But this mom's not crazy! I thought all wives on WifeSwap had to insane. She actually seems pretty cool, selling sex toys and all. That little girl, after lying and swearing like that, was treated rather nicely, especially considering what show this is.

I don't have cable right now, and this show is the only one I make an effort to sit down and watch. It's SO BAD but SO GOOD!

she reminds me of kayla the budding sociopath on desperate housewives

Brat. What a little brat. Just from this tiny clip and the fact that she works selling sex toys, I think I LIKE this Mom.

IMO, all children are comedic psycho geniuses. At least the ones I'm related to.

Is it wrong that I would like to kick the crap out of that little girl?

@BaconBandito: Budding sociopath is right. That's a pathological liar if I've ever seen one.
"Let's tell Dad about your bookbag!"
"Uhh... she went to Grandma's and got it!"

The kid is either a comedic genius or an evil psycho.

Both!
That kid has some balls! I'm impressed she had the nerve to A) make boldface lies; B) stick to the lies when caught; and C) make another lie about adults to their faces!
And she stays calm about it! As an aspiring lawyer, what's her secret?

The genetic crapshoot of having obnoxious crotchfruit like Autumn reinforces my plan to be child-free. If she were another species, she would've been eaten by her mother long ago.

I was watching this last night with my 11 y/o daughter....The size of my daughter's eyeballs were pretty amazing.

But if you saw the whole show, Sex-toy Mama's husband was a lunatic.

May I say, that my mother would have cuffed me in the head if I had ever been as bold as this girl, and would have started crying if I had called her a bitch. That word is not used lightly in our family.

This little girl has a future in PR. If you get your story out there first, well, hell - you are two steps ahead, aren't ya?

Another tally on the Why-Not-To-Procreate list: My kids might be like this girl, and I fear I might not be able to NOT beat the crap out of them. (Patience: Not a cultureslug virtue.)

@kierabs: She was kind of crazy, but her husband was the one who was the real lunatic. They keep a timer in the kitchen, and if the kids are running even a minute late in the morning, they scream like drill sargents. And she makes her kids steam the wrinkles out of their comforters on a daily basis.

I kind of like how the people on this show always learn something by the end of it, but these people were like, "we didn't change at all. Except we take our kids bowling sometimes now." Cut to a shot of the dad screaming at the kids in the bowling alley: Move move move! You're wasting time!!"

@Kellimanjaro: Hell, I think her mother should eat her anyway.

So.cio.path.

@cultureslug: Yeah, but this kid acted like this because her parents let her, and would never ever even think to beat the crap out of her.

@WaltzingMatilda: I like that we both see the upside to this girl's pathology. :)

@CorporateTool: agreed.

And were they seriously raking garbage from under the bed? I had to work and didn't get to watch last night. *sigh*

Beat. Down.

Few things are funnier than children cussin'

@optical_allusion: My parents had an even more effective threat: to shave off my eyebrows while I was sleeping.

Let me say that I still have nightmares about having to go to school with one/no eyebrow(s).

@Kellimanjaro:

"The genetic crapshoot of having obnoxious crotchfruit."

That could be the start of a beautiful and fucking hilarious poem.

Rocks, months and seasons, y'all, that's my list of things I will not name my child after. Poor Autumn is doomed.

Serial Killer.

Little s#%@& needs some god$%@*$mn better motherin!! @$#%&%$#

Oh, let's see, the Dad is in the other room on the computer while the kids sit and watch TV and cuss and lie. I AM SO SHOCKED. He's probably trolling myspace for 16 year olds.

Meanwhile, I vote that Autumn is neither a evil psycho or comedic genius, she's just plain STUPID. They're filming you, dumbass. See the giant cameras? It means ALL YOUR LIES ARE ON TAPE.

But kids like her never think about things like that or the consequences of their actions. It's all about trying to get the attention and trying to be in control. And the cloying tone of voice, it's so classic with children who behave that way, it's their "cutesy" way of thinking they are "pulling one over" on you. Not surprisingly, it's because they have parents that sit there like lumps while they tell them to "eat shit pies." SHOCKING! Autumn will only get worse, no doubt.

i can't stop myself from watching this sort of clip, even though i know my own household will inevitably be full of contradictions and the occasional super-poor parenting decision. however, as a stranger with no children yet to highlight my hypocrisy/failings: this little kid needs some corporal punishment!

