cereality

While it was all well and cute to make a reel with "we should bring the grandparents next time" reality is they never brought the grandparents for vacation help - it was always the siblings. They leached onto the grandparents' vacations and then relied on his sisters/nieces or Addie/Ellie/Callie to deal with the kids while they were out getting ice cream at 10 pm or taking 1000 pics of themselves. But the vacations they chose to take were with either Z&W or K&T. I mean bringing Kelly to help - lol. Reality is their party party buddies - Katie and Whit - have moved on. K&T are totally devoted to Hailey and I think just aren't interested in going on vacation where E&C the whole time will be like - come on let's do a midnight ice cream run, Hailey can just sleep in the car seat blah blah. But I think Katie is still a good aunt who cares so I can see her being the one being like - Layla nooooo you can't be that close to the ocean without an adult or Zade you're so burnt, let me put sunscreen on you; she prob doesn't want to feel obligated to 2 more kids. I feel like Whit has ZERO interest in doing any of this for Carlin's kids given that she has a litter of her own that she is now invested in spending time with. I mean it's super clear that Z&W work with C&E but then also want vacations FROM them, not WITH them. I still recall the time where after a work day, Carlin was pestering Z&W to come out on date night and Whit looked HORRIFIED - like I can't spend one more minute with you two - as she made an excuse about getting back to the kids. Or the time where they wrapped up work early so Whit was like I'm going to go to the new house and get some painting done, Carlin followed, did nothing to help - was affirmatively like stepping in paint and tracking it thru the house - and Z&W basically were ignoring her. I also feel like grifting is likely an issue too. I mean Evan himself boasts about when he stays with his parents it's a free weekend - free food, lodging, and hell he'll line up behind his sisters at Sbux so they'll buy for him. I 100% expect Evan would expect Trav to pick up a lot of the tab on a vacation bc hell he's rich. And with Z&W I can TOTALLY see a scenario where when it's C&E's day to provide lunch, everyone gets an uncrustable and a bag of doritos and yet when Z&W provide meals, Evan expects pizza on the boardwalk for lunch and a sit down dinner at night. I'm sure Z&W give their kids junk but it's only C&E who seem to think that bags of chips are meals!? Whit even said when they were in SC that the kids favorite thing daily was pizza for lunch on the boardwalk. I highly doubt Evan would be up for providing 5 days worth of pizza. LOVED the IGs yesterday. Layla starting her day sitting in the bathroom eating potato chips and ending her day laying on the beach with Doritos while Zade had a bag of muffins; you can tell it was the end of the day bc the sun was getting low. Most parents of young kids would be like - we need to get the kids off the beach by 5 pm, get back to the hotel, get everyone cleaned up, and hit up dinner by 6 pm. But C&E - nope - here Layla chow down on some Doritos. There's no way that kid isn't uncomfortable - even his back looked red yesterday. Most people go on vacation and allow their kids way more snacks and ice cream bc it's a special treat. I've def seen people at Disney World give their kids Oreos for breakfast and be like - do not get used to this, you are never getting this at home. In this case these two should have found a diner near their hotel and go there 2x/day and get their kids a meat + vegetable - that'd be a treat. But nope - clearly they were economizing and hit up a Walmart and got a few boxes of uncrustables and convenience packs of muffins and chips.

While Layla sits in the bathroom eating potato chips while getting ready. Sour cream and onion chips for breakfast - WOW - she really is their 21 yr old frat bro, not their 3 yr old child. And when Layla asks should I put this on my legs - Carlin says no you don't need it. Even Carlin's arms yesterday looked bright red. Interesting that only your countenance can burn. And btw isn't it the OTHER kid who is always red and crispy looking? Acting like full time parents with 2 kids on vacation appears to be going great . . . .

He's such a helpless, lazy moron, not wonder he wants to move back to mommy and daddy - where he'll stop by mommy's home 5 nights/wk for dinner and daddy will be there to take care of his house and do things like replacing his propone tank. Dude is leaving the store with a propane tank that feels light and instead of swapping it out with one that feels heavier or asking a store person if this one is full etc., he just takes the light one and oops it's empty. So then he LEAVES the burgers on the grill as he drives back to the store and get a new tank and hook it up. Uh and it's a griddle with no cover so they burgers are just sitting out there - hope no birds pooped from above. Dude you DO have a stove and an oven inside. Most people would take the burgers off the griddle and finish them indoors in a pan, eat, and THEN deal with the griddle/gas tank!? Also interesting how cooking isn't cheaper for them - just shows how 100% understocked their home is. He's going on and on about how they can go to Five Guys cheaper than buying beef, buns, ketchup, mustard tomatoes. IDK if anyone has been to Five Guys lately but a burger for an adult will be at min $10 and prob $6-7 off the kids menu - so $27 for just him and Carlin and Layla before another $5-7 worth of fries plus whatever sodas cost. Uh Evan usually you can buy 2 lb of ground beef for about $10 and a pack of buns for $5. Difference is in most homes run by adults - no one is buying ketchup, mustard, tomatoes every time they do a burger night bc adults HAVE that stuff on hand. But then this is the couple who had the friends come cook fried rice when they first bought the griddle and they had to buy SALT. What home has no salt!? We're not talking organic saffron from India that you may not buy unless a recipe calls for it!? It's been what 1-2 wks with the griddle - Carlin has said before he has cooked 7-8 times but now Evan has announced he doesn't want to cook anymore . . . it's too stressful. So that was a fun couple weeks. Only saw parts of the video, but it ends with him at Smoothie King buying a $12 acai bowl and handing Layla a $5 smoothie. Back to normal . . . . And on a different note, are they allergic to putting sunscreen on their kids? The boy's arms and legs constantly look burnt - not even just at the beach but just normally around Knox - and now even moreso at the beach. Carlin has posted a pic of his arm once going awwww tan lines - as I was like uh that's sunburn you idiot. Do they think it's a good idea long term for anyone to get burnt routinely starting at age ONE!? What am I saying - long term - lol.

