Dr. Wendy Osefo shocked by 'Wife Swap' co-stars' home with rodents and cats

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00:00Once you stepped into Aletha's house, her house full of chinchillas and no rules and basketball hoops,

00:06did you kind of have an internal moment of like, oh my God, how is this woman running my household right now?

00:12Absolutely. It was in that moment that I realized that my household is probably running like a circus,

00:16but I had to let go and just know it will be fine.

00:20Now, did I know that my household would be destroyed permanently and physically? No.

00:26However, I was willing and open to seeing whatever she was going to do.

00:32But I just knew, like I knew they were ordering out every night.

00:35Like I just knew it. I just knew.

00:37And did you think that? Were you like thinking to yourself like, oh my God, my kids are probably loving this right now?

00:44A thousand percent. Like my kids are like 12, 10 and 6.

00:49Like what 12 year old would not love to hear you do not have a bedtime?

00:53Like that is the equivalent of us having like a snow day or something.

00:59So they were completely happy. If they had it their way, I probably would never be back in my own house.

01:04But I feel Happy Eddie was extra happy to have Dr. Wendy back because I loved him being like,

01:10I can't control this ship without her. What has happened here?

01:14The kids are overpowering us.

01:15Absolutely. You know, Happy Eddie is definitely the star in my book because I could tell he missed me.

01:22Like I could tell just looking at his face, looking at his reactions.

01:26He was like, what is happening?

01:28And that was reassuring, you know, as a mom sometimes and even as a wife,

01:32sometimes you feel as though all the work you do is in vain.

01:35But just to see some level of appreciation for what you do, I liked it.

01:41And I feel like because of course at the end of the episode,

01:43you and Athena had the conversation about parenting styles.

01:46But I am curious, how did you, did you and Eddie have any talks after about how as a couple,

01:51this process brought you closer?

01:54Yeah, it did.

01:55You know, it made me realize that I am strict in a lot of things and just to let go.

02:01And I'm not completely mad at Aletha for the ways in which she does this low demand parenting.

02:08I get it.

02:09Like parenting is hard.

02:11And especially if you're trying to be the best parent, you can face burnout.

02:15So Eddie and I have had conversations and I have pivoted the way in which I parent just based on this experience.