Bad Mothers Make for Great Bad Television

I am back. I seem to have a love, a secret love that will no longer be secret, of bad television. This really means BAD "reality" shows. I am constantly amazed by the rush to the bottom, or what people, read American people, will do for their shot at fame, or even money.

I really enjoyed "Average Joes" on NBC about 5 years ago, where a bunch of "average" dudes living in a house were all trying to woo one hot chick. Midway through the event, they "airlift" a bunch of good looking dudes into the house and fun really begins. I mean does the chick choose substance (Average Joe) or appearance (the new-dudes, who tend to jock-type assholes who do need a bit of a life humbling). In both the cases, I think that the chick did not choose the Average dudes.

In fact, one of them, a day trader in New York got his own show and I do not recall if he chose a hottie or an average chick. I did he was engaged, though and I think his name was Adam, but I could be wrong.

NBC has done it again for me. Mama's Boys is the perfect show for me. It is so bad but seeing near psychotic mothers try to intervene in their sons' lives regarding their dating choices is too much for me not to watch. In this show, 3 guys and dating what started out as a house with 32 girls. Oh yeah, the guys' mothers were living in the house, too, and were not afraid to share their opinions.

One of the mothers came right out and said that she does not want her son dating a black woman. Well, the sistahs were livid. It became a challenge for them. This mother went apeshit when her son dated a black girl. They let her spy on them (making out in a hot tub) via helicopter. She went ballistic. It was quite funny.

Funnier still is the mother, whose son is a firefighter who likes enhanced blondes, keeps intervening in her son's choice because the girl could become HER daughter. You hear everything she says and it is all about her. It has nothing to do with her son, his life and choices. They, the mothers, keep using the manipulative tool that if you date some one she does not approve of, then you are disrespecting your mother. Where is the respect to her son? Say your fucking piece and let the boy make is own choice/mistake and learn!

This second mother talking of enhanced blondes has real dilemma. The chick she is "pushing" on her son is fucking hot. She was also Penthouse Pet of the Year for 2008, which she has not revealed to the son or mother. She does tell the son next week. That should be fun.

Of course, you have the obligatory Jewish dude with his stereotypical Jewish mother (both set of his grandparents were apparently Holocaust survivors). She is pushing the one Jewish girl, but the dude has some "jungle fever". A black chick (she is hot and give her credit) seems to have done some of the little things. It was a bit of a holiday show yesterday so there was Christmas and Hannukah related stuff. This black chick took the initiative to learn about Hannukah traditions. She out "jewed" the Jewess, which I thought was interesting.

Watching this mother/son psycodrama got me thinking about some other "mothers" that I know. These are mothers, divorcing (divorced) from the father of their children, who use the children to try to punish their ex-spouses because they cannot grow up and move on. In all the cases, it is always a matter of "if you love me, you will do "X"". That is manipulative but far worse is what it really implies. The unsaid truth underlying that statement is that "if you do not do "X", I will not love you". A mother's love is suddenly CONDITIONAL in making a child CHOOSE between his parents.

What the fuck is wrong in the world? You need a license to drive, hunt, fish or get married but any mentally or emotionally deficient person can become a parent. Now, of course, I am not advocating the State sanctioning birth or who can become parents (they have done such a fine job with drivers, LOL). It is just food for thought. Ponder that one as I must go. Ciao!