Is anyone else out there a fan of the show Parenthood? The second season just started and I was sucked into it from the start. I've followed the escapades of the Braverman family and I have so many questions and comments about the supposed reality of this fictional show. I grew up without a shred of normalcy so I have a hard time knowing what actually is based on family reality. It confuses and confounds me sometimes. I would love a discussion about it with any of you who watch it.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Anyone watch Parenthood?
Is anyone else out there a fan of the show Parenthood? The second season just started and I was sucked into it from the start. I've followed the escapades of the Braverman family and I have so many questions and comments about the supposed reality of this fictional show. I grew up without a shred of normalcy so I have a hard time knowing what actually is based on family reality. It confuses and confounds me sometimes. I would love a discussion about it with any of you who watch it.
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I have watched this show from the very first eposide,too. I love it. Not sure that I could give you much insight since I'm an only child and don't know what it is like to have all those brothers and sisters but it sure looks like fun. It does remind me of my family reunions with everyone trying to talk all over everyone else. I wonder if families like this do exist?
DD,
I don't have a clue what is "normal" either. I had one sibling and very conservative parents.
I'm divorced, so the one thing that surprises me about the show is how nice everyone is to the SILs and BILs. They are really treated as part of the family, and my experience was SO different, I was always an outsider--and my ex-SIL gave me antibacterial handsoap for Christmas!
Beth
Can't help you with this one. I come from a totally disfunctional family of seven. We only spoke to each other when it was absolutely necessary. I couldn't make it through the entire epi ... it was making my head hurt. I did have more normal families in the neighborhood & none of them resemble this family. Are there really families out there that act like this?
I have not watched the show, but my observations on families are based on what I see in my work as a labor/mother/baby nurse. There are many, many families who are totally dysfunctional. Sometimes it seems that everyone we care for has a father of the baby, uncle, etc. in jail, or mental health issues, substance abuse, sex abuse, etc. Then there are the truly nice families, where everyone seems to get along, and love each other. Families where everyone can't wait to visit the new parents, bring them food, do for them, etc. Those families really are out there.
I haven't watched this yet, but I did watch 2 episodes of "Sister Wives" GAH! DD (or anyone), have you watched it? The show is actually sort of boring and ridiculous at the same time. Just freaky weirdness.
Is that Craig T. Nelson? He's the dad? Then I should totally be watching this one. I remember back in the 70's, he was just getting into Hollywood and his family was on Welfare at the time, then he started to get work, eventually got "Coach" and endless movie roles. I love him and he knows what being really poor is about. I respect a man for owning that in public anyway. I guess he figured it would come out regardless, so he just said it. & I love him in anything. Thanks for the heads up about this.
rox
I watch Parenthood and love it. I think I came from a relatively normal household but with only 1 brother. I think I would have liked to have had more brothers and sisters, can always use more people who know who you are and where you come from.
As for the sister wives, I don't know, I think the husband acts kinda gay but to have 3 wives? I don't get what they are seeing in him. Whole show is ridiculous, I think the one wife is scared of men, she said she never wanted to be alone with a husband or some such crap.
AGGG! It took me so long to get back here, the stupid cable went out again. Anyway, I was wondering if it's at all normal for parents to be SO involved with their children. The teens, I mean. I find that level of involvement hideous and tedious and just weird. Is it just me and my lack of family values????
As for Sister Wives, damn it, I haven't been able to watch it yet, but, I will and I'd love to talk about it. From the clips, that hubby is a douchey puke.
Not so much for the student council elections or whatever she was running for but it seems like parents are all up in the kids faces, checking out all areas of their lives and probably how much they poop. It has been about 12 years since I had a high schooler at home but I don't think I was as overbearing as today's parents. I must have done something right....to this day she has never thought she was pregnant, I've never had to go get her out of jail, and she has no felony convictions. She finished college and has a full time job. Anyway - today's parents are just too overbearing. Relax, they will turn out okay.
I feel like this is one show on TV along with Modern Family that really depicts a true middle class family. Yes, the parent's are involved in their teens lives. As they should be. It is real and honest and especially the struggles with Max, the autistic son.
This is not a perfect family. Sr Mom and Dad are having marital problems, one daughter moved back home with her 2 kids and is looking for a job and trying to connect with her teenage daughter. One daughter is struggling with her husband as to weather or not they should have another kid. I think it is real Pat, in the middle class semi liberal world.
I don't think anyone should be that involved with their kid. They seem needy and twisted to me.
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