay. You really might be able to find another one.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Friday, October 08, 2010 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Just don't forget to sign that organ donation card!

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Friday, October 08, 2010 - 2:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Babyjaxmom: It could be that the fancy coffins are actually an important part of the local economy so the expense might make sense in that way. As for the designs, they reminded me of how making things and symbolism are so important in human cultures.

Karen
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09-06-2004

Friday, October 08, 2010 - 3:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
I spend too much time on facebook. I instinctively went for the "like" button on Roxip's post, LOL.

(But seriously, be an organ donor. And a blood donor. I recently had three blood transfusions and my baby girl has had her first of many. It's in you to give. :-) OK, off my soapbox now.)

Sia
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03-10-2002

Friday, October 08, 2010 - 11:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
My organ donor card is signed and is in my wallet right behind my driver's license. In fact, I wrote right on it, "Please recycle all of me." LOL! I have thought of looking at Ebay for the plastic Quik bunny container. I had had the thing for years. My husband always felt strongly against cremation, so you may have a point there. It wasn't until his mom passed in '04 and had requested cremation that DH actually came around to seeing it as an acceptable alternative to traditional burial. I was mortified that my s-i-l demanded that we spend $600 for a marble urn for the ashes--which were buried later in m-i-l's parents' burial plot. I just couldn't get over the wastefulness of spending that much money on an urn. The funeral home provides a cardboard container free of charge, so why buy a $600 one made of material that will never decompose? (In my opinion, one of the big reasons for cremation is so that the body can be returned to the earth. Embalming and burying a body really keep that from happening.) Other containers were available, ranging from $100 wooden boxes to more expensive receptacles made of ceramic and metal. I really hate to see waste, no matter where it occurs.

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Saturday, October 09, 2010 - 10:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
Sia, I'm with you on the whole cremation vs. burial thing. The whole embalming the body so it doesn't decompose is just so unnatural. What for??? That body is just a shell. The person you loved is gone away--hopefully to something better. They're not coming back, so what are you preserving it for? Even if you believe everyone will "rise up" in the final days, the Bible says we get new bodies. Why would you want an old broken one? Okay, didn't mean to go all philosophical here, but it just bugs me. Even paying for a plot bugs me, cause the person's not going to be there. Just a waste of money. Sorry if I'm stepping on anyone's toes here.