Trading Spouses What a Silly Woman

[Pongo69]

That "BEAR" is such a nasty woman. Why does she feel the need to put these kids down. It's not their fault their parents live in a better home and have more than her family.

I swear she is soooo OBNOXIOUS and STUPID. I was soooo happy when that fellow asked her what size was her trailer after bragging about the their 5 homes could fit in her backyard -give me a break!!

Sorry to be mean, but as she could saved those croc tears for another day. She's the one who came off as such a snob about being a "dental hygenist" . Seems to me she's the one who has a problem with her career. What a dope!

The other wife is very sweet. I think it was really nice what she did with 11yr old son.

 

[OceanAnnie]

I was wondering how does that show play out?

They swap wives for how long? And what do they do? Hang out? Take over the "other" wife's household responsibilities (grocery shopping, cooking, taking kids to school...)? It sounds interesting.

I hope the swapped wife didn't tell the kids her put downs. That's the thing. Even if the premise of the show does sound like fun, (I wouldn't do it.) you run the chance of letting some wacko interact with your family. In some cases, I bet it could get messy.

 

[BabyTigger99]

I also did not like the "loud" mom, Sam was much nicer, I thought, but I also didn't like how Sam's family treated the new mom. They were not receptive at all. I thought that the whole premise of the show was to bring your lifestyle to a new family. That is what they signed up for. I thought Sam's husband and kids were really rude. Seemed like they were just in it for the money, which explains why the dad was soooo peeved!

 

[Pongo69]

Originally posted by BabyTigger99
I also did not like the "loud" mom, Sam was much nicer, I thought, but I also didn't like how Sam's family treated the new mom. They were not receptive at all. I thought that the whole premise of the show was to bring your lifestyle to a new family. That is what they signed up for. I thought Sam's husband and kids were really rude. Seemed like they were just in it for the money, which explains why the dad was soooo peeved!

Gosh I thought the total opposite

The loud mouth treated Sam's kid like dirt. She seems to get off on putting the kids down. If anything she made it hard for herself with her hangups.
As far as the money why in the world would she want Sam's son to have a jacuzzi

I think she did that out of spite. I for one did not feel sorry for her at all.

 

[hentob]

And TIVO is busy doing other things

How was the money spent!?!?!? Do tell!!!!!!

 

[stormi65]

What did each family do with the 50,000. How did the second half of the show play out? I thought it was on tomorrow night!

 

[Jungle Skipper]

Ugh...how can you watch that trite drivel? Yuck..most fox programming makes me want to bang my head against a wall.

Jungle Josh

 

[Pongo69]

Well the loud mouth left 10,000 for Sam's daughter to get braces, 15,000 for a hot tub for Sam's son which was so stupid and the rest of the money I forgot because honestly it was so stupid what she did. I still say she did it out of spite

Sam on the other hand left 5000 to loud mouth son and daugther. She also set money aside to have a deck and jacuzzi built for loud mouth's husband and she sent them on an all expense paid vacation.

 

[PKK/MJK]

I didn't particularly like the loud mouth Mom either--but I agree that Sam's husband and children were VERY rude!! I kept thinking that Sam wouldn't be happy with the way her family was treating the 'new mom'. Sam's friends were very rude too--I could understand why 'loud mouth'Mom felt out of place--but she could have tried a little harder to socialize.

As for the money, LM Mom's distribution was odd--but frankly, that family was VERY wealthy--it would be hard to know where to allocate those funds. It appeared that they could afford to buy whatever they wanted.

 

[stinkerbelle]

Originally posted by PKK/MJK
I didn't particularly like the loud mouth Mom either--but I agree that Sam's husband and children were VERY rude!! I kept thinking that Sam wouldn't be happy with the way her family was treating the 'new mom'. Sam's friends were very rude too--I could understand why 'loud mouth'Mom felt out of place--but she could have tried a little harder to socialize.

I think Sam's family AND Neighbors/friends were very rude to LM. (isn't her name Lisa? heheh)

But - in her defence - I DO have to agree with her on a couple of points...lot sizes in California seem very very small...and yes, 3 or 4 house in California COULD fit on one plot of land in Massachusettes (Specifically Western mass - the berkshire area I believe she said she was from...I grew up in Western Mass...the lot sizes ARE larger...even in my first home in CT...you could fit 4 house in my neighborhood on the land my parents have.)

I thought LM was very odd in her delegating the money. $10k for braces? Are they REALLY that expensive? (that's kinda like saying - your teeth are horrible - get them fixed). But I don't think LM was too hard on the kids...she was being a typical pushy mom (ie - in the batting cage) and only offering advice (telling Katie to stand up and sing - which makes sense...and, IMO, the girl couldn't sing anyway...I'm surprised the 'voice coach' didn't yell at LM.)

I like the way Sam interacted with the Bowers family...her bringing the son down to a kitchen to cook was awesome...I kinda wished she had delegated some money for him and LM mom to go to culinary school together...bonding/teach LM to cook.

But HANDS DOWN...that neighbor that kept making fun of LM for doing 'tooth therapy' (which I've never heard of but whatever) was just being a flat out WITCH!

 

[onecoolmama]

I agree with all of you. I thought Sam's husband started a trend of rudeness and the Boston father started a trend of being receptive. Each father had a huge impact on the way the kids treated the mom and I feel that the Boston Dad handeled it much better.

