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Post by Lesa on Mar 22, 2005 1:46:44 GMT -6
I bet the nanny on tonight's ep wanted to rip all her hair out and run screaming out of that house! Here I thought the dad was going to be the problem with the way he spent all his time with the pigeons and didn't help out the mom, but it turns out that the mom needed more discipline than anyone else in that family.  Now I'm thinking that the dad probably tried to do what he could in the beginning, but the mom was just so unreasonable that he started devoting all his time to the pigeons so he wouldn't have to deal with her. The 3-year-old refused to use the toilet, so she let him pee outside in the street. When he peed in the garden, she said how 'cool' it was how he watered the plants. She was actually praising his bad behavior!  Constantly carrying the baby on her hip while she cleaned house, it's amazing that she got anything done at all. And sleeping with all her kids? I didn't even see the dad in the bed with them. Was he on the couch or did I just not see him? I felt bad for the mother in the beginning when she wasn't getting any help from the dad, but once the nanny taught them what needed to be done, he turned out to be the voice of reason in that family. This nanny didn't have quite the same personality as Jo on that other nanny show, but I can't imagine them picking a better (worse) family to turn around. This show may be a ripoff (although they're both a ripoff of Mary Poppins), but that doesn't make it a bad show. They even added a twist, and that's to give a present (tonight was a trip) to the family at the end. |
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Post by Forever Xena on Mar 30, 2005 1:44:06 GMT -6
Well I have watched a couple of episodes with horrid fascination  Thanking the heavens that my kids are not like that :lol Im going to try and catch some more  |
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Post by Lesa on Mar 30, 2005 1:53:51 GMT -6
The last ep was another good (horrid) one. Those poor kids were moved from town to town, the dad only concentrated on work, the mom didn't give the dad any credit when he cleaned house, helped the kids with homework, etc, and neither parent showed any respect for the other. I think this nanny should've gotten paid double to cover marriage counseling.  |
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Post by Forever Xena on Mar 30, 2005 12:51:21 GMT -6
I couldnt agree more ;D But all these nanny programs more or less say the same thing and follow the same program if you know what I mean |
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Post by Lesa on Mar 31, 2005 17:20:21 GMT -6
That's true. But each nanny has to bring in her own personal experiences and expertise, and some would naturally have more or less patience in certain situations. That last one sure did have a lot of patience. I especially enjoyed the scene with her dancing around while the kid picketed her, chanting "Nanny go home". |
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Post by Forever Xena on Apr 3, 2005 2:36:44 GMT -6
Well its not a job I would want for all the money in the world I just have not the patience  ;D |
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Post by Lesa on Apr 4, 2005 22:55:41 GMT -6
I've done my share of babysitting children who don't know how to behave, and I definitely don't want to make a career of that. They really should make people take a test and get licensed before they're allowed to have children.  |
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Post by Grrlpower on Apr 18, 2005 13:42:37 GMT -6
Oh how I wish that were true about the testing to be a parent. These days parents come to the daycare center right after leaving the doctors office when they get a positive result. Can you imagine...the first thought coming into your head as a parent is not I wonder if it will be a boy or a girl or I hope it is healthy, but oh man i need a daycare and I need it fast. Gotta get on the waiting list. I have even had parents ask if they could bring the child in the first week after birth. Oh my goodness parents please. Children used to be a lifelong commitment and it altered their lives for it would now be about the children and not the parents as individuals anymore...but right here and right now there are people who no longer consider it anything more then an act and put the raising responsibilities onto the daycare system.
In the old days it would be like institutionalizing your child but in the modern world it is just another option in child rearing. I have kids from 6am to 7pm every day of the week. Even on the parents day's off. So who is really raising these children?
My suggestion...invest in adult day care centers. For these kids are learning it is okay to let someone else take care of their loved ones. Each action causes an equal and opposite reaction...
Finally a show that is showing the tv world what life is really becoming for many families...They raise their kids to do what they do then have no clue how to fix the problem when it gets out of hand.
Thanx for letting me get that off my chest...
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Post by Joxcenia on Apr 18, 2005 16:56:50 GMT -6
They'll get back at their parents by putting them in nursing homes the moment they can't take care of themselves....
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Post by Lesa on Apr 18, 2005 21:04:36 GMT -6
Yes, sticking them in a nursing home the moment they show any signs of needing help would definitely be poetic justice. What has this world become? These people's first thought is where can I dump my children off? They have no business having children, and should have gotten themselves sterilyzed.  If I ever had kids, my top priority would be to make sure they learn good morals and good reasoning skills (common sense), and to always know they're loved. |
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Post by Grrlpower on Apr 25, 2005 15:58:09 GMT -6
it sounds like you would be a great parent...
