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I am devastated by the news, but am heartened by Alex's positive attitude towards his diagnosis and determination to complete this season.

Teams Ken and Brad won their respective two-day matches, so they are in the finals along with the winner of the two-day Wild Card Team Colby. These three teams will play on Monday and Tuesday for the $1 million first place prize.

Yes, Chris seems shady to me as well. BTW, the Urban Dictionary defines Fort Knockers as "a highly guarded and secretive goldmine of one's adult material. Usually referenced in regard to a voluminous and particularly titillating collection." Why am I not surprised?

Thanks for pointing out how ambiguous this story was - I just assumed Paul was offered the storage job. However, I went back to Chris Thieleman's Facebook account and he stated that Paul was offered a job at Chris' new restaurant named Fort Knockers that David Poor had previously rejected.

I saw a photo of Paul with David Poor and his best friend Chris about a week ago. Supposedly Paul was offered and accepted the job at the storage unit that David Poor rejected!!

Yes, there was a 30-minute preview on Friday night at 10 pm EST. Jorge made contact with his ex-girlfriend and admitted on the phone (with Anfisa listening intently) that he had met the baby and bought presents for her several years ago. Of course, he is still denying paternity. Nicole phoned home to ask her father to find the original criminal background check letter located somewhere in her apartment and bring it with him when he comes to Morocco. Annie reluctantly agreed to live in the apartment above the storage unit store because David explained that they basically had no other choice.

Did anyone else notice that Will pretended not to know how to spell "Dad" when he and Zoey were working on the birthday card for Bill? He said it so fast that I knew it was an automatic response because he wanted Jen to do the work for him. Will is very manipulative, especially with Jen, but I don't know how she can get him to cooperate with her at this point when his bad behavior has been going on for years. I agree with the prior posts that Jen always uses too many words and the kids really have stopped listening to her.

I wanted to respond to people who admired the parenting style of Amber and Trent Johnston (from Seven Little Johnstons). I was watching reruns of the show from a few years ago and Amber mentioned that their daughter Anna (who is now 15 or 16 years old) was adopted from Russia when she was four years old. Her circumstances were similar to that of Will in that she had spent her entire life in an orphanage and was developmentally delayed. In fact, Amber stressed that she illustrated no language skills at all! Anyway, she has made remarkable progress although Amber admits that Anna still struggles academically at times. The important point I want to make is that Anna is a very stubborn, headstrong young lady and the Johnstons are very strict with her, especially in terms of there being consequences for bad behavior. She always shows respect for her parents. When talking to Trent, she always says "yes, sir" when asked a question and she may not like the family rules but abides by them. It is so important for Bill and Jen to have effective discipline for Will and Zoey while they are young or it is going to be very tough, if not impossible, to exert any control over them once they become teenagers.

My husband and I adopted our son from an orphanage in Russia when he was 28 months old. His medical records indicated that he was developmentally delayed, but did not provide specifics. When we had his first medical appointment in the U.S., the pediatrician honestly thought he was ONE YEAR younger than his birth certificate due to his lack of height, weight, and bone development. However, over the next few years he made remarkable strides physically, cognitively, and emotionally. My husband and I were consistent in our discipline, including use of time-outs when appropriate, and would never tolerate the disrespect shown by Will towards his parents (especially Jen). It is very important to find karate instructors and other teachers of extracurricular activities to instill a sense of order and discipline in the environment. Will's behavior at the karate studio was out of control and he should have been given a time out or lose his turn when he disrupted the class. Our son did gymnastics since age four and believe me, the kids will definitely behave if they love the activity and don't want to sit on the sidelines. Will and Jen need to get a grip on Will and Zoey's behavior now, especially in public places, because they really are not cute or funny at this age. We never tried to be "pals" with our son and thought it was much more important to teach him respect, courtesy, and empathy than to simply give in to whining, tantrums, and other types of undesirable behavior because it was easier at the time. I think a major problem is that Bill and Jen are not on the same page regarding what is acceptable behavior for the kids. They need to have a united front or the kids will play one parent against the other, which is a no-win situation.