Mother Talkers

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    I wonder sometimes, too, but if there's distance to family, you can't afford to pay for a professional, maybe TV allows you to get a service you wouldn't otherwise get? That's certainly been my impression of other reality TV I've seen (and also how they get people to go on these courtroom shows).

    "You're never more alone than when you're alone in a crowd."

    by Expat Briton on Fri May 09, 2008 at 10:41:26 AM PDT

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      Cost plays in.  But it sure seems like a high cost to pay for some professional advice.  I can't imagine if my parents had done something like that to me when I was a kid.

      Or maybe it's just, as Jon Stewart says, "People like to be on the tee vee."

      by NJmom on Fri May 09, 2008 at 10:45:27 AM PDT

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      I'm not 100% sure of this, but I'm pretty sure families on that show are paid for participation.  I do wonder about what that kind of publicity does to kids in the long run, though.  Even in their communities at the time of airing -- you're so bad you needed to be on Supernanny -- that kind of thing.

      I haven't watched in a long while, since we don't normally watch Network TV, but now I'm curious about it again.  What day is it usually on?

      by Treena on Fri May 09, 2008 at 11:52:04 AM PDT

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