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  1. It's a beautiful photo and I'm grateful she shared it with us. I don't know if she or someone else posted it, but I hope it gives her some comfort.
  2. The awful, petty, bitter, hateful part of me saw that and thought of Kody stewing and being jealous that the money's not going to him. I want to think better of a grieving parent, but he hasn't shown us much capacity for love and compassion, and we all know he hates animals, so I'm having a hard time feeling magnanimous towards him. The others, though? I am sure they are feeling a bit of comfort and peace knowing this is his legacy.
  3. Not at all--I was not pointing out anyone in particular but rather the words that fly around when people understandably try to rationalize an action that seems irrational to them. I don't think anyone in these forums are engaging in such talk, and I'm relieved about it.
  4. Cosigning this. For some, suicide is the only escape. Labeling them as "selfish," "impulsive," or "giving up" is unnecessarily cruel and helps no one. I'm really relieved to not see such invectives in this forum. Just sympathy, kindness and wishes for healing. That's how it should be. I don't know any of you, but I'm glad you're here.
  5. You said what I wanted to say but I was pulling my punches. I don't have good feelings about Kody or any other polygamous "patriarch." Similarly I don't feel good about the direction TLC will take on this. They've been filming; they have footage. They will air it. If they can milk this tragedy, they will--not that Janelle will participate except to the extent she's contracted (and if she is contracted to participate, I'd love to see a copy of that contract--I bet there's a force majeure clause in there that she could use to get out of it with a decent entertainment lawyer). Their viewership will suffer, though. Garrison was well-loved, and we all struggled watching his, Gabe's, and Savanah's pain, among others, and swore it was our last season. A tragic death might be enough to get some new rubberneckers to the show, but a suicide? That's a step too far for most people.
  6. Like all of you I am beyond saddened by the tragic loss of such an amazing and kind young man. Of all of the Brown kids, he's one of the last I'd expect such a tragedy for. This is absolutely devastating. A mentor of mine took his own life in the same way 6 years ago and I've never been the same. I'm really glad to not see any trite comments like "permanent solution to a temporary problem" in here. Suicide is undoubtedly tragic but we can't know what a particular person's struggle is. For all we know, Garrison may have seen this as his only way to free himself from the pain. I have no way of knowing that, so please pardon my speculation. In my hopes, Kody will see this tragedy as a motivation to establish loving relationships with his surviving children. I hate to say it, but I'm not optimistic. I don't have a lot of love for cults like his where children are simply a means to an end for the fathers. If anyone is reading this who is having thoughts of suicide, if you are able to seek help, please reach out to the suicide hotline or mental health resource in your country. And please know that a stranger in California is pulling for you.
  7. Moab is super popular with adventure athletes. That said, Christine, it's a peek, not a peak. Just because the words rhyme doesn't mean they're spelled the same.
  8. Orgo is NO JOKE. At my undergrad it was the #1 weed-out course. I had to take Orgo I twice, and Orgo II I managed in only one go. It's fascinating and I loved it, but it did not love me back. You really can't take time off from it. Gwen's story checks out.
  9. Four divorces would definitely give me pause, but I personally waited until 40 to marry--had I married the first person to ask me, I probably would have been divorced myself by now. My mom was a fourth wife, and their marriage lasted 22 years before he moved on to #5 (still together after 15 years, I think). People in my family marry young, divorce young, and if they're lucky, settle after #2. No one bats an eyelash. So while I wouldn't get involved with a guy who's had four divorces, Meri is no stranger to weird (to me) partnership circumstances, so she has a higher tolerance for a varied and colorful relationship past. She's also no stranger to unusual financial circumstances, and a bankruptcy wouldn't faze her. Hasn't she had her own? And, as has been pointed out, she's dating the guy, not marrying him. She has no young kids around, likely isn't sharing her income with him, the dog likes him, I'm reserving judgment and being happy for her. Just because it's not right for me doesn't mean it's a bad decision for her.
  10. I am with you on this one. And I hope he's raging even harder that Janelle in particular is flourishing mightily without the companionship of a man. Men like Kody think that women can't survive on their own. That woman never needed him. He was lucky she ever wanted him.
  11. That, I really can't answer. My guess is that they don't read or write often; they're functionally literate but don't read for fun, and they work with their hands/body so they don't really need or care to write properly. I'm only going off people I know who have that kind of lifestyle and the only writing they do is on social media, where there are no rules. But I can't really say for certain.
  12. It doesn't really have much to do with the primary schools, though. I grew up in West Virginia, and we were taught from a young age to speak correctly, but when your parents and friends are all saying "I seen" or "we was" to you on a daily basis, it's not going to matter what Mrs. McClenihan told you for six months back in third grade.
  13. I missed this in the series (binged the whole thing last night and WHOA), but did they release these opinions before or after Natalia (actually, not legally) turned 18? She may have given them permission to disclose. Hell, even if it was before she was 18, she was "legally" over 18 and could have been coerced to provide permission to disclose. Ditto the dentist. Given his overall professionalism, I'm sure he was following HIPAA laws and would only speak on camera or otherwise with explicit permission from Natalia herself. And should any of this new information reach the level of legal evidentiary support (provided it meets the chain of custody standards and is verified), yes, Michael can be retried on it. He's a dumbass but he's right that he can't be retried on the previous evidence, but if there's new evidence, he can be charged on that, and so can Kristine. And if the new evidence sheds a different light on the old evidence from the first trial, it can be reintroduced into a new trial. I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't the last time Michael sees the inside of a courtroom. I have a feeling his theatrics will be tempered a bit the second time around. We can hope, anyway.
  14. What an odd thing to wish for. Misspelled Claus, too.
  15. I read on Reddit (unsubstantiated) that Glen's company was the exclusive printer of Pokemon cards, so that's probably pretty decent. I think it's fair to say the Thores were fairly well off and likely that the family home was owned outright. I don't know how much of Whitney's "inheritance" was spent on Babs' care, or will be spent on Glen's. And I don't care. Honest-to-god grown adults have no business trying to claim money from a relative that isn't even dead yet. Nor dead ones. You didn't earn it, it's not yours. Go earn your own money and stop worrying what your dad wants to do with his. If there's no will (and there probably is), Angie is not legally entitled to anything as she is not a legal relative. However, it is likely he'll leave her and her kids some token amount, if he has a will and decides to change it. Did we get any sort of indication that Whitney is actually worried about "her" inheritance? I see a lot of speculation but have we heard it straight from her own mouth that she doesn't want Glen to give the Alabama family anything? I'm not an estate lawyer but I have heard some stories from them. People will fight with their own flesh and blood, family they've known and loved their whole lives, they'll turn a complete 180 on for the meager little peanuts that meemaw leaves behind. Let's face it, most adults are underwater and any sort of "inheritance" most of us get will be debt and a messy estate that will have to be sold out in pieces to resolve.
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