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Three Weeks, Three Kids (2011)
Typical fIsh out of water story
This is a typical fish out of water story. Jennifer is living a carefree life. Her sister and brother-in-law have hit a rut in their relationship and decided to take a vacation to try to rekindle the romance that was there before the kids arrived. Mom decides this would be a perfect time to show Jennifer that being a mom is a wonderful thing and gets to her watch her sister's kids while they are in Europe. Jennifer has to go from cool aunt to parent in order to keep the kids in line and deal with the daily troubles and tribulations of being a parent to 3 kids..
This would be a better story if it wasn't really an abuse story at its core. Mom isn't happy with Jennifer's life choices. Her crime is that she is 25 and not married. Its not like Jennifer is out being friendly. She has a bf but neither want to take the relationship to the next level at the moment. Mom schemes to get Jennifer to watch her nieces and nephews as a way to show her how amazing it is being a parent. Meanwhile, the b story is Jennifer's sister and husband going through a rut. They married and started a family early and are no realizing that life is passing by while raise their kids. Its typical patriarchal propaganda story that a woman has no value unless she is married and has kids and that is ok to do whatever you need, including emotional abusing your own daughter. Instead of letting Jennifer come to the point of marriage and kids on her own, mom schemes and removes Jennifer's agency by forcing her to become a parent before she is ready. We already see how the story will probably end, the same as her sister's...