Psychologist, author and regularly televised expert Dr. Jeff Gardere‘s latest venture is VH1 Dad Camp, in which he takes on the challenge of preparing six young men headed down the road to deadbeat fatherhood, for a responsible, involved approach to parenting. Dr. Jeff will be checking in with us every week to comment on each episode of Dad Camp. Below are his thoughts on Episode 5, including the pregnancy suits, the Candace-Elliott confrontation and Austin’s detrimental selfishness…
Attention, fans of You’re Cut Off! and Dad Camp: We want to inform you about an important programming change that takes effect next week.
Beginning next Monday, June 28, You’re Cut Off! will move from its current Wednesday night slot to Monday nights. It will air at 9 p.m./8 central, just ahead of Behind The Music and where Dad Camp has been airing for the last few weeks. Consequently, Dad Camp will be moving to Wednesday nights, where it will air at 9 p.m./8 central. Got it? Just to recap:
You’re Cut Off!: Now airing on Mondays at 9/8c, starting on 6/28 (was on Wednesdays at 9/8c).
Dad Camp: Now airing on Wednesdays at 9/8c, starting on Wednesday, 6/30 (was on Mondays at 9/8c).
Well, this is weird. Lindsay Lohan recently tweeted her desire to get in touch with a kid who appeared on this week’s episode of VH1 Dad Camp:
And guys? She means it:
Benny appearing on the show during a challenge in which the dads-to-be talked to kids who’ve grown up with limited or no contact with their own dads, just to understand that perspective first-hand. Benny, whom you can see in the clip below starting around the 1:40 mark, had the saddest story of all the kids taking part in the challenge — his dad kicked him out on Christmas when he was 5-years-old.
What do you even say to that? “You know…I mean…Jeez, that’s rough, man,” is about as good as most nonprofessionals could do. I’m not sure that one-on-one time with Lindsay Lohan is the kind of counseling this kid needs, but it’s at least nice to know that Dad Camp can melt even the hardened celebrity’s heart. Updates to come?
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Psychologist, author and regularly televised expert Dr. Jeff Gardere‘s latest venture is VH1 Dad Camp, in which he takes on the challenge of preparing six young men headed down the road to deadbeat fatherhood, for a responsible, involved approach to parenting. Dr. Jeff will be checking in with us every week to comment on each episode of Dad Camp. Below are his thoughts on Episode 4, including Donta’s combativeness in therapy, visits from the guys’ fathers, the success of the kid-bonding exercise and his own abuse…
Psychologist, author and regularly televised expert Dr. Jeff Gardere‘s latest venture is VH1 Dad Camp, in which he takes on the challenge of preparing six young men headed down the road to deadbeat fatherhood, for a responsible, involved approach to parenting. Dr. Jeff will be checking in with us every week to comment on each episode of Dad Camp. Below are his thoughts on Episode 3, including Donta’s emotional violence, the baby-doll challenge, the problem with car seats and the visiting moms.
It’s too bad you can’t sell faces on the black market.
… because this one could pay for their kid.
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Psychologist, author and regularly televised expert Dr. Jeff Gardere‘s latest venture is VH1 Dad Camp, in which he takes on the challenge of preparing six young men headed down the road to deadbeat fatherhood, for a responsible, involved approach to parenting. Dr. Jeff will be checking in with us every week to comment on each episode of Dad Camp. Below are his thoughts on Episode 2, including the sacrifice challenge, Donta’s resulting explosions, the actual cost of raising a child and why the ultrasounds provided moving experiences, across the board.
“I think to some extent, as with any reality show, these guys were playing to the camera at the beginning. They were trying to establish themselves as to whom they were, as either a hero or a villain,” Dr. Jeff Gardere told us in his interview regarding the first episode of VH1 Dad Camp. Indeed, they were. Below are the Top 10 things uttered on the premiere that made our jaws drop. These guys attempting to navigate past the road to deadbeat fatherhood are extreme even for reality TV…
