Is anyone else offended by Lynette on Desperate Housewives?

[Beth76]

I do watch this show, but haven't seen tonight's episode. I did watch the first few minutes with Lynette and the presents. I'll admit, I don't love every project my son makes for me. Though at age 3 his crafts are mostly done by his teachers with a few scribbles from him. I always smile and tell him how much I love them and display them proudly--for a few days. Then it's time to move on. The narrator even said how much Lynette cherished that moment. I didn't see anything wrong with Lynette's reactions--they were realistic.

And I agree, she's not cut out to be a SAHM. But, that's the choice she's made and she doesn't seem to be able to get out of it for some reason. That's why she's "desperate". And handling a bunch of people at the office is NOT the same thing as handling your own kids. It's a completely different job with completely different skills.

Let's face it. No one's a perfect mother. The least you can do is admit it.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

I don't find Lynette's character offensive at all. It's like others have said, that is why it is called "Desperate Housewives" and not "Perfect Housewives". It may not be very realistic but that is why I watch. I would be bored if she was always the perfect SAHM. I think her little drama w/her kids is funny and entertaining. Besides it's just a TV show. I would be much more offended if she was a real life person that we all knew and and not a character on a show. But that's just my opinion of course!

 

[Tiggeroo]

Lynette loves her boys. She defends them. She didn't put them on ritalin. She is doing everything she can to parent 3 rambunctious boys. I have twin sons. Her boys remind me of what it was like in my house for all those early years. We had stitches, broken bones, biking accidents, a son who tried to bungy jump from a top bunk, fights, some days it just seemed endless. When I put them in school they just didn't do well sitting at desks getting static learning. So I signed on for a couple more years of them at home, doing homeschooling. I can definitely identify with Lynette. I'm not real homemaker material but I loved my kids and did what seemed best for them. I'm much better in a work setting. In a perfect world her husband would take a more active role in dealing with the boys. Sometimes boys just need a guy who gets tough with them to learn to respect their moms.

 

[totalia]

offended? No. Its just a tv show.

 

[JVL1018]

Oh Lynette cracks me up! I feel her frustration, I have ONE little boy and he can drive me to the edge some days, much as I adore him. But there are times when I want to run far far away. Friday night I went out with my girlfriends and I literally danced out of the house I was so happy to be getting away from the kids who were bickering ALL day. LOL

It's so nice to see someone like her on TV, even if it is exaggerated.

I was laughing so hard tonight when she was slapping the hickory switch and spatula etc. on the table to scare them. I'm laughing again just thinking about it.

 

[DisneyPhD]

Oh Lynette cracks me up! I feel her frustration, I have ONE little boy and he can drive me to the edge some days, much as I adore him. But there are times when I want to run far far away. Friday night I went out with my girlfriends and I literally danced out of the house I was so happy to be getting away from the kids who were bickering ALL day. LOL

It's so nice to see someone like her on TV, even if it is exaggerated.

I was laughing so hard tonight when she was slapping the hickory switch and spatula etc. on the table to scare them. I'm laughing again just thinking about it.

That is true, she looked so pleased with herself, like "I can do this!" It was cute.

I most confesse, I would of thrown the eggs too. After all she just ruined my kids $100 bike. I did like how they showed the women being kind to the kids and how heartborken she was over the loss of her own boy.

Actually the most offensive one is Gabrielle, but she is NOTHING like my life so am not bothered by her. Kind of feel sorry for her isntead. It did bug me when I took that online test and it said I was most like her. NOT!

julia & nicks mom, new pictures...... I love them Got rid of the red words too. My problem was after I previewed the changes it wouldn't save. I had to to it with out previewing. Still having figured out how to add pictures. Might do that after we get back from vacation and I need a new count down clock anyway. (We will have lots of new pic's then too.)

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Maybe at some point ABC will do one of those guest appearance shows: Desperate Housewives meets Supernanny .

Well, they are stretching a bit...they are doing Wife Swap as the story line on Hope and Faith this week.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I totally agree. I am a SAHM also and that character has annoyed me from the beginning. I can't stand how they portray the role of SAHM in such turmoil and frenzy. BUT, I have come to the conclusion that it is TV and the show is called DESPERATE...., so her character has to show some desperation and those are the parts the producers want us to see.

But Brie doesn't come across as frenzied.

????

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Let's face it. No one's a perfect mother. The least you can do is admit it.

I'm far from it--I've decide I'm Desparate--and a few doses of Supernanny is straigtening me out . My house has never looked more neat and I have a schedule--though each Sunday I modify it if we found something that didn't work for us during the week.

 

[OhMari]

My problem is with the baby, sometimes there, sometimes not. Like no where to be seen for WEEKS. Then today around. For a while she had 3 kids older kids, then only the twins, now back to the 3 boys. What is with that?

A few episodes ago, they had Lynette with the baby and her 5 yr old son. She was trying to get to Yoga classes and she was coming in late. The receptionist told her she had to sign up early to get in the class. She had her 5 year old along cause he had the sniffles that morning and couldn't go to school. Later that day she had to shave his hair off cause he got gum in his hair.

The next day, the receptionist saw him and thought he had cancer and let Lynette into the class. She let the receptionist think that until she finally told them she shaved his head.

So they must go back and forth with the kids. Her baby is a girl.

 

[rcyannacci]

I loved last night's episode, especially Lynette and the boys. She's my favorite as well. And I loved that they didn't let her off the hook with the neighbor. I was moved by the end of the show- it made me wonder about some of my own reactions against people I don't know very well. Great writers!

 

[battricia]

Lynette is someone who likes the idea of being a SAHM, but not the reality. There is nothing wrong with being a working mom if that is what is best for you. ( I did both for, worked for a while, stay home currenlty.)

Actually I've interpreted it as she was always wanting to be working, but her husband had different ideas for their family. She's repeatedly asked him to quit his job and stay home while she goes back to her job. He won't budge.

tricia.

 

[disykat]

The boys are definately in school - remember the episode with the play? I like Lynette. She desperately wants to go back to work and feels trapped. I like the whole "very effective business woman who can't handle being a SAHM" angle. I loved her expression last night when her dh got a promotion that involved even more travel. I think it plays off the others well and adds a bit of "career" to a bunch of women who don't work - even if it is only clips from her past. They are all SAHM's of one kind or another and they all have extreme quirks. That's what makes it fun.

 

[DisneyPhD]

Actually I've interpreted it as she was always wanting to be working, but her husband had different ideas for their family. She's repeatedly asked him to quit his job and stay home while she goes back to her job. He won't budge.

tricia.

True, but that isn't the only 2 options. 2 working parents can make a family work too. There are a number of options. (work from home, part time, alertnating hours, nanny, day care, etc.....) Especailly with a couple with the means and education they have. No one should have to quit their job and stay home because their sposes wants it. Staying at home should be a decession made by the person because it is what they want. If not there will be a great deal of resentment.

But then again if she wasn't at SAHM it wouldn't be the role the show needs.