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Riviere
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09-09-2000

Wednesday, November 10, 2004 - 2:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, Colleen did seem to have a clue sink in after seeing her kids get $1000 each, and said that she'd made a mistake on her decision! The paltry $2 & $3 weekly allowance she bestowed was practically an insult. Maybe it was generous in 1970 when she was a kid, but in 2004, wow.

Kep421
Member

08-11-2001

Wednesday, November 10, 2004 - 7:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I definitely liked the <blonde> mom's kids. Especially that little girl...what a sharpie!! She seemed so intuned to others, a total contrast to her own mom... and it was so apparent when the mom was listening to them talk about the visit. You could see the daughter picking up on the emotional changes that were going on in her mom... the hubby totally missed it and kept saying how nice and wonderful the country mom was...which only made things worse in <his wife's> mind....

...and when the little girl mugged at the camera and said "Show me the money!!"... I nearly fell over laffin...

<QT> please refrain from labelling moms as "barbie", however tempting it might be}

Lori
Member

04-18-2003

Wednesday, November 10, 2004 - 5:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I did not understand the $2/$3 per week allowance bit...did Blond mom explain her reasoning and I missed it? Blond mom's sister definitely was either on something or needed to be! I'm sorry, a $7000/month mortgage is beyond anything I can comprehend. Oh well...it's a different world than the one I'm living in!

Nana
Member

07-24-2004

Wednesday, November 10, 2004 - 5:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Two Dollars Come On!!! little Ben had everyone at our house laughing... he reminded me of Alfalfa!

It seemed like Blondie expected to get a new dinning room set, when she said that it should be apparent to the other mom, that they needed one ... It seemed like she was mad that her kids received 1000 each, and I wondered if she was up set about not getting anything what she expected... I was glad that there money went to help the husband pay bills so he could spend time with his kids..

The country mom is lucky, to have the family she has... seems like alot of love in their home...

Lilfair
Member

07-09-2003

Wednesday, November 10, 2004 - 7:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Blonde mom definately seemed mad that her kids got the 1,000. I'm not sure why that bothered me but it so much.

I'd love to get a follow up show on Blonde mom and her family. I just felt there was something off with her.

Purplecow
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12-08-2003

Friday, November 12, 2004 - 12:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ICAM to most of the above, but wanted to throw in that I got $5.00 a week when I was in Jr. High School in 1955! I think I gave my daughter $15.00 a week in high school in 1985. Maybe it was $25. (Knowing that I was in Jr. High School in 1955, you can understand that I'm getting old and don't always remember things . . .) What time warp has Colleen been in?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, November 12, 2004 - 9:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What is "ICAM"?

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Friday, November 12, 2004 - 10:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
didn't blonde mom say something along the lines of her 'kids didn't need to have the thousand dollars each because they had everything they needed already?' in her opinion, anyway!

i loved it when the country dad sang his song for his wife at the family get-together. blonde mom looked bored as hell--also when the son was praticing his fiddle, she yawned outloud. i thought he was pretty good for only having had a few lessons!

Retired
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07-11-2001

Sunday, November 14, 2004 - 10:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie - I think ICAM means "I Cannot Agree More."

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, November 14, 2004 - 2:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh Retired, thank you so much!!!!! It was driving me crazy. I usually can figure at least some of these out, but this one had me stumped.

Retired
Member

07-11-2001

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 11:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie - You're welcome. I'm still not sure that's what it is but seems to make sense.

Upstate
Member

01-16-2004

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 6:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
watching show with jewish mom and born again mom. i cracked up when the dark hair mom says she puts on a "happy face". LOL you call that a happy face??? not me. i don't get her problem with joining the husband to attend church services. can you imagine a christain acting like that? it would be viewed as anti semitism. then you have myself who loves god but doesn't go to church. but i think if i signed up for this show i would go with what ever family i was staying with.

both of these women are getting on my nerves more then any of the others have on previous shows.

Cablejockey
Member

12-27-2001

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 7:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ann Marie reminded me of Ned Flanders--especially with that little song she was singing in the morning. I did feel sorry for her by the end. Stephanie's kids were really nasty and rude. But, she didnt seem to know how she looked and sounded to others. She seemed to have an attitude that the family needed something she wanted to give---advice, blessings.
Stephanie didnt seem to realize how she looked and sounded to others either. She really thought she was putting a happy face on things she didnt want to do--and she defintely wasn't. I'd hate to see her unhappy face. She should have tried to be more gracious.
I noticed that Ann-Marie's oldest daughter was crying and very emotional during the reading of the letter. I couldnt tell if she was happy or sad.

