Tpcast Analysis For Babysitter

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From this podcast, it simply talked about family life with the topic of babysitting. The podcast starts with a commonality, a family dropping off their children at a babysitters. Christina, the babysitter, is absolutely connected with the four children she babysits; she feels as if she was their second mother. The kids themselves have known their babysitter for about 4 years, almost as long as they have been alive. They have a strong bond with Christina and get over on certain mischievous acts they do, just like they would with a mom. It seems as if it were a very nice situation they are in, however, I say that babysitter should just be used an occasion where no other option is present. Parents should spend most of their time with their children …show more content…
Furthermore, another family was spoken about with their own special family life. An older brother Doug, is in charge of his four other siblings, three younger brothers and one younger sister. Doug is the dictator of the household when the parents are gone, and subjects his siblings to “bravery tests” when he watches them. He does participate in the bravery tests, but they are cruel games to be …show more content…
Another circumstance was the incident with the two sisters stuck in an airport along with tons of other divorced children. This incident was saddening to hear about because these kids were fending for themselves in a giant, busy airport without the support of both their parents. They could only hope that they would get out of there, not to mention the little squabbles they had with other children who were in the same situation or even worse. I felt that this section of the podcast should have been in a higher focus because it represents a higher issue in society. Subsequently, the last story said was about two siblings, a brother and a sister along their single mother and how the sister created a fantasy family. This story was challenging to understand and relate to, it felt very lucid and was in a completely different spectrum of the topics. Nevertheless, it still did talk about family life and how families can create powerful bonds through what they believe

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