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nazpink 1058 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 01-24-06, 10:44 AM (EST) "1/23 Wife Swap" Ok no one else has started this thread yet and I wasn't going to because I only watched the show between commercial breaks during another show but hey I figured someone has to go first. From what I saw both families could benefit from this experience, maybe one more than the other. I guess I will start with the New York family since their problems were more out there and noticable. From what I saw the New York mom and dad didn't really have a relationship. Not only did they not seem to have interaction with each other and the husband feeling ignored and like he was just there and the wife admitting to being a b!tch at times, but they didn't even have intimacy. I'm not saying they should or need to hook up every night but not even sleeping in the same bed or room? In my opinion that said more than just the lack of romance or sexual desire for each other, but a lack of desire for even being in a relationship together. I also disliked the fact that the mother spent really no time with her children and instead of going home at night after work she would go to the casino, which made her more tired and more likely to sleep most of the day. I also really disliked the fact that the children were constantly in their rooms watching t.v. or playing video games leaving them with no interaction with their parents, each other or anyone. As for the dad not working, I honestly have no issue with the mother choosing to work while the dad is in a stay at home role. My hope for this family is that the parents work out their marital problems and also decrease the amount of time their children spend if front of the t.v. and become more involved in their lives. As for the North Carolina family, the most I saw wrong was the fact that the father did military inspections in the son's rooms and the fact that the mother was constantly checking up on her 19 year old like he was a little boy. I think that this family was a good one, they seemed to care about each other and want what's best for their children. The only thing I was hoping to change was to not be as over protective and to ease up on the room inspections, obviously the boys should keep their rooms clean but who really wants someone to walk around with a white glove? The one thing that I know about the rule changes that I did not care for was when the New York mom included both boys in the do what you want and come as you please rule. No 15 year old should be given that extent of freedom and the even though the oldest son is 19 he is still living at home and the parents do have a right to have a curfew, like maybe to be home by 11 or 12. I also thought it was hypocritical that she would mention the time the family spent together when she wasn't spending any time with her family and did away with sports and substituted it with a mini home casino. Yeah, sports bad but hey gambling is good, ok lady. This is all that I saw. I did not see the rule change that the North Carolina mom made nor did I see the break out fight between both mom's during the meeting. I also don't know how each family was affected and if anyone did much of a change. So, please those of you who watched it I wouldn't mind a summary.   Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: 1/23 Wife Swap weyhing4 01-24-06 1    RE: 1/23 Wife Swap nazpink 01-24-06 2        RE: 1/23 Wife Swap tigereye 01-24-06 3            RE: 1/23 Wife Swap Jenoc99 01-27-06 10        RE: 1/23 Wife Swap Rowan 01-24-06 4            RE: 1/23 Wife Swap nazpink 01-24-06 5                RE: 1/23 Wife Swap Elaine0 01-25-06 6  RE: 1/23 Wife Swap Elaine0 01-25-06 7    RE: 1/23 Wife Swap nazpink 01-25-06 8        RE: 1/23 Wife Swap Rowan 01-26-06 9

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weyhing4 20 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson" 01-24-06, 02:03 PM (EST) 1. "RE: 1/23 Wife Swap" Thanks for your thoughts and opening the thread, nazpink- I thought last nites episode was a pretty interesting juxtaposition between a really tight black family and a really worthless white one. FYI the black NC mom imposed bedtimes on the kids, assigned chores and, most interestingly, told the slob hillbilly husband to start sleeping in his own master bedroom stating "you are a grown man" (he had been kicked out by his wife). The best part is when she took the hillbilly NY husband to an African American history museum in response to his admission to having used the dreaded "n-word". Pretty appropriate, if only the hillbilly could read..... The final blow up in the end whan NC black mom took a swing at NY white mom was pretty inense. Basically, the NC black mom started dressing her down for running a crummy home, and the NY white mom did not take it well, calling her a "fat b!tch" etc. Pretty ugly and a halfhearted resolution in the end- no love here. My only regret is that she did not connect and knock that cracker skanks teeth in. The NC family seemed pretty normal; I think alot of the drill sergeant stuff with the father was staged, I mean, does he really do a white glove test every day? Come on. The kids seemed normal enough. The NY family should be reported to child services for child neglect and abuse- these scum have no business having children. I mean, habitually ignoring your children so you can hit the casino every night? This is not about freedom, it is about laziness and incompetence. The horror.. the horror.....- These people give white trash a bad name.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

nazpink 1058 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 01-24-06, 03:29 PM (EST) 2. "RE: 1/23 Wife Swap" I agree with the North Carolina's mom's new rules. Children should have a bedtime, especially children at that age and a little chores never hurt anyone. A little enforcement for the son was needed. I don't know the reasons for why the husband wasn't allowed to sleep in his bed but the way I see it if they are permanently sleeping seperately then they should see that as either a sign to move on or get help. Too bad I missed the ending though, probably the most heated meeting ever.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

