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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 7:29 pm
I would just like to say, in my own defense, that I did not use any vulgarities to describe any of the participants on last night's program. 
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 10:17 pm
both women totally sucked...the blond who cleaned once a year and slept til 10:00 each morning?! wow. i had to wonder, though, at what the dark-haired lady thought when she saw the show and her husband saying he wished the blond was really his wife and how he wanted a slim wife. slap him silly, please! my husband snorts all night. i have worn earplugs for 18 years and it takes care of it for me. no way would i move to a kid's room. when the blond got hysterical over her obese dogs staying outside during the daytime, i wanted to slap her silly! i think i wanted to slap everybody silly last night, not excluding the brat girl who was hiding rather than having to do one iota of work. two really off-the-wall families, IMO. but made for good tv!
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Riviere
Member
09-09-2000
| Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 11:19 pm
Oh duh, apparently I'm lumped into one of the "must be very unhappily married marriages" because my husbands and I sleep not only in different rooms, but on different floors! Yeah, my apnea and insomnia and hubby snoring makes for an unpleasant night sharing one bed. Years ago when I told my Mom & Granny that I had finally, mercifully, acquired my very own room, they reacted with: "what, you guys getting a divorce?!?".. It's true, sleeping alone for the folks who have sleep disorders is much more restful. I've slept alone since age 33 and wouldn't dream of sharing a bed again. Well, not for sleep, recreation is another subject!
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Justalittlebean
Member
08-15-2003
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 5:10 am
I'm lumped in the "must be very unhappily married marriages" too Riviere. We don't sleep in different bedrooms but we do have twin beds. Six years ago my husband had major heart surgery and is on tons of medication which sometimes causes him to have restless nights, moaning, tossing and turning. Like you, I wouldn't dream of sharing a bed with him for sleep, and recreation is another subject! LOL We celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary this past August. If if were the wife of the guy in South Carolina, I would have been really hurt with his comments about wanting a wife like the tree hugger, all slim and pretty. I thought that was real tacky of him. 
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 6:17 am
That man's morbid obesity cannot help his sleep apnea.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 7:34 am
I think its more beer bloat than obesity. I mean if you looked the guy has chicken legs!
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 8:46 am
My hubby has that apnea stuff, gets scary sometimes when he stops breathing. But I can certainly understand the reason behind seperate bedrooms. When my hubby has a bad spell me and the bassets go to the spare room. Ya know, that is a horrible term, Morbid Obesity. Why did they have to put morbid in front? Could you imagine.. Morbid Acne Morbidly Old Morbidly Dense Morbidly Thin Overweight folks are really prime targets anymore. Used to be smokers, but that was so last decade - this is the decade to pester overweight folks. Did you know that Marilyn Monroe 5.5in tall and weighed about 145 to 150? That would make her obese in todays standards. Weird how standards change. : Ah well.
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 8:52 am
145 wouldn't make her obese - it wouldn't even make her overweight by health standards. 150 would tip her slightly into the overweight category only.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 9:11 am
While I am no one to judge other people's relationships, I think that the snoring isn't the only thing cooling off that couple's relationship. If you notice, they never kissed on the lips even after being apart. He went to kiss her lips, and she gave him the turn/cheek trick. Her hugs were ones that you give to someone who jugs you that you don't feel close to (the ones that consist of a few quick pats on the back, with minimal frontal body contact). My personal opinion after watching that show was that the southern family was just dying for some love. The kids LOVED the attention they were getting, including the family night, and the extra time with their father. The husband was SO happy to be welcome in his bed. He was a little frisky with the new wife, and ready to show affection. I think it is the southern wife that made that household a cold and unaffectionate one. I agree with who ever it was that said if the hippy couple were so interested in the environment/animals etc, the woudn't be smokers. I have a BIG personal problem with parents who smoke around kids, and people who smoke around pets. Neither of which have a choice of the air they are forced to breathe, and whose bodies are smaller and probably more affected by the second hand smoke.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 10:40 am
Wait:L didn't HE have sleep apnea, not her?
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:52 am
Spy.. sorry should have said society standards. I did not mean medical. But you have to admit she would not be considered a sex symbol if she came on the scene today at her size and weight. Most women on Tele who are 5.5 generally weigh in at 110ish and are size 2 to 4. She was a well proportioned 145 and size 14 on average. Anywho - I am going to go get a donut. 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 4:08 pm
Tish, neither one had sleep apnea. (unless I missed it). He was the one with the snoring problem.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 6:23 pm
I brought up the sleep apnea. I was saying that my husband and it and was a horrible snorer, so I could understand the wife's pain.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 7:14 pm
I'm so confused. LOL. 
