mom22gls
01-04-2008, 01:09 PM
That's not how I see it at all.
I think Matt frequently takes himself entirely too seriously and has an arrogance about him. I think Amy puts up with a lot from him. I wouldn't say he treats her like a princess. I don't think he abuses her but she puts up with a lot and shoulders a lot of responsibilities. He travels a lot and leaves her responsible for the family and the farm. She wasn't wild about having a bunch of strangers coming onto her homefront but Matt decided he wanted his farm/corporate event theme park so he went with it. He's juggling a lot of balls in the air - the farm, the tv show, LPA, his business enterprises, etc. He's dividing his time between a lot of different places and she's the one who's keeping everything going with FOUR kids while he's out doing it all. And those kids are all involved in sports. So she's shuttling them between games and practices and keeping the house going, putting meals on the table, not just for them but their friends and her in-laws and whoever in their lives happens to be over for dinner. She's doing a LOT of work for that family.
One thing that drives me nuts is when someone says what a horrible wife someone has or what a horrible husband someone has. (And this is in general not just in this situation.) If Matt thought he was being treated badly by Amy, he should do something about that. Why have theories just about how and/or why Amy acts the way she does towards her husband? If she treats him so badly what does that say about HIM?
No marriage is perfect. They don't fight. They're raising three teenagers and a tween, and the teens seem to be pretty good kids, too.
Adrienne
This is, essentially, my take on the family dynamic. Matt decided to leave his job, which provided a steady, and apparently generous, paycheck, to start his own business. So Amy went back to work as a teacher, and tried to economize, while Matt would make big plans for the farm and his business, which involved a lot of money. He eventually went back to a "regular" job, that involves a lot of travel, but at least they have steady income. I think he's a charming fellow, but has a bit of ADD about him-he'll start one big project, then get another idea and pursue that, creating a lot of infrastructure around the farm that cannot be totally maintained. Amy tries to be the voice of reason, but she really lets him do whatever he wants. I think she agreed to the show, because they are clearly making money out of it, and they need that money, for all the projects, as well as normal living expenses. If she appears exasperated sometimes, that is understandable. And, by the way, did I mention the second DUI offense in a few years? That's a nice thing to explain to the kids.
I think Matt frequently takes himself entirely too seriously and has an arrogance about him. I think Amy puts up with a lot from him. I wouldn't say he treats her like a princess. I don't think he abuses her but she puts up with a lot and shoulders a lot of responsibilities. He travels a lot and leaves her responsible for the family and the farm. She wasn't wild about having a bunch of strangers coming onto her homefront but Matt decided he wanted his farm/corporate event theme park so he went with it. He's juggling a lot of balls in the air - the farm, the tv show, LPA, his business enterprises, etc. He's dividing his time between a lot of different places and she's the one who's keeping everything going with FOUR kids while he's out doing it all. And those kids are all involved in sports. So she's shuttling them between games and practices and keeping the house going, putting meals on the table, not just for them but their friends and her in-laws and whoever in their lives happens to be over for dinner. She's doing a LOT of work for that family.
One thing that drives me nuts is when someone says what a horrible wife someone has or what a horrible husband someone has. (And this is in general not just in this situation.) If Matt thought he was being treated badly by Amy, he should do something about that. Why have theories just about how and/or why Amy acts the way she does towards her husband? If she treats him so badly what does that say about HIM?
No marriage is perfect. They don't fight. They're raising three teenagers and a tween, and the teens seem to be pretty good kids, too.
Adrienne
This is, essentially, my take on the family dynamic. Matt decided to leave his job, which provided a steady, and apparently generous, paycheck, to start his own business. So Amy went back to work as a teacher, and tried to economize, while Matt would make big plans for the farm and his business, which involved a lot of money. He eventually went back to a "regular" job, that involves a lot of travel, but at least they have steady income. I think he's a charming fellow, but has a bit of ADD about him-he'll start one big project, then get another idea and pursue that, creating a lot of infrastructure around the farm that cannot be totally maintained. Amy tries to be the voice of reason, but she really lets him do whatever he wants. I think she agreed to the show, because they are clearly making money out of it, and they need that money, for all the projects, as well as normal living expenses. If she appears exasperated sometimes, that is understandable. And, by the way, did I mention the second DUI offense in a few years? That's a nice thing to explain to the kids.