Wife Swap: Cullen vs. Williams
By: Annalee O'Brien
Prologue: Filling Out the Application & Filming the Video
Disclaimer: I own nothing
After Breaking Dawn
Emmett POV
It was a Friday evening, and there was nothing to do. Carlisle and Esme were out hunting, and we had nothing to do, I was starting to get really bored. Bella was in the living room, flipping through the channels trying to find something that we would all like to watch.
She stopped on ABC 'This week on Wife Swap' the announcer said
"Leave this on" Nessie and Abby said "We love this show"
~1 Hour Later~
"We should sign Esme up for the show" I said "It would be so much fun"
"No" Edward said "This is a very bad idea"
"Let's do it" Nessie agreed "Please" she pouted
"Nothing going to happen, I saw it." Alice said "Get the application Emmett"
I came back and Alice and Edward filled out the application
"Wife Swap"
Application
PLEASE COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION IN DETAIL AND EMAIL IT BACK to
Date Submitted: August 27, 2010
Family Name: Cullen
His name & age: Carlisle Cullen, age 30
Her name & age: Esme Cullen, age 26
Maiden Name: Evans-Platt
Home Telephone Number: 206-563-8767
Address (inc. City & State): 160 Jameson St. Forks, Washington 98331
Email:
His Cell: 206-987-9867
Her Cell: 206-987-4534
His Work: 206-878-001
Her Work: N/A
Names & ages of Children:
Edward, age 17
Rosalie, age 19
Emmett, age 20
Jasper, age 20
Alice, age 17
Isabella (Bella), age 18
Renesmee (Nessie), age 15
Jacob (Jake), age 18
Seth, age 17
Abigail (Abby), age 15
What is Dad's occupation & work schedule? Doctor at Forks Hospital Mon-Fri 9-5, always on-call
What is Mom's occupation & work schedule? Stay at home Mother
How long have you been together? 10 years
if married, for how long? 10 Years
Who wears the pants & why? Carlisle, because he is the head of the house & everyone listen to him
Do you rent or own your home? Own
Who takes care of the following responsibilities in your family:
Childcare?
Everyone
Shopping?
The Girls
Cleaning?
Esme
Cooking?
Everyone
Money?
Carlisle
Planning social life?
Alice
Kid's homework?
The kids
Do you have any Pets? How many? What Type? Do they have free reign of the house? 2 dogs, they think that they have free reign, but really Nessie & Abby control them
Describe dinnertime in your family. Do you go out? Do you cook? Where do you eat – at the table or in front of the TV? We go out once a week, every other night we cook together and usually eat whenever and wherever we want.
How would you describe your diet? Do you allow junk food and soda in your home? What restrictions are there, if any? We are Vegetarians, they kids don't really eat Junk food but Nessie & Abby LOVE Chocolate. Jake and Seth are the only ones who eat meat, but not very often.
What is your daily routine? Are you a scheduled family?
M-F: kids go to school 7-3
M-F: Carlisle works 9-5
While kids are at school Esme cleans the house, and works in the garden
How do you spend your evenings? Weekends? The kids play video games or watch TV, Carlisle and I have some much need alone time. On weekends we like to hike
What role does art and culture play in your life i.e. attending museums, the theatre, opera, ballet, etc… N/A
How do you discipline your children? Please give specific details and why this is important to you as a parent? Are children are usually very polite, so we don't have to discipline them often, but when we do punish them, we take away the things each kid loves the most.
What rules must your children follow? Are you strict parents? Do your children have strict bedtimes, curfews, censors on TV/music etc.?
We have very few rules
If they break anything they have to replace it or fix it
They should keep their rooms clean, but that is entirely up to them.