It's hard these days with the world full of I wants instead of I need. Once people realize your life is not measured by your things but how you effect others and lve your life then there may be a change...
I am sure there are people out there that feel the same way I was just not exposed to them in the workplace, other then the other women that worked with me raising the next generation.
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Post by Lesa on Apr 27, 2005 0:17:39 GMT -6
Thanks, GP.  I agree, there is too much emphasis on wants and not enough on needs, and too many people are more concerned with their own wants and could care less about others' needs, even if those "others" are their own children. Some people will say they give everything to their children because they buy them all the newest toys and the hottest designer clothes, but they neglect to give their children the time and attention they need. Then when their kids start acting up all the time, they take them to some shrink who diagnoses them with ADD and pumps them full of drugs, or they blame society or the schools or even the kid's peers for the child's behavior, instead of looking in the mirror. I have no plans of bringing a child into this world, but I would gladly adopt a child or two who need someone to love them. |
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Post by Grrlpower on Apr 27, 2005 0:34:42 GMT -6
there are plenty out there that would love to be part of a caring family. I wish I had that option...but you know it is...sometimes others can dictate what a person is permitted to do just cause they don't agree with how they love
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Post by Lesa on Apr 27, 2005 2:35:02 GMT -6
Biggotry sucks, especially when it writes the laws. Laws are supposed to protect people from biggotry, not perpetuate it.   |
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Post by jojo on Aug 11, 2005 10:26:07 GMT -6
Biggotry sucks, especially when it writes the laws. Laws are supposed to protect people from biggotry, not perpetuate it. And let's not forget the movie and TV stars who can adopt children at the drop of a hat while people at normal jobs have to wait years and years! But of course, half those people don't even RAISE the kids, adopted or not, they throw them to the nannies when they get tired of 'parenting'. Can you imagine...the first thought coming into your head as a parent is not I wonder if it will be a boy or a girl or I hope it is healthy, but oh man i need a daycare and I need it fast. Gotta get on the waiting list. I have even had parents ask if they could bring the child in the first week after birth. Oh my goodness parents please. Yeah, it's not like your boss is gonna fire ya for getting pregnant and having to take a while off. Especially if the boss is a parents also, think he or she (ESPECIALLY she) would understand! Children used to be a lifelong commitment and it altered their lives for it would now be about the children and not the parents as individuals anymore...but right here and right now there are people who no longer consider it anything more then an act and put the raising responsibilities onto the daycare system. Let's not forget also parnets who put thier kids in Private Schools thinking the nuns are gonna put morals into their heads. hey, pal, if you don't teach kids religion and morals right from the beginning, what makes you think they'll take as teens? ESPECIALLY when they're teens?! And I know this from experience cause I grew up in a very religious, moral home and grew up also in Private Schools. But because I was brought up that way, I was so different from the other girls, who acted like they shouldn't even BE there! My parents taught me my beliefs, they didn't expect strangers to! Jojo  |
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Post by Lesa on Aug 12, 2005 11:25:09 GMT -6
Pretty backwards, isn't it?  It sounds like your parents did their job well.   |
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Post by jojo on Aug 12, 2005 12:08:56 GMT -6
Pretty backwards, isn't it? Yeah. In fact, here's my own idea for a reality show...take all these dumb "movie Star" Mom's (Julia Roberts, Kelly Ripa, Britney Spears when the baby is born, etc) Somehow trick them into going into a house, then send all their nannies away on a well-earned vacation like to Tahiti or whereever! Let these movie stars behave like REAL ORDINARY people for a change! Let THEM chanmge their OWN diapers, let THEM do the feedings, let THEM do the grocery shopping (bringing along the babies, NO baby sitters!). Let THEM see what WE have to go through rasing children, ESPECIALLY Juila Roberts and her precious twins! Occasionally we'd see the nannies having fun in Tahiti..but for the most part the stars are on their own! Better than ANYTHING on 'The Surreal Life' I can bet! Jojo |
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Post by Lesa on Aug 12, 2005 20:37:21 GMT -6
Now THAT sounds like a great idea for a reality show!  |
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Post by Forever Xena on Aug 12, 2005 23:56:57 GMT -6
It really really does |
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Post by jojo on Oct 1, 2005 23:36:42 GMT -6
it sounds like you would be a great parent... It's hard these days with the world full of I wants instead of I need. Once people realize your life is not measured by your things but how you effect others and lve your life then there may be a change... I am sure there are people out there that feel the same way I was just not exposed to them in the workplace, other then the other women that worked with me raising the next generation. You are SOO right! Oh, BTW, I got soemthing for you.. Click on the pumpkin for info.. Cute, huh? Jojo |
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