Bachelor Pad: That's Not The Way I Raised You

 

In July I wrote a post about Bachelor Pad. I mentioned how much it shocks me that people are willing to behave so badly on national television just because they have a chance to win a quarter of a million dollars. I also said that their behavior reflects on their family, particularly on their parents. I said that it would probably embarrass their parents to see them act the way they do, especially if they were raised better than that.

The finale was on Monday night and I read a recap of it on the EW website. During the finale participants were able to talk about their experience in the mansion, and how they felt watching themselves on the show. One contestant, whom I assume did not behave nicely on the show, said that it was tough for him to watch. And it was also tough on his family and friends. He said that his family didn’t have anything good to say about his behavior, and that his Dad said, “That’s not the way I raised you.”

His poor father. Can you imagine watching your son, who you think would know better based on the way he was raised, mistreat two women, and know that millions of other people are watching him behave that way. I would be devastated. I think that would be a good time for Dad to take the son out to the woodshed and get out the switch (even though his son is a grown man and I don’t believe in violence).