Loose Women #3

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Linda looking clueless at pride of British awards. Do you think she is shocked as to how she is pulling this off?
 
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glasgow27 said:
Caught a clip today, not impressed with Judi essentially saying she would force her kids to go to university. It isn't for everyone and can leave you in debt. Plus I detest people who boast about being strict/overly controlling of their kids.
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I was very surprised by Judy in this. I get 'wanting the best' for your child. But isn't encouraging them and supporting them in what they can and cannot achieve being a better parent? University isn't for everyone, nor is it accessible.
 
I actually have a lot of respect for Judi. A single mum who not only got herself a degree but went on to do a masters. I don't think she wants her children to go to university because she is a snob. She said that if they didn't want to she would tell them to look at the statistics about how people do with a degree compared to those without.
 
Pushyplumb said:
I actually have a lot of respect for Judi. A single mum who not only got herself a degree but went on to do a masters. I don't think she wants her children to go to university because she is a snob. She said that if they didn't want to she would tell them to look at the statistics about how people do with a degree compared to those without.
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She also said it was a cultural thing. Pushing your kids in a direction they might not want to go in or be suited to for cultural reasons is plain wrong. It looks like the kids are possessions rather than individuals in their own right.
 
Pushyplumb said:
I actually have a lot of respect for Judi. A single mum who not only got herself a degree but went on to do a masters. I don't think she wants her children to go to university because she is a snob. She said that if they didn't want to she would tell them to look at the statistics about how people do with a degree compared to those without.
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I love Judi, but comparing stats is useless if a child isn't academic. She's obviously confident her children are, which is great.

I did laugh at Carol not wanting to go to the Grammar school because the uniform was brown. 😂
 
House of Tea said:
She also said it was a cultural thing. Pushing your kids in a direction they might not want to go in or be suited to for cultural reasons is plain wrong. It looks like the kids are possessions rather than individuals in their own right.
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I don’t think that is the context she meant re: it being cultural. During Black Lives Matter in 2020, many black people talked about their experiences so that assumptions no longer needed to be made and stereotypes debunked.

University was not accessible to many Black people, even so recently as 30 years ago. So black parents encouraging their children to go to university is not from a place of snobbery or a place of dominance. It’s wanting them to succeed in a space where for years, black people were told that they didn’t belong, they were inferior, not clever enough etc… When black people came over during Windrush, they mainly did manual labour for pittance. So I don’t think that it’s a bad thing for Judi to want her children to break free from the historical constraints and do something different. She comes across as a person, that does support and encourage everyone in her life so if they said that it wasn’t for them, I doubt she’s disown them.
 
everyoneistriggered said:
I don’t think that is the context she meant re: it being cultural. During Black Lives Matter in 2020, many black people talked about their experiences so that assumptions no longer needed to be made and stereotypes debunked.

University was not accessible to many Black people, even so recently as 30 years ago. So black parents encouraging their children to go to university is not from a place of snobbery or a place of dominance. It’s wanting them to succeed in a space where for years, black people were told that they didn’t belong, they were inferior, not clever enough etc… When black people came over during Windrush, they mainly did manual labour for pittance. So I don’t think that it’s a bad thing for Judi to want her children to break free from the historical constraints and do something different. She comes across as a person, that does support and encourage everyone in her life so if they said that it wasn’t for them, I doubt she’s disown them.
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Thanks for the context, that’s makes sense. Judi is usually a very wise soul, and a loving mother to boot. I am sure she would do the right thing for her kids.
 
House of Tea said:
Yeah I saw that. University isn’t for everybody. If you saw The Repair Shop last night with Prince Charles (as he was at time of filming) they covered this quite a lot. Crafts and trades are declining, some people are not academic and she could be trying to squish a round peg into a square hole.
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Especially considering how expensive it js now, we have a huge shortage of electricians, plumbers etc partly as a result of the obsession with everyone going to uni
 
glasgow27 said:
Caught a clip today, not impressed with Judi essentially saying she would force her kids to go to university. It isn't for everyone and can leave you in debt. Plus I detest people who boast about being strict/overly controlling of their kids.
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I was shocked at how Kéllé boasted about her mother being "brutal" and smacking her. There is a balance between doing a Nadia Sawalha and not disciplining your kids at all and treating them like an army cadet.
 
Anyone see Linda talking back to the Director during the second part of today‘s show thinking nobody could hear or see her 🙄She also admitted to not being educated because she used to bunk off school so much - like we didn’t already know that! She said that she was a teen tear away and so was her eldest. With how much she spoils her grand daughters behind their mother’s back I could see them going the same way tbh.
 
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