Topic : 03/15 "You Wouldn't Last a Day"

Is it any wonder poor little Lauren is the way she is?  It sounds like she has never once had to take any responsibility for herself.  I'm sure she is a lovely girl, but boy oh boy, pity the man that hooks up with her.  He better be made of money  or he is in for a real tough time! 

I know this wasn't a show about over-indulging parents, but perhaps Lauren's parents should be given tapes of those previous shows.  Wouldn't it be nice if Lauren was actually proud of earning her own $350 purse one day, instead of relying on mommy to buy it for her.  (And I'm sorry, NO ONE needs a $350 purse!) 

We have 3 sons, who are now 22, 20, and 18.  While we have provided them with a vehicle for transportation, they at least have to pay the insurance and gas (and by the way, insurance for boys in Canada is over $300/month and that is with a clean driving record).  If they can't afford to drive the car, then they have to take transit, which is included in their university tuition anyway.  They also have to have their tuition money up front (which we have contributed to over the years).  If they pass each semester then they can submit their receipts for reimbursement through their Registered Educational Savings Plan.  If they fail, they won't get reimbursed.  And yes, they buy their clothes, their coffees, and their entertainment.  It is sometimes really tough to watch them struggle, but I would far rather they know that it costs money to live.  It's not just a matter of mooching off mom and dad.  Oh, and by the way, because they buy their own clothes with money they earn at part time jobs, they often buy $30 or $40 jeans.  I bet Lauren has never tried a pair of jeans on that cost so little. 

I feel sorry for Melissa and the way she thinks. Here is a girl who does not want to take the blame for anything. Everyone else was the problem. So what you have all that education, if you do not use it in the manner it was gained then it is no good to you. You think too much of yourself. If you continue to go down the path you are going on, then you are setting yourself up for failure " major failure".   

As for the girl that wants the Lexus. I do not blame her for her actions, I blame the parents. They cause the problem and now they want someone else to fix it. You taught her that this is how to live. As parents you are suppose to teach your children, you taught her a very harmful lesson. Yes, she is living a better life then you, but what is going to happen to her when she goes out on her own? You will not always be there for her, how do you expect her to live when you did not show her how. Give me, give me, give me is all you taught her. I wonder, when she does get into any trouble, I mean real trouble, are you going to show her how to buy her way out of that too. And people want to know why society and our kids are the way they are. Look at what today's parents are teaching their children. 

And as for the men of the Family that went camping. My son knows how you feel. He had to live in a household of 10 girls. The only difference is my girls were not raised to be girlie girls like the ones on the show. In my house girls and boys can do the same thing. I taught my son how to cook and clean, because the girls of today are not being taught how to cook or clean. When my son leaves from the house I don't want him to starve. I believe that boys and girls should be taught everyday life skills, its not the issue that "oh that is a boys job" or " that is a girls job" it is everyday living and everyone job.  

:)  Yep it was ... I talked to her backstage briefly -- how cool was that??  :) 

Dan 

know why your feel sorry for her.  She was one of the 18 people out of what 1million that made the cut - soo that puts her in the Best of the Best.   

The strong point is that she knows who she is and this fact alone scares a lot of people.  I have worked with people who don't know who they are and it can be a pain.  If you watched the Apprentice 

before you must know that the women if they feel threantened gang up on the stronger ones. 

Well, I didn't see the episode, but I was immediatly told about it because I'm a band geek(and it's not nerd, it's geek), and my dad teases me all the time about band not being a real sport. I'm glad to hear that the godfather changed his mind about it. At school, we're told that bandos shouldn't get letterman jackets, and on our t.v. show for school, CHSTV.com, we don't get commented on much. We recently won Championships for Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (after 5 years of getting 2nd by hundreths of a point) and our school didn't say anything much, but the football team won a playoff game or whatever and they got a whole segment on them. Unfortunatly, our school doesn't support us much and people outside of school know more about us than the school does. It's nice to see all the people who support the band!!! GO BANDOS!!