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Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 6:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
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.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Friday, January 11, 2008 - 12:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    

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

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Friday, January 11, 2008 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
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.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, January 11, 2008 - 2:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Oh good point Dogd.

Tamaracsb
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07-12-2007

Monday, January 14, 2008 - 11:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tamaracsb a private message Print Post    
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:-).

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 9:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
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?

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 9:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
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.

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Friday, January 25, 2008 - 2:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
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.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 4:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
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.

Chieko
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11-20-2003

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 10:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chieko a private message Print Post    
Did anyone have an uneasy feeling tonight that one of the fathers could potentially be sexually abusive?

Chy
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07-19-2003

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 11:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
I just thought both fathers have issues....

Lotsofkids
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08-11-2007

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lotsofkids a private message Print Post    
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?

Chieko
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11-20-2003

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 7:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chieko a private message Print Post    
yes!

Chy
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07-19-2003

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
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But I prefer to think that he may have shipped CoCo to a friend or family's house.

Chieko
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11-20-2003

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 10:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chieko a private message Print Post    
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.

Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Friday, February 15, 2008 - 12:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
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!

Tracy
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07-16-2007

Friday, February 15, 2008 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tracy a private message Print Post    
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.

Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Friday, February 15, 2008 - 8:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
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?

Tracy
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07-16-2007

Friday, February 15, 2008 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tracy a private message Print Post    
Hi Kiersten,
The messageboards of ABC.com have a Wife Swap section.
That's where I read it. It was very disturbing.

Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Friday, February 15, 2008 - 2:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
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.

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 7:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
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.

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Friday, March 07, 2008 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
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.

Jodied75
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08-26-2004

Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 1:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jodied75 a private message Print Post    
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.

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 6:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
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.

Tre34
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08-17-2005

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 8:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tre34 a private message Print Post    
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??