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Post by JustJuls on May 24, 2018 3:52:46 GMT
The Little Couple on TLC
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Post by JustJuls on May 24, 2018 3:55:18 GMT
I'm not sure if this was posted already (at the old spot) but I figured I would post it here anyway. When Does The Little Couple Come Back?I didn't realize they were in a legal battle with production companies. The good news is the dispute seems to be settled and hopefully we will get to see this sweet family again soon!
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Post by Imperfect1 on May 24, 2018 11:29:29 GMT
What a cute pic!!! (I love Jenn's hair!) They all look great -- even the little sour puss!!!
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Post by mika06 on Sept 29, 2018 14:21:24 GMT
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Post by provenceguy on Sept 29, 2018 15:07:17 GMT
Interesting that their house in Texas finally sold.
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Post by JustJuls on Oct 10, 2018 17:12:08 GMT
I would have taken any one of those houses in a heart beat Glad to have this family back on my TV screen!
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Post by nennie on Oct 10, 2018 18:11:54 GMT
I just started watching this. William is a mess. He's cute as a bug and funny. Looked like NaiNai burned the pancakes last night. That is odd that all of the dad's brothers and parents are normal size and so is Jen's mother.
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Post by momrek06 on Oct 10, 2018 19:20:31 GMT
I have not watched yet. I am excited to see how grown the kids are now. Not only in stature which I am guessing will be some height, BUT mostly their vocab. nennie , even on Little People Big World, BOTH Matt and Amy are Little People and only ONE child out of FOUR was an LP. Amy's own family are all regular height while Matt's parents and sister are regular height, Matt does have one brother that is an LP.
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Post by Arielflies on Oct 10, 2018 20:35:41 GMT
Will is now 7 and still acts like he is 4. They have taken to calling his screeching session as excitement. He still doesn't listen very well and is still demanding. I don't see any growth in that direction with Chloe either. Her stubbornness is becoming epic. Why did they even take the kids house hunting with them? Was it for TV? I notice she had her Aunt Barbara sit in a car with the kids while they looked at one house, poor Barbara. Still watching and hoping for miracles.
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Post by AZChristian on Oct 10, 2018 20:46:18 GMT
Kind of makes me wonder how Jen is at work as Medical Director of a prestigious hospital. When staff members disobey her, does she count to 3, do nothing, then laugh at them?
I doubt it.
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Post by Imperfect1 on Oct 10, 2018 21:08:07 GMT
I just started watching this. William is a mess. He's cute as a bug and funny. Looked like NaiNai burned the pancakes last night. That is odd that all of the dad's brothers and parents are normal size and so is Jen's mother. Yeah. Dwarfism is due to a DNA difference on one of the chromosomes. And there are many different causes of dwarfism, and they are found on different chromosomes. And it's even waaaay more complicated than that. Here's an interesting article about the different forms of dwarfism: genetics.thetech.org/ask-a-geneticist/inheriting-dwarfism
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Post by annifran on Oct 11, 2018 16:10:55 GMT
Watching this new episode for two hours of misbehaving children was so painful. Bill and Jen are doing no favors for the children with their inappropriate parenting skills. Children of that age should NOT be constantly running. They're both old enough to have been taught how to behave. There was one instance in one of the new houses where William and Chloe were left alone in a room by themselves while the parents looked at other rooms. If the children had to be with them that day, with two parents and two kids, each parent should have held one child's hand to prevent them from running and touching anything. Why both Bill and Jen just giggle at everything the kids do is so puzzling. I wonder how they parent when the cameras are not there. From what we do get to see, probably no differently.
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Post by JustJuls on Oct 11, 2018 18:44:47 GMT
Agreed. I was shocked when Will said he was 7. By his behavior I was thinking he was 3. I guess I had forgotten how much time has gone by or something.
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Post by Imperfect1 on Oct 12, 2018 3:01:23 GMT
Watching this new episode for two hours of misbehaving children was so painful. Bill and Jen are doing no favors for the children with their inappropriate parenting skills. Children of that age should NOT be constantly running. They're both old enough to have been taught how to behave. There was one instance in one of the new houses where William and Chloe were left alone in a room by themselves while the parents looked at other rooms. If the children had to be with them that day, with two parents and two kids, each parent should have held one child's hand to prevent them from running and touching anything. Why both Bill and Jen just giggle at everything the kids do is so puzzling. I wonder how they parent when the cameras are not there. From what we do get to see, probably no differently. You never know what makes a good parent. I would've thought both Bill and Jen would be great parents. They wanted children so badly, they're both very kind, good people. Very loving and gracious --- and they both have a lot of other great qualities -- not to mention their knowledge and empathy for the special needs of their kids. And I certainly don't think they're terrible parents, but everything that all of the posters regularly comment about are true --- Bill and Jen just don't seem to have figured out how to manage their children or how to teach them how to behave in a reasonable manner. Or, maybe to Bill and Jen, the kids' behavior is just fine. They don't seem to be overly concerned about it. Maybe they're just very permissive and hang-loose, about it all. Or maybe even, they LIKE how their kids behave. There has to be some reason why they don't take things in hand and change the way they handle their kids.
