Super Nanny
Super Nanny. 6 kids. They had 6 kids. They decided to have 6 kids. the oldest, and only male, was 14. The youngest was probably around 2.
Mom had given up. The dad owned his own business, and wasn’t there much. Jo’s big thing was…”You decided to have 6 children. You wanted to be a mom. Be a mom.” She would complain about the oldest girl being out of control. The 3 oldest would kick and hit and spit each other. Sometimes they would spit on the mom. Mom would just go into the office and …I don’t know. Just escape. She even did it in the middle of her 2 year old having a tantrum about time out.
“Be a mom”
The kids also had fowl mouths. No I cuss like a sailor, but not at 5. And it seemed they learned it from mom. Jo actually came down to her level and called her excuses “bullshit” it was awesome. This was about the time that we learned the dad was trying. He seemed to have no idea that his wife was a shell of a mother.
Jo had the oldest girl and mom go bowling. The hope was they would connect and may have some physical and emotional connection. Jo kept trying to get the mom to hug her daughter…or a pat on the back…nothing. Just a high five…once.
I always are amazed at those people who have kids and think it’s going to be a walk in the park. especially those who have multiple kids. I would think by the first few, you would figure things out and STOP HAVING KIDS!
Of course, Jo broke the ice. The family became closer. I just hate that it has to get to that point. I don’t really understand how it gets that far. Again…if you want to be a parent…be a parent.
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