WINFREY: Multimillionaire--multimillionaire Jodi Spolansky
got a lot of people all fired up. Take a look.
WINFREY: Remember Manhattan millionairess Jodi Spolansky?
Well, she's the mother of three children with
three nannies, a housekeeper,
a cook and a chauffeur at her beck and call.
It's all about what she calls me time.
Mrs. JODI SPOLANSKY: Me time is going to the gym,
then going to the next gym,
then getting my hair blown out and getting
my manicures, my pedicures and, you know,
going out with my friends with,
you know, children at the end.
WINFREY: Most nights, Jodi and her husband,
Steven, dine out, leaving the kids with the nannies.
WINFREY: Well, after that show, the e-mails poured in.
Here's a sample of what viewers had
to say about you, Jodi.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: Oh, I'm sure they're nice.
WINFREY: Yes. They're so lovely.
`I just watched the show on "Wife Swap."
I couldn't believe my eyes.
The millionairess needs a good dose of reality.
Jodi made me mad.'
And then someone else says, `I hope she learns what
a blessing she has before it's too late.'
Well, Jodi said that she wanted to spend
more time with her kids, but did she really mean it?
Well, we made her prove it.
Take a look.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: Oh, and yes, you did.
WINFREY: For Jodi's challenge,
we came up with a new set of rules.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: Jodi's rules.
WINFREY: For three days, Jodi's on her own.
No cook, nannies or housekeeper.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: No cheating.
WINFREY: It's day one.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: You gotta get up.
Oh, I have my two little men.
WINFREY: Jodi is up before the sun,
hours earlier than she's used to.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: I am so tired right now.
You cannot even believe.
WINFREY: Breakfast is served, well-done.
GRIFFIN: Mom, you burned it.
WINFREY: Jodi gets the boys dressed and out the door.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: There's an elevator. We're going to be late.
WINFREY: Then just make a mad dash through jam-packed
Manhattan traffic to get those boys to school on time.
GRIFFIN: You took, like, the wrong turn.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: This is the way we go every day, babe.
GRIFFIN: Not with dad.
Dad takes this way only if we're not gonna be late,
but we are gonna be late.
WINFREY: She makes it with just seconds to spare.
Now Jodi enters a mysterious new world:
the grocery store.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: Can't really remember the
last time I cooked before.
WINFREY: It's time to get the boys.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: Oh, the elevator's here. Uh-oh.
WINFREY: The children have after-school
activities all over town, but traffic is still not moving...
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: I'm gonna have a heart
attack and a half.
WINFREY: ...and Jodi is starting to crack a little.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: I'm losing my mind.
WINFREY: But no rest for the weary.
Time to hit the books and the tub.
While the kids enjoy their own me time,
Jodi finishes preparing dinner.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: You're giving me a very hard time here.
WINFREY: By the time Jodi's finished reading to the kids
and tucking them in,
she's a little tuckered out.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: I love you.
GAGE: Love you, too.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: It's quarter of 9,
so that's probably the earliest I've
been to bed in a long time.
WINFREY: Day two has a promising beginning,
but quickly takes a troubling turn.
Jodi calls Steven for help.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: Well, we have a little bit
of a frustrating problem going on right now.
We've got Gage, who's home from school sick
with a 102 temperature.
Mr. STEVEN SPOLANSKY: She was contemplating bringing
in one of the nannies.
WINFREY: Remember, the rules say absolutely no nannies.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: But you know what?
Sometimes rules are made to be broken
and I don't know what I'm supposed to do right now.
WINFREY: Jodi decides to go it alone.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: My poor little baby.
GAGE: My mom took care of me.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: You're a silly goose.
WINFREY: By three day, looks like she's getting the hang of it.
GRIFFIN: My mom's with me a lot more.
She picked me up from school, she made family dinners.
And she said she'll still keep doing it, and I'm happy about that.
Mr. SPOLANSKY: I'm very proud of her,
and I think this is going to have a
major impact on us as a family.
GRIFFIN: She has learned that she should just be with us more.
WINFREY: And I hear you have a new definition for me time.
What's that?
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: Their time.
WINFREY: Their time.
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: No more me time.
Yeah. Don't make me cry.
WINFREY: Yeah. That really happened to you during that...
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: Yeah.
WINFREY: ...when you saw the tape of yourself,
when you saw the tape?
And, you know, when--during the swap,
when your son said, you know,
`She spent time with us,'
you know, when he was talking about
the other mother...
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: Right.
WINFREY: ...I thought that would get you...
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: Yes.
WINFREY: ...when your own son says,
`Oh, she spent time with us.'
Mrs. SPOLANSKY: I think what got me was also
just watching this and realizing,
you know, time is so precious and that's what we--you
know, we have so little time.
And to spend with my kids,
that's the most important thing.