Wife Swap/Trading Spouses

[Mandy]

I would never dream of doing wife swapping, i like my home neat and tidy, i do a lot of cleaning and want my home to smell and feel fresh, but it's not perfect!
Anyone that would ever remove my furkids, or even think of removing them!! OMG i would slap the living daylights out of!! No no i would never let any stranger take care of them, and no i wouldnt take them with me, gosh that other house might be riddled with fleas or germs EWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!

[Willow]

I don't think I fit either. I only watched this once and it made me angry to watch. The one I saw had a dairy farmer and a Southern Belle trade places. The dairy farm hubby missed his wife sooo much that he was crying plus the woman they switched and sent to him wouldn't let the kids help their dad in the barn and the kids were crying because they missed helping the dad and the "temporary" wife called it abuse and child labor. The poor kids were devestated and I have always wondered what kind of emotional trauma that stupid show caused those kids. The dad was crying because he had no help and was running the farm completely by himself and he told the camera he never realized before that how much his wife really did to help him and he couldn't wait to have her home. They had a really good relationship I think becuase she really couldn't wait to get home to him either. She was sick of dealing with the other woman's kids because they were spoiled brats who refused to even ride the schoolbus to school.

No, I do not like that show. I think it is detrimental to the families that have children. Think of the separation anxiety the kids and spouses go through. I could never do it. I would absolutely cause bodily harm to ANYONE who harmed my kids, physically or emotionally. I mean, one could only IMAGINE how they would treat my kids! Both fur and skin!

[Emmsmom]

Nope I couldn't do the show either! I would just loose it if some strange woman came in my house and treated my child and my dog like crap. THey really do have families that are on opposite ends of the stick. I am really laid back to a point but having a stranger LIVE in my house for a week would drive me insane!

[Janet]

My husband would probably like it...LOL, but my son, that's a different story. He is strong willed, but also very sensitive. If anyone hurt his feelings or made him feel bad about himself, would definitely have to answer to me. I'm not one for revenge on anyone or anything, but when it comes to my son (and my furbabies) they better be watching out!!!

[DianaB]

I wouldn't ever do that show either. You know that they're not going to pick people who are a like because that won't make an interesting show. They have to pick complete opposites. I wonder how many that do the show walk away going "Well, that was a fun experience. Let's do it again!" That dairy farmer sure wouldn't be saying it! I'm surprised that he agreed to do it. Dairy farming is a lot of work and it HAS to be done twice a day!!

[Tiramisu]

I have a co-worker who has been accepted to do "Wife Swap". She's my VP's Admin that I fill in for when she's out (a lot). She leaves on May 29th to go to her other family. She's 40ish, married to her second husband, with 3 daughters - 8/14/16. Her name is Katrina and she'll be the OCD clean freak, trying to look like her family is perfect.

The preliminaries take a couple of months - background checks, psychologist, medical, bloodwork, employment clearances, etc.

They'll tell her where she's going when she gets to the AP. They pay $20,000 to do the show!

[goofywife]

Wow, you are going to have to let us know when it will air, so we can watch it.

[janc]

Originally Posted by Tiramisu

I have a co-worker who has been accepted to do "Wife Swap". She's my VP's Admin that I fill in for when she's out (a lot). She leaves on May 29th to go to her other family. She's 40ish, married to her second husband, with 3 daughters - 8/14/16. Her name is Katrina and she'll be the OCD clean freak, trying to look like her family is perfect.

The preliminaries take a couple of months - background checks, psychologist, medical, bloodwork, employment clearances, etc.

They'll tell her where she's going when she gets to the AP. They pay $20,000 to do the show!

Please let us know when she's on so we can watch. How exciting for her!

[HALEY]

well im more on the rigid side, since i spent my life's savings on all my new furniture in the house, and still remolding, all my extra money goes back into the house, i like it to look nice when people come over, yes i am a neat freak, and i hate spiders, they freak me out !!!! But i have calmed down some since i had Micah, i don't clean as much, cause i love Mommy and Micah time, i clean in the mornings and when he goes to bed and weekends... so i am getting better..

[goofywife]

I don't think that I would be a candidate for the show, I am a bit of a germaphobic, but I don't think I am unreasonable. I like a clean house, but I don't wash the windows every month. I like to have fun, but I understand when its time to get work done.

Whom ever would be chosen to be with my DH might have a problem. He is all black and white and very detailed in everything he does (He is a bit of a perfectionist). He needs me to give him some color.