<p>Just read a great quote
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<p>I have never seen honey boo boo ( and probably never will) but I’m certain it’s not worth my time to debate their lifestyle. What’s the point?</p>
<p>stevensmama, “rich” is relative. I suspect that $40K is HUGE money for this family.</p>
<p>I caught part of one show when mom was making everyone’s favorite dinner; spaghetti with sauce combination of ketchup and butter. I was nauseated by the idea, but the family was thrilled with the meal.</p>
<p>If you think younger children that reach the world stage before puberty don’t have problems, you need to read Amanda Beard’s autobiography (“In the pool they don’t see you cry”). 2 individual silvers and 1 relay gold in swimming when she was 14. For her swimming was a release from her problems, so it’s a bit different.</p>
<p>“I perceived a loving family with a sense of humor that enjoyed being with each other.”</p>
<p>I see the same. There’s a lot to dislike or even be disgusted with on the show, too, of course. But it was quite surprising to see June’s enthusiasm about spending time with her kids.</p>
<p>“I caught part of one show when mom was making everyone’s favorite dinner; spaghetti with sauce combination of ketchup and butter. I was nauseated by the idea, but the family was thrilled with the meal.”</p>
<p>I grew up in a working class family in NY state, and we frequently ate macaroni with ketchup. We couldn’t afford spaghetti sauce. Usually it went with hot dogs.</p>
<p>My daughters enjoy it, and we almost always have it when I make meatloaf.</p>
<p>S1 dislikes tomatoes and doesn’t like the texture of spaghetti sauce, so he puts ketchup on plain pasta. He also puts it on mac & cheese. He’s now 15 and has been eating pasta this way since he was in pre-school. I really need to buy him shares in Heinz!</p>
<p>That just sounds revolting and I pretty much like everything.</p>
<p>I’m trying to stay away from ketchup due to the high sugar content. Though I did buy a brand with “reduced sugar.” But let’s face it, the nutritional value of ketchup is basically nil; pasta is not much better. My body is just not tolerating sugar and heavy carbs/starches any more. I’m trying to give them up, but it’s hard. I understand that the most affordable foods are often pretty devoid of nutrition and are high on fat/sugar/starch. It’s a challenge to eat really well on a budget.</p>
<p>I guess I’d watch this show if I happened to be channel surfing. I saw a very short commercial today and couldn’t understand a word they were saying. Living in Texas, I though I’d heard the strongest country accents, but no…</p>
<p>I guess you’re too young to remember the Reagan Administration trying to save money in the federal school meals progam by classifying ketchup as a vegetable. That pretty much became Reagan budget director David Stockman’s hilarious legacy.</p>
<p>As for Honey Boo Boo, I never heard of it until the SNL skit the other night. But from Honey Boo Boo’s reputation as described here on CC, I can emphathze with GAMOM’s rejection of the usual Hollywood/Media stereotype of rural southerners.</p>
<p>It’s not the ketchup on pasta nor the butter on pasta - it’s the two of them together on the pasta - YUCK!!!</p>
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<p>I wish there was a way the OP could go back and correct the title. For some reason whenever I see the thread, it bothers me that her “name” is misspelled.</p>
<p>I know, get a life…:D</p>
<p>I keep picturing either a BoBo doll (those inflatable clown toys that you punch) or a Bonobo monkey. Frankly, the bonobos have a little more class than the BooBoos.</p>
<p>“I grew up in a working class family in NY state, and we frequently ate macaroni with ketchup.”</p>
<p>One of my freshman dormmates at Bryn Mawr loved ketchup on her spaghetti, and that was her go-to dining hall dinner. She grew up with it in Brooklyn. I like spaghetti and I like ketchup, but something about the smell wafting over when the ketchup heated up on top of the steamy pasta…yeah, give me the food-service red sauce any time.</p>
<p>Now that I think about it, there is baked-in hot ketchup on top of my mom’s meatloaf, and that was my favorite treat growing up. Go figure.</p>
<p>Since we haven’t had cable for probably 2 years I had to search some youtubes for this kid. Wow, what a time kill. But definitely like watching a train wreck…can’t look away! Then went on to watch an episode (on youtube) of toddlers and tiaras. I’d heard of but never seen. I actually was more upset by watching psychotic mothers making their babies “compete” like this. I agree with whoever previously said that at least honey boo boo seems to like what she’s doing and isn’t crying on stage like some of the t&t children.</p>
<p>“I invest in anything that Bernanke can’t destroy, including gold, canned beans, bottled water and flashlight batteries”</p>
<p>Actually, I think that’s one of Stockman’s more hilarious quotes, myself. Hey, there’s probably more vegetable in ketchup than there is fruit in some of the liquids labeled “fruit juice”, that they serve in the schools.</p>
<p>I saw the SNL skit on the Boo Boo’s, and it was really funny. If there’s a grain of truth in that skit, I guess I’ll have to sit through a show. Maybe after I watch Jerry Springer.</p>
<p>You guys ain’t seen nothin’ till you have watched a full episode of Duck Dynasty!</p>
<p>Honey Boo Boo hates being on TV.</p>
<p>[?Honey</a> Boo Boo? hates being on TV | omg! TV - Yahoo! OMG! CA](<a href=“Celebrity News & Updates | Yahoo News Canada”>‘Honey Boo Boo’ hates being on TV)</p>
<p>I feel sorry for the kid. She’s obviously being worn out.</p>
<p>Having never actually seen their show, I happened to see this mom and child on one of the entertainment news shows. The interview was painful to watch. I can’t help but think that both it and their reality show are terribly exploitative. This was an unsophisticated mother and a badly behaved child, largely being made fun of by those interviewers. I could just imagine what they and the crew were saying when the interview was over. I could see their eyes rolling throughout and Mrs. BooBoo and child had no idea. Very sad.</p>
<p>I’ve never seen the show, but I love spaghetti with ketchup and butter! My mom always used to put a small piece of butter on the spaghetti and melt it right after the spaghetti cooked, and I still do that (it gives it some flavor and a more pleasant textrue). I also never liked the texture of taste of tomato sauce, so I use ketchup, not because I can’t afford tomato sauce, just because I prefer ketchup 
So… sounds good to me!</p>
<p>Yup. Totally seems that this is in Honey Boo Boo’s best interest. No chance of a trainwreck here at all. Nope. Not one bit.</p>