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Quote From: kckremer

The sad story of the second family on this show was a joke!  What kind of soft society are we living in that we feel sorry for a family of 8 people living in a 1300 sq ft house WITH a basement and (is this right???) 2 1/2 baths??????  I grew up in a family of 8 (not blended, but still 2 adults & 6 kids with very different personalities) in a 4 bedroom, ONE bathroom farmhouse, with NO basement!  We had no garage or sunroom to convert / use as a bedroom, and two of the four bedrooms were "upstairs" with no heating or a/c, so were really only "functional" maybe six to eight months a year.  So 3 or 4 months a year, it was too cold or too hot to sleep "upstairs" so we made do with a couch or floor, or wherever the temperature was bearable.  I enjoy watching Dr. Phil and think he has alot of good advise.  One piece in particular is to GET REAL!  Anyone who feels 8 people living in a 1300 sq ft home, with a basement and a sunroom needs to visit the farming communities, or maybe the inner city, and see what "real" is to some people!  And by the way, 5 of those 6 kids are my siblings, and in spite of our very different personalities, I love them dearly.  They are all coming to my house for Thanksgiving, and I welcome them with open arms.  It's not what you have, but what you make of it. 

Quote From: kckremer

The sad story of the second family on this show was a joke!  What kind of soft society are we living in that we feel sorry for a family of 8 people living in a 1300 sq ft house WITH a basement and (is this right???) 2 1/2 baths??????  I grew up in a family of 8 (not blended, but still 2 adults & 6 kids with very different personalities) in a 4 bedroom, ONE bathroom farmhouse, with NO basement!  We had no garage or sunroom to convert / use as a bedroom, and two of the four bedrooms were "upstairs" with no heating or a/c, so were really only "functional" maybe six to eight months a year.  So 3 or 4 months a year, it was too cold or too hot to sleep "upstairs" so we made do with a couch or floor, or wherever the temperature was bearable.  I enjoy watching Dr. Phil and think he has alot of good advise.  One piece in particular is to GET REAL!  Anyone who feels 8 people living in a 1300 sq ft home, with a basement and a sunroom needs to visit the farming communities, or maybe the inner city, and see what "real" is to some people!  And by the way, 5 of those 6 kids are my siblings, and in spite of our very different personalities, I love them dearly.  They are all coming to my house for Thanksgiving, and I welcome them with open arms.  It's not what you have, but what you make of it.