Who leaves their 9 month old for WEEKS and goes half way around the world? WTF!? What if something goes wrong? Like the kid gets sick? They're not exactly someplace where they can fly back in 2 hrs. Have they signed the appropriate powers of attorney for Law/Tiff to be able to get her any medical care she needs? I mean fingers crossed everything is fine and I of course don't wish anyone any health issues but how on earth do you not think of that - esp in a time when Covid, RSV routinely land people in the hospital? IDK that we have a lot of RSV right now, but Covid is ever present. And yeah Tiff/Law seem to really love Kenna and are close with Nathan/Esther, but I'm guessing Tiff has zero baby experience - being the baby in her own family with just one brother who is a decade older with no nieces and nephew. What's fun for 1-2 days is going to grow really old and tiring in even one week. Though I guess in that sense Law is a hands on uncle and Callie who has raised kids since birth is there, so I guess they'll take over on the day to day when Tiff seems overwhelmed.

They are a disaster per their YT. While it was obviously "emotional update" for YT hits, Evan is making that $$ is by showcasing his wife who is mentally NOT WELL. I mean she brings up therapy unprompted when she is like - I never want to talk about my health, I bottle it up - and then when it comes out I'm so emotional, that's what they tell you in therapy - to talk. Douchebag Evan goes "babe I am your therapist." Carlin clear as day says I can't talk to you, I feel bad you have to take care of me blah blah. Dude she is clear as day TELLING you she needs therapy and you're like nah NBD!? And further joking that their YT viewers are their therapists!? Also thought it was telling that Evan said - we don't ever talk about this [her health] alone, we only talk on YT. WTF!? Your wife is clearly struggling with something physically, and the ONLY time you discuss it with her is when you can make $$$ off of it!? Like if she is lying in bed one night wanting to discuss - you literally say - babe hold it until tomorrow, we are filming a YT Q&A and this would be perfect!?! Though now we understand 100% why they are running hither and yon. All the trips to CFA, Walmart, manis/pedis, Nashville and wherever else are meant to distract both of them from real life. And these 2 continue to be TERRIBLE parents, yet you can tell that mentally Carlin has decided - if only I had another baby, THEN everything would be better. Like people who keep moving or vacationing or buying all new clothes bc they think that'll make everything better, instead of addressing the underlying issues in their lives. I mean at one point Carlin asks Layla "do you want to go to school this year" and Layla says yes. When asked "do you want to school or play more" - the child STILL chooses school. I have never seen a child who wants structure more than that kid [the kid who wants to brush her teeth with Nene]. Carlin is STILL wanting a school to send the kid away all day bc clearly she is not up for homeschooling, she even mentions there's a lot of good schools in the area. And then Evan says the quiet part out loud - we're going to homeschool this yr for pre k "bc it gives us flexibility with Carlin's drs appts and 5 day EEG." Lol you do realize school is from 8 am-3pm, PLENTY of time for drs appts and the 5 day EEG of a yr ago!? Really it gives them flexibility to skip school when they want to start their long weekend in Nashville on Wed, roll in from Nashville at 2 am and want to sleep in the next day, are bored and want to head to CFA, Walmart, and mani/pedis for the afternoon. Also found it telling that they are going on vacation just the 4 of them for the first time and Evan goes we're excited blah blah "we're going to have to be the parents and take care of our kids the WHOLE time without either of our families." Uh WTF you idiots have been parents for 3.5 years!? You're not "used to" parenting yet but please go ahead and have kid numbers 3-6, that'll make it ALL better.

These assholes are always soooo desperate to make the next #blessing, yet they treat the pregnancies like such a joke. Wasn't their last kid in the NICU for nearly 10 days - with breathing troubles - along with Josie's kid?! I mean then it was OMG we need prayers, God answered OUR prayers hahaha, we got what we wanted AGAIN while millions of people worldwide during Covid did not. But it's like they acknowledge ZERO responsibility on their side. I mean they posted many pics in the NICU with Z putting his unmasked face against their struggling infant!? And this was mid 2021 - people were masking even in the south - maybe not everywhere but certainly in childrens hospital NICUs. And that kid was born like 3-4 months after the Covid vax came out. Want to bet Whit never even considered it, even though they recommended it for pregnant women? And now here with go - whatever summer cold which she's just deemed allergies. At a time when cases are going up again. Not like they read but you prob want to try to avoid covid bc there are more and more studies that a mom getting covid while pregnant is linked to lung development issues in the fetus. But alas what could she do. Masking - lol - she's a mean girl herself who likely makes fun of that. Stay home from crowded places like church, G&K's house, and Papa Bill's 50+ person July 4 gathering, and not go to Walmart, Home Depot unmasked and have Z go. Lol - no what would you be saying - that you don't trust God to protect?

