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[@laurawickline8143]

Erin's mom is so brave for speaking her truth about Erin's disability. Telling the truth and admitting one's feelings can be incredibly difficult. I applaud her.

[@donnadee1966]

My heart went out to her. I really respected her honesty.

[@FastNCurious88]

💯❤️

[@MoraiBear]

I think that some are forgetting that these parents aren’t there for judgement, they came for help. And Erin’s mom is being honest in order to get the help her family needs. Now are some of her word choices horrendous? Of course BUT she is in a therapy session where she SHOULD be able to express exactly how she is feeling in order to help her family. In a therapy session politically correct phrases and no offensive words for others are usually completely private. And can we try to keep in mind that this was 15 years ago! Bridgett YOU are doing great. Ignore the haters and just keep loving your kids. As for the “bottom feeders” comment I honestly believe she was referring to the people who might treat Erin badly, who might take advantage of her. I think several people need to take a step back and watch again and maybe shake off their judgment of a situation that they do not live with. My son is autistic and he is constantly teased, people try to push him around, he’s excluded because the other kids say that he’s “too weird” or “so different “. I understand her fear for her daughter. I do my best to help my son know and see and feel proud of himself, that there’s nothing wrong with him, his brain just works differently. But it’s the outside world that we fear. And sadly, whether you like to hear it or not it could be harder for Erin because you can see that she is a bit different. What we CAN do is teach kids-and worse adults like these judgey people, that different is GOOD.

[@donnadee1966]

Well said... I think parents have to very brave and desirous of change to undertake such a venture. I give them a lot of credit. It cannot be easy to do this in full view of tv cameras, no less...

[@tessforbes8687]

I agree and fear for her daughter goes beyond when Erin is a teenager or an adult, it goes to after Brigettes death. I know as a mother yet I can never say I know what’s it’s actual like to walk in my son’s shoes. (He has CP).

[@DizzKola3]

Dr. Tanya and Erin chomping and making faces in the mirror is so adorable!!

[@donnadee1966]

She is a beautiful little girl! I saw some comments which were critical of her mother, but I had a lot of respect for her honesty- and her bravery - doing this in front of cameras cannot be easy. I sincerely hope things went well for this family ...

[@mlmj1994]

55:00 I’m a teacher and I have to remember that too. It took me years not to take personally what students say and their behavior ; they are emotionally immature just naturally.

[@MillennialMountainMama]

She doesn’t hate using her teeth, she doesn’t know how!

[@jessicaparsons8857]

Erin’s mother needs a lot of help to accept her as she is. I’m afraid Erin’s biggest problem is her mother’s negative appraisal of her.

[@kathleenpapaleo2720]

Agreed. Erin is adorable and needs more autonomy. Her Mom needs to realize E

[@kathleenpapaleo2720]

Erin can do more than her mother let's her do.

[@anaarbues9768]

How tendder to see Tyler and Erin enjoying so much when mum was singing to them at bedtime!😁😁

[@karenbeavert9359]

Please put up more tiny episodes. The last one of this and new oes.. I have watched seasons 1 & 2 over & over.

[@MoraiBear]

Me too!! I honestly just realized today how long ago this was actually taped!

[@melaneybarnett1860]

She said bottom feeders what a snob that beautiful child doesn't deserve that. It's obvious the mother feels sorry for herself ridiculous

[@cherylcolautti5401]

Yes my thought too. Only one that will have a problem with her being downs is mum. To compare a clever child to a sibling is horrible at the best of times let alone a sibling with a disability

[@jennimichienzie5451]

Agree. I love her little daughter❤️

[@donnamatthews5619]

Really... Do you have a special needs child?

[@katiieeardley]

Yeah man, I have no issue with lamenting your fear that your child's life might be more difficult for it is fine, but that was such a disgusting term to use, especially in comparison to her brother.

[@Cyperspiller]

She is such a snop… “I was so popular, I was a promqueen etc. She thiggggggggnk she is perfect in every wa y and think of hegr beautiful little girl. The little girl is perfect in her own way. And she can be a succes!working in a shop or somewhere else. The little girls ambition, is not as high as moms, so she will be happy doing things SHE likes. But is mom keep crying about her daughter being “not-perfect”’the little girl will see that know that mom doesn’t see her as perfect. So so sad!

