Annoyed by her parenting. - Better Things (2016) Discussion

[–] kgiera2004 8 years ago

I completely agree. I was totally turned off by this show and I wanted to like it so badly. She dedicated this to her daughters and all it seemed to do was bash them the entire pilot episode.

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[–] ciaran-flynn 8 years ago

Seriously, thats the whole point of the show, single parenting and how difficult it is. If you all fun fun fun watch Modern Family

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[–] veil182 8 years ago

Raising three daughters spanning 7-14 or so sounds like some kind of satanic torture. It's also the premise of the show..if her children weren't animals what exactly would we be watching?

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[–] corry-helmond 8 years ago

Exactly! As a mother of 3 girls (and a boy) I remember those times, and recognise some situations and found the pilot quite hilarious.
I've always been an easy going parent, though with quite strict basic rules.
A bit of chaos at home is fine, as long as the kids behave when with others and at school.

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[–] pacco_fanti 8 years ago

That's how real parents are, that's why kids are *beep* but if she was all military and disciplinary, her kids would also be *beep* so what's the point?
She's doing her best, her kids will probably turn out okay, she obviously loves them, and that whats matter, the rest they learn by themselves, while life passes by...
Don't be so stucked up, life its weird people are weird, its no way near the fairy tale that we imagined, so just go with the flow kiddo....

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[–] digidaze 8 years ago

You do realize this is a TV show. It's not reality. It entertainment.

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[–] Sluggr-3 8 years ago

Sadly, to the masses, it is reality.

My Chimp DNA seems to have lost its password temporarily. Sluggr-2

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[–] kgiera2004 8 years ago

Found it hard to sympathize with a woman who got pregnant and had three daughters with three different men. Complained about being so tired and stressed and yet was texting a married man. The show just sucks!

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[–] monkeyalien 8 years ago

What indications have their been that they have different dads? When Sam was on the phone with Duke's teacher she says "they haven't seen him in like a month" indicating that at least two of her daughters have the same father.

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[–] SeemsSensible 8 years ago

Oh, good, the morality police are here.

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[–] PussyCrusher_Principal 8 years ago

I hope your anus distends from too much anal. Y'know, from back when you pledged to stay "pure".

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[–] lubin-freddy 8 years ago

Man, this is frustrating. "I didn't like how she parented, so I turned it off". Somehow, our culture today can accept "good" and "bad", but not flawed. That's too nuanced.

What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.

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[–] burnthebeautiful 8 years ago

I don't see why it matters if they agree with her parenting, anyway. I'm against murder and blackmail, but I still like watching The Sopranos.

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[–] monkeyalien 8 years ago

Obviously these aren't people who don't enjoy The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy, The Shield, Breaking Bad, or Dexter.

I prefer to watch shows with people I wouldn't want to associate with doing things I wouldn't do than actually talk to & associate with more agreeable people who are still below my standards.

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[–] otter68 8 years ago

haven't seen the show yet, it's on DVR, but I would be turned off if her parenting was held up as normal or OK and not a problem if she was letting her kids walk all over her or was too permissive. It does not make her a sympathetic character. It's not just OK to love your kids, you have to do your best to guide them and do your best to make sure they make good decisions and behave correctly and turn into healthy people emotionally, physically, and mentally.

Also, I've read the kids are from different dads, if so, she chose to be a single mother of three, and she needs to suck it up.

Don't hate on contrarians

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[–] veil182 8 years ago

What does any of that have to do with television/entertainment? That seems to be your opinions on parenting.

As poster above inferred, do you watch shows with violence? Affairs? Kids cheating on tests, spouses forgetting anniversaries, etc. etc.

Television/movies are about conflict, big and small. This is a show about a parent and their children. To make that show compelling, the kids need to be nasty at times and the parent needs to be pushed to their limits.

Suck it up? Suck what up? What's she complaining about?

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[–] otter68 8 years ago

I watch shows with characters I find sympathetic. I watch Daredevil because he fights for right against wrong. I watched CSI because it was good v evil. I watch South Park because it's over the top and funny and is not supposed to be anywhere near realistic in its satire.

I haven't seen Better Things yet, it's waiting on my DVR, but from what I've read, the title character does not seem sympathetic if she is a mom who lets her kids do whatever they want and doesn't care about being a good mentor or roll model.

Why does every modern family show have to have idiot dads or snarky, flippant parents and bad kids?

Is it wrong to show parents who work hard, have a sense of humor, love their kids, but still are able to set rules and boundaries? Why does that have to be boring?
Why do "edgy" shows have to show parents as a mix between Mommie Dearest and Homer Simpson?

Parents don't have to be perfect to by sympathetic. Alice in the show Alice or the mom in One Day at a Time were single, working mom who were still more mom than friend to their kids.

Don't hate on contrarians

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[–] lubin-freddy 8 years ago

Watch the Cosby Show for "good parenting".

What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.

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[–] j_cro213 8 years ago

Everything is over played in the pilot. Wait until the second episode, that is the true first episode! The show stops screaming in your face 'WATCH ME WATCH ME WATCH ME" and the actual story begins.

I don't let them tell me what to do (looks at dolls) I don't ..let them tell me.. what to do!

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