It's always been my view that Law 100% did not want to marry - bc I don't think he likes girls even though he may not realize that he doesn't; though others say he can never love anyone bc he's a narcissist. But let's be real situations like this is why he DID marry. He needs a Tiff driving him to the hospital in the pouring rain at night [IDK if that's not some clips spliced together - I mean the injury happened in broad daylight] and then to Rocky Top. He doesn't care that Tiff being from San Diego likely has zero rain driving experience and legit looked nervous. He also needs someone to cook and clean for him - viola Tiff . . . . She really should cut her losses and run and not make babies. They have hinted they're trying as one of their recent videos - the one with the porch swing - Law goes on about how the two of them will sit here for years and watch the sunset and "who knows maybe by next year it'll be 3 of us . . . ." She's young and prob apt to get pregnant easily - hope she's used some of the time that he's away [since he's with her 24-7 otherwise] to go to an obgyn and get herself fitting with an IUD so she can be like - shrug IDK why we aren't getting pregnant. Not that I think they're having that much sex at all but I do think Law wants kids. I only watched clips of this video but even in the preview I was struck by how Bradley is an obnoxious 8 yr old like other heathen 8 yr olds?! Like where does it come from - when is he seeing other kids? I know he did a weeklong basketball camp but IDK that 2 hrs of basketball for 5 days gets you to the level of other 3rd grade boys, given that you otherwise are soooo isolated and sheltered. I mean I found it surprising when he was screaming "I'm gonna pee my pants if the trailer rolls off the cliff" "I'm gonna die laughing if it rolls off the cliff." They're sooo godly, he's allowed to mock his 30 yr old uncle and joke about dying!? I'm thinking Z&W are running a very fundie lite/non fundie ship over there and are even "encouraging" their kids to be normal. Though of course can't upset G&K by you know actually sending them to SCHOOL. Kind of explains how Whit is very regularly like - I'm picking up snacks or pizza for movie night; you watch enough kid/regular movies, you run across normal behavior which kids mimic. I mean contrast Carson - who is being raised just as isolated - to be a soft spoken, shy, fundie boy.

The only way they're having Layla tested is if a dr says - you know if it's a household thing, it could be both kids, we need to test her too. I love how Carlin takes the first example the dr gives - lead from sucking on antique furniture - and back of the hands it with "oh we don't have that and he doesn't suck on furniture." Uh!? Antique furniture isn't the ONLY thing that has lead. And let's not act like we are such vigilant parents that we watch these kids 24-7. My sense from Layla's affect is that she spends her day in front of the TV with snacks thrown at her when she fusses and my sense is Zade has joined her now. Meanwhile Evan is at the kitchen table on his laptop all day and Carlin is off preening in front of a mirror hawking something. How would they even know if Zade is the kind of kid who takes a lick of the furniture or a particular toy every hour? And let's be real, these girls shop 24-7 but largely buy REALLY cheap shit from Amazon, furniture.com, and wherever else. They aren't exactly buying high quality things - they don't know that whatever they're buying has zero lead in it. And btw half the time Zade is watched by his aging and tired grandparents. I mean the Stewart grandparents do their best but we've def seen pics where Zade is sitting in grandmother's lap and she is fast asleep after chasing the kids and feeding them all day. So IDK that they are watched SOOOO closely at the Stewart grandparents' home that anyone could guarantee that he isn't sucking on toys or furniture; and frankly the grandparents' home could have some older furniture, paint, or pipes. Also thought it was hysterical that when the dr explained high lead can cause IQ or learning difficulties they 100% back of the handed it - oh his lead isn't SOOO high + he's soooo smart. Lol - smarts ain't that important in our cult. Honestly I feel like it makes them feel super special and important. Just the way E&C were talking about it it was very - hey whatever we've NEVER missed an appointment bc they ALWAYS fit US in, even if we are hours late. So all those "appointments" they're for the mere plebians, do you know who WE are!? It has always blown my mind that C&E THEMSELVES introduced their kids to cake pops, Cheetos, Doritos etc. Most normal parents have their 1-2 yr olds thinking that cheese cubes, cut up peppers and cucumbers, and whatever fruit they like is the BEST snack in the world. Bc most parents know full well that the world will introduce their kids to chips, candy, cookies soon enough - so may as well stuff them full of those good vitamins and antioxidants for 1-2 yrs while the kid isn't resisting. I mean it's summer - fresh produce is abundant right now. Is it sooo hard to slice up a tomato or cucumber and throw some salt/pepper on it for a snack or hand the kid a plum which requires just washing it!? [Cue tomatoes, cucumbers, and/or plums on IG this week . . . .] Meanwhile Evan takes Layla to vacation bible school this week - which at their church is an evening event starting at 5-6 pm - and she is sitting in the trunk (hatchback?) of his car polishing off a bag of Fritos before going in!? Not a tiny child size bag you'd put in a kid's lunch - more like one of those convenience store size bags which are really 2.5 servings. Uh idiots, if a kid event starts at 6 pm, you give the kid DINNER at home before attending!? Katie & Trav are running circles around them with parenting - low bar. Apparently H is now 5 months and cleared for baby foods and trying to grab food. They were showing Trav was holding her, holding his Chick Fila soda of course, and she makes a grab for it - tries to put the straw in her mouth. Both parents pull it away and say - no you can't have soda . . . . Meanwhile Carlin was in Nashville a week ago giving Zade a taste of her pink drink from Sbux and when he takes a sip and wants more, yep she just lets him have more . . . amazing parenting.

