What is it withreality televisionand the wilderness?
Anthony Sr.: We were just looking forward to competing as a family.
My sons 18 now, creating his own life, and for parents that can be hard.
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“For us it was a pretty easy decision.”
He thought he was really ready for it, and I wanted him to be a little more cautious.
What drove you to do that?
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Yolanda: I personally knew I wasnt going to be able to sleep.
Hearing him go through it…I thought Id experience it with him.
Anthony Jr. Anthony Jr.:The first night I probably went to sleep about seven different times.
Now, it was the Hit the f**king button, heard around the world!
Jeff has evolved alongside the show.
What were both of you thinking that led you to those decisions?
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Anthony Sr.:I think of all of us as a team.
My mode was protection and trying to protect him from himself.
Anthony Jr.: I…definitely would not have spoken to my parents the way that I did.
Thats like, the number one thing.
Looking back on it, I could have stayed another night, probably even more than that.
Thinking about it, theres not really much that can prepare you for that.
I just want to thank you all for speaking with me today.
It wasnt that we were disappointed that he wanted to be extracted.
His behavior, in our mind, was deplorable, and we were not expecting that.
Anthony Sr.:Both of us were a little disappointed.
Again, thank y’all so much.
Yolanda: Thank you.
Anthony Sr.:Thank you so much.
Anthony Jr.:Yeah, thank you.
