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Only speaking for myself, but I get iffed, because 1) It really is a stupid question. Does the mainstream world REALLY think that he only place to have sex is in your bedroom?But I believe the poster who asked about the sexual issues surrounding the family bed was curious. Why would honest curiosity and attempted understanding bug you so much?
WHy does it even have to be asked? What sick things are 'curious' and others thinking of?
I'm sure they appreciate that advice. I bet it's something they have not heard at all these last 2 weeks, lolIt's time for the sons to get their own rooms.
Maybe for you, but not for me. I hate it. I can't sleep alone and I don't want to.It's nice to have a room of one's own.
It has been stated more than once by Carl as well as Luke and Kyle that they can sleep anywhere they want.
He looked normal to meThe younger son looks sad.
Buddy1 said it pretty well..
-sorry, just amazes / amuses / sickens me how some people think anything outside the mainstream accepted 'way' is wrong...
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I think FOX's decision to portray things as they did wasn't so malevolent, as it was simply the most obvious narrative. It's popular entertainment. There has to be some kind of story.
The fact that Vicki had a more aggressive nature and was forming a narrative in her own mind to explain what she saw as "crazy" behavior probably made it easier for the editors to establish that story. The fact that they could then play it off as a kind of redemption for Luke must have been irresistable to them.
In the end, I think any thinking person could see the slant the show was putting on, and would realize there's a lot they weren't seeing.
Anyway, let's not forget what the old adage: there's no such thing as bad publicity.
I read your article on all of the lies that Fox perpetuated. While I agree with you that the splicing of words is unfair, I think that you alientate a bunch of people to your cause because you only say they are "lies".
I read your mom's comments that she wasn't upset with the Lowe girl about yoga, but rather that she was laughing at her dad trying to play the guitar. If you could edit some of your comments in your article from simply "lies" to specifically how or what they lied about, it would show more people that Fox was really out to get you guys (which I believe was the case).
I think just saying "lies" make alot of people feel that you are just in denial, rather than knowing the "real truth".
Thanks
Just today on AOL I was accused of being Leslie Abbott, then it was hinted that I was Luke, then someone said it was obvious that I had actually written this entire website and all the articles! And I'm just another "nobody" with no connection whatsoever to the Abbotts. All of this because I defended the family and shared my own personal thoughts on parenting, etc.
So I don't blame Luke for just saying "they lied" and leaving it at that. I think those of us who see things from the Abbotts' side have all we need to know, and those who want to gripe about the Abbotts' lifestyle really have NO interest whatsoever in seeing things from any other perspective. Let them have their pathetic "fun", and next Monday they'll move on to griping about the next family Fox sets up to be the "freaks" of the week.
Susan
Susan's right, too . . . some people don't care about "reality" at all! It's just about entertainment. They don't want to hear anything else, lest it spoil their joy, laughing at these characters on their television. Not that I blame them, mind you -- people are just people.
I have read your Parade of Lies and it is interesting but would be even better if you followed up some of the splices with what was actually said and/or what the topic was.
Hang in there!
Weird question. Where do you plan to go with the car? You gonna get a job and bring in some cash so Carl can take it and make sure you don't spread your wings any farther?
As far as the car is concerned, see this post...
Half of me wants them to have done well, for the exposure to the good the Abbotts showed, and the other half hopes it was buried deep down on the charts, because of the falseness...
Susan wrote:
That sounds great in theory, but the bottom line is that people don't WANT to know the truth - they are having MUCH more fun without it and don't care to be illuminated.
So true! Just today, on the Fox board, a woman actually said that to me. I could not believe it. I was trying to get people to chill and stop acting like a mob, and she told me to "shut up". Then, told me that I had no right interfering with their entertainment, and they do not care about being reasonable, etc.
as for ratings, well, in my world, "Everybody Loves Carl', and nobody gives a damn about Raymond!
Groupies sleep with rocks stars don't they? Luek is legal but I'd go to jail for touching Kyle. Plus I'm married and live too far away to be a groupie. Darn! lol
such a fine line between groupie & stalker...
Luke
P.S. - Such a fine line between someone who likes to chat and has a lot of free time and a stalker, judging by the emails I've gotten. Hmm...
Oh, and I'll be your groupie, Frizzy!
It's the price one pays for beauty. Took me years to get comfortable with it...
My advice: get a lawyer. Get a high profile lawyer that could get face time on the cable news talk shows (except FOX news of course) and sue them for damages. Expose them nationally. Even if you signed a contract that gave T/S the right to edit the footage any way they wished, that shouldn't give them the right to do so maliciously. If you were to show a jury the scenes shown by T/S and then the source footage in context, do you think the jury would agree that T/S deliberately distorted reality in such a way to cause harm to your family?
-for instance, i'm in a battle against Winco to have their posted signs changed from 'shoes required in store BY LAW' to one that reflects that this is merely a store policy-there is no law, no health code, etc requiring this-I've provided proof to them, I've had conatct with everyone form city councilmen to the state senate majority leader about it, and still they wont budge.
Some say, let it go, shop somewhere else, but thats letting them get away with lying...so, it may go to a lawsuit situation, where i'm david to their goliath...I'll also be trying to get a stronger law passed against posting such misleading signs (theres one already on the books, apparently, which no one enforces)
-all this time & effort just because they wont honor a reasonable request, and say 'we were wrong, please come in our store and spend money to help us survive in this poor ecnomy'...nobody has commn sense these days
Sounds like fraud to me. Not all law suits are about money. Some are about setting the record straight.
If the Abbott family feels they have been harmed i.e. exploited and slandered, what harm would come from consulting a lawyer?
It's called "pro bono". The lawyer gets paid only if he wins the case.
The courts are there to protect ones rights and provide justice. If one is wronged, the best recourse is the court system. It's the only thing T/S and FOX will respect. If you want national exposure to give your side of the story, a law suit is the only thing the media will respect. You have to admit, it makes for a great expose on a news magazine show.