So now Zade has low/borderline low iron and is on some prescription for that + high/borderline high lead. Yet his genius parents didn't realize what they were going to the dr for. They thought they were going to follow up on these issues, only to arrive and find out that no this was in fact his 15 mo well appointment and he'd have follow up bloodwork for those two issues in Sept bc they need to give the iron script time to work as well as time to see if the lead works its way out of his system. My god how will these kids survive with two such dumbass parents who don't know what they're going to the dr for - and had to call ahead to be like "we have an appt today, right, we weren't sure"? But fear not, it happens with Carlin's own appts all the time where they show up hours late or on the wrong day. But as Carlin points out - whoa whoa whoa, we've never missed one of my appointments, they always get us in even if it's hours late 🙄. Ah to be a young white couple showing up with two kids in tow . . . . I'm sure offices in small town Tenn bend over backwards the same way when it's an unattractive 45 yr old or a person of color showing up hours late or on the wrong day . . . . Then Carlin goes on about how it's just a thing - they say the date/time and I put it into my phone wrong, I have a problem with days/dates, as Evan giggles along. Funny how you NEVER have any problem posting the wrong link to whatever damn shorts set you're wearing that day or whatever cheap makeup you're shilling. Also Lord Headship - if your woman is soooooo dumb that she can't handle days and times, can't you - her keeper who quit his job to be with her 24-7 - be in charge of putting appts into YOUR phone? And Evan and Layla both "caught a cough" from the grandparents' farm. Hmm . . . you'd think any cough you caught from staying in their dusty attic would've resolved in the last 17 days, no? Guess they are remaining in complete denial of the current uptick in Covid, not to mention their own sisters putting on YT and IG that their kids have RSV, Katie has bronchitis etc. I'm not a dr, maybe Zade has low iron bc Carlin had low iron when she was pregnant. But damn do they give their kids ZERO real food? Isn't it well known that cereals like Cream of Rice which are given to small kids routinely are really iron fortified? Even things like Cheerios are pretty high in iron; to say nothing of real food like eggs. But I guess Doritos, Fritos, cheese puffs and whatever else are not like that. I mean he snacked continuously at the grandparents' farm and it was constantly a cookie or cracker in hand. Funny also that Carlin was all - OMG should I be worried about high lead, what does that mean, where does it come from. The dr - well it can come from him chewing on antique furniture etc. Oh phew we don't have that and he doesn't chew on furniture. Uh morons you are home exactly never and aren't exactly attentive parents. Do you know the exact origins of every piece of furniture at G&K's house and the Stewart grandparents' house or what paint he's licking at BSB? And then it was explained that lead can affect IQ and "learning levels" - oh phew - he's soooo smart and cute as a button. Uh he's 1 and his parents are dumbasses, how exactly do you know that he's soooo smart?

He was with Nathan at least yesterday bc he had an IG with Nathan's kid. I assume it was Medicalert/Medivac/whatever they do and he swung by Nathan's on the way back. And in case anyone's wondering how that marriage is going, he brought Tiff a card and flowers when he returned with the card saying - I'm lucky to have a FRIEND like you. WTF?! Most newlyweds, being away for a week = hopping in the sack the moment they reunite. Guess not if your wife is just another friend. I mean likely the place didn't have a wife appreciation card but most husbands would know to just buy flowers or pick up flowers and her favorite candy; or hell if they bought the card they'd cross out FRIEND and write in WIFE . . . . Hopefully for Callie she mostly got 6 days of R&R. She was shown cleaning the fridge but it'd be nice if that's all she had to do. In terms of "cooking" - she put together snacks for her and Tiff and the snacks were like - whole fruit, a ramekin of chocolate chips, nuts etc. So hopefully that was more of a - we're gonna watch this movie, pull out whatever snacks you like. But yeah it is kind of sad that 24 year old Tiff is SOOOO lonely that she needed the company of a 14 yr old for SIX days!? Like it would've been enough to have Callie over for a long weekend if you wanted company. I am actually surprised she didn't go off to Cali and/or have her parents come stay with her - that's how she's made this marriage work until now. Wonder if Law/Tiff are cutting back financially with no one working . . . flight prices are lower but not cheap cross country; maybe this was more of a - uh we'll go to Cali in Aug/Sept anyway, how about you just have Callie come stay for free now.

They're so juvenile and bored that moving to Nashville would make the boutique exciting again. Right now it's just - ugh gotta show up at work 5-10 hrs a wk, how boring. Then it would be - oh we are going away on a BUSINESS TRIP for 2 days, OMG how exciting. And they'd flitter in 1-2/month just for the things they want to do - photoshoots or the weekend sales. They would no longer be packaging things or running to the post office or lifting a finger when the truck rolled in or setting up for the sales. Plus the added win of dumping the kids with MIL for 2 days to take off, so they can act like they aren't parents for a few days + bunking at G&K's house so party party until midnight for a few nights. I'm sure they'd pitch it to Z&W as - remote work is NBD, we do it "all the time" when we're at MIL's house or on baby watch at Katie's house for 3 weeks. Frankly I think Z&W would be happy to see them go. I don't get the sense Whit is as in love with Carlin as she was at first. I don't have the sense Z&W are terribly aggrieved when they take off for a week for a "weekend at MILs" - I get the sense they enjoys the calm. You know C&E would want an arrangement that when they come into town for BSB, they stay with Z&W but Z&W would never even offer than once - bc they know these grifters would make it an all the time thing complete with causing chaos at their house until 2 am - and I think Z&W enjoy their family time with their kids, meals, bedtimes etc. I think Z&W are fairly shrewd too. If C&E want to leave and only be involved remotely, I can see Z&W agreeing if they can take on a bigger ownership %. All of them are using BSB as their tax cover and for whatever minimal income it provides - and they all don't want to work for real - so I think they'd be happy to come up with - well as the Lord is leading you to step back from BSB, he's leading us to take a much bigger role, this works out perfectly . . . . FWIW at least once of his sisters has said recently he's a brat. Lol. It was some YT where they called a sibling and ask what they really thought - and she legit said - he was always a brat; she gave the example of him sticking her face in a pie and he wasn't a kid he was like 21+. She also said things about him being loud etc. I assume it's the syndrome of 1st boy after 4 girls + only Stewart grandson in the entire family until his bro came along. It is also interesting how this cult makes SUCH a big deal of - a brother for our boy - and yet the 2 brothers have little to do with each other. Sure they see each other at Christmas/Easter and his brother appears to visit Knox about 1x/yr and they make IG bday posts but that's about it. His brother lives local to his parents and yet he NEVER drops his own life and runs to mommy's house for the weekend bc C&E are here again. Good luck Alyssa - Prince Rhett could turn out to be Evan 2.0.

