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THE FAMILY

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NotAnOtter · 01/10/2008 21:24

is it just me or is tom overindulged rude and immature

if my 14 tear old was as rude and pathetic as that she would not be carried around on my back!

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Fimbo · 01/10/2008 22:53

Lol how tastes differ!

NotCod · 02/10/2008 08:45

god i twas sad
and the dad SPOILIng fro a fight
he needs to start runing all the time

NotCod · 02/10/2008 08:45

why do they have SO MANY tvs?
adn SHOUT all the time

dad needs a hobby

mum needs to get up and DO somehting.

PuppyMonkey · 02/10/2008 08:47

I thought it was one of the funniest things I've seen on telly in a long time when they were fighting and fighting and fighting and not stopping. So reminded me of my childhood!

That dad speaks to his family as though he's conducting a business meeting or something - what a tit.

frazzled74 · 02/10/2008 09:18

i like their house and feel sorry for the mum,I dont think i could live with husband that was like that, think hes playing up to cameras quite a lot as well.

shabster · 02/10/2008 09:29

I really, really like Tom. Mind you I have had four sons so I am biased.

He is going to be a really handsome man. It made me when he was watching his sisters sing and dance. His eyes lit up and he grinned from ear to ear.

My DS4 watched for a while - then tutted and said 'apart from all those girls that is just like our house!!'

DumbledoresGirl · 02/10/2008 09:35

I only saw the last 20 mins of this last night, not having watched it before. I thought Tom was incredibly immature but I don't mean that in an entirely bad way - nice to see a 14 year old boy who still wants to be cuddled, but not very usual I would not have thought. Gave me hope for my 12 year old who is, to my mind, very immature but would not seem so if compared with Tom.

I was impressed that he and his sister actually did apologise to each other when left alone to do so. None of my children would do that, I don't think. And generally, from what I have seen, I thought they came across as quite a nice functioning family - not what I was expecting. (oh dear, DG, don't get hooked on another reality tv show!)

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NotCod · 02/10/2008 10:21

tom was NOT immature
god no
DG what an odd hting to say

NotCod · 02/10/2008 10:22

i htink they haev SERIOUS communication issues
no one seems to be kind to each other EVER in that family
i hopemine dont end up like that

Stinkyfeet · 02/10/2008 10:22

I thought it was very unfair of the parents to impose the new bedtime rule on Tom (10pm) to try and sort out his lack of sleep problem, then bugger off out for the evening leaving Emily in charge, then have a go at her for doing exactly what they should have done in the first place ie removing his consoles.

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NotCod · 02/10/2008 10:23

TAKE AWAY THE WII AND EVRYTHIGN
then he will sleep
god htey ahev SO many tvs!

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DumbledoresGirl · 02/10/2008 10:24

You don't think wheedling his dad for a cuddle and refusing to go to bed was a bit unusual behaviour in a 14 year old?

I am delighted if you think it is not as our 12 year old has (other) behaviour that dh and I find immature, but, as I said, Tom has 2 years on our ds, so if his behaviour is ok, then we need not worry about our ds.

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DumbledoresGirl · 02/10/2008 10:25

Cod, Tom aged 14 and his older sister were clearly seen to hug each other and say sorry to each other at the end of that programme. How can you say they never do anything kind to each other? I thought that was really touching, as my children would not do that now and they are all still sweet sub-teenagers.

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NotCod · 02/10/2008 10:28

( loks at fios maisoneette )
no i think he is a nroaml boy
of course he is different wiht his mates etc

NOne of them talk they shout and fight, no one is KInd or considerate. no one talks feelings

DumbledoresGirl · 02/10/2008 10:29

Sorry, I have re-read my previous post and I realise it makes me sound as hard as nails. No, of course it is not immature per se to want to cuddle your parents, but I still think Tom came over as quite immature. I can't really explain it. I just felt that he did not fit my image of a 14 year old boy. I was going to say it was because he cried when his father told him off but actually my son (still only 12) can be reduced to tears still sometimes. And I don't necessarily mean it in a nasty way. I am glad Tom is a sensitive soul. I am just surprised he is not slated for it more.

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DumbledoresGirl · 02/10/2008 10:30

At the end of last night's programme, they showed clips of the dad losing it and turning off the cameras several times. I expect that is what he does when he wants to have a quick one.

WendyWeber · 02/10/2008 10:32

I loved the bit where he raved on and on about nobody helping at mealtimes & they all exchanged amused glances (I think he does go on like this all the time you know ) then finally one of the daughters asked for a pork chop in a silly voice & they all fell about laughing. cod, they don't have serious communication issues, they have flare-ups born of living-with-teenagers-exhaustion! (I mean he doesn't even actually shout by our standards - although he does go on a bit)

DD2, DS2 & I glued to it again last night. Stinkyfeet, we all agree with what you said about going out and leaving him!

Isn't it interesting how Emily-the-bitch from prog 1 has actually turned out to be a perfectly nice person?

DumbledoresGirl · 02/10/2008 10:35

Funny what it tells you about yourself! I do go on too much - dh often tells me to stop when I am ranting away - so I did not think the dad went on too much at all! I thought when he sat them down and talked about the night before and said what the punishments would be that he was remarkably calm, lucid and succinct.

NotCod · 02/10/2008 10:36

really ww

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