Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Swapping spouses

Since I'm a reality show junkie, I've been watching this reality show "Swapping spouses" where a rich family swap one spouse with an everyday family for 1 week. At the end both families get $50,000 but the temporary spouse decides what to spend it on. I think the everyday family gets more from the show than the rich since they have $50,000. Last night, the rich family lived in a mansion, father is a American Japanese plastic surgeon, mother stayed home, 2 kids and a grandma who cooked for the family. The average family lived in a single story home, African American family, both parents work, 2 boys and 1 girl. When the new moms got to their host family, it was harder for the rich mom to adjust to the average living condition. The average mom was very impressed with the walking closets and was shocked by how much the bill was when they went out for sushi & teppanyaki.
It makes me think about which environment is better to bring up a child? Grow up in a rich environment where the child can have everything or in an average family where the child has limited resource?

2 comments:

Bullseye said...

Average is always better. I only watched 10 minutes of that show but the average family's kids seem closer to their parents.

Sam said...

The average family's house is smaller so that they physically confined to a smaller space compared to the big mansion. I really liked the grandma on that show.