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In today's world, Joe's habits would lead to CPS intervention

I can't help but think that in today's (2014) world CPS would intervene when a father is walking around the house in his underwear in front of his small children.

Re: In today's world, Joe's habits would leave to CPS intervention

Are you serious? That's called being normal.

Re: In today's world, Joe's habits would leave to CPS intervention

You're insane.

Re: In today's world, Joe's habits would lead to CPS intervention

um no

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I can't help but think that in today's (2014) world CPS would intervene when a father is walking around the house in his underwear in front of his small children.
Quite possibly and it would be another case of overreacting. His attire does not threaten the children in any way and he is a wonderful father outside of the fact that neither he nor Alison are capable of teaching their children to not treat them as door mats.

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This one makes me laugh.

Maybe it's my "Australian" showing, but I can't even count the times I've seen immediate family members in underwear...or partially dressed. Or the number of times my sister and cousin would "moon" (show their arses) to strangers out the side of the car window on family holidays.

Oh yeah...we were a classy bunch!

Since this is Australia, we can get ridiculously hot nights where it's been 40-something degrees (Celsius) during the day, and doesn't go under 30 overnight.

Before the days of air-con, we'd all be in our undies and loose singlet, lying in front of a fan and periodically spraying ourselves with one of those spray bottles of water, trying to keep cool in a desperate bid to sleep in spite of the sweltering heat.

Inevitably, you'd see someone emerge from their room in their underpants...but really?...Who cares if a parent is in their undies? It's not done in a sexual way and they're not showing anything you wouldn't see at the beach.

Oh and I remember plenty of morning "mad dashes" to get ready with partially dressed family members looking for something on the clothes horse, or ironing in their undies. Fortunately we had a high front fence, so even if our front curtains were open, the street didn't get an eye-full!

Unless there's something else going on...like something that points to sexual inappropriateness, CPS is mad to make a big deal out of underwear.

Re: In today's world, Joe's habits would lead to CPS intervention

Ha ha I'm with u !!

I come from a European family and I've seen my mom in her nightgown or my dad in his boxers numerous times ....

I think being uptight about nudity and sex and things like that is an American thing lol

Re: In today's world, Joe's habits would lead to CPS intervention

I'm on season 5 episode 5 and I haven't been bothered by this. I am as prude as they get, so I think you are off base here. Boxers are just as loose as shorts. If he was running around in tighty whities or a thong...I might notice. While I would think those were inappropriate, still don't know if they would be cause for calling CPS.

Re: In today's world, Joe's habits would lead to CPS intervention

Um, no. Just about every dad I know (who currently has young children) walks around in boxer shorts sometimes... and I don't think anyone has called CPS on them!

Re: In today's world, Joe's habits would lead to CPS intervention

This may be one of the most ridiculous posts I've ever read on these boards and that's saying a LOT.

Re: In today's world, Joe's habits would lead to CPS intervention

I always thought it was mandatory for dads to walk around in their underwear.



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Re: In today's world, Joe's habits would lead to CPS intervention

With whats is being worn on the streets, seen on tv and computer, let alone on the beach...yes there is far too much wrong CPS being called for stupidity, sadly, CPS is over worked with real need as to why they need to be involved with far to many children that do need help not getting it and or falling between the system that has some that have no business fostering or working in that system, ya a almost no win...done "preachy ranting".

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Re: In today's world, Joe's habits would lead to CPS intervention

not sure about that, but I will take your point as more of an aside on the nutty world of today's stuff like extremist CPS..

I take it likewise when they go to the beach --(I know it is Az so they don't have beaches, but there is sand and that giant surf-wave generator machine they built, and also vacations)-- that Joe cannot wear a swimsuit without being accused of molesting his daughters or exposing himself to the many age-inappropriate girls on the beach ?

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or is this a cover for another horny female poster to work in the subject of Joe's shorts and their contents ?
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