While they obviously dropped in Nashville in the obvious kitchen sink of click bait [health ups and downs + I'm not ready to talk about things], I wouldn't be surprised if behind the scenes they're having the discussions re a move to Nashville. They're young/immature/unaware enough that they don't understand - "wherever you go, there you are." Meaning your life problems go with you and they aren't magically solved by moving 3 hrs up the road. They're bored + don't like parenting + don't want to do the adult thing. Which one of those problems magically goes away in Nashville? Granted - the parenting does go away a bit. They'll be showing up at MIL's house for dinner 4 nights/wk + dumping the kids off there at least 2 nights/wk so they can party party. So no need to cook or grocery shop or potty train the next ones bc MIL will do it. But the boredom - and Carlin's anxiety at being bored? I know when he moved Evan made a big deal of having soooo many friends in Nashville. At first they used to dump Layla with MIL/FIL and go party party with them. Turns out they were mostly his ex coworkers - and we haven't seen them in 2+ yrs. Chances are these people are married with their own kids now, and while it's one thing to meet up with you and your wife once a yr when you're in town, normal people don't want to dump their kids weekly to party party with you. Notice now when they visit Nashville they basically just sit around with his parents and sisters. So they'll do that + scare up some new friends [until those friends flee like all other friends]. And the rest of the time act like the losers they are - awww let's go walk thru this empty small town downtown, we have sooooo many memories here, we used to get coffee here 4 yrs ago when we courted #blessed. It's like they don't understand that humans NEED to be productive. Best way to move to Nashville would be to get a damn job as an electrician Evan. Make your ~100k union salary bc son you'll need it to be able to afford a house there - after you take the loss on your current house + lock in a 7% mortgage. I'm sure they haven't even thought about those practicalities. And I'm sure some part of them is thinking - so what Law and Tiff bought a house here, so can we. While discounting that Tiff has Cali money - she sold an apartment in freaking San Diego to put down a down payment in Nashville + has parents co signing her loan. She's not just so naive little Asian girl you bro is rescuing. Like all decisions in this family it will be a "God led us . . . " decision. Honestly I bet they're just thinking about how they'll deal with kid #3. Plus there was a not so subtle reference to "we see my family more than Carlin's - Carlin's is always out of town." Evan's family will raise the kids + has been around for Carlin's medical stuff while Carlin's own family is not upsetting their life schedules in any way, nor taking the kids, nor dropping off dinners, nor driving her around.

Well they continue to be a hot mess and desperate for content to boot as their last 4 weeks of YT videos are not even consistently breaking 100k views. Latest YT- After July 3-5 with the grandparents, back to Knox where Carlin stays for 1 day and heads off to NYC. With Evan of course pointing out that she's been having health issues again so be really careful and her friends are responsible for her . . . but he's glad she's getting to go bc she feels like a little kid not having anything of her own - not driving etc. Um Carlin maybe you'd feel less kiddy if you sent your husband off to a job so that you could have your own gig at the store + you raised your damn kids? IDK that 24 hrs in NYC will make you suddenly feel soooo grown up. She's back and time to now talk about the grill bc they clearly saw the criticism. Well they received a grill as a wedding present, which Evan never fired up once, so he gave it to Gil recently and just bought himself an outdoor griddle. Claims he'll use it ALL the time, grilling makes him feel like a man. Lol really bro - then why haven't you ever done it once in your 4 yrs of marriage? Carlin even says - he's going to use this once and that'll be it. And even for the one fried rice dinner - they invited Zach and some other church friend. Z put together the grill for 2 hrs + seasoned it - lol Evan isn't a big enough boy to know what that is/why it's needed; church friend dude was made to cook. Interesting that Evan in bringing in the groceries for the fried rice - the grocery bags included SALT. I'm sorry but what household with 2 grown adults doesn't have salt!? It's hardly a specialized seasoning that your friend needs for a recipe. Fast forward, off to Nashville for the weekend starting Wed. Hey we all start our weekends on Wed, no? Interesting amount of discussion from Evan re things being FREE. Either he's feeling the financial pressure or they are responding to criticisms regarding big spending. He goes on about how the trip from Knox to Nash is free with a Tesla bc of free charging [lol - just need the 100k Tesla]; they stay with his parents for free; eat his parents' food for free; he's going to get in line behind his sister at Sbux so she'll buy his coffee. And then off to the FREE splash pad with the kids - with a speech from Evan about how free things like this are what kids love and where memories are made, not pricey things like Disney or other events. Lol - tell us without telling us that you are apt to spend $$$ on your own Tesla, outdoor griddle, and whatever else - but not on things your kids need like say preschool. Then BOMBSHELL - Evan goes on about how he just feels more at home in Nash, all the memories and nostalgia, hasn't seen his family in a whole 2 months even though they try to come monthly - boohooo. I think he forgot that he's a 28 yr old man. He should be able to survive being 3 hrs from mommy and daddy. Cue Carlin - WHAT - I thought you were happy in Knox, what about all our memories there, I'm fine with Nash if you are, but we have to talk about this blah blah blah. Someone should remind these idiots that they bought a house at the absolute peak of the market in Q1 2022 where they overbid for a house bc Carlin was boohooing for a house . . . and they're locked in at a 2-3% mortgage . . . and are jobless not matter what they say. So good luck not being able to sell in Knox for what you bought for + buying a house in a more expensive market + a 7% interest rate + oh yeah you may not even qualify for a mortgage. Banks really do their diligence re business owners - to say nothing about "content creators." They've conveniently forgotten that when they got their mortgage, Evan had a very stable union apprentice gig, about to graduate into 70-80k+ union job - banks like that kind of stability. And finally to keep the mystery alive - back to health issues. Evan is now being proactive to follow up on Carlin's CT scan, but they haven't heard from the dr re results or scheduling the EEG. Carlin doesn't like to talk about it but things are more up and down blah blah. Someone should remind them that for 99% of people if health is up and down, normal behavior is NOT - have your sister/BIL visit for 3 days, drive to SC for 3 days, come back home for 1 day, off to NYC for 24 hrs, back home for 3 days in which time you have people over, and then off to your inlaws 3 hrs away . . . . And let's keep the viewers watching - Carlin pops back on to say "there are things I'm not ready to talk about." Let me guess Carlin - you're with child? Or you've been trying for a minute and aren't with child and are freaking out?

