the family

[gina32]

jus watched it from last night, not sure what to think, anyone see it?

[shaking]

disfunctional people, would like to bang their heads together.

[lorri24601]

yes i watched it, cant believe people can live with all that screaming, shouting and bad atmosphere, the mother is one of the most sour faced women i have seen,and why do the parents argue back with the kids,they are just fueling the argument and acting as bad if not worse than the teenagers

[gina32]

if i didnt kow better id have thought it was a put up job!!

[lorri24601]

i saw the family on this morning and they do seem to of realised they did not come over too well and have made some changes in their lives :-)

[turkey154]

I actually found it quite compulsive viewing. And there were moments in the show last night when i thought 'God we've been like that'

[Lakitu]

I found it compulsive viewing too. I couldn't understand why the parents were so annoyed their daughter was going out though. She's a grown woman, I'd have told my parents where to shove it if they'd tried to do the same at her age.

What was with the daughter sitting on her mothers lap? Isn't that odd for someone her age? And the father kissing her like she was an 8 year old? I'm not against showing affection, my Dad hus me when we first see one another and still calls me sweetpea and I'm 30, but I'd find it odd if he give me lots of kisses on my head.

They had a point about her calling in sick though, but they said their piece and she needs to learn the hard way all by herself.

[Petal~flower]

I didnt realise it was a "real" family at first. Thought it was a tv drama. I thought it a bit odd too, the daughter sitting on the mums lap!

[Lakitu]

Glad it's not just me who found that strange LOL. Think the parents need to loosen the apron strings a tad.

[Petal~flower]

another bit, when the mum was laying in bed being depressed because she was soon to be 40.... that was a bit OTT....in my opinion

[Lakitu]

Yeah, I thought so too, but I might have the same reaction when my time comes LOL.

I'll be tuning in next week though :o)

[Petal~flower]

its the big 50 I am dreading LOL

But yup, I will be watching it next week too :-)

[Lakitu]

Apparently the parents find out that the youngest daughter dropped out of school and that the daughter they were yelling at last night got a job in a club so she can earn money and still be at her favourite place. Daddy isn't best pleased about this, but didn't he say last night to get a job in a club??

Seems like good sense to me if she's going to stick at it and not feel like she's missing out on time with her mates....

[Petal~flower]

you are way ahead of me on that one...

but how can the family act so "normal" with all the cameras about?

I would be applying lippy every 5 mins so I looked good!

[Lakitu]

I read the synopsis on the C4 website LOL!

I'd be applying the lippy too. You wouldn't be able to windypop without blushing that someone has just seen that LOL

[pips1]

I thought it was a bit much that the daughter could skip work, go out every night, afford taxis but not pay any keep or help in the house! If she is, as you say, an adult then she should act like one.

[Petal~flower]

yeah, and I would be wearing my "best clothes" throughout

That would limit the filming a bit :-(

[Lakitu]

But my point was, that she's never going to stop doing it just because parents tell her to. They said their piece (as they should) and she needs to learn the hard way that she can't go through life that way.

[Lakitu]

LOL Petal!

You couldn't hang your not-so-pretty knickers over the radiator for drying either!

[pips1]

I agree, I thought the dad had a bit of a raw deal though - he got shouted down when he tried to resolve things and only seemed to be there to cook and pay all the bills.

[Lakitu]

Isn't that what men are for?? ;o)