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Originally Posted by Lilcameronsmommy
See, I have a problem with Maddy. Well, thats not true. I don't have a problem with Maddy. She's a kid. I have a problem with how Jon and Kate parent her. Everytime that child does something ugly like hit one of her siblings, throw a screaming fit in public (she's almost NINE for the love of pete) or talk back to her parents, they just shrug their shoulders, looking knowingly into the camera, sigh and say "thats just Maddy".
Thats bull!! Yes, children have different personalities. Some are "easy" and some are NOT. I'm not arguing with that. But allowing your child to have atrocious behavior simply because its "just who they are" is NOT doing that child any favors.
Now, perhaps they discipline Maddy off-camera. I'm sure we don't see the whole picture of how they parent her. But her behavior ON camera is downright ugly and I can tell you right now that my child would NOT be allowed to get away with that behavior. On OR off camera. Period.
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I see what you are saying. But I really don't put the blame with MADDY. She is a CHILD. See what I'm getting at? I don't think she has any business being on TV. She is not an adult who is fully-formed and responsible for her own actions, and should not be judged harshly for how she is now. I really feel so bad for her that she has been type-cast as "the brat" and even when not on the show, others might tend to view her that way. Of course kids will try to get away with what their parents let them. But I do think that her behavior is an indicator that she really needs her parents to shut down production, so to speak.
But I personally think that Maddy has a lot of potential to be a really bright, driven, engaged child. She just needs to not be on TV. I don't really think that kids being disciplined should be on TV at all. As matter of fact, when I need to speak to my own 5 yo when we are around other people I actually need to do it in a really quiet way, otherwise her embarrassment is so great that she literally can't process what I'm telling her.