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Post by libgirl2 on Oct 14, 2018 14:46:58 GMT
I think a lot of this bad behavior is tarted up for the show. The producers think we will find it cute to see the kids get into things, run around be silly..... and more than likely they do behave that way most of the time, but its encouraged when the cameras are rolling.
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Post by momrek06 on Oct 14, 2018 15:48:36 GMT
I think a lot of this bad behavior is tarted up for the show. The producers think we will find it cute to see the kids get into things, run around be silly..... and more than likely they do behave that way most of the time, but its encouraged when the cameras are rolling. I can't believe that libgirl2 simply because Jen and Bill threatened to back away from the show because of all the BAD tweets they get continuously on social media about how they parent these children. There is NO way those children should have gone house hunting with them BUT at age 7yo at least Will should have acted more like a 7yo who would sit somewhere with his little sister coloring quietly with her. NOT running AMOK all over those people's homes. With Jen's Mom in the area why the heck did they NOT call her to watch the kids. OMG.....in and out closets, in and out of drawers, eating people's food. Horrible behavior. RESPECT...they need to respect other people's property. They do not even mind Jen and Bill when those two speak to them. They laugh and run or ignore them all together. The YELLING is out of control for a 7yo. I just cannot believe that where Will goes to school that this behavior has not been addressed with Jen and Bill from Educators. Just as a viewer I almost just shut off the show because I could barely hear Bill and Jen when they chatted with the Brokers about each house. I also got a ENORMOUS feeling that AUNT JANET does NOT want any phone calls from Bill and Jen to come watch the kids when needed........she basically hesitated when Bill and Jen stated, "we are going to be living so close to you now, Aunt Janet, that we will be able to call you now when we need help" ........ caption this from Aunt Janet's brain .........
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Post by AZChristian on Oct 14, 2018 17:13:44 GMT
I wonder whether Bill and Jan would have been happy to have unsupervised children running through the Houston house when it was on the market . . . IF they were still living there. Who wants strangers running through their closets, and eating their food? I didn't watch the episode. Did the real estate agents do nothing to protect the sellers' property?
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Post by momrek06 on Oct 14, 2018 18:39:14 GMT
I wonder whether Bill and Jan would have been happy to have unsupervised children running through the Houston house when it was on the market . . . IF they were still living there. Who wants strangers running through their closets, and eating their food? I didn't watch the episode. Did the real estate agents do nothing to protect the sellers' property? No nothing. But they (Brokers) also probably thought it was not their place to say anything. I am not sure I would have said anything. I am not someone that will address a child's poor behavior. Just not me.
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Post by Imperfect1 on Oct 14, 2018 23:51:17 GMT
I would've definitely said something!!! Whenever I've had a house for sale I've usually stayed home during the showings (much to the real estate agent's displeasure) for exactly that reason --- I don't want anyone running through my house or touching anything!!!
On one of the few occasions when I didn't stay home, someone stole all of my medication out of my bathroom!!!
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Post by AZChristian on Oct 15, 2018 14:37:37 GMT
The "agent" is called that for a reason. They have a legal responsibility to the seller to perform due diligence to make sure that the seller's property is not damaged. Suppose the seller had an antique cannon like the one Will knocked over in the UK. Suppose it gets broken. Who should be responsible for repairing/replacing it if the buyers/parents have allowed the child to run loose throughout the house?
The agent should have said something to Bill and Jen, asking that the children be kept close and told not to touch things. If the behavior continued, the agent should have offered to come back with Bill and Jen after childcare had been arranged. The bottom line is that the agent works for the seller, and must protect the property and belongings.
As Imperfect1 said, things can be stolen during showings . . . I don't believe that Bill and Jen's kids would steal things, but breakage seems to be a major possibility. And if something is broken, it's as bad as stealing, because they have stolen the owner's right to enjoy it.
And let's not forget the possibility of personal injury. What if one of the kids had fallen down the steps and sustained a serious injury? Might the parents have filed a claim against the homeowners' insurance?
