‘Super Nanny’ show is popular because misery loves companyMost reality TV, in my opinion, is a pure waste of airtime. When "Fear Factor" or "The Bachelor" make their way on my TV screen at home, I scramble to change the channel. Their popularity, I believe, has more to do with the scantily clad, surgically improved 20-somethings than with any real viewing value.One that I actually pause to watch, though, is "Super Nanny," which airs Monday nights on ABC. The show brings a Mary Poppinish child care expert (with a reality body shape) into real homes to tell parents what they’re doing wrong with their children.I watch very little television (because I’m far too busy being the perfect mother and housekeeper), but I justify sitting down for this show for its educational value.At the end of every segment, Super Nanny Jo Frost tells the mom and dad what she’s observed and presents a perfect parenting plan — one that will lead to more harmony and less conflict.While this is the meat of the program, I have to admit I watch it largely for the "reality" scenes leading up to that point.We can read Dr. Phil, Dr. Dobson or any number of experts for good parenting advice, but "Super Nanny" lets us see other people’s children misbehaving.Maybe it’s because misery loves company, but watching outrageous behavior (like the children who kept escaping from the car when their mother was trying to get them to school on time) allows me the smug satisfaction that "my children never do that."Mine get away with plenty of other things that could use better parenting, but the show, of course, features the worst and most dramatic. And I love it.People can watch whichever version of reality TV they choose for whichever reason that suits them, but for me and my parental self-esteem, I choose "Super Nanny."Until they air an episode with a 3-year-old torturing the family cat, I’ll keep believing that Jo Frost will never have a place in my perfect home.