tigereye 43 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge" 01-24-06, 04:26 PM (EST) 3. "RE: 1/23 Wife Swap" It was quite the drama, and if you ask me it was the wht mom's fault! She kept shootin off at the mouth until finally the black mom took a swing at her. I would have too. There were shots of the husbands trying to restrain them while the women were actually knocking over camera equipment trying to get at the other. They came back AFTER three hours of calming down and were able to talk more like rational adults. I have two words for the white mom though :gambling addict!!!!!! You can like the life you're living, you can live the life you like - Chicago   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Jenoc99 102 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 01-27-06, 05:12 PM (EST) 10. "RE: 1/23 Wife Swap" >It was quite the drama, and >if you ask me it >was the wht mom's fault! >She kept shootin off at >the mouth until finally the >black mom took a swing >at her. I would have >too. There were shots of >the husbands trying to restrain >them while the women were >actually knocking over camera equipment >trying to get at the >other. They came back AFTER >three hours of calming down >and were able to talk >more like rational adults. I >have two words for the >white mom though :gambling addict!!!!!! > > >You can like the life you're >living, you can live the >life you like - Chicago > Yes, the mom from NY did run her mouth, and she was obnoxious, but in my opinion the mom from NC should have kept her hands to herself because by taking a swing at the other mother, it seemed like she 'stooped' to her level. I was dissapointed!! The mom from NC had class and respect, and then she goes and takes a swing at the other mom... *sigh*... It was good drama though!! I also noticed that the NY family said the mom was working less but they didn't say anything about going to the casino less!! Those poor kids... they seemed so happy to report that mom and dad were spending more time with them, it was just very sad because that is what parents are supposed to do anyway.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Rowan 10 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson" 01-24-06, 04:32 PM (EST) 4. "RE: 1/23 Wife Swap" I fell in love with the two N.C. boys. They were a riot!!! My husband and I were trying to figure out what they had for dinner that night.....hot dogs with??????? I think they were the best part of the show. You could tell they were well rounded kids. I think the N.C. Mom and Dad were strict but I don't think as much as they were "editied" to be. I disagreed with the rule of no bedtime, not curfew, do what you want. They wanted to play sports.......they did exactly what they wanted. Were they suppose to hang out in the mall all day? Not having anything structured or anything that they look forward to doing is how kids get in trouble. It showed in the total disregard for respect with the other kids. At one point when the 5 year old was pulling his tantrum my husband thought I had switch to Nanny 911!!!   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

nazpink 1058 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 01-24-06, 05:50 PM (EST) 5. "RE: 1/23 Wife Swap" One thing that I thought I noticed, again I only watched during commercial breaks of another show, was the New York mom going to the mall to meet up with the boys and it looked like she had a baby in a front baby carrier. Was my eyes playing tricks on me or what was that about?   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Elaine0 1507 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Peanut Festival Grand Marshall" 01-25-06, 07:52 AM (EST) 6. "RE: 1/23 Wife Swap" The NC mother would babysit for someone 5 days a week. That's probably the baby you saw.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Elaine0 1507 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Peanut Festival Grand Marshall" 01-25-06, 08:07 AM (EST) 7. "RE: 1/23 Wife Swap" I don't know why I watch these shows because they get me so annoyed. I can't stand how someone comes into another house and bans something just because they don't like it. In this case, she didn't like sports, so nobody plays sports even though it was shown that the boys enjoyed sports, didn't feel pressured to play them and sports didn't cause any issues in the house. Oh, but gambling was ok. Again she liked gambling, so everyone else would like it too. Did the NY father not work? I liked how his wife's solution to spending more time with her kids was to work less hours. I didn't hear any mention of spending less hours at the casino. Also if he didn't work, how will they handle her working less hours and making less money? Was this show very similar to the last one where the two older kids of the one family had strict schedules and the daughter couldn't bring her boyfriend home and the other family had the nasty 12 year old girl with the website? It seemed the same to me with a racial issue thrown in. One thing these shows do prove if that there is never a shortage of ignorant people in this country. The white woman saying she wasn't a racist, but then saying that black people have to prove themselves to her is a good example of that.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

nazpink 1058 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 01-25-06, 12:02 PM (EST) 8. "RE: 1/23 Wife Swap" Or what about her surprised comment when she realized she was staying with a black family and that they were clean!!!! People, I tell ya.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Rowan 10 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson" 01-26-06, 08:22 AM (EST) 9. "RE: 1/23 Wife Swap" And they didn't smell!!!! LOL!!! I loved that family. Again, the boys made it! and you could see the love that the husband and wife had for each other.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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