Far be it for me to defend Alyssa but she seems like one of the ones genuinely close with Bill and Jane, not one of the ones who goes just to get the perfect for IG shots of sitting on the porch swing with them or goes just bc it’s party party. I’m guessing she’s not turning down any time with them now. In Trace’s video Jane says that Bill doesn’t know who he is anymore. So I can see Alyssa feeling like the chances to sit down and actually chat with her grandfather are slipping away - he could be in his current state for a long time or he could decline further even in a few months. Maybe she simply didn’t want to wait on John - I mean the HVAC business in Fla doesn’t slow until about Oct - maybe 3 months was too much for her.

🙄 If your 3.5 yr old is sound asleep in a hammock at 6-7 pm bc she "played too hard" - uh something ain't right. Consider that she isn't getting the appropriate amount of sleep or nutrition to keep her going. Maybe a dr can explain it to you though you do risk being branded terrible parents if you go in for this. Bc why is she falling asleep at 6 pm while Whit's same age kids are running around just fine? And when she's passed out at 6-7 pm, she was at her own house. Why let her sleep in a hammock, one leg sticking out? Why not take her upstairs and put her to bed? I mean they spend $ like there's no tomorrow. Do they really not have a baby monitor where they can put her to bed in her room and still have an eye on her while being outside? Or does it make for more precious pics/IG to let her sleep in a hammock? Hope parents of the year at least saved her a plate of fried rice . . . I mean she's like their college buddy anyway, so after she caught a nap, she was good to go - that same night she went on a milk shake run with Evan & Law at midnight. I'm sure in C&E's minds - oh she slept earlier, she can stay up until 1 am with us tonight NBD. Except the child was saying she didn't want to go and was about to fall down when Law was talking to her at midnight but "let's goooooo."

Parents of the year - Law posted an IG from last night going on a midnight milkshake run with Evan in the Tesla . . . with Layla?!? Law asks Layla - are you getting to go with the big boys - she says no and looks like she’s about to fall over any second. Meanwhile daddy Evan could care less as he’s heard screaming “let’s gooooo” in the background. She couldn’t stay home with her mother, why?? She hadn’t already been asleep 3-4 hrs by that point, why?! @BitterApple - it's always so bizarre when they hit the - we're going to start cooking at home and eating healthy - phase. They go out and do a grocery run that has to be $300+ with organic berries and fancy cheeses and meats. Predictably 2 days later they're bored of it, it's too much work or whatever, and as you say all those fresh groceries probably get tossed a week or two later. It's like it's beyond their planning capabilities to be able to say - let's cook 2-3 times this week, what should we make, ok let's buy ingredients for that and maybe a few extras, and see how this goes. Or let's buy things like frozen vegetables so that if we don't end up cooking, they'll keep. But they've done this since early in their marriage. One time they decide they're going to cook a roast, the roast doesn't turn out right/gets dried out or something - so they and Katie who was hanging out with them decide they're going to toss it and order a pizza. I remember thinking - hmm how many newlyweds where the main bread earner is a student would just toss $20-40 of meat!? Sure maybe don't serve it to a guest [though Katie was joined at the hip pre marriage so was she really a guest!?], but most people would be like - yeah put that in fridge, we can make cheesesteaks and smother the beef in cheese; or roast beef sandwiches and smother it in dressing/oil/vinegar and we'll have lunch/dinner for the rest of the week.

For someone that does the shopping via social media thing - WHY do Carlin/Josie/Katie "feature" all these products on their IG today? They're all obsessing about it all day about OMG I HAVE to show you what I love. And then they post links with sales, but the sales are just whatever they are on the Amazon website. Clearly they have not been hired by brands like KitchenAid, so why "endorse" them? Is it bc they're hoping for a sponsorship? I can't imagine they get $$ if someone buys a KitchenAid mixer from Amazon by clicking thru their link since they don't appear to be influencers for Amazon or KitchenAid. What am I missing here? Is this just a "service" they provide leghumpers so leghumpers can live just like them? Kelton does this. IDK if it's a griddle that goes on top of his fancy grill or if he has bought a separate outdoor griddle, but we've seen him using it recently when he's making pancakes or eggs for everyone at once or even things like a whole pack of chicken breasts. I imagine it's just faster than using a pan on the stove and cooking 1-2 pancakes at a time. And let's be real guys are more apt to cook when they can cook outdoors and clean up is probably just scraping this thing down or hosing off the griddle part rather than dish soap and a sponge. But IDK for Kelton it makes sense bc he does cook regularly. Evan OTOH IDK this just seems like another toy they HAD TO HAVE, that they'll use 2 times in promotions and then it'll sit there as a fancy birds nest as they grab CFA or chips for dinner. I mean it was telling that they HAD to feature this thing yesterday but when you look at the guy cooking you're like - uh who is that, it isn't Evan. Clearly they enticed some "sweet friend" to bring the kids to play in the bouncy house and in return her husband can cook everyone dinner.

