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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 6:50 pm
I actually like this show & IMO the extreme oposites are what make it good tv for me. They make it appear that each set of parents make at least a few changes in their lifes no matter if its just for the show or in fact real changes it makes for a semi-happy ending. I could not & would not tolerate a man like "slob" dad. He knew those cameras were on him & he still cussed, burped, hollered & worst of all farted. I wanted him to shart his pants when he was obviously pushing that air out for "us". Now that would have made for some good tv.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 12:46 am
IF it really was just a 'relaxed' way of life, or something that works well in the Strict rules family, I dont feel the men would feel so 'personally' threatened. I missed the beginning of the show but The Stepfather seemed to be trying to 'take over the family' and run it HIS way. I would expect him to feel threatened that the children would like HER way better. The messy Dad was puzzling to me. If he was emotionally secure I think it wouldnt have bothered him. Chances are that he had been hearing those 'trigger words' since childhood if he always has been a messy, lazy...unclean Barbarian teenager. Maybe that lady reminded him of his mom giving him heck?? LOL
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 2:38 pm
I didn't like any of the 4 adults in this episode. I wonder what happens to the kids when their friends watch the show and they see what their home life is like. Poor kids.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 2:41 pm
Oh good point Dogd.
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Tamaracsb
Member
07-12-2007
| Monday, January 14, 2008 - 11:28 am
Did anyone else recognize the little girls as well as the man hosting the pageant Clara was in?? They did a documentary and I think it was called 'Living Dolls' where they featured the lives of some of those little girls. Even the man hosting the pageant was on it! I think it was on the TLC channel .
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 9:08 pm
Maya was too cute. I'd hate to be a child in that strict home. I don't believe those last confessionals. I think those children have been brainwashed. $36K for clown school? I don't think so! Anyone else watching?
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 9:22 pm
Yes, we watched. That whole clown thing didn't add up. How do two unemployed people pay all that, go out for meals, buy costumes, etc.? That strict home was so joyless. The kids just had all the spirit sucked out of them, and the parents didn't care. Brainwashed for sure.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Friday, January 25, 2008 - 2:51 pm
I cannot see why the magician family let their kids go out and talk to strangers in cars. I had a neighbor that said "I want my kids to talk to strangers. I don't want them to be afraid." I think that is dangerous thinking. On the other hand, never taking your eyes off of them when they are outdoors (at the age of the protected kids) seemed extreme too. I am glad the money is everything mother changed in the end.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 4:32 am
this show seemed a little formula to me. and that magician father had 'issues', eh? good grief i wouldnt say the other kids were overprotected. I didnt get a clear read on where they were living. There are areas around here I wouldnt let kids out of my sight. and those were gorgeous kids too....just the type that get picked up.
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 10:55 pm
Did anyone have an uneasy feeling tonight that one of the fathers could potentially be sexually abusive?
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 11:28 pm
I just thought both fathers have issues....
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Lotsofkids
Member
08-11-2007
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 8:18 am
I thought it was very strange when the "gatekeeper" father took Columbia away from the house overnight then monitored her when she came back.. I was worried he abused her or brainwashed her, anyone else get the creeps?
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 7:26 pm
yes!
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 7:49 pm
<25> But I prefer to think that he may have shipped CoCo to a friend or family's house.
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 10:19 pm
Good to present the other side, Chy. It is horrible to accuse someone of this. It is just that my radar went off and I wondered if anyone else was upset by what little we saw presented. Possesive fathers that are over the top like that worry me. Their mother seemed to think the 18 year olds would have had fun with the speed dating idea as though it was not something she would oppose and the children seemed genuinely shocked that their father would say he brainwashed them and I wasn't too impressed with his off the cuff explanation to them about what he had really meant. I firmly believe 18 year old girls need to be getting socialize with young men and not sequestered at home. And lets say if there is absolutely nothing untoward happening in that house, I still feel the way Coco was treated is a form of abuse.
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Kiersten_love
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 12:06 am
I also had a very uneasy feeling about that one father that ushered his child out of the house in hiding. It deeply disturbed me and I thought too that he was or could be possibly abusing his child/children. I just felt wrong in all ways the way he handled all the situations, way to scary!
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Tracy
Member
07-16-2007
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 7:55 am
Someone wrote that Columbia had a bruise on her face when she returned from the trip with her father. If he is beating her into submission I hope that someone intervenes and stops it. Yes, I too worried that sexual abuse might be occurring in both households.
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Kiersten_love
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 8:02 am
I didn't notice a bruise on Columbia's face, but I did notice she was very afraid to say the wrong thing. BTW, who said they noticed a bruise on her face, Tracey?
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Tracy
Member
07-16-2007
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 11:00 am
Hi Kiersten, The messageboards of ABC.com have a Wife Swap section. That's where I read it. It was very disturbing.
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Kiersten_love
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 2:59 pm
Hi Tracy, , thanks for that info, cause I didn't think I read it hear so I was wondering where you heard it, so thank you for letting me know. Still it is disturbing, so sad with those kids, so very very sad.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 7:06 pm
I really liked the show tonight and both the families. I was crying at times along with them. When the sheltie puppy tried to comfort the wife who was crying, my heart melted. Dogs get to me. Everybody seems to have grown a little in this episode.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Friday, March 07, 2008 - 2:25 pm
Another good show on Wednesday. The pet crematory dad really got something out of it. I liked the change in him. He didn't smile once until after the rule change.
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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 1:32 am
I was kind of mad that the artist dad was made to feel like such a loser. I think he was contributing something, and he had the time to do his artwork, something that made him happy. I understand what he meant by not wanting to be a commercial artist; he wanted to work by his own inspiration, not made-to-order. I thought he was pretty self-controlled. There were several times I would have loved to stuff a sock in that short-haired woman's mouth.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 6:54 am
I agree Jodi. The older woman sounded mean and bitter. I liked the artist guy's son. He loved his dad. The ear did have to go that the other woman brought.
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Tre34
Member
08-17-2005
| Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 8:00 am
Did anyone see the karate family? I was concerned for the little boy. The bird is cared for more than the child....where are the grandparents??
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