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How the other kid lives

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mumsiedarlingrevolta · 12/02/2019 20:31

Anyone watching How the other kid lives?

Finding it so poignant... wonder if I'd have let my DD do it.

One of the little girls having a bit of a tough time

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ILoveMaxiBondi · 13/02/2019 10:30

Yes they are all lovely little girls. I hope they were able to stay in touch.

purpleme12 · 13/02/2019 12:24

I must have missed them saying that Beer how did they mean a lesson for her?

Beerincomechampagnetastes · 13/02/2019 13:22

They said - and I’m paraphrasing..

Lily has a difficult life and doesn’t have as much as Piper but she keeps going and that’s a lesson for Piper.

It just didn’t sit right with me tbh.

Lily’s lovely safe home and beautiful relationship with her lovely mother makes her quite privileged herself in many ways.

purpleme12 · 13/02/2019 13:47

I agree with you about the lovely things lily has... But maybe she meant it cos she was saying Piper was spoilt and she was trying to her to appreciate stuff? I don't know just thinking

purpleme12 · 13/02/2019 13:48

I think what was really sad about Lily though was what she was saying about her dad

Beerincomechampagnetastes · 13/02/2019 13:50

Maybe.
It wasn’t my interpretation.
I don’t think Piper was spoiled. She seemed quite insightful. I liked what she said about big houses and small houses and different people have different priorities. Piper has great leadership qualities.

Beerincomechampagnetastes · 13/02/2019 13:52

purple when Lily was talking about her dad it made me cry.

RedForShort · 13/02/2019 13:55

Haven't seen this week's episode, but I did mean to start a thread last week as I missed the start of the programme and had a question.

The boy who seemed to find it difficult to get on with the boy with downs syndrome, did he go to a boys' school or was he home schooled? He appeared to be unsure about the girl too, but certainly didn't come across as lacking in confidence!!

purpleme12 · 13/02/2019 14:00

Redforshort I started a thread on it last week

purpleme12 · 13/02/2019 14:01

(PS I wasn't saying I thought she was spoilt was just thinking maybe the parent might have those thoughts about her child. But it was just a pondering!)

Smilemore800 · 13/02/2019 19:02

I think this was a lovely show. It really showed how children from different backgrounds can get all. I wonder if the children stayed in touch.

PsychedelicSheep · 13/02/2019 22:19

Redforshort you mean Brendan from last week.

I thought it was interesting how both of the more privileged kids, with the most overinvolved parents (Brendan and Piper) seemed to struggle the most with mucking in with situations and people that were a little different to what they were used to.

Seems like being a bit more hands off can result in more relaxed and go with the flow type kids?

Zamps1987 · 15/02/2019 16:13

I personally have the amazing pleasure of knowing Lily and Cassie, and have done for many years. They both have the most beautiful souls and are amazing people. I’m so very proud of them xxx

ILoveMaxiBondi · 15/02/2019 16:37

I didn’t think Pipers parents seemed any more involved than either Lily’s or Isis’ parents. They all seemed pretty involved to me. In fact on the play dates pipers parents were least involved in what the girls did. Isis dad seemed the most involved.

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mumsiedarlingrevolta · 19/02/2019 20:20

AUGH. missed the beginning of tonights episode-the mum seemed very involved-much more than any last week. sort of managing the chat etc.

Now the girls having a bit of play but I def think most involved parent-
not judging-just observing as the Mum seems lovely

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lastqueenofscotland · 19/02/2019 20:24

Enjoying this weeks. Syd’s mum/childhood sounded a lot like mine, no TV, no screens lots of books. Probably increasingly common now but in the 90s it was very odd!

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mumsiedarlingrevolta · 19/02/2019 20:35

Very sad when the other two 10yr old girls said they didn't read- still remember the books I loved then...

I missed the beginning-are Sydney and Daisy's parents single parents or have we just not seen the others?

Poor Daisy and the make up

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Discobabe98 · 19/02/2019 20:40

Daisy at the dinner table trying to imitate Muslim praying Grin she has a dry sense of humour lol

NotAnotherNameChange99 · 19/02/2019 20:43

Syd's mum reminds me of my friend who thought she was 'winning' at the non-conforming daughter thing for exactly the same reasons...then her DD turned 12 and turned into a moody peer-obsessed self-absorbed child like her friends Grin
There is an old adage which suggests that after the turbulent teen years, most kids revert to their younger ways. So hopefully all is not lost!

ILoveMaxiBondi · 19/02/2019 21:13

I’m just watching on catch up now. Poor Syd doesn’t know what to do with all that energy Grin “lets jump on the bed until we think of something to do”

Redcrayonisthebest · 19/02/2019 21:23

tonights episode-the mum seemed very involved-much more than any last week. sort of managing the chat etc.

I kind of get the impression that she HAD to take control and guide things because the beginning was very awkward and poor Syd didn't seem to know how to move things along. Bless her I hope she has a bond with the others by the end.

ILoveMaxiBondi · 19/02/2019 21:33

Alisha and her mum coming across as very vain. (I found the emphasis on styled hair =confidence quite jarring with the fact it was coming from a woman who covers her hair permanently) I didn’t like that bit where Alisha told Daisy she wanted to change her as if there is something wrong with her!

ILoveMaxiBondi · 19/02/2019 21:45

Shock at that look Alisha just gave to the cameraman when he asked her what was wrong with mud!

Aeroflotgirl · 19/02/2019 22:32

I think Alisha and her mum are very vain and looks orientated. They did not come across as very nice and quite sneery of the other family. I preferred the values of the other family, more down to earth and grounded.

It is sad the way the other family is very looks orientated, and very low aspirations for their girls.

Happysummer · 19/02/2019 22:39

I felt quite uncomfortable with Alisha's grooming of herself and posing for selfies, photos. She seemed to almost sexualise herself even if she didn't realise it. Glad she gave football a go though. I love that Syd had so many books in her room, albeit the untidyness would give me sleepless nights!!