The CA friends were extremely rude. And I hope that after watching the show Sam laid into her husband for treating the Boston mom that way.

On the other hand, I thought Lisa was a little too outspoken to the point of tacky at times. The first time they met at the airport when she saw her name and just sat there..how rude can you be. And then at Dinner when she sopke of how he wasnt spending enough time with his kids. Tacky.

The one thought both DH and I had, was if she was thinner and better looking, I bet the CA family would have responded to her in a much nicer way. Which just shows the husbands true character.

 

[bjgrazi]

I too thought the CA father was a jerk, but I have to say I like how he called his wife the Queen. Seems he treats her well and the kids were happy to see her.

I couldn't belive at the end how nasty the MA dad was to his wife.

 

[Pongo69]

Originally posted by bjgrazi
I too thought the CA father was a jerk, but I have to say I like how he called his wife the Queen. Seems he treats her well and the kids were happy to see her.

I couldn't belive at the end how nasty the MA dad was to his wife.

Could you Blame him!

Sorry, but that woman is a "JERK" with a capital J.

 

[stinkerbelle]

Originally posted by bjgrazi
I couldn't belive at the end how nasty the MA dad was to his wife.

I don't think he was being nasty.

Hear me out.

My family is alot like that...we throw insults around, have food fights at Holiday dinners. (My brother called me 'double butts' during Easter dinner, so I threw something at him, my mom was like "Did I just see a carrot go flying across the table?")

One christmas I threw a roll at him...mom had burnt the rolls, so I actually left a bruise on my brother's cheek. heheh

but we are very close and we get along REALLY well...when I get together with my family, I have a great time. (DH thinks we're all nuts)

Some familys are not all lovey dovey 24/7...some families DO have that crass/sarcastic attitude towards each other. But like the LM mom said "they spend time together" whereas Sam's family just split up and did nothing 'together'.

JMO

 

[Robmom]

I saw it and I was so upset over how the CA neighbors treated that woman. Especially on the boat when they kept making fun of her. Even though she was loud and rude, she didn't deserve to be treated like that. Just because she doesn't live the perfect life like those women doesn't give them the right to act like that. If she came to my house I probably wouldn't like her either, but I certainly would not treat her with such disrespect that the family showed her. Sam was great with the other family. I really thought she was going to be like one of those spoiled rich wives, but she wasn't. I hope she keeps in touch with them. With the class and manners that she has, I'm surprised that it doesn't rub off on her own family. If I were her, I would be very mad at my family for treating her the way they did. And, I don't know if I would remain friends with those neighbors either!

 

[MinnieM21]

Originally posted by PKK/MJK
I didn't particularly like the loud mouth Mom either--but I agree that Sam's husband and children were VERY rude!! I kept thinking that Sam wouldn't be happy with the way her family was treating the 'new mom'. Sam's friends were very rude too--I could understand why 'loud mouth'Mom felt out of place--but she could have tried a little harder to socialize.

As for the money, LM Mom's distribution was odd--but frankly, that family was VERY wealthy--it would be hard to know where to allocate those funds. It appeared that they could afford to buy whatever they wanted.

I completely agree with you. The way Sam's children, husbands AND neighbors treated the other mother was not nice at all. I can see why she felt completely out of place. I mean come on, Sam's husband could have at least made her feel more welcome at that party and introduced her instead of completely ignoring her. And the neighbors, don't get me started!! What the heck is wrong with being a dentist?

I agree also about the money. The distribution of the money was a little odd but the other family was EXTREMELY wealthy. I don't see why they would be upset or shocked on how the other mom distributed it. They made her feel out of place, didn't talk to her, and they are incredibly wealthy.

 

[onecoolmama]

I thought it was really funny when the little girl said she was surpised that she gave 10k to get her teeth fixed becuase they hadnt talked about it. They hadnt spoken to each other the entire time and quite frankly, she is a dental therapist. It would be the first thing she noticed.

 

[4greatboys]

I dont think lisa has a good concept of what things cost. $10,000 for braces is to much (even though they are very expensives, usually $5000 or $6000). $5000 for pool slide?? Really those cost about $500.
Sams family was rude but Lisa's attitude was they should all be trying to be nice to her....after all she was the guest. Had she tried harder to be nice to them, they might have tried to be nicer to her.
On to next week where the dads trade families...wonder how thats going to go over??

 

[denisenh]

I think that the MA mom was pretty! The CA mom was too but in a made up way.
If the CA dad had more confidence in himself he would have been more accepting of the MA mom on the boat and everywhere else for that matter. He would have stood up for the MA mom and happily introduced her to friends. ( IMHO Men with no confidence, I have noticed, have a difficult time associating "non-trophy" type women)
I think that the CA family may need to learn that beauty is more than skin deep.
And the MA mom should have allocated money for the CA dad to attend charm school. What a boor.
It is clear that the CA mom is the emotional leader of her family and they need her.

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[Kimberle]

When the show was over, I really felt bad for Lisa. The other family was so rude to her. And those neighbors, well, I'm sure glad they are not mine..... I know Lisa is not perfect and a bit loud, but I think she has a good heart. I think Sam is a nice lady too. I do hope she'll teach her family how to be a bit nicer to a guest.

I read some of the message brd on Fox's officle site. Boy, I cannot believe how cruel many of the posters are. Not only "picking" on the families, but on each other. I don't think 50k is near enought for the families to put up with "that"kind of criticism.....