Wife Swap - Deirdre

It seems that my opinion of the Wife Swap participant is correct.

Channel 4 have kindly shared an interview with Margaret with us at

http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/W/wife_swap/shows/02/

In this interview, Margaret clearly states that she likes the idea of having the opportunity to transform someone's elses way of living by showing them that there are other ways to do things. Obviously this includes completely dominating the situation, refusing the child any comfort by his parent and refusing to accept that the parent of the child has the ultimate say.

Sadly, Frankie's father was only to willing to admit that Margaret's way is right. What a shame that Frankie has a female parent (I can't bring myself to call her a mother) who is prepared to leave him for 2 weeks and a father that is prepared to let a complete stranger dictate how he parents his son at bedtime, a time that should be relaxing and comforting for the child.

She goes on to compliment the way that the other wife has raised her children. Why, then, could she not resist the temptation to interfere with the bedtime routine, or lack of given that this is something that is most likely vitally important to the child in that he needs to feel safe and secure before a night of separation from his parents if they are not co-sleeping.

Deirdre, Frankie's mother, comments that taking part in the experiment has improved her self esteem. It certainly wouldn't, and shouldn't, improve my self esteem to know that I had let my son be without me for a fortnight and let him have his usual bedtime routine disrupted by a complete stranger who had no regard for his well being whatsover.

Apparently Frankie loved his new room, what planet is this woman on? Since when has a hysterical child loved his new room? She might have wanted to think that to salvage her own conscience, if she has one, but all the evidence suggests that this was one desperately unhappy little boy who undoubtedly deserved better.