I would socialize with the Little Couple, or the couple that had the chocolate shop. There was another family of multiples on TLC for one season, they were Catholic, and I would socialize with them. There are a few Food Network stars I’d like to be friends with as well. I don’t think ALL reality shows are train wrecks, but I do agree a majority are.
I am a HUGE fan of the show. The children are healthy, well-adjusted, happy and probably mentally more stable than any other children I know. One is leaving for college next year and he has been on the show speaking and is highly intelligent, articulate, and very stable. Their family is ALL about the children. Most of us could do well to imitate that part of their lives. Also, they are free to be polygamous or not, to pursue whatever faith they wish and the parents are totally open. They are not a closed group. I think out of all the polygamists I’ve seen they seem the most well-adjusted.
The show is on at 9 pm on a Sunday night. If your kids are unsupervised with the TV and you don’t have parental controls on your TV then shame on you. I think Toddlers and Tiaras is far more destructive to kids than Sister Wives.
The idea is to show you the truth so you UNDERSTAND…does showing heroin addicts on TV support them? How ludicrous. Sister WIves and their husband are very open about how they do not “advocate” their lifestyle–that it is their religion and that’s it’s not for most people. I don’t condemn or advocate, but understanding the reality from those who live it is preferred to listening to bigots spouting off opinions when they’ve never bothered to even talk to someone first.
If you have seen or have met polygamist families, you have seen the real thing. When you watch a family on TV you are only seeing the best part or the part that the network wants on TV.
That’s the problem… what you see on TV is a very limited view of reality but not reality itself.
I wouldn’t condemn based on it either.
But you are judging based on the show. You claim that the children are “healthy, well-adjusted, happy and probably mentally more stable than any other children I know” The problem is, you don’t know these children. You only see what the producers want you to see. You don’t see all of the negative stuff.
I wouldn’t say that. If Catholic marriage was made illegal by the government you would still do it and consider yourself married. They are as married as they need to be. The government does not make the marriage.But you are judging based on the show. You claim that the children are “healthy, well-adjusted, happy and probably mentally more stable than any other children I know” The problem is, you don’t know these children. You only see what the producers want you to see. You don’t see all of the negative stuff.
Polygamy is immoral AND illegal. The children are being brought up in an immoral household. Because it is also illegal, the children of the second, third and forth wives do not have a daddy that is married to Mommy.
It’s not on that late here, we don’t have the same channels. I think it comes on an affiliate-type channel, and it’s always a few episodes behind. And, I don’t have children. I worry about children in my family though. Cousins, and their children. It’s bad enough that parents are now refusing to bring their children up in the faith AND without any formation of conscience: in school children and teenagers especially are being told so many lies about their “sexual health and well being”, contraceptives are being handed out like Smarties at the Halloween party, and just overall learning falsetruths. And, a lot of parents unfortunately don’t supervise their children when watching the TV. I don’t want to derail the thread
You do realize that the reason you are not the least bit jealous is probably because your husband is not in love with or intimate with other women, right?
Why is that messed up? Because that’s outside your norm? I’m not saying they are right or wrong, I’m saying why are her feelings not valid?
Actually that’s not true. We had an open marriage for a long time. I’m talking being outside the church…and no I was never jealous.
so are your children, so were mine. We are all immoral in one way or another…unless someone here has attained perfection, if that’s the case let me in on it.But you are judging based on the show. You claim that the children are “healthy, well-adjusted, happy and probably mentally more stable than any other children I know” The problem is, you don’t know these children. You only see what the producers want you to see. You don’t see all of the negative stuff.
Polygamy is immoral AND illegal. The children are being brought up in an immoral household. Because it is also illegal, the children of the second, third and forth wives do not have a daddy that is married to Mommy.
I assume since you don’t want acceptance of babies born to single mothers you are for abortion then? And sick cults can never be used as the standard for people’s private religious beliefs. If this family believes that’s part of their religion how can you point to extremists and say, “see what happens”. That’s like saying all Muslims are terrorists based on the extreme actions of a few sects.
