The Week the Women Went

Lindsey · 02-04-2008, 07:20 PM

There's this new show here on CBC, and I was watching it tonight with my roommate when I thought of this forum and I thought I'd tell you about it. They took this small town in Alberta, and decided to take all of the women on a week-long trip, leaving the men to run the households, watch the kids, and basically run the whole town. It's very funny, and heartbreaking, and interesting! It's very much like the town I grew up in, and in fact one of the men on tonight's episode was wearing a hat from a lake about 15 minutes from my hometown

Anyways, I just looked it up and they have the full episodes available online the mornings after each new episode on tv. The link is http://www.cbc.ca/thewomenwent/

Marilyn · 02-05-2008, 04:36 AM

Sounds like an interesting concept. We'll have to check it out!!

Marilyn · 02-05-2008, 04:36 AM

Sounds like an interesting concept. We'll have to check it out!!

Marilyn · 02-05-2008, 04:36 AM

Sounds like an interesting concept. We'll have to check it out!! I don't know how the men would survive.

Marilyn · 02-05-2008, 04:37 AM

Okay, that's the second time I've double posted lately, and I only hit submit once. What is happening????? Oh, my goodness, I triple posted. Now what is happening. Lindsey, sorry to mess up your thread!!!!

Tink · 02-05-2008, 10:21 AM

I think Marilyn is serious about checking it out!

I cringe to think what those women would come home to. Did they leave the kids behind with the men?

DianaB · 02-05-2008, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Tink

I think Marilyn is serious about checking it out!

I cringe to think what those women would come home to. Did they leave the kids behind with the men?

That brings back memories of leaving my kids home with their Dad after I had just cleaned the house and they're not good memories!!!!!! I can't imagine a whole community of women leaving the men in charge. I bet that it's an interesting show!!

Lindsey · 02-05-2008, 11:12 AM

Yep, all of the children are left at home. One is a 13 year old girl who hardly ever sees her dad, but he came back to look after her for the week. Most of the other dads are guys who are truckers or work on oil rigs, so they're gone for weeks at a time and their wives basically raise their children alone. So far, it's been not a lot of parenting, and more just letting the kids run free, but I think that's going to change!

judy · 02-06-2008, 07:48 AM

A week is not long enough. You can let kids run wild for a week, and then the poor mothers have to come home and straighten everything out again! I don't think it's fair. It will take them weeks of "But Daddy let me....."

Marilyn,

Are you going to watch that show?

02-04-2008, 07:20 PM	#1
Lindsey Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,764	The Week the Women Went There's this new show here on CBC, and I was watching it tonight with my roommate when I thought of this forum and I thought I'd tell you about it. They took this small town in Alberta, and decided to take all of the women on a week-long trip, leaving the men to run the households, watch the kids, and basically run the whole town. It's very funny, and heartbreaking, and interesting! It's very much like the town I grew up in, and in fact one of the men on tonight's episode was wearing a hat from a lake about 15 minutes from my hometown Anyways, I just looked it up and they have the full episodes available online the mornings after each new episode on tv. The link is http://www.cbc.ca/thewomenwent/ __________________ Lindsey "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it..." -Marilyn Monroe

02-05-2008, 04:36 AM	#2
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Sounds like an interesting concept. We'll have to check it out!! __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

02-05-2008, 04:36 AM	#3
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Sounds like an interesting concept. We'll have to check it out!! __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

02-05-2008, 04:36 AM	#4
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Sounds like an interesting concept. We'll have to check it out!! I don't know how the men would survive. __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

02-05-2008, 04:37 AM	#5
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Okay, that's the second time I've double posted lately, and I only hit submit once. What is happening????? Oh, my goodness, I triple posted. Now what is happening. Lindsey, sorry to mess up your thread!!!! __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

02-05-2008, 10:21 AM	#6
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	I think Marilyn is serious about checking it out! I cringe to think what those women would come home to. Did they leave the kids behind with the men? __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

02-05-2008, 11:12 AM	#8
Lindsey Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,764	Yep, all of the children are left at home. One is a 13 year old girl who hardly ever sees her dad, but he came back to look after her for the week. Most of the other dads are guys who are truckers or work on oil rigs, so they're gone for weeks at a time and their wives basically raise their children alone. So far, it's been not a lot of parenting, and more just letting the kids run free, but I think that's going to change! __________________ Lindsey "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it..." -Marilyn Monroe

02-06-2008, 07:48 AM	#9
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	A week is not long enough. You can let kids run wild for a week, and then the poor mothers have to come home and straighten everything out again! I don't think it's fair. It will take them weeks of "But Daddy let me....." Marilyn, Are you going to watch that show? __________________ *Judy*

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