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Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 6:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
The two oldest girls do appear to be a bit over-dramatic.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 6:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Most girls I know that age are very dramatic! LOL

Erniesgirl
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06-26-2006

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Erniesgirl a private message Print Post    
My older brother went through much the same behaviour when my twin and I were born, only to be followed by a second set of twins the next year. He had been king of the castle for three years and garnered all the attention. All of a sudden there were four more!!!! He became a brute. He put both brothers in the hospital at one time or another. He hit my mother when he was a teen. He also beat his girlfriends. I'm sure he was a very nice fellow til the rest of us showed up.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 10:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Um. I think I dated your brother in high school, lol. JK.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 11:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I didn't see GMA. I haven't seen the show in a few weeks but have probably seen all the other shows over the years.

I've seen Cara behave in that manner a couple of times and often seen Maddie behave that way too. Maddie reminds me a lot of my youngest child who is very governed by her emotions. On the flip side, when she is happy, she is extremely happy! My daughter is older than the twins and she still at times acts that way. I don't think Cara and Maddie cry so much for being 8.

Neko
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08-03-2001

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
I always found Maddie to be quite the brat, but I find in the more recent episodes, Cara's been getting very bratty herself, when before I found her to be one of the better behaved children.

My sister's actually 8 right now, and while she's not very sullen, she can get very dramatic and cry on cue when things aren't going her way, so I don't find Cara and Maddie's behaviour is anything different (I find it extremely frustrating as I do my sister's, but that's a completely different story.:D )

I guess 8 is a very bratty, dramatic age. LOL

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 8:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Maybe it's a girl thing. My son turned 9 a few months ago and he was never dramatic.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 9:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Ah,Julie -- the mood swings for boys begin around age 10...and it is just as bad as girls, just less crying (although there is still some!)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 9:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I actually think the boys are worse.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 4:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Oh great Teach!! Looking forward to that!!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 7:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Julie, I remember being stunned when my ds got all dramatic when he started to hit puberty.
I truly believe all kids go through a bratty stage, the age just varies.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 10:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Surely the girls have seen themselves on the show. They are plenty old enough now to be completely embarrassed by their displays of brattyness. Perhaps soon we'll see them monitoring their actions into a more desirable
mode.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 11:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
They are 8 years old. I don't think they are embarrassed by their actions. [Do we know if they are allowed to watch the show at all? I can't remember if they've talked about it on the show.] I think they are tired of all the hoopla, all the being told how to stand, how to act, what they can and can't do/say/eat while the crew is filming. While I think it is tired to involve the twins as much as the tups, I think the twins know the draw is to the tups and it bothers them aka jealousy.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 11:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
You are probably right, Serate, they are old enough to know that it's really not about them.

Neko
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08-03-2001

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 12:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
The tups watch the show to go to bed/naps to, so I'm assuming the twins see the episodes too.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 2:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Thank's Neko I wasn't sure if they got to watch the show or not.

Erniesgirl
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06-26-2006

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Erniesgirl a private message Print Post    
There was one episode where Maddy smacked one of the tups, looked at the camera and then patted the little head gently and cooed. She has seen what she looks like on camera being a bully, this was just damage control for our benefit only.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 2:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
I have twins that live next door to me. They are in 2nd grade. They do not, even remotely, act like Maddy and Cara.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
some children go through bratty stages. it's not a function of being twins, triplets, only or what. if you had a group of 8 kids in a room totally unrelated, i wouldn't be surprised if a few of them acted up. if those kids all acted perfectly, they would be accused of being afraid to act like kids.

Bunkynut
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07-07-2004

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 9:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bunkynut a private message Print Post    
I think I remember Kate saying that the kids can watch their show and Little People, Big World.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 10:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Kate was The Bonnie Hunt Show today. It wasn't very interesting, but she looked pretty and she pimped K-Mart. Then they gave the whole audience $50 K-Mart gift cards.

Sia
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03-11-2002

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
The "little kids," as the Gosselins refer to the sextuplets, used to watch their own show quite frequently. I don't recall seeing the twins watching as much, but I think the little ones got a kick out of seeing themselves on tv and were watching episodes when the twins were off at school--before they were old enough to attend preschool themselves. I used to let my own kids (son now 12 and daughter 10) watch VHS and DVD movies that they liked--repeatedly, if necessary for my mental health sometimes, although I remember repeated viewings of Barney pushing me dangerously close to the edge of sanity!

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Monday, November 10, 2008 - 4:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Jon & Kate + 8 are in Hawaii tonight. I think I read that they learn to hula. Should be a fun episode.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Monday, November 10, 2008 - 10:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
I've tried being nice regarding Kate, but, yikes...what a negative women. They should pull out from this show and get those kids situated and attitudes adjusted. I know they just moved into this mega house (prob courtesy of TLC), but, the kids are really in for a very difficult future. I'm sure the Dilley sextuplets are grateful to their parents that they did not display them for the world to see.
If you see this week's People magazine, check out family pic. Twins look miserable and unhappy.