Well after announcing last week that they don't even have a grill and Evan got rid of an old one they had bc he never used it - lo and behold, new grill/outdoor griddle featured multiple times since yesterday. Yesterday was someone (IDK who - I'm guessing the boyfriend/husband of some girl working at the shop) had a huge pile of rice, broccoli, and steak pieces out there making fried rice for everyone. Today Evan is headed out there to make pancakes for lunch. And given that they never ever cook, Evan the expert is going on about how if you want fluffy pancakes you have to separate out the egg whites and beat them in your KitchenAid mixer - as they feature the mixer on IG, I guess looking for a sponsorship from KitchenAid. 🙄

No updates since July 5? Wonder why - wonder if they felt too criticized or something. Because they left so quickly the morning of July 5, seemed like to seek medical care, and they needed Ellie to go with them. And now yet 4 days of super quiet with Katie just shilling an air purifier as if nothing happened?

Super quiet, no? I assume she got back super late last night/early this morning. By 4 pm today shouldn't we have videos of teary reunions with the children and videos at church gushing about how NYC was fun but she's so #blessed to be back with her man and her kids?! I'm going to laugh out loud if she's still stuck in NYC/didn't get in until today. I mean it was storming yesterday in Tenn so I imagine inbound aircraft couldn't get to the east coast and today has been on and off storming on the east coast as the front moves from Ohio/Tenn to the east. That'd be some great time away from her life . . . at LaGuardia. Pretty sure G&K have convinced their offspring that being a responsible saver shows a LACK of faith. After all God will provide. Don't you believe that? If you believe it, then don't worry about insurance or good insurance - you'll get the med care you need somehow. Don't worry about retirement savings - God will provide for you when you're elderly. Hell don't even worry about current savings. Don't worry about having a big enough house - just have kid #6 a blessing will shine upon you in the form of a house - even if it is rental from church friends who feel sorry for you. I'm convinced this is the thinking that led Z to quit the police force and NOT take up a real gig like framing houses but rather just work at the ladies' dress shop. You know Whit was in his ear and she mimics G&K's view on this. And I wouldn't be surprised if he cracked open his 401k too - which he had as a state/county employee for a number of years. God has blessed us with $ in the form of the 401k, we should show our faith that we believe he'll bless us with more - so let's just buy the $8000 stove and $10k sofa.

She made it sound like we're flying to NYC this morning for a baseball game tonight, will be back Sat morning. She's wandering around Manhattan this afternoon w/ the requisite Alicia Keys song on her IG videos . . . . . And now at the airport w the flight delayed 6 times. Bc who ever heard of evening thunderstorms in the summer 🙄. Perfect though - she got home from SC Thursday, Thursday was packing/laundry for NYC, out the door Friday morning, and now she's not getting home until late Sat at the earliest. It's the 36 hr break she needed from a life she hates. At @GeeGolly - I too wonder if these women wanted her along or were texting like - hmm well I can't say no, so I guess she's coming, it won't be that bad. You're right - once you choose to marry and esp when once you choose to have kids, your right to freedom, finding yourself etc. is gone or is very limited because the kids needs have to come first. But reality is that's only true if you are GOOD parents, which these morons are not. A divorce with 50-50 custody here would mean that on Carlin's week, the kids would be dumped at G&K's house and/or on Michael. On Evan's week, they'd be dumped on his mother. A shitty existence sure, but honestly IDK that the kids are getting much better than that now. But anyway that's all hypothetical. Honestly I don't feel bad for either of them in the slightest because there were so many times they could have NOT pulled the trigger. These were the last two idiots that needed to marry at 21 and 24. This was one of the courtships Gil was trying to slow down. I don't think G&K would've been THAT opposed if they courted for another 1-3 yrs - they could've done it under the guise of, we need Evan to be making apprentice $ to marry. Or if they HAD to marry at 21 and 24 bc SEX, they could have NOT made a honeymoon baby. Evan's brother managed to not make a honeymoon baby - nor I think any baby yet despite 2 yrs of marriage. So I'm pretty sure Evan could've figured that one out. Or if they had to rush to push out a baby to carry like a Gucci bag, fine, but once they realized Carlin ONLY enjoys delivery and the attention the week after and then she's a post partum mess and doesn't enjoy babies being dependent on her . . . well hello what was the rush on #2?? And now the couple that doesn't enjoy their kids and feels that it's easiest to feed them bags of chips thinks that kid #3 will make things better? Good luck . . . .