The kids can go to bed when they want, we don't have a curfew and we don't censor TV or Music. We believe in letting children learn from their mistakes
What makes your family unique? Why should your family be chosen? We are a family that loves to have fun, we love spending time with each other. All of our children are in a relationship with each other. They are all adopted so we see no problem with it. The relationships are:
Alice/Jasper
Emmett/Rosalie
Edward/Bella
Nessie/Jake
Seth/Abby
What would your family be able to teach another family? We would be able to teach another family about family value. And what it is like to enjoy life with 9 adopted Teenagers
What would you want to learn from another family? How to keep our children from killing each other when they get on each other's nerves
How would you describe your relationship with your partner? We are very close
How would you and your spouse describe your relationship with your kids? We are a very tight-knit family
If you were not born in the US, how long have you been here and where were you born? N/A
Does religion and alternative lifestyles/practices play a part in your family's life? If so how? N/A
(Question for Mom and Dad to answer) For the purpose of the show, you should feel comfortable sharing your opinions on life, parenting and household dynamics with another family who may have different beliefs than you. In order to do so, you will have to be judgmental and opinionated. Are you prepared to do this? Please give a complete explanation. Yes
Are you willing to share your thoughts and feelings and enforce your rules on another family? Why or why not? Yes because we feel that everyone should try something new
Are you both ready willing and able to do the show? Why or why not? Yes, because it is something that we feel we could give back to the world
Has EVERYONE in the family seen a full episode of the show? Yes
How many episodes of Wife Swap have you seen together as a family?
None _
A few episodes here and there _
A full season _X_
I've never missed an episode. _
Other – please explain. _
If you've seen the show, please tell us about episodes that stood out to you or impacted your decision to apply. Seeing the families swap and how they react the week before the rule change and the rule change week.
Why would you and your family like to participate on Wife Swap? Because it would be a new adventure for us to try
What is your annual combined salary? $500,000
How do you manage the household budget? What best describes your family and why? Big Spenders or Penny Pinchers? We let our children have what they want; money is not a problem as we have more than enough. Children…mostly Alice can spend between $1,000-5,000 sometimes more if there is a sale
What pushes your buttons? (Both in your family and in general)? People who are judgmental
What is your household philosophy? What you give comes back to you, it's not tit for tat - life isn't that simple - but what you give always comes back to you. Do a kindness…Receive a Kindness. Nothing comes to you that doesn't live within your own heart. There is dark and light in all things. In all people, in all places.
How did you find out about the program? We watch it every week
Have you or anyone in your immediate family been adopted? Have you or anyone in your immediate family placed a child up for adoption? If so, have you ever tried to contact your mother/child? What was the result? All of our kids are adopted
Have you ever or are you currently serving in the Military or National Guard? If so, what branch? What year did you finish your service? N/A
Do you or any members of your family have a physical or mental disability? If yes, please explain: N/A
Have you or any family member been treated for alcohol or drug abuse? If yes, please explain? For how long? When did it end? N/A
Are you or any family member currently or ever been in therapy? If yes, please explain? For how long? When did it end? N/A
Are you or any family members currently taking any medication, prescription or otherwise? If yes, please explain for what and how often: N/A
Have you or any member of your family ever been accused or convicted of a felony? If yes, please give detailed explanation: N/A
Have you or any member of your family ever been contacted by Child Protective Services or Family Services? If yes, please give a detailed explanation: N/A
Have you or any member of your family ever been detained, been arrested or been in jail for any reason? If yes, please give detailed explain: All the kids, April fools pranks gone wrong
Have you or any member of your family had a restraining order filed against you or against someone else? If yes, please explain the circumstances and year: N/A
Have you appeared on any other TV shows in the past? If yes, please give show name and date of appearance. No
Is this your first time applying for a TV show? If no, please list other shows applied for.
Are you currently being considered for any other TV programs? If yes, please give show name and network.
"Let's make the video" Nessie said
Jasper ran and got the camera, and we made the video, editing in the clips with Carlisle and Esme later.
We sent it in; all that was left to do was to wait
Chapter One: The Letter Arrives (The Cullens)
1 month later
Esme POV
The Kids were sitting in the living room; Jasper Emmett, Jake, Seth and Edward were playing some video game, while the girls were cheering on their guys. By the sound of it, Edward was winning. I was in the kitchen making lunch for Nessie, Jake, Abby and Seth, knowing that he would show up.
The door opened "Esme I got the mail for you" Seth yelled walking in "and there's a letter from Wife Swap in it."
"NOOO" Alice yelled running at Seth as I came out of the kitchen "I was suppose to get that first"
"Sorry, but it is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Cullen"
"Let me see that Seth" I said as he handed me the mail.
