'Supernanny': Is Angela holding on to her kids because she caught Michael sexting his ex? Nanny Jo thinks so
'Supernanny' Jo Frost is back in business and has wasted no time in establishing that she'll do whatever it takes to help families raise happy kids. The best part about her? She tells like it is and that is what makes the job easier for her and the people she is consulting with.
Angela and Michael Brown have been married for five years and are parents to two children. They have a house together and Michael runs his family business — they own a hardware store in the city. On the surface, this seems like what one would call "happily ever after" but a closer look into the family dynamics will give the viewers a fair idea of the demons the couple has had to battle to get where they are today.
The kids wanting to co-sleep is a problem and anyone would think that it is just an age thing and they are throwing tantrums. But on probing further, Nanny Jo learned that it is really the equation Micheal and Angela share that has led to the kids being so clingy.
Michael admitted to cheating on Angela. He was involved with two of his ex-girlfriends. He may not have made out with them or had any physical closeness but Michael was sexting. This broke Angela but she was not ready to give up on them. However, trust issues have crept into their relationship. Once he broke all ties with the exes, Angela installed a tracking app that made it easier for her to find where he was at any given point.
It was evident that this arrangement had become frustrating for Michael, who once told Angela that there's no physical connection between them. While Angela felt for their marriage work there has to be an emotional connection. She shared how it would be nice to have Michael ask how her day went. For her, it's just not always about sex.
This may not be an ideal situation for them to be in, given that they are parenting two very young boys. They will have to find a way to work around it and promise each other that they will be there for each other, physically and emotionally. Nanny Jo pointed out their differences, helped them see that because Michael wasn't emotionally involved with Angela, she tried to find that in their kids and that resulted in them being clingy.
"You're like an addict, holding onto your own children and they are paying the price," Nanny Jo told Angela, who nodded in agreement. "So, the kids are in the bed because the more he was wanting it from you the more emotionally you weren't getting it from him. And the kids became the tool," Nanny Jo pointed out and added that Angela needs emotional connection.
"Your boys give you what your man ain't giving you. Now, you've got them held so tight, you don't even want to let them go," she added. Fortunately, they realized that their fractured marriage was damaging their kids' lives and that had become extremely dependent. The Browns worked it out and it ended well for all.
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