Here Comes Mama June

You know Mama June....she's Honey Boo Boo's mom. And I like her.

I can't tell you how many Facebook posts I've read that say, "Oh she's just horrid, and the show sucks, and they all are disgusting. I've never watched the show....."

If you've never watched the show, how do you know it's disgusting?

I think too many people are judging June and her family on their looks. Yes she's fat. She knows that. She also says she's sexy. Which tell me that she has a good self-image. By the way, did you know she's lost 102 pounds since the show started? Her daughters also know their own physical imperfections, but they don't seem to hate themselves at all. How dare they???

Her family farts a lot and laughs at it. Yeah, so what? It's called being silly with your kids. The kids will outgrow the fart-a-thons, but they will remember their mom being silly with them.

Some people say she's doing the show for the money. Yep, she probably is. But did you know that the $15,000 - $20,000 per episode that they are paid goes directly into trust funds for her children and grandchild?

Did you know that she hasn't bought a new house, even though her old wooden house sits just yards from a railroad track. She likes her house. She has done a few repairs, but I don't think that's a bad use for some of the money. Which, by the way, is pretty low by industry standards.

Did she buy a new car? Yep, she sure did. It was a 2005 used car. She needed a bigger one. Sports cars and Cadillacs just aren't her style.

Did you know that she and her family organize several fund raisers for charity throughout the year?

Did you know that she funds the pageants that Alana attends by being a coupon queen and using the savings?  She also feeds her family of 7 on $80 a week by using coupons, playing Bingo, cooking wild game, and using child support from her older children's fathers. Bet you wish you could see a grocery bill that low.

Did you know that Mike (Sugar Bear) goes to work every day and is still considered the bread winner of the family?

I don't see any dysfunction here. Yes, they are loud. Yes, they are mostly fat. Yes, they laugh at things that a lot of people don't laugh at. But they love each other, they love their community, and I like them.