I don't get it. If I wanted to buy a basic white dress, crew socks, Nikes, or a Yankees hat - I'd buy them, whether from American Eagle, Dicks, Target or anyplace else. Why would I click CARLIN'S link to buy them?? Like what interest do I have in her making money? Wonder how long until the pastor's wife drops her? Seems like this trip was a tag along with pastor's wife + that woman's sister/SIL. Also seems like at least one of those women is an actual Yankees fan with an IG handle of yankeesgirl. Wonder how much they regretted invited Carlin - omg it's hot; omg let's go get chicken fingers; omg did that guy just swing and miss the ball; oh wait that's called an out, I didn't know that . . . blah blah blah. I mean "friends" run away from Carlin pretty quick. Remember that Krista chick? She was the absolute BESTIE at this time last year, even spending the night at their place when Carlin had an episode at church. Though after being asked to scrub their tub with a toothbrush and then noting that while Carlin was supposedly unwell, she was totally fine enough to run off to Nashville 2x/mo, to Vegas, on beach vacations - she was prob like . . . yeah I don't need this "friendship." Though I'm guessing a pastor's wife can't run away the same way lest she been seen as a bad representative of her church, and I imagine Carlin dare not ask her to scrub her house or watch her kids, but she can still distance herself and stop being "available" once she tires of loud ass Carlin & Evan. Hers is the house they show up at for pool days. I have a feeling friends initially think Carlin/Evan are young and fun and then they either end of feeling used or feeling like it's ALL about C&E and they can hardly get a word in - and they back away. Carlin seems unwell when she speaks. When she's doing her makeup/getting ready to leave for NYC - she legit sounds like she is trying to CONVINCE herself that "go go go" is what makes her happy. Uh sweetie you just had Katie & Trav over for a few days and then spent 2 days in South Carolina, you supposedly "work" too; for most people with young kids that'd be enough go go go and they'd decline this trip along the lines of - sorry I will just be getting back from SC the night before and should probably go to work, grocery shopping, cook . . . . She's frankly just running from Evan, the house, the kids, the business. You know the life she convinced herself (and G&K convinced her since the womb) that she wanted ASAP. Now she has it, it clearly does not make her happy so she's constantly running from one trip to the next OR posting sappy videos about "I'll miss these days" or "they're growing too fast" as the kids play with sidewalk chalk or whatever - trying to convince herself that this is the best. She needs therapy. Frankly she prob also needs a divorce and to pursue her own life for a while, but that ain't happening. Instead she's jonesing to make baby #3 - if #1 and #2 don't make you happy, surely adding #3 will make it better/easier . . . lol. But I've said she needed therapy since she was pregnant and boohooing at 6 am bc Evan had to go to work + badgering 2 yr old Layla ALL THE TIME with "we're best friends, right." Like she'd be at Target and demand friendship affirmation and would not move the cart until Layla said yes. Uh if you need your 2 yr old to make you feel better, something ain't right with you.

My first thought was that Austin doesn't like them and doesn't want them around - and they know it and realize it won't be the party party vacation they're looking for. He's a guy's guy type - hunting, fishing, working construction, getting his hands dirty, driving a truck, wearing Levis and boots. Prima donna Evan quit being an electrician after he was finished school and he'd rather talk about how his ass is only happy in $100 cuts sweatpants sitting in a 100k Tesla. Not to mention they're both freaking loud. My sense is that when Austin is home, it's a tight ship over there not the woohoo party party let's go out for ice cream at 10 pm type of vacation they like. Frankly I think Joy likes visiting them because she can relax a bit and their antics are probably fun for a few days. Yet IDK how many kids she has - gets harder and harder for a mom to travel alone with kids, the more kids she has. And as someone said above, guess they're training Zade young. I too noticed every pic of Zade involved food. He'd be sitting in a chair with a huge bag of chips or carrying around some kind of cookie/cracker as he walked around the farm. Honestly I think it's how they get both their kids to shut up so they can ignore them and preen for the camera. And if they're doing this in front of a few dozen family members, yeah I can only imagine how badly the kids are ignored at home alone with their parents. My sense is Layla spends her days sitting on the sofa watching Disney movies, huge bag of chips in hand - and I'm guessing Z has joined her now. Also explains why she's behind in so many ways including the way she speaks. They've def lost all sense of reality - sitting next to Mama Jane this evening holding her hand to say goodbye with Papa Bill in his rocking chair 100% looked like it was done for Evan to be able to capture the IG video + put it to the right song.

Seriously. Katie has one kid that they keep on a schedule - including naps. My sense has always been that Katie wants Addie/Ellie around more for company than as a servant. When Addie/Ellie are around we often also see Trav saying - well the girls wanted x for dinner so I'm going to go get it; like it doesn't appear to be Katie/Trav's expectation that Addie/Ellie are to cook dinner daily, clean up the kitchen, do laundry all day, and change every diaper. This time with Ellie may need to help more, but I feel like some of that help will be staying with Hailey if Katie needs to take Trav to a drs appointment or two; or maybe cleaning up the kitchen once or twice if she sees Katie running around taking care of Hailey and Trav. And likely accompanying Katie grocery shopping, as I don't get the sense that Katie goes anywhere without Trav - yet Trav likely can't carry grocery bags for a week or two. It was telling that they got out of there July 5. Sure some of the Bates have left but the jobless ones like C&E, G&K, the single boys - are still there. I'm guessing Trav wanted to get back home fast to see if any kind of medical care was needed + he knew his parents would be there to help him. I imagine his dad will be out there hauling garbage cans to the curb so dainty Katie or Ellie don't have to do it. I imagine as Katie takes care of Hailey, Trav's mom puts a few casseroles in their fridge so they can just heat and eat - like it doesn't seem like Katie's mom would be like - Ellie is here, she'll cook for them, hell she can cook for us too we're coming over tonight. Katie has said before her MIL was so helpful when H was born and that she practically moved in - or would stop by every afternoon/evening for hours to help. She can certainly help here and this time around, it may really be days. I can't imagine rope burns take more than a few days to start feeling better - esp in a young healthy guy.

Seriously - Law, Nathan, Trace, Warden and Isiah have probably been climbing up and down this rope their whole lives. No one could’ve gotten Trav a pair of gloves? Given that’s it’s a working farm with ongoing construction, pretty sure there’s a pair of world gloves somewhere on that farm. Figured as much though I suppose they fancy themselves qualified since they fly to disasters. Too bad Michael and Zach weren’t there - Michael with her nursing degree she wants to use for family and Zach I think was an EMT at one point or at least trained for it. Hopefully Trav has a drs appt for tomorrow just to see someone qualified; I mean it had to be bad if he was taking pain meds and the brothers in law were saying his body was shaking from the pain.