[@Cyperspiller]

At 19.15 where mom hold on to her daughter and kept saying “how does it makes you feel?, how does it makes you feel? how does it makes you feel” I was about to scream at the screen.. 🤯.

[@kathleenpapaleo2720]

Facts

[@kathleenpapaleo2720]

Fallins are strange. Freaking their kids out.

[@nb-user25]

I wonder if Erin’s mom would have driven her kids to have issues regardless of Erin having Downs since she wants her kids to be the most popular, the smartest, and the best looking (it seems like).

[@jlnioannou]

Erin is adorable! 🥰

[@thomashanks1033]

Hello Juliana how are you doing. I believe you are healthy and also having a nice weather where you are. I want a new friend Ok!

[@annematusiewicz3712]

Erin's mom strikes me as someone who had a fairly easy life for a long time- someone who succeeded at everything she tried and never ran into a problem or a situation that she couldn't defeat, something she just had to learn to deal with. A variation of Dr. Byron's talking about overprotected children perhaps.

[@barbvillarreal7440]

Erin is a precious gift from God. He choose you to be blessed by your special little girl👱‍♀️❤🙏

[@annierotberg8861]

poor animals to have to hear that screaming lol

[@madeleiner559]

Erin and her mum could really take on the world and make huge changes for Downs kids and families. It will be awesome in the future I think.

[@laurenS94]

Erin is the most beautiful, sweetest thing!! I just want to snuggle her!!

[@georgieeve2026]

Great episode :)

[@maggiestone7982]

I love my mom too. I understand that being a good girl is a good thing. I love being a good girl.

[@xeniajola]

Erin is so sweet. And she has a real problem what is not the blame of the parents....

[@betsyh403]

Erin is precious!!

[@anaarbues9768]

I think they could try cow milk on her, not just baby milk

[@cmenowlandreth]

Eryn's mom is so terrible. The things she says are horrendously offensive and I'm not offended easily.

[@irenestrmnss4331]

Where is Erins dad ?

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

Where I live, people with Downs are not judged at all. I'm a care giver and have spent years working with them. Everywhere we go, they are treated like gold, especially in school. Erin's Mum is the only one judging her. Imagine calling people with intellecual differences "bottom feeders!!"

[@RicheeBe]

She said when she starts school we will have to deal with the “ bottom feeders “ Meaning the kids who will and we know they will ( even though i will say Gen z did so much better than previous generations with the whole being bullies ans being mean to different i love that for them ) However there is always that one . But she’s Concerned about her child being hurt . she’s not calling her kid a bottom feeder and yes that’s actually to generous for anyone who willingly would make front of down syndrome.

[@honeybunch5765]

Such a pity the sound is terrible.

[@sharonsmith8504]

I hate to see how intolerant she was about people who have any sorts of disabilities if she is "tolerant" of them now and yet calls her daughter a "bottom feeder"

[@1ay1aslife]

Aaron is such a cute kid

[@stacyhowell6742]

0ppp

[@RicheeBe]

yup dr tanya loves kids . she took that sucked on chip from her and ate it 😩🤮 i can’t even do that with my own kid ! I trust she loves the kids .

[@claudettes7022]

I’m not convinced control-freak, perfectionist Bridget is concerned for Erin having DS and how people will treat her later on in life and what she’ll have to go through. I think Bridget, herself, can’t get over it! Everything isn’t perfect anymore and she can’t handle it but it’s out of her control!

[@kennethyoung141]

Where is the last Jesse, tallulah episode?

[@RicheeBe]

The fact the little brown hair girl is Fighting over the little boy with the blonde girl ( typical elementary rivalry it’s always the blonde cali looking girl vs the more small town but still cute brown hair girl lol ) anyways the fact she is arguing over a boy and saying the keira is prettier than her BUT she’s afraid of Bunnies ? This reminds me of my mom . That would be another reason added to the list of why you’re not ready for boys . lol look at ya can’t even rub a bunny but u wanna boyfriend 😂😂😂

[@RicheeBe]

jus let sophie do it watch emma do it jus to steal her shine

[@lesleyhughes4969]

Bottom feeders???

[@Kateosaurus]

Horrifying!

[@forrestcollective9184]

Right! At that moment, I 🥫 couldn't help but feel she doesn't deserve a beautiful daughter like Erin.

[@forrestcollective9184]

Guess she just hates herself that much.

[@eloahnon4952]

I mean, she's not wrong.

