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I just tell them San Francisco (true) and by and large they acted overjoyed and extolled how much they loved our city. Was treated nothing but graciously, probably because I wasn't, you know, fanning my undercarriage in a train station and meowing at people.

Right, I forgot that Glen had fallen on the stairs at some point. There's speculation that next week's ER visit is another panic attack brought on by the stress of being called out by Glen (uncharitably, people think it's for attention and to punish Glen for having the audacity to stand up for himself). I always figured it was AMS, having had it myself, it's pretty terrifying and can be really dangerous, especially for someone as sick as Whitney. But I admit, there is a small part of me that thinks she could be "punishing" Glen for his "sins." Didn't she do this before? Am I thinking of Hawaii, where she punished Glen for asking her to do the 5k 8k?

It just occurred to me that she was possibly angling for them to move downstairs this whole time because she can't manage the stairs to the second floor. Never mind that her parents were at the time/Glen is now perfectly mobile and by all accounts capable of managing stairs. Because Whitney can't easily navigate stairs due to her mobility issues, she can't keep tabs on them and boss them around and feel special, so they have to move to where she can see them.

Don't say whale, she'll take off her top to show you her whale tattoo!

I couldn't even blame her for not taking the rest home. I can't imagine chilaquiles reheating well. 🤢

Yeah she was several feet ahead and already paddling when she screamed "GO!" That was not a race--that was just another way to try to get attention back on Whiney.

It looked like they had a decent amount of alcohol at the wedding. I doubt Buddy is one of those recovered addicts who can cut back on their alcohol use; I presume he's a non-drinker now. Happy to see he's able to be in the presence of alcohol without using. That can be hard for some. But it's been a few years, and it seems he's very committed to his sobriety, and I'm really happy for him.

I have a friend whose full name is Barbie, and I've known her for so long it never even occurred to me to equate her name with the doll. I saw her at Halloween and of course there was a Barbie and Ken in attendance. She commented "no way in hell was I going to be a Barbie this year." I was so dense I thought she was talking about the popularity of the movie and forgot that Barbie is the same name as my friend and the popular toy. (She dressed up as Cruella de Ville and had the most incredibly realistic makeup; she won best costume.)

The wife and I watched most of that interview yesterday when the TNF game was a snooze. Probably should've just kept the game on. It was more bloviating word salad from a man neither of us cared about. We did make up a terrible game of Would You Rather, though. Here are all things we'd rather do than be married to Kody: -clean out the cat litter with our bare hands -step in cat food with bare feet every day -step in cat puke with bare feet every day -never have cats again (the cat was on my lap so most of these are cat themed) -never have sex again -live in Utah -have Kody's hair -have Robyn's neck -sell Lularoe -wear Lularoe -singk like Christine We finally ended up agreeing that the only way either of us would marry Kody Brown is to save the cats.

I'm guessing by "Diesel Jeans Model," he means she got suckered in by one of those "modeling agencies" that set up in a hotel conference room, take your picture and give you the proofs for $300, then put you on a callback list never to be heard from again (hi, college me from 1997!). Right up there with her "expert" breakdancing. If she was an actual model, don't you think we'd have seen some pitchers by now?

I remember back in 2020 seeing videos of people constructing plastic sheet walls so they could still hug their loved ones who weren't living in their households. People saw each other when they wanted to, either over Zoom or with a window or space between them. This was filmed in April 2022, and Kody is still using COVID as an excuse. By that point, the world was still cautiously opening up. I traveled internationally in February 2022, and while we were very careful, we had no issues. I'm not intending to downplay the risks of COVID, not at all, but this is a clear case of "if he wanted to, he would." COVID didn't stop him from going on his Victoria's Secret sprees, so I'm not inclined to believe it stopped him from seeing the kids he wanted to see.

Kind of a mean-girl question, but it's about Kody, so I don't care. If he's so proud of his bulging pecs and rock-hard abs, why does he keep wearing those blousy button-downs that float around his midsection, making him look like he has a huge belly? They're conveniently fitted around the vanity muscles, but then flow outward like a maternity top. Is he trying to hide his six-pack from the thirsty Janelle, or is he just cheap with terrible taste?

Do we think they performed the "tradition" of going around the table and saying something nice about Truely, like they did for Ariella last season? I didn't see any oversized cups of milk for toasting, just AuroraBreanna's sour face (which would probably curdle any dairy product present anyway).

They look lovely and I wish them many years of happiness. It seems sobriety also looks good on Buddy, and I hope he has continued success. It's not easy loving an addict, but he seems motivated to keep his healthy habits. And no, I'm sure Big Whit was not ready for a wedding this weekend!

No, no! She's the Interior Designer of the Family, y'all! I was surprised she didn't say something like "I used to be an expert volleyball player, but I haven't played in years." She always "used to" be a pro or an expert at something (skiing, dancing, whatever). And I think you're right about Todd. He can barely stand being around her and it's been that way for years, I can't imagine he actually lives with her. He's probably fine with taking care of the pets while she's gone because that means she's far away from him. In a vacuum, I'd say Todd was a right ass at the birthday party, and Whitney was gracious to include him and scrape her name off the cake. It pains me to say that because I love Todd and don't really love Whitney (I tried to, though--insert "I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you!" gif). But knowing what we know about our girl Whit, I wouldn't be surprised she and/or production set him up to expect a birthday celebration knowing he'd flounce out dramatically when it was everything he hated.