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Post by libgirl2 on Oct 15, 2018 14:42:17 GMT
I was ill this weekend, so I was able to finally sit down and watch the show. It was just too much and I had to turn it off. Those kids should not have behaved that way. It wasn't cute or funny.
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Post by momrek06 on Oct 15, 2018 15:33:42 GMT
I understand where you are all coming from.......with the Brokers saying something........the Brokers (I feel) should have said something to J&B the minute they arrived at the FIRST house and saw that the kids were with them AND planning to GO INSIDE with them. The BROKERS should have said something along the lines of "the children are welcome as long as they stay by your side and do not touch anything in this house" ........ J&B would have understood, I think. NOW ME..........my hubby and I , IF and only IF we had to take kids house hunting, we would have taken turns. He goes in while I wait outside with the children, then when he is done, I would go in. PERIOD. Again, I feel Will is 7yo going on 3yo.......and when Zoe, sees him acting like this big 3yo........she plays right into it. That RUNNING around they were doing was sooooooooo WRONG. I don't do tweeter BUT I can just imagine what SLAMS they received after fans viewed that first episode. J&B could have even reached out to TLC to get a NANNY for the day for them. There are so many OPTIONS today for child care.
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Post by mika06 on Oct 15, 2018 15:51:53 GMT
I understand where you are all coming from.......with the Brokers saying something........the Brokers (I feel) should have said something to J&B the minute they arrived at the FIRST house and saw that the kids were with them AND planning to GO INSIDE with them. The BROKERS should have said something along the lines of "the children are welcome as long as they stay by your side and do not touch anything in this house" ........ J&B would have understood, I think. NOW ME..........my hubby and I , IF and only IF we had to take kids house hunting, we would have taken turns. He goes in while I wait outside with the children, then when he is done, I would go in. PERIOD. Again, I feel Will is 7yo going on 3yo.......and when Zoe, sees him acting like this big 3yo........she plays right into it. That RUNNING around they were doing was sooooooooo WRONG. I don't do tweeter BUT I can just imagine what SLAMS they received after fans viewed that first episode. J&B could have even reached out to TLC to get a NANNY for the day for them. There are so many OPTIONS today for child care. All of this, I have a 7 year old and I would never take him House hunting. He's a busy bee much like I feel that Will and Zoe are, he would have been all over the place unfortunately some kids just have a hard time not being active my son is one of those. So I would have scheduled for a time without the kids. My older son who is 11, I wouldn't have taken him when he was 7 either because he definitely couldn't stay still for that long. I actually think the producers felt that it would be cute for them to come. I was screaming when Zoe was splashing the pool water all over herself. I was like Nooooo!! I've pretty much always said I really don't find a lot of behaviors that these kids do that terrible for their ages. But you also can't force them into situations that will make people uncomfortable. I don't take my kids to fancy restaurants until they can sit and get through the dinner. But that's is how I parent my children.
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Post by JustJuls on Oct 17, 2018 5:19:16 GMT
All I could think of when watching the kids play hide and go seek in the house was ..."the peeps at Fort are gonna love this!"
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Post by ktinpa on Oct 17, 2018 23:16:57 GMT
... I've pretty much always said I really don't find a lot of behaviors that these kids do that terrible for their ages. But you also can't force them into situations that will make people uncomfortable. I don't take my kids to fancy restaurants until they can sit and get through the dinner. But that's is how I parent my children. Well said, mika. Well said.
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Post by provenceguy on Oct 17, 2018 23:43:31 GMT
I used to be a fan, but I just can't watch this show anymore.
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Post by JustJuls on Oct 18, 2018 1:47:39 GMT
I feel like the kids are also treated younger than they actually are. I wonder if it's because of their size. But no one would pick up my 5 year old daughter and carry her around a house like they do Zoe...the realtor, Nai Nai, Jen's aunt. And so that might have a part in how the kids are maturing.
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Post by Arielflies on Oct 18, 2018 2:13:46 GMT
Bill put up a sort-of defense of the children's behavior saying that they are curious and special and no other two in the whole world could have been more perfect for them. It's their style. I did notice this episode that Will calmed himself when he needed to. The cousins are just as wild.
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Post by Imperfect1 on Oct 21, 2018 18:20:50 GMT
I used to be a fan, but I just can't watch this show anymore. I still watch it. But I fast-forward through almost all the kids' scenes. I'm really only interested in Bill and Jen, and the other adults on the show. I don't have any interest in the kids, but I'm very glad that Bill and Jen have them, and that they're such a happy family!
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Post by JustJuls on Oct 21, 2018 18:42:15 GMT
I can't say I would want anyone judging me on my parenting style. But I guess that's what they signed up for? .....or is it?
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