I opened the envelope, and read the letter:
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Cullen,
We are please to tell you, that you and your family have been accepted on Wife Swap. We found you and your family very interesting, and we think that your family would make for good entertainment. Hopefully with this experience you and your family will be able to take something away from this experience, as well as sharing your lifestyle with another family.
Enclosed we have sent the release forms to be filled out when out crew arrives. We have also enclosed the confirmation tickets for Mrs. Cullen's plane ticket. A company limo will arrive at your house 5 hours before the departure time; Sun. September 26th at 10 am.
If you have any question or concerns please feel free to call us at 555-807-8898.
Sincerely,
Jamie Smith
Wife Swap Producer
I stared at the letter, not sure about what to do. "What did you guys do?" I asked looking at each of my kids
"It was Uncle Emmett's idea" Nessie said pointing at Emmett
"He made us do" Abby added
"We didn't want to" Nessie & Abby pouted, they were unstoppable when they teamed up
I looked at Emmett
"We all agreed to do it" he said "Edward and Alice filled out the application, and Jasper made the video"
"Nothing is going to go wrong" Alice said "Everything will be fine. I saw it. You are switching with Hayley Williams from Franklin, TN."
I looked at Carlisle "What do you think?"
"I don't like the idea of being away from you for 2 weeks" He said "But if you want to"
"I can't believe that my children would do this to me" I said "But it would be a good experience for all of us."
"Now let us see this video" Carlisle said looking at Jasper who ran upstairs to get the video, he came back down and handed the DVD to Carlisle. Carlisle walked into the living room, putting it in the Blue-Ray Player. We sat down and watched the video.
"It could have been worst" I said once the video was over
"Can we do it" Abby asked
"Please, please, please" Nessie said
"Yeah Esme" Alice said "Nothing is going to go wrong, it will be cloudy for the two weeks that you are there."
"It would be soooo much fun" Nessie, Abby, & Emmett said
"We promise, we won't be mean to the new mom" Bella smiled
"We'll be on our best behavior" Edward said
"We'll keep them in line, Esme" Jake & Seth said
"You all want to do this" I asked looking at each of my kids
"Yes" they all said together
"What do you think Carlisle" I asked the one person whose opinion was the most important
"If you want to" He said "I'm all for it"
"They'll be here tomorrow" I said
"Yea, I'll go pack your bags" Alice said, running up the stairs.
Alice POV
As soon as Esme said yes, I was running up the stairs to pack her bags, I knew exactly what she would need.
Nessie POV
Yea we were going to be on Wife Swap, I need to talk to Abby, so we can plan how to make the new mom's stay here entertaining.
Abby POV
OMG we're going to be on Wife Swap, I need to go find Nessie.
I walked over to her as she came towards me. We knew what each other were thinking.
"Momma, Daddy, we're going up to my room" Nessie said, as both of us started up the stairs.
Bella POV
Wife Swap, and Nessie and Abby were up stairs planning. But I can't complain, because we were going to be doing the same thing.
Emmett POV
This was going to be so much fun, I can't wait for tomorrow.
Rosalie POV
This new mom, better not get on my nerves, because if she does, her two weeks here would be hell. I guarantee it.
Jasper POV
I wonder what kind of mom we will get, I hope she's not too bad.
Edward POV
Nessie and Abby were planning how to make the new mom's stay her entertaining, Emmett and Jasper were planning pranks on how to make the mom's life here hell, Rosalie was thinking about herself and how the new mom better not look. Alice was picking out clothes for Esme. Jake and Seth were thinking about lunch, and they were hoping the new mom knew how to cook. Esme and Carlisle were thinking about each other, and the much needed alone time before tomorrow.
So now we had to get ready for 2 weeks without Esme.
Carlisle POV
"Let's go to our room" I told Esme.
"Nessie, Abby" Alice yelled "We're going shopping"
Quickly all of the kids were speeding out of the garage giving us the house to ourselves. I picked Esme up Bridal style and carried her to our room.
AN: There you go chapter one done. Hope you enjoyed it. Please read and review and you will receive cookies.