r/TheGoldbergs • u/Zealousideal_Lack213 • Jul 28 '25

Beverly

I'm just watching this now and half way through second series. I get that it's a TV show but if it's based on real life then why wasn't she reported to child services? Maybe things work differently in the US but the police would be checking her hard drive in the UK. She's actually putting me off watching the rest. She messes up every single episode but does the same stuff in the next. It's just weird imo

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u/TheIdleSoul1 Jul 28 '25

Don’t watch, it was the 80s, parents were allowed to parent

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u/Zealousideal_Lack213 Jul 28 '25

Parenting is not mollycoddling your kids and leaving them with no life skills. Constantly showing up at your school etc is borderline child abuse imo and if my parents had done that, they would have been asked a few questions by the social work dept. Kids need discipline and I don't know how it all ends up with this TV series, other than Adam obviously made a show about it, but if it carries on in the same vein then I'm assuming these kids will grow up and not be able to live in the real world. if your kids are still that clingy when they are at high school then you have failed as a parent and something has gone very wrong 

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u/Mermaid_Glitter1984 Jul 28 '25

Sorry -posted before I could finish but anyway, it seems as though the real Beverly was just a typical doting, possibly slightly overbearing mom. Her kids all grew up seemingly well-adjusted and successful. Barry became a Doctor (the real Murray was also a Doctor, NOT a furniture salesman like he is in the show), Adam grew up to get into film/television/writing/producing/directing and there is no real "Erica", there's another son named Eric- not sure what he does.

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u/Accomplished-Deal875 Jul 29 '25

I think the Son Eric became a Dr as well .