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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I go back and forth with Maci.  Yeah, she's the best of this bunch, but... look at the bunch.  The bar hasn't been set particularly high.

One thing that really bothered me was a few years ago when she spanked Bentley at the bowling alley.  Not that I necessarily objected to her spanking him (based on where they lived, I would have been shocked if she didn't spank) but because the whole thing was a set-up for him.  He was 4-5 years old, and she picked him up from school, when he is probably TIRED from his day, and took him right out to the bowling alley.  She kept telling him it was a special treat for him, but HER friends are there, not his, and a lot of kids that age don't react well to a sudden change in their routine, even if it's a surprise "treat."

Then during the game, Maci's friends were egging Bentley on with playful teasing, and Bentley responded, they egged him on, he responded, etc.  And then whatever he did somehow crossed the imaginary line Maci had put in place, and he gets in trouble.

It bugged me so much because she didn't even seem aware that Bentley was probably tired and cranky from his day at school, then got more stimulation from the bowling alley AND her friends.  Of course he's going to snap and act out.  I think in that scenario, she could have saved the situation by saying "Time to stop, one more smart mouth remark and we're leaving."  And then LEAVE when he does it again.  He needed a nap!

Anyway.  Maci.  The best of the worst.[/quote]

Agree with this and would add that this is how she parents him in general. Invisible lines, unrealistic expectations, the kid doesn't know wth is up. And the Dad is the same way. I disagree that she is the best of the bunch. I think it's not overly obvious how damaging she is emotionally.[/quote]

I agree with both of you. Maci's parenting leaves a lot to be desired.

Like in this week's episode, when Maci, Taylor, and Bentley were eating dinner and all joking around, with Taylor egging Bentley on, and she suddenly got mad at Bentley for being disrespectful and sent him to his room. Bentley was going along with what the adults were doing, until suddenly Maci decided it wasn't ok (I also think she was taking out some of her anger towards Taylor on Bentley). I'm fine with wanting your kids to be respectful, but parents need to model the behaviour they expect, and make expectations clear from the beginning. I nip that behaviour in the bud, as soon as I think my kids are starting to get disrespectful I warn them that they need to tone it down.[/quote]

Yes! Great example, and she does things like that all the time. I can only imagine when the cameras aren't around. [/quote]

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