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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 10:58 am
I find this show rather fascinating and was shocked to see that both Silly and Monkeyboy hated it. I agree with the poster who said the NY parents are the ones missing out, not the kids. The kids have it GREAT!!! Five to seven adults who dote on them instead of just an overworked two.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 11:14 am
Misspoufy, I think she spent about $3000 a week on clothes. Still an outrageous amount, but if she's buying high end clothes, that only a couple new items each week. She's not shopping at Target like the rest of us. LOL. I, too, wanted to know what Brad did for a living. He certainly had a full time job, didn't he? I was beginning to wonder. I'm thinking the 4 nannies for 3 kids is so they can work in shifts -- not that all 4 are there at once. It's still inconceivably crazy!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 11:18 am
I'm shocked that Lynn thought it was appropriate to make her comments about what a bad man Stephen is when the children were there. If she needed to dress him down, she could have taken him to another room and did it that way instead of embarrassing him in front of his children.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 11:22 am
Tishala, you are so correct! That was one thing that I found truly objectionable about Lynn. The look on those children's faces said it all. She owes him an apology as much as he owed her one, although I don't imagine it will have occurred to her UNTIL she sees the show for herself.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 11:40 am
ITA, I was appalled that the kids were there as well. They don't need to witness that. Funny, though, that the rich dad though the kids needed to be watched like a hawk 24x7. Guess they didn't kid proof the house? I also found it interesting that the rural mom thought the dad should be home at 6:30 sharp everyday. If he really is running a multimillion $ company, he probably works long hours and that's the price he pays to be rich (or he could just be screwing around at the gym lol).
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 1:35 pm
I also agree about the comments regarding Lynn. I think she could have tried a bit harder to loosen up a bit. Yes, she didn't understand that Stephen's way might have not been to insult her (even though he looked like a total jerk!) but I didn't really see her try to engage him in conversation, etc. She just seem so uptight in that environment and could stand to let loose a little bit. Her time w/the kids was great though. I was totally shocked that Brad and Jody ended up with a friendship and she really worked at making the changes in herself. I also thought those daughters should have been assigned some chores. They weren't babies that's for sure! I'd like to know if any of it has lasted. For those of you who saw them on Oprah did they say whether they still doing the changes they made? I too was in disbelief that someone could spend so little time with their children! People spend more time with their pets than that couple spent with their kids. I kept wondering how Jody actually allowed herself to be pregnant, esp. 3x and what it would take away from it being all about her! Fortunately for her, her kids are young and she can make a real difference now.
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Misspoufy
Member
09-30-2004
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 3:08 pm
Brenda, Jody said that she spend $3000 a day on clothes, at which point my jaw dropped LOL. When Lynn went shopping she said she didn't know how Jody did it. She seemed very uncomfortable handing over that $700 for shoes, paying $500 for a haircut (which I thought looked horrendous btw)..I imagine she was thinking of the bills at home she could pay with that money instead of wasting it. Her clothes certainly didn't look like high end clothing. I don't shop at Target, and love shopping for, and wearing, nice clothes..but even a clothes hound like myself can't imagine $3000 a day!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 3:49 pm
Did you notice that Jody's haircut seemed to change that day she was supposed to have it???? One minute it was flat iron and really highlighted and then the next it wasn't.
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Monkeyboy
Member
05-27-2001
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 4:20 pm
I was about to type my opinion until i read Silly's. She basically said all of what I was thinking. I think the whole concept of this show as a whole makes me squirm and makes me wonder what reality TV will be like in the future. I just watched last night since there was nothing else on, so you won't be hearing from me anymore. 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 4:36 pm
Well for those of you who are worried about the children, those children do/did have several people giving them all sorts of attention and direction (even if it was not the parents). There are so many kids out there who get totally neglected by their parents, some because the parents have to work to keep a roof over their head and stuff like that. My point is don't feel too sorry for these kids. Feel sorry for kids lost in the foster system or something like that...
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 4:41 pm
Regardless if Steven rudeness was a poor attempt at humor, it was still extremely rude. A large bank account doesn’t give you the privilege of being rude, without being called on it. I thought Steven was downright mean. And his attitude toward his children was scary.
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Monkeyboy
Member
05-27-2001
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 4:47 pm
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 5:55 pm
I feel sorry for children who are neglected on any form and I am pretty sure that I can feel sorry for children in the foster system and still feel sorry for children of rich parents who don't spend any time with them to the point that they aren't even aware they have parents (their daughter calling out the nanny's name when she woke up is a clear sign she was confused on who exactly "mommy" was) Just because they had people around them that were caring for them doesn't replace the importance of a "parents" role in a childs life in my opinion. I think it is sad that they weren't more involved and in my opinion they weren't a whole lot better than parents who have children and then give them up to a foster system. They chose to bring people into the world but didn't care to actually raise them- I don't understand that one bit and just because they had the money to hire other "loving" people to take care of them I still find the situation sad. Money and the fact that these children had a roof over their head and "people" caring for them does not in any way make up for the lack of attention from their own parents.
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Monkeyboy
Member
05-27-2001
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 5:57 pm
Ok Silly said what i tried to say. My post just sounded stupid.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, October 01, 2004 - 11:31 am
True, money doesn't make up for attention, which is why you must have been pleased to see that these parents learned to spend more time with their children. One thing that was very evident was that those children love both their father and their mother so the parents must have done something right at some point. One can only hope that they continue to value and use the time it takes to parent.
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Essence
Member
01-12-2002
| Friday, October 01, 2004 - 2:49 pm
On Oprah after the show, Oprah asked the kids what was their favorite part and one of the NY kids said something about spending time with them and eating dinner with them. It brought Jodi to tears.
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Magpie1950
Member
10-02-2004
| Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 3:40 am
I was very impressed in the change in Brad. Also, very surprised that he went through with the chores Jody assigned him. Jody's change was awesome also, loved it when she was baking cookies with the girls. Poor Lynn, her heart was broken just reading Jody's instructions. I sure don't blame her for leaving the house early. Steven was a total jerk with his stabbing remarks. Does anyone know what would be the incentive to being on the show. For the life of me, I can't understand why Jody would want to do such a thing.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 7:30 am
Jodi has a friend who was the one who asked her to be on it. The friend is a producer (or something) of the original show-which started in England (like many reality shows). Anyway, he said it would be a good idea for her (broaden her horizons, etc.) so she agreed,
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Magpie1950
Member
10-02-2004
| Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 10:34 am
Well, I think it did broaden her horizon. She did come to the realization that she needed to spend more time with her children, that was great.
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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 7:30 pm
It's blasphemous! This week's family is flying the confederate flag. 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 7:42 pm
I am not feeling the love this week at all. I don't even think I like the animal lover that much... If she doesn't work, she should at least clean her house. And her daughter has total brat potential. We still have 15 mins left, so maybe I will see some love...
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 8:01 pm
I wanted so much to like the animal lover, but when she went bonkers cuz her animals had to stay outside in the day (and some of you know I am a HUGE animal lover) and when she said she hoped her daughter told the other lady off (who I thought was very calm and didn't really dislike her), well then I just could hardly like her (Amy) at all. I actually think Glenn ended up making the best changes out of the 4.
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Jami
Member
10-08-2003
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 8:08 pm
Wow,,,that show blew my mind. Was that woman for real (the animal lover)?
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 8:15 pm
That was the battle of the crazies. Sheesh,where do they get these people?
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 8:20 pm
I liked the tree huggers! I'm a tree hugger! I have actually, LITERALLY hugged trees before, ROFL! This show cracked me up!
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