Trading up?
**Mom - if you didn't watch the episode last night - please pass this post**
Trading Spouses. If you read NeeNee's post yesterday you understand the premise of the show and what has been occuring in the recent episode.
Well - last night was part two and the end of this families visit together.
Having seen the first episode with another family - I figured that this show would end like a storybook "and they all lived happily ever after".
This show tugged at my heartstrings and I felt a lump in my throat the size of California. It was mainly due to this one mother named Lisa. Now, Lisa wasn't a bad person. She had feelings just like the next guy. But her tough love views and demeanor just didnt go off well at all.
Her children (and husband) were very nice to their visiting Mom and they gladly welcomed the change. I think they are going to miss the blonde visitor that made everything "positive" in their world. They told the visiting mother they 'loved her' as she left which in kidspeak is 'thank you'.
Lisa's new family couldn't get her out of the house quick enough. There were no warm words. No goodbyes.
Now granted - no one made Lisa feel welcome or comfortable thru her stay. Lisa was brutally honest with the children. She was too honest for the cameras about the children. Hurt feelings and bruised egos were left in her path. So - the saying what comes around goes around was in full force during this episode.
Hopefully, Lisa watched this episode and learned that words hurt.
There was a scene where the girlfriends of her host family just tore her up. I think that they were unfair and mean at times. They made fun of her - and said horrible things.
At the end of the episode - when Lisa returned home it only took her family 3 hours to walk away from her. She was on a roll.
Lisa needs to learn from this if she can. Regretfully, she will probably say..."see how awful they were to little ol me?"
The one good thing that came from this sad ending is hopefully that Lisa's kids will take that short week of "positive" and not let the "negative" bring them down.
posted by J's Mom @ 10:04 AM
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1 Comments:
I did watch it and I don't feel sorry for Lisa at all. Her poor-me, in-your-face attitude sucks. I tell you I know her. She lives in my nightmares. She showed us the typical ignorant, self-righteous, overweight, inferiority complex Minnie. Yes, the women friends were rough on her...but was she any better? Just because they work at looking good she didn't even give them a chance. Sit down and listen. Ask questions and give compliments. Don't be a know-it-all. All I heard from Lisa was criticism after criticism.
What Samantha did was listen..and gave compliments. Telling the daughter that her hair was beautiful, taking her shopping and showing her a new style. Then arranging it so that the son could be a chef for a few hours. That was brillant! No wonder they were sorry to see her go.
Now for the $50,000. Braces for the daughter and a slide for the swimming pool. Jacuzzi for the son. Come on, Lisa, you could have done better than that if you had only listened.
Samantha got it right, almost. Pool and deck are useful. I would have done something about the air-conditioning instead of a trip to Cancun. She listened to what they wanted and gave it to them.
A neat show. I will watch the next one.
NeeNee
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