"Family" New series on Channel 4

[geordieminx]

Anyone know what this is about? Worth watching?

why is she "filth" nt??

not filth, sorry, just a knee jerk reaction to her bloody rudeness

Don't the room look nice

I love Ave Maria, beautiful

I have to say watching the sene from the kitchen IMO they handled it all wrong - they kept on and on and on at her without actually giving her the chance to speak, there is obviously a reason for her calling in sick - other than her being a stropy tennager - the mum asked her 2 questions - how she could afforxd togo out and why she was sick then 10 seconds later launched into another tirade... IMO - "You arent going anywhere until you tell me exactly what the fuck is going on - we can sit here all night"

The more the parents rant on the more she will sit there glazed eyes, until a reasonable amount of time has elapsed, then she'll go and sit on her mothers knee, manipulate the situation with a few tears, everything is back to normal, off she tootles upstairs to get ready - total cop out.

My sister was EXACTLY like this up until a few years ago - actually, until she moved out and realised the world didnt revolve around her.

Car crash television. Not nice

I am not seeing anything that doesn't go on in 1000's of households around the country tbh.

Emily will improve in a couple of yrs time, or maybe they will have to chuck her out to make her step up.

I can identify with the constant text bleeps and ringing of mobile phones that interupts everything.

The parents seem fairly together and are trying their very best.

(so far)

I think they all seem rather normal.

With you on the manipulation Geordie.

WW re the mid-life crisis & jealousy comment that was how it was looking early.

Can't decide if this is worthwhile telly or not!

Me neither SciFiFan it's a bit like BB, it's crap but you can't help yourself

me too hc

terrifying, can't imagine my lovely dds becoming like that
cant imagine dh coping!

mum and daughters look totally miserable.

Why don't they want her to go out?

cos its her mum's birthday - 40th -

Nametaken I think they just want her to have ONE night in , go to bed at a reasonable time and get up at a resonable time.

I worry when my children are playing outside I breathe again when they are indoors safe.

I couldn't comprehend my 19 year old daughter going out at 11.00pm.

I wouldn't rest until she was indoors, it's very scary

Christ if my 19 yr old wanted to stay in with dp and I
I'd be v v v worried
But they need boundaries
Rent/board for starters
Prepare for real world
Where emily needs to enter into pronto

Do parents tell their adult children when they can and can't go out? and what time they can go?

All of you with lovely small & sweet DDs, I'm sorry to have to tell you that they will become a version of this for a time in their teens.

So take notes now

exactly!

Errr, I don't think so. Hell will freeze over before I let my kids doss around the house all day and not have a job

nametaken, as long as the "adult" children are living at home & sponging off the parents then yes, they bloody well should dictate.

If Emily wants to be independent she should move out.

Is it the norm nowadays to go out late...I used to STAY out late (often all night) but I tended to be gone by about 9.00 at the latest.

I don't ever remember leaving at 11.00 for a night out.

So they don't want her to go out, but are they giving her money? Where does she get the money to go out. Or is she on unemployment benefit.

D.E.B.T.

luckily for me i had left home by 19 ..i was glad

I don't think it's normal to go out late, but I don't actually see what's wrong with it. (as long as you get up for work in the morning) which she doesn't

left at 17, can't imagine having stayred longer