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Menopause is going to take care of Jill's fertility. Hopefully at some point Jill's kids are going to have to prioritize their own families. I expect the in-laws will speak up at some point.

ALERT isn't IFB. It's strictly Gothard/IBLP/ATI. Gothard's work and organization dove tail with IFB and many or most of the families are members of IFB churches. Their ideologies are very similar.

Yikes, the recreation is worse than what she wore. This looks cheap and lacking in style.

It works when the couple takes the time to actually get to know one another. JD was wise to gain some freedom and advice before looking for a spouse.

The best part of TLC airing the wedding as a special is that it's possible the only people getting paid for it are the Brown's shown in it.

I've stalled out on it a bit. There's a limit to how many stories of abuse I can absorb/endure. I understand there were so many victims and they all want to and deserve to tell their story, but I don't have the bandwith. Funny/sad story: when we were clearing out my parents' house we found a copy of one of the Hyles-Anderson books. Yikes. I think it's titled How to Be the Wife of a Happy Husband.

Can I just reach through the screen and "snatch that jackass bald?" Kody deserves every bad thing that comes to him in the rest of his life.

Yes, it was pay off the two lots that had loans or they could lose what they had put into them as they would revert to the seller.

I'm guessing that due to finances, Robyn and Kody are going to have to downsize to a three or four bedroom house. The last daughter in college can live in the dorm and visit during breaks. David and Aurora will have to fend for themselves (as they should) since Kody won't be able to afford them any more. Robyn's storage unit fees may break them. Solomon and Ariabellaboo have to learn to help around the house because Robyn can barely manage working and comes home to stay on the sofa. Meri vanishes from the narrative and goes off living her own life. Christine continues putting everything on instagram and Janelle finds a business she likes and can still run while visiting all her kids in rotation.

We get at least one more. Christing and Janelle have mentioned filming it in interviews.

I tend to think Kody's chances of getting the county to approve his redrawn plans, should he ever make it to the planning council level, are near zero.

That's Kody's projection for redefining the lot borders. It hasn't been put into effect with the county after hiring surveyors and officially redoing the property lines, deeds, etc.

Drunk driver, speeding, and no seat belts. The paps didn't help, but they didn't create the disaster all by themselves.

I think they're all almost completely done with the show, Robyn, Kody, and all related matters.

Four? FOUR? For a season of almost nothing? A month of tell nothings? At least it's over the holidays. I'll have plenty of distractions and interruptions as I let it play.

We've caught up a year!

They foolishly let Kody run the family and he hates Meri.

Now NYC? Christine is definitely enjoying travel and going out.

Hopefully, they'll come to the realization that this is all foolishness and stop procreating at a closer to reasonable number.

Talking to the dead is maybe not a common TV or movie "trick" but it isn't rare either. Last night I was watching a different TV series and there was the lead's dead daughter showing up and conversing with him. It was done very similarly to The Crown so nothing was invented for this series, but a known story device was chosen. I know I've seen it in other shows, too. At least in The Crown they didn't drag it out with several conversations.

Sadly Joy has never seen that kind of parenting and who would she ask? Jinger and Abbie are the only two I can think of who *might* be able to help her, but they each "only" have two children so she might not even think to ask them.

To be fair Layla not understanding buying gifts for another child or wanting the same things for herself is normal for her age. This is the age where one first introduces doing for others and it takes time and patience for it to take. Plus some children have more empathy than others (usually not the first child).

It looks like less than two years apart, but at least more than 13 months. I hope it's at least 18 months.

I'm fortunate to be able to pay it all at once and be done with it. I have a secondary checking account with automatic transfer to it so the money is sitting there waiting for me. I should look into a senior property tax discount though. I'm not sure we have that although I did see something about deferred taxes. ETA: There is a deferral program and a state assistance program. The allowed income limits are astoundingly low.

Why is property tax due right before Christmas? I know rhetorical question. My house insurance is also due in November. At least it's easier to remember to pay them together and be done with it. I'm trying to have a quiet day, too. It's been a bit of a week. I have to remember to pay the gardeners though.