Quintuplet Surprise

[kaleighmariesmom]

Did anyone watch it on TLC? thought?

 

[Mouse House Mama]

I watched most of it before I fell asleep. It annoyed me. I think the father was a complete butthead. I wanted to smack him.

 

[kaleighmariesmom]

I kinda thought they complained a lot about money when she was carrying Louis Vuitton bags (more than one).

 

[Pumpkingirl7]

I have it on the DVR! will watch tonight and let you know.

 

[Piglet4Ever]

I didn't like it. I just couldn't connect with the parents. I think they have waited way too long to get out of that house they couldnt afford. I understand it is their dream home, but if you have 6 kids to take care of and the one person working hasn't been working for so long you have to do whatever you can. It just made me a little angry.

 

[kittycat9]

I really can't stomach watching shows that exploit children, particularly for the the perceived circus factor (not that they are a circus, but making them in to one). I'd much rather watch personal self-destruction, like the Real Housewives series

 

[kaleighmariesmom]

I camw across it and I only watched it cause we are having twins and wanted to see what it is like to have more than one at one time. Theses people were kinda gross in the sense that made me turn it off.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

I kinda thought they complained a lot about money when she was carrying Louis Vuitton bags (more than one).

My sister and I were saying the same thing. They also were not old bags. They looked pretty new. Poor them.

 

[pweyl36]

All I can say is another JON&Kate.

 

[artarien]

I watched the program last night and if it had been me that was expecting quintuplets I would have started downsizing my finacial responsibilities at the very moment I found out. A family does not need an enormous home to raise 6 children in. They were looking at a 3100 square foot home talking about how small it was, I have six kids at home right now and we live comfortably in a 2300 square foot home. Also, a major drain on resources is new clothing and shoes, go to a resale shop. Watch the Duggars and learn from their frugality. I believe they could live in a 3 bedroom house just fine and it doesn"t need to be 3000+ square feet. I also noticed all the photo sessions they were having....costly I am sure. They must remember, the babies will not always be in cribs and two sets of bunk bed will fit those children perfectly! And when the babies outgrow the cribs and carseats etc. have a yardsale! I am not anti-multiples, I know couples desire children and go to whatever means they have to in order to have a family, that is admirable, but one must not be unwise. These couples who use fertility treatments and wind up with multiples need to prepare for the cost from the beginning. Save, reduce, move to smaller dwelling, sell unnecessary items, buy used and save the difference, accept hand-me-downs and donations and work your backside off until they arrive. Then you should be set.Atleast for the first year. The husband should then hire helpers for his wife and keep busy working and supporting his family. I am sure there are plenty of good hearted people out there that would volunteer their time to the family without expecting anything monetarily in exchange for their time. My prayers are with this family, and hope they gain some wisdom in their journey and can perhaps help future couples learn to prepare for the upcoming responsibilitiy of raising and supporting multiples.

 

[FoundMyPrince]

I watched the show and thought it was kind of sad. The parents (particularly the father) seemed so overwhelmed with the finances that they weren't able to enjoy the children. The home was so nice, and while it's easy to say "sell it", how many people do we all know that want to sell a home and just cannot? Yes, it seems they should have begun to downsize much earlier than when the kids were 9 months old...but they kept hoping the economy would turn-around. It was just kind of a sad show all around. I'm sure there are many families in their shoes, they just don't have 6 children to care for.

*on a side note: I thought it was strange that she had volunteers come over to help/hold the babies and she didn't even know them. I don't know where she came across these volunteers, but I'd want to at least have people come in to help that I already knew.