-Reality TV
Just the other day I seen a program on one of those DIY channels that was really disturbing. Love DIY, and I like this show somewhat, but it always leaves me with questions. Sometimes, I am left wondering whether or not the moderators have gone too far and sometimes I wonder about the families that called this DIY team in.
Well, this particular show sort of had me wondering about the family. There were no children, just a husband and a wife…the husband had a back injury and was unable to work…and I don’t think the wife was working either. I missed the very beginning of the program, so I am missing some of the elements in this drama.
Anyway the crew was called in to declutter, refurnish and give this family a ‘fresh start’. This house was horrible, and there weren’t any children although this couple wanted to have children and they wanted to convert one of their rooms into a nursery. Upon entering this home, you literally walked across,on top of, through cluttered floors, there was no place in this home that wasn’t littered with stuff. The kitchen and bathroom…honestly shouldn’t have been used even by the owners, I am certain both rooms harboured unseen disease causing bacteria. Their beds and the bedroom floor was bulging with ‘god knows what’ from the entry door to the furthest corner of the room. Now I am not over dramatizing and I don’t want to appear condescending…but this home was frightening.
And what was more frightening was the fact that they wanted children. Now you might say that maybe they just really needed someone to help them start their life afresh. There have been many couples and families appearing on this show that I believed this to be true. However, I didn’t believe this couple could actually pull that off, and what I mean by that is I don’t think they are capable of changing.
When you call in this DIY crew…you know what to expect…a major makeover. They are going to eliminate anything they deem unnecessary, however this couple was unwilling to sacrifice anything. Their home was bordering on unlivable, there wasn’t any room for anything, and they turned a deft ear to suggestions that would lead to improvements, and were reluctant and unwilling about letting any of their things go. They cried when discussing just how special certain items were too them, and the husband had numerous pending hobbies that were sitting ‘on the burner’…he had the stuff needed for these projects…but for years that stuff lay somewhere untouched. Reluctantly the crew allowed them to box items that they just couldn’t part with…and because there were so many boxes…those boxes had to be placed in a storage unit while the renovations were being done in their home. When the remodel was complete, and the items from the storage unit were returned to the home…that stuff filled up 50 large storage bins…8o(
Honestly, the house looked as though it had never ever been cleaned. They actually removed 25lbs. of ‘pet poop’. Now if the call to this program by them was just an unconscious attempt at getting attention, then everything the DIY team attempted to do was all for nothing.
I sure hope that this team returns to that home, I really don’t believe that this couple will maintain the changes. I would be overjoyed if they did, but I really don’t believe they can.
And the thoughts that come flooding through my mind when I envision this family having a child is disturbing…