The kid is obviously playing to the camera for attention AND has a serious attitude problem. I would not want any child I cared about to spend any time in her company.

That girl was totally acting out for the camera. Maybe she does curse all the time, but kids do come up with some unexpected outbursts if they know they're being taped.

@sarabadara: me too . . . which is why I suspect I'm nowhere near ready to be a parent. haha

See, this is why dogs and cats are better than kids. My cat would never lie about leaving his bookbag at grandma's and call me a bitch.

@CorporateTool: My parents went with the classic, "Do you want your mouth washed out with soap?"

I took this very seriously, so when I was about 8, I would practice licking the soap so it wouldn't bother me. Then if they said this, my answer was, "Can I have the Irish Spring, please?"

They did follow through a few times, and it never bothered me that much. Of course, I didn't even KNOW half the words this girl was spewing!

@CorporateTool: That is incredible and is totally something I will use on my future (sleep-deprived) children. That is SO much better than using imaginary monsters to control your child.

My votes on evil psycho AND stupid.

"she went to go got it"

ugh that rubs me the wrong way.

@optical_allusion: Ha! I was a specialist at Palmolive soap eating. I never even said anything that bad - usually the random "Shut Up" or "I Hate You" would get me soap time. Totally effective.

@Sophie: Absolutely. I mean, she's a little asshole - she'd be great at PR. Just like I was an argumentative ass - and now I am a lawyer. It all works out.

@optical_allusion: I made the mistake of telling my dad I liked the taste of soap. So he switched to Tabasco sauce. I never swore in front of him again.

@WaltzingMatilda: No Joke. My little brother once lost half an eyebrow.

@sarabadara: No. I'll hold the demon seed for you. Evil psycho. Makes me thrilled I'm menopausal and childless.

@WaltzingMatilda: Liquid sounds so much worse than bar soap!!!

I like to watch this show and Supernanny (and when it was on, Nanny 911) and think to myself, "These are children I would return to the store."

@BlondeGrlz:

Don't forget gemstones and retail stores. Unless Pearl and Ruby make a comeback . . .should be due in about three generations!

@rachelrob: My friends tease me because I always watch Supernanny, and I just say, "You think it's funny now, but my kids will be ANGELS!"

I am not going to criticize this child. She clearly has emotional/behavioral issues due to crappy parenting.

Children cursing are never cute. Children caught lying to adults faces deserve a beat down. This child needs a beating and some therapy. Send her to live with my mom for a week for some reconditioning.

God, when I think of what I could do with kids like this if their parents would only sign a waiver. I'm about to don a cape and mask and start handing out ass-whuppins

I think kids are described as being manipulative more often than they actually are - but this kid definitely thinks she can play everyone. And by her calm, I-don't-give-a-shit delivey, it's been working for her.
I wouldn't call her psycho by nature, but she's not developing into a nice or whole human being.

@CorporateTool: Is your little brother Christian Slater? I hear it was a shaving incident that made him who he is today. God bless him.

I got the soap in the mouth treatment a few times. It was amazing the words that i knew (and knew how to use correctly) at age five. My dad also invented a punishment called "Military School" which involved running cold water over your bare bottom for a few seconds. Luckily, I never got it, but my sister did. He's an evil genius - it hurts, but doesn't leave any marks!

@Catty Is Cumbersome: The kids are neglected, clearly; house a mess, they probably have to pull clothes from those heaps on laundry to find something to wear in the morning to school (personal flashback). She's the young one and has probably picked up the " 'rents don't give a damn so why should we" attitude from the older siblings after being neglected into a state of post tramatic shock in her toddler years (again ... flashback). Go easy on her; ya she's mouthy and precocious ... it's a survival mechanism. Not her fault, she's a child. Now ... if she when she's an adult she doesn't leave all this shite behind her and take some responsibility for the quality of her own life, and her own integrity, then ya ... problems.

Ugh. Shit like this is why I keep pushing out when I want to have kids. At this rate I'll be 73.

I would hope that after seeing this, her parents re-evaluate the way they choose to speak to their daughter. "Eat shit pie" is rarely an appropriate retort to anyone, aged 10 or not. Most likely they probably laughed, though.

@WaltzingMatilda: I wish. My baby brother is a punk. And not in the good way. He is not, however, a pathological liar, nor does he swear at my mom.