Do you think it ever occurred to her for even a second to arrange a drive-by for Todd? You know she remembers his birthday since they usually celebrate it together. She only does "nice" things for other people when they serve her first. Like supposedly being Ashley's "birthing coach," or that stupid "blessing" dance they did when she was pregnant. She only cared about Heather's feelings about Buddy in the context that Buddy kissed her for a millisecond by accident in DC and when Buddy was struggling and wanted to visit Greensboro during his recovery, made him stay with her instead of his own parents, and had a conniption when Heather popped by unexpectedly, shoving him into a bedroom or whatever. To "spare her feelings," but really just to provide drama and make her the center of attention once again. When she went to LA for the "Dancing Man" party, she took Tal. TAL! Who is a lovely person, but NOT a dancer. Her justification was that she took Todd with her to some other place (some small city in the south) for some other event. But Todd, who made her famous, doesn't get to go to LA with her to dance. She usurps his trip to NY to meet the Fitness Marshal, has a hissy fit when he teaches her dance class LIKE SHE TOLD HIM TO BECAUSE SHE WAS "ON TOUR" WITH THE GUY HE TOOK HER TO MEET! She has literally never done anything nice for Todd that we've seen, and he's shown up for her every time she asked. All those stupid parades and festivals that she was asked to film (fake, for the show), the ridiculous ballroom "competition," the RV where she refused to even bathe for several days, the "8K" (which he at least enjoyed, and was gracious to her father for inviting him on the trip which I'm sure TLC actually paid for). The one time he "let her down" was the dance battle when he was so injured he could barely dance, and he STILL danced for the battle, just couldn't do the solo. I don't know if something's up with Todd. There's wild speculation all over the place, he's on drugs, he's very mentally ill, I donno. I hope none of these are true and he's just had it with Princess's over the top "all about me" act. I wouldn't blame him one bit. While I really really really hope Todd is okay, it also wouldn't surprise me if he was having trouble with a substance. Look at everyone in Whitney's orbit: Tal, Buddy, and Lennie are all in active recovery. Whitney herself is addicted to food and probably tobacco. There are plenty of people on MBFFL's payroll that are not ostensibly abusing any substances, but that's still a large proportion of her so-called friends who have had trouble with drugs or alcohol. My spouse and I have a huge friend group, say 10 very close friends and 100 farther-flung friends, and of them (and including our families), fewer than 5 have substance abuse problems. With Whitney, it's closer to half. And that's just what we see.

I have never heard of resurrection Sunday, but I much prefer them using that to Easter, which is derived from Oestre, which is 100% pagan, and we will take our bunnies and duckies and eggs back now thank you very much.

Wow, Lennie is looking pretty good in those photos! Sobriety looks good on him, I'm happy for him.

Pretty sure Manson never killed anyone, either. He was just a cult leader. And Kody is a member of a cult that has murdered people. I take your point, though. But the resemblance is uncanny. I can't tell if the photo above is a photoshop of Kody or a photo of Manson; they are so similar in expression and cold, dead, beady eyes. Please know that I'm being tongue-in-cheek above and don't actually think Kody would murder someone. However, I am a little nervous for Robyn and those kids living in his house. Kody seems like he's at the end of his rope and I really hope they come to limited harm (I wish I could say no harm, but they're all emotionally abusing or isolating those kids at a minimum).

Someone explain something to me. How is it that Whitney thinks she won more competitions overall than Jaime? She "won" that ridiculous "dance-off" and then "won" getting out of the water (??) last on the first day, right? A competition she declared herself winner of when Jaime was already getting out, and had no idea about? How is sitting in water a competition? And Jaime won the beer pong and cornhole games. So by my count that would make them, at most, even. And for my money, Jaime is the winner by one, because sitting in water is not a competition, one that Jaime didn't even know she was "competing" in. That dollhouse turned out pretty great! I wish he had put shingles on the roof, but it looks way better than my sad version which is still languishing in the closet. I'm sure the little kid will come to treasure it in time.

It's because they're both right. Sometimes it's healthy to bury the hatchet, let go of grudges and move on. Sometimes it's healthy to relieve yourself of the trauma of an abuser or bully and have no relationship or contact with them. It depends on the individuals and the level of abuse.

Ohhh shiiiit, shots fired! (My own niece was just married last weekend and it was lovely, everyone was thrilled for the happy couple.)

Just like most of you, I continue to be surprised at how Kody outdoes himself every week with his awfulness. He called his own kids jerks! He and his wife are alienating even their favored kids and not allowing them to have a relationship with their siblings! I can't even blame Aurora and Breanna for their acting--they have been sheltered and isolated by their mom for so many years. They want to be friendly with their siblings for the most part, and they can't see that it's their own parents that are keeping them locked away in a tower. I really hope they all escape when this shitshow is over.

Hilarious if true, but Robyn is at least smart enough to know she's too dumb to eke out a living on her own. She may not want him without the other wives anymore, but she's stuck with him. She's still in a McMansion decorated with the aesthetics of an 8 year old from 1970; until she's in a single wide trailer with a broken down porch, she's not done with him. And as a vocalist, I can tell you with complete confidence that no one listens to the lyrics. I've completely messed up Bad Reputation and Don't Stop Me Now onstage and no one noticed. He saw "King of the Road," thought "that's me, I'm the king," and then squeaked out some of the other lyrics without thinking about them.

That's so annoying! I made a (fairly small) Halloween dollhouse for a friend and I was nervous she was going to end up not having space for it or not wanting it, but I was so happy with how it turned out that I decided if she didn't want it I'd happily keep it for myself. Fortunately she loves it and is excited for it. Those stuffed animals...she ripped the tags off and let her dog play with them. I'm not convinced she didn't just go through dadwe's attic and drag out some old stuffed animals from her own childhood. It's reminiscent of when she gave Ashley's daughter a "Barbie" but it was just some cheap dollar-store doll not even in a box, no tags or anything. She definitely got that from Goodwill or her own trash.