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 7:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Isn't this show usually two episodes? I think there wasn't as much drama involved as the producers hoped. And,that it was edited to show any little thing they didn't agree with.
Anne Marie came across as a looney tune. The candy thing and the toothpaste and the singing. Oh good grief.
Stephanie wasn't exactly a load of sunshine,but I can understand why she didn't want to go to church with born again Dad. Now,I would have just out of curiosity,but she did try the bible study.
I think that Ann Marie's older daughter was really,really happy to go to Europe. Course the rest of them didn't seem so pleased.

Lilfair
Member

07-09-2003

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 7:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
cablejocky, I think the eldest Christian daughter was crying happy tears. She began getting "happy" when she heard about the trip abroad.


Niether mother bothered me too much. Except I thought Jewish mom was a poor sport but I think there have been lots of more obnoxious moms.

Wasn't this show usually 2 episodes?

Rslover
Member

11-19-2002

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Upstate,
Stephanie explained why she didn't feel a need to go the church. Though Jewish, she lives as a minority in a Christian world. Even while following her own faith, she is exposed to the religion all the time. Though it was nice for the father to offer to attend the synagogue with her, I didn't find it necessary. No one is going to convert after the show. The bottom line is accept people for who they are. It didn't look like Ann Marie had any Jewish friends, but I bet Stephanie has some Christian friends.

ETA: That coment with the toothpaste and particularly the candy analogy was ridiculous. Can you imagine a father telling his daughter
to compare her body to a piece of chocolate and start squishing it. How 1950s and sexist was she? If you want to proclaim abstinence on your kids, then darn, include the boys too. I just love how these people go on and on about giving a man his "prize." A man can do whatever but the woman has to be pure. What if they don't decide to marry until 30 yrs old. I assume she has never heard of sexual incompatabilty either.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 7:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Why did they change the format from two to one show? I think I like two shows better...

Annie
Member

11-10-2004

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 9:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I guess I just don't get it! Why do they sign up to do a show? Granted, they don't know where they're going, and some conflict makes for good tv, but wouldn't you keep an open mind? There's no need to change your religion if you experience another. And if nothing else, you get away from your family so they can appreciate you more, and you can appreciate what you left behind. It isn't a life long sentence, just a couple of weeks. Personally, I've known the "born agains" and they tend to go to extremes to "help" others embrace their lifestyle. How Christian was the dad worrying about spilled food, and how Christian was the mom getting upset w/ real flowers and her "messy" house, that sounds a bit materialistic for a born again. Next week sounds like a real clash of the titans! I can't wait!!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 9:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL when they prayed for the show editors!!! hahaa

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 10:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I missed tonight's show--sounds like it was a good one! I'm crossing my fingers that someone taped it in our office breakroom for a lunch viewing tomorrow...

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 11:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm about 1/4 the way thru.. could they get any more opposite moms.. so perky you want to swat one and so sour you need some spray on sugar!! I loved it when dark haired mom said she "put on a happy face".. YIKES!! I don't think I have seen a happy face on this woman.. it is 10:20 now and she's looking gloomy, oo-ps she just left the Bible study!.. oh too funny, Pamy they are praying for the editors like you said (I'm watching my recording..)

Oh come ON, DAD.. you CAN find a synagogue.. we do have them here.. SNORT! WE actually have lots of Jewish people here (I live in the same county as Perky Mom..)

Dark haired mom... her favorite word seems to be "frickin'" .. how charming.

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 11:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
To be fair, I've known some Christians who would fear going to a synagogue.. or even another Christian denomination..

Yikes! Blonde mom is stepping over the line for me.. being there two weeks isn't the time to launch into "purity".. and the "Baby Ruth" analogy for being a virgin??

The cats are cute (at dark haired mom's home).


LOL a bout the Bush-Cheney t-shirts!

Funny that the one family took Perky mom to a place she really enjoyed, but they didn't.. and Perky family takes Cynical mom to a place she hates.. but they like..

You can sure see where dark haired mom's kids get their 'tudes :-)

ut oh.. what does perky mom want with that tube of toothpaste?? oh for heaven's sake.. actually you CAN suck toothpast back in that kind of container..
not that they care anyway.


Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 11:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm agreeing with most of you.. not feeling either one of them..

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 11:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
WEll interesting.. after they returned home, I thought perky mom was pretty ugly acting.. with all her complaining about her house, which looked just fine and then saying it "smelled".. Dark haired mom was much more gracious about the choices for the money and also about their differences.. I agree with what she thought, while perky mom was just pouting.

and I haven't seen the preview but I bet it will be at the beginning of my Swan recording..

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 12:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Isn't weird that they pick all the rich moms from OC?? I wonder why so many of these moms have come from OC.