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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 10:08 pm
You got it, Karuuna. Interesting how both episodes of WS and Trading Spouses feature a family in an RV! The horrors! lol.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 7:11 am
The Trading Spouses RV show was a repeat but I'm not sure if this one (Wife Swap) is or not.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 10:29 am
Wow these same issues are being discussed in the 'Gay Rights in America' thread in N/V. Coincidence I guess. 
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 10:40 am
LOL, Mocha, we are incorrigible, and I broke my promise! Mea Culpa! 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 10:46 am
Mocha said Wow these same issues are being discussed in the 'Gay Rights in America' thread in N/V. Coincidence I guess. What a great place for it too, Mocha!!!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 10:48 am

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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 11:18 am
Yeah, but some people reading here never read in the News and Views ...
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 11:26 am
Then they can start now... Or make a seperate thread here...
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 11:31 am
I am one of the ones who avoids N&V! Too "hot" in there for me!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 11:36 am
Me too, Julie! But I always enjoy a good discussion about where to have a discussion! I've been in relationships like that.
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Moderator
Moderator
06-30-2002
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 1:01 pm
In order to try and effect a compromise, posts about the issues raised in the Feb 9 episode of WifeSwap have been moved to their own folder above for continuing discussion; and so that this thread can go on discussing the show itself. Thanks for your cooperation. RA
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 1:10 pm
Tish, YOU avoid N&V's???????? Thanks Mod!
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 1:13 pm
Mod RA, it appears that the new section is locked so no one can post there.... [Fixed! You can post there now. (c)]
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 7:17 pm
Thanks!!!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 6:58 pm
Tonight is the bus episode.
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Racsan
Member
04-09-2004
| Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 9:33 pm
On the local news tonight after the show the Pykes [they are a local family] were interviewed and said the only reason the other family [bus family] was on was to get sponsors for their bus so they could continue traveling w/o working.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 10:20 pm
That's interesting, Racsan. I was wondering how they could afford to drive around, without jobs. Why would anyone want to sponsor their stupid bus??? The bus Dad was really awful. So sad that his wife saw the light, let him have it, and then backed down, completely. Funeral Dad really saw the light and stepped up to the plate.
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Racsan
Member
04-09-2004
| Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 11:06 pm
Funeral mom says the bus girls write to her, and she sent them Christmas gifts. [wonder how since they are on the bus all the time?] she said that the girls told her they each got a paper bag with a very thin activity book, a gel pen, and a candy bar for Christmas. She said that she cried when she read that because the only reason they have so little is that the dad refuses to work. Funeral mom & dad thinks bus mom will eventually demand they settle in one place, but that she will have to be the one who works and bus dad will just hang around the house and tinker. Funeral dad said he spends alot more time with his family now, and that both funeral mom & dad realized that they are perfect matches for each other and they are truly blesses. They have stopped spending money on so much junk after seeing how bus family got by with so little, and the boys get an allowance now, and do chores, and all agree [boys included] that it's good for the family.
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Annie
Member
11-10-2004
| Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 11:20 pm
I feel so bad for the bus girls. They are being isolated from most outside contact even extended family. They are not being educated or socialized. I had hoped at the end they would settle down and limit the traveling to weekends, summers and holidays. When they eventually reach 18 what choices will they have? They'll have no diploma, and limited experience dealing with people to change it. Tinkerhead dad will have gotten his sponsers, his daughters.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 12:24 am
i think bus dad looks like one half of cheech and chong....he should hang up the bus except for long summer vacations until the youngest girl is out of high school. i think it's sad that they are behind in a lot of subjects and moving around a lot. although he is different from that santa cruz guy who was on one of these programs, he is the same in that he feels the children will get enough out of his teaching without having to experience life for themselves. what a selfish man! if he can't park the bus, have the girls live with a family member so they can stay in one place and finish their education and be among friends and activities. i was not happy with the wife crumbling and giving in to him after she seemed so strong when the couples first met at the end...JMO, of course! the lady puking when they emptied the sewer line cracked me up!
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 1:24 am
interesting how the Bus father was going on about how it is so important for the girls to spend 24 hr days with their parents YET it isnt important that the girls get to have contact with the Aunts/uncles/cousins/grandparents. This man scared me. The fact that the kids are not being properly schooled should be addressed by the authorities. Also, i think Social Services could order a Psych Exam of the father...his behaviour seemed so Obsessive Compulsive. I personally feel that he is moving around so the authorities dont know where they are. I thought the mortician father was a great guy. He really was working too hard. the wife was a great woman as well The bus wife seemed afraid of her husband during the final across the table meeting. She spoke her mind then completely recanted. The children are not considered in this home. Those girls will run away first chance they get, in my opinion.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 5:47 am
I felt for the bus family too. Dad needs to get his act together and mom needs to put her foot down. Funeral family were great. Loved how dad realized he needed to spend time with his family.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 5:48 am
The sewer thing was ewwwwwwww lol.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 6:23 am
I liked all the kids in this episode. We have seen a lot of bratty behavior in the past but these kids went with the flow. The boy said something like "I don't want to do chores, and then smiled and said "But we have to do them." They did hide the food but kids will be kids. The funeral home husband and wife really missed each other. I loved their authentic reunion hug. I'm glad the father sees more of his family. The two bus girls need a home!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 7:23 am
I agree with all everyone has said already. The bus parents have some serious issues, the father the most serious, but the mother needs to grow a backbone and stick up for her daughters. No, you don't let a 12-yr-old tell you how to run your lives, but that's within in a reasonable household where kids just want more than what IS reasonable. I feel so bad for those girls and when the mom broke at the meeting, I was so disappointed. Not only are those girls not getting the socialization and support they need, but they are not meeting standards for home schooling. I sure hope something is done to help them. I thought the "funeral" family is great. It was great to see the dad realize how much he was missing with his family and to do something about it. I also thought the kids were great.
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