A birthday party at an old folks home?

How about the dad who threw his daughter a Sweet Sixteen at a strip club? Yes, they put some garlands around the stripper pole, but it didn't disguise them any. Also all the people there and the only food that was being served was a small cake, what looked like an almost expired cold cuts plate, etc.

The show is definitely exaggerated at least. You'll see someone do something not quite so bad - reuse pool water for dishes - and then it goes further into silliness that no one would put up with (like the woman with the husband hiding money from her and her just handing over her paycheck).




"It's better to be hated for who you are than be loved for who you aren't."

I saw that episode and it looked staged. If I had a cheapskate mom I would have refused to have a birthday party. My mother wasn't cheap, just verbally abusive. She would insult me at my birthday parties and/or throw it up in my face afterward. It was bullcrap because I didn't ask for a party and half of the kids there were cousins or children of her friends. I think entertaining stressed out mom. It really doesn't matter. At about ten years old I decided I was too old for birthday parties. I did what I had to do to get by. I think Mr. Miyagi said the best way to avoid a punch was not to be there. I learned a lot of stuff like that. When your parents are screwed up you don't host parties. You don't even invite friends to your home.