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 10:32 pm
eeyoreslament---I agree with you about the smoking. It was probably a treat for the dogs to get to be outside in the fresh air during the day. I would hate to be shut up inside all day---why wouldn't a dog hate it. It is cruel to keep them in doors!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 7:33 am
Good point Chieko. How lame is it that the animal lady brings dog food upstairs to the one dog. That is not healthy at all....
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 8:05 am
While I realize I am digressing.... it's actually BAD for dogs to live in a place with stairs. Vets have been saying it for the past few years now. Our four-legged friends are not made to be going up and down so often Especially smaller dogs, who are being forced to CLIMB each step, which is as tall as they are. They are not "jumping" animals like cats, so many dogs end up with arthritis later in life. Many time as a result of stairs. I have a friend of mine whose dog was so affected, that he moved so the dog could still sleep with him at night. And no, he's not a pervert. His dog was his pride and joy (as I am sure many of us can understand). I didn't catch the very start of the show, so I didn't see their lives PRE-swap. Did the wife say WHY she was bringing the food upstairs? Perhaps the dog had some sort of back or leg issue before they were adopted? Many dogs at the pound (and cats for that matter) have been abused or injured before they are brought in. OK I'm getting a bit upset for animals, so I'm going to stop talking about them. As for the flag issue in the show, I think the flag is an important symbol to many people. To force someone to take it DOWN, or to force someone to put one UP is extremely insensitive. I am Canadian, and flags are not at all a strong part of our personal identity, but I perceive the flag down there to be as important a symbol as wearing a cross on a necklace, or a Star of David necklace. If you swap, and the people don't share your religion, you wouldn't force them to take off their necklace, nor would you force them to wear one. I think the flag situation was analagous.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 1:40 pm
After watching my tape today of the show, I am still stunned at the irrational crying jags and outbursts the tree hugging wife had over the slightest of events. She is in obvious need of therapy. Her house was a pigsty and her daughter was an absolute brat (which is probably due to her lack of parenting skills). She can't even drag herself out of bed to fix her daughter breakfast. They not only deliberately shunned dinners and social events with their extended family, but it appeared to me that the daughter had no friends or a life outside her parental unit. Luvemykitties... iffin you ever want to swap with someone who has two spoiled rotten purrrfect brats... let me know. 
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 11:41 pm
eeyore---once again I like your ideas. The flag and religious symbol analogy was an interesting one. Didn't know stairs were bad for dogs but it makes sense. My border collie has been jumping into the back of pick-ups for years and is now beginning to suffer from arthritis.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Monday, October 11, 2004 - 9:37 pm
I caught a bit of the show the other night and I have to say that of all the reality tv shows I have watched this one seems to be very heavily edited. I believe the wifes swap for two weeks, correct? Well it appears as though they spend just a little over 10 minutes on each week and the rest of the show on introductions and the confrontational ending. I don't think that they are giving us a fair representation of what goes on during those two weeks. I wish they would give this show a little more time or seperate it into two nights like they do with Trading Spouses.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, October 11, 2004 - 11:43 pm
I agree silly. Even tho I hate waiting for the 2nd episode of Trading Spouses, i like it better cuz you can see more of what goes on in the houses and between the peeps and you get to know everyone better and really like them better...(or worse!)
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 1:50 pm
Remember the Manhatten Millionairess? Well, yesterday Oprah had a follow up visit with them. Oprah challenged her to go three days without any nannies. So they showed the previously pampered mom getting up early to make breakfast and then take the kids to school through busy NYC traffic. Then picking up them up and taking them to all of their afterschool activities and the home to make dinner and help with homework and bedtime. (She was pooped out and ready for bed at 8:45pm). Day 2 had a snag. One of the kids got sick and she was ready to throw in the towel and call for help. Hubby nixed the idea, so she stuck it out. She made it through all three days. They showed a clip of the sick child saying how nice it was that she was there to take care of him. The kids seems to really appreciate having her around. Hubby said it is making an impact on their whole family. She said that "me" time has become "their" time. She is definitely dedicating more of her time and herself to her family. Then it should her hubby making good on his promise to help Lynn with her woodchopping. He showed up with flowers and after some instruction spent the whole afternoon chopping wood while Lynn sat nearby with her daughters painting fingernails! Sounds like this worked out real well in the end.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 5:50 pm
Thanks for filling us in, Mary. I missed seeing Oprah yesterday and wouldn't have known about this happy ending.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 8:50 pm
All you Americans are in for a real viewing experience when you see the next Wife Swap. The Canadian stations have shown it already, and I don't want to "spoil," but it is a doozy! Don't miss it!
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 9:46 pm
Thanks Mary! I had missed it and needed a recap!
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