[@smugandsmarmy]

She’s expressing some very difficult feelings in a safe environment, with a trained professional in a closed setting where her child can’t hear her. Parents who have a child with disabilities are often not given the space to acknowledge those feelings, they get told they are horrible for just HAVING a feeling. Many times, acknowledging those feelings and being allowed to process them gives parents the opportunity to work THROUGH them. It can be very important to grieve, if you will, a loss of the ideal so they can truly celebrate and enjoy the reality. It’s easy to say we wouldn’t feel that way ever but we don’t know unless or until we go through it.

[@kellymcdonnell2271]

I hope Real Families are done with the nonsense, last time I watched they weren't posting the last episode. However being from Aus, there is no other place to watch it. Being country restricted on their website, and not having the episodes on KZbin is very annoying.

[@xeniajola]

O wauw the parents of the girl with the fear yuk... They are why she has the problem... The parents have so much anguierty And i understand the mom. Because of the breastcancer. My ilnesses i dont project them on my kids my angsiaties i dont give that to them. And i just talk to them in there own language about life and ilness

[@NikkieRoxxx]

Kira needs a muzzle and a straight jacket for timeout, until she CALMS DOWN COMPLETELY

[@pineappledinosinspace]

Daily dose of birth control thank you!

[@gabinathan5499]

I WORK WITH CHILDREN WITH VARIOUS DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. I MYSELF HAVE A PROBLEM +PEOPLE USED TO B DREADFUL 2 ME IN MANY WAYS..

[@honeybunch5765]

Erin is beautiful

[@marylyn66]

Well to look at the families in tonight's episode in a very simple light Miss Keira we learn acts out so dramatically because she wants/needs the attention that follows when her and mom kiss and make up. The little girl, Emma i think, acts out so hysterically in the presence of bunnies because she's mollycoddled so much by mom and dad that she's perhaps been taught there is something to be frightened of. Her reaction when with Tanya petting bunnies was minimal. Moments later with mommy she was distraught and pleading to be taken from bunnies presence. I still thinks she's mostly playing up for all the attention and pacifying that follows. Thats when she gets her cuddles. Usually screaming and making twisty face while dry eyed is a good indication she's being willful.

[@metallica2500]

I agree, you are spot on

[@belmum1689]

Keira acts the way she does b/c of her mum, her mother chucks worse tantrums than the 6 yr old does.

[@NikkieRoxxx]

Kira needs a straihht jacket and muzzle

[@irenestrmnss4331]

Why does not the dad have Keira then ? She can live with her dad, why always at their mums.?

[@lessehead]

She goes back and forth between the two parents.

[@xeniajola]

​@@lesseheada propper arrangement is the best

[@lessehead]

@@xeniajola AP proppen? What language is that? 🤣😂🤣

[@xeniajola]

@@lessehead o wauw. That was just my wordbook...

[@lessehead]

@@xeniajola Ok, but this is reality. Her parents are divorced, as are many parents, so she spends time with each. My kids grew up doing it and they were beautifully behaved. Divorce is not an excuse for crazy behavior.

[@verasmith4767]

Did any of these parents ever grow up. How were you hey raised.

[@metallica2500]

I feel sorry for the little girl, what people will do for fame and fortune is disgusting.

[@jlnioannou]

Which little girl?

[@betsyh403]

Huh? No one gif famous or rich from this

[@metallica2500]

@@betsyh403 oh my bad, I thought they got paid for being on the show

[@irenestrmnss4331]

They come for urgent help. For free stay, consulting services, free food . Famous ? It s embarrassing for every family putting their problems out there for all to see. They are just desperate for help, not for fame.

[@kathleenpapaleo2720]

Fallon Mom is scaring her daughter! Just awful. Tanya didn't force her like hwr Mom did. Just awful parenting.

[@KrissyRoseAnimallover]

I am missing chromosome 17

[@_allieluvskaynn]

IAM THE FRIST

[@xeniajola]

I like kyra... i think she just want to be loved .. and loving attention. But mom only gives her brother loving attention because he is small and mom can say to him that her boyfriend is nice... but kyra she want mom and dad together. And will be naughty because she is bigger and understand it more and knew how it was before splitting up. It is like mom give kyra the blame of everything

[@NikkieRoxxx]

No. She needs rough n tuff disciplin with strict boundaries and consequences!!!