FreetheGirlses

Side note: My natural butt is so big that I actually DO dig a crater in the sand and throw my beach towel over it so that when I'm laying on my back, my back isn't arched. There's a significant distance between my ass and my back. I'll see myself out, now 😞

Apparently, according to Reddit, their marriage ended VERY badly. Abuse and such. If that is the case, I totally understand their desires to stay apart. Seems like it was a messy divorce, too. However, I'm shocked they were both hired then.

I understand where you come from with this...as a woman. THAT being said, Dany absolutely went mad. That look on her face when she ranted and raved about freeing everyone (including those in Winterfell), and breaking the wheel? Enjoy your victory for a sec, damn. Yes, in the past, Dany has always ruled with force first until someone was able to talk some sense into her. However...she never seemed quite so...unhinged. Her entire face was different when she delivered that speech. I understand grief, but she already destroyed King's Landing (and plenty of innocent women and children) in retaliation. This wasn't a woman taking power and everyone saying that she is crazy. She was LEGITIMATELY acting crazy. If a man did what she did and left King's Landing in the ashes like that after they surrendered, I'd be calling him mad as well.

Damn. I'm reading this and cracking up as a NYer. I can't fully compare, since I don't even see a national ranking for that Dover district... For "Districts with the Best Teachers in America" rankings, they came in 7,264 out of 11,705. The district I'm in is 42. Only 35% of the students are proficient in math, and 50% in reading. Yikes. I'm a teacher, so I do understand that these rankings aren't perfect/there are other factors involved. But those scores are bad. My district has 89% proficiency in math, and 79% in reading. You're uprooting for THAT?

As a NYer, I tend to agree. I've had my nose done (sinus surgery and while they were in there, I figured why not. I had hated my nose for awhile) and it was VERY important to me that I didn't have a ski-jump, plastic surgery looking type nose. I wanted something that fit my face and looked plausible. Same with the Botox. I know many women who get it sparingly. It seems much different than what is going on out west.

I'm very happy for your daughter! That, unfortunately, is very much not the norm. Unlike other things, anorexia involves food, which is impossible to avoid as a human being. As a result, it can be extremely difficult to have a healthy relationship with food when you have an eating disorder. You are confronted with it multiple times a day, every single day. Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder.

Are we looking at the same grazing table? Good charcuterie, when done right, isn't cheap. Yeah, you can get pre-sliced cold cuts at Trader Joe's, but I doubt Kyle did that. I'll admit I don't buy prepackaged sliced meats at Trader Joe's, so perhaps you're seeing something I'm not here...but uhh...I would be the happiest person ever to go to a party with a giant charcuterie/grazing table. There is SUCH A difference between the good stuff and the stuff you get pre-packaged at Trader Joe's or in vacuum sealed mass produced package. The flavor difference is unreal. Kyle does a lot to critique, but IMHO this table aint one of those things. Also, yeah, if you haven't noticed; I'm FreeTheGirlses, and I have a charcuterie problem.

Oh hey, Long Island here, too! Hi neighbor. Side note: My father in law collects guns. MANY guns. Like, over 100 guns easily. I have seen the guns twice in the decade I've been with my husband. Never feels compelled to just take them out on his laaaaaaaaand for no reason. I have seen him wear his gun out once, and that's because we were in Florida and its a concealed carry state, so he just did it because he could. That only lasted one time, he was so uncomfortable and felt it was unnecessary, haha. Save it, Jenelle.

Thank you! I live on Long Island, in the suburbs of NYC. I've been in Long Island bride groups on Facebook, and the general consensus is that theres a lot of BS on the show. My dress cost $3,300, and Shay gave me $412.50 off (I'm looking at a receipt right now). So $2,887.50. Keep in mind that alterations at Kleinfeld are a FLAT FEE of $895.00...you are welcome to get your dress elsewhere. I personally went to Kleinfeld for my alterations as I had to get a size 10 dress because of my hips/butt, meanwhile I have a tiny waist and no boobs. Basically, my entire dress had to be reconstructed on the top to fit correctly, haha. I had four different fittings. Kleinfeld's alteration has a VERY good reputation. Everyone balks at the price, but is always quick to say "they won't mess up your gown". I have no idea if the "discount" that he gave me is something that they do all the time; my mother and I were kind of figuring that it was likely something that they did to make brides feel like they "got a deal", but we have no clue. I honestly don't remember the initial budget that I gave him; I planned my wedding in less than 6 months, haha. It's a bit of a blur. I feel like on the show they act as though a budget of under $5,000 is next to impossible, but I was never given that impression in person. I think I tried on 7 dresses, but I knew that the second dress I put on was instantly the one. I'm sure if I wanted to continue, I could have tried on more. I know for a fact that Kleinfeld has a ton of other dresses in the silhouette I wanted in my price range. I didn't get to meet Vera! The woman who did my alternations is Stella, and she's from Greece as well. Has been at Kleinfeld for a few decades, too!

No, it's HUGE. Their storage room is literally two floors and there are dresses in the ceiling. The appointments are an hour and a half on a weekday, an hour on a weekend. I have NEVER been to a bridal salon with 3 hour long appointments. Before your appointment, you can create an account, where you can go through and favorite a bunch of dresses that you like. You also answer a questionnaire, and you have the option to link your pinterest board. It was evident that Shay had actually reviewed my account prior to him pulling dresses; he definitely had a sense of my style and there wasn't anything that he pulled that was awful or wrong. Honestly, he definitely knew how to dress a woman of my shape, which I appreciated. I had been to bridal salons where I could pull whatever I'd like, and it's overwhelming. You tend to get a bit lost. This streamlined everything. I would never recommend Kleinfeld as a first appointment; it's best to go to it after you've narrowed down which silhouettes flatter your shape/what you want. Kleinfeld has been around for ages prior to the show. My dad's first cousins all got their dresses there when they were in Brooklyn decades ago. It's a NY institution and has been for years. Shay was amazing, gave me his cell phone number, and personally attended my first fitting to make sure that I was fit in my dress properly. The TV persona was definitely BS in my experience.

I don't know what the legal situation is on that, but I feel like there's a difference between a home security camera that all parties know is constantly filming, and someone intentionally trying to film you when you have objected to being filmed. Not a lawyer, just married to one and sat on grand jury for four weeks.

Haha, I got my dress at Kleinfeld. Shay was my consultant, and was nothing like he acts on the show. My request was "No Pnina Tornai fairy princess stripper dresses". That's what I said verbatim. He stuck to my budget and the overall experience was awesome. Nailed the appointment. Someone previously said that they weren't surprised that Larissa's wide hips had birthed children. I have wide hips, and I have yet to birth children (can't do anything about it, though).

If you have been following, apparently Jenni was the one pushing for an autism diagnosis and early intervention, but Roger wanted to brush it under the rug and insist that everything was fine. For a 40 ? year old man, Roger's instagram posts are EXTREMELY immature and drama filled. I get that JWoww isn't the picture of perfection here, but I really do think that a lot of her "persona" at this point is for show, same with Snooki. Apparently for that Mother's Day video that most of the cast declined to film, Roger was the one who approached everyone. I read somewhere months ago that the cast didn't respond because apparently, they aren't on good terms with Roger. While I think they should have done it for Jenni, it makes me wonder why the cast isn't on great terms with him and doesn't like him. I can very easily picture a scenario where they know something we all don't about their marriage/relationship. For the past couple of months, Roger has been making very public posts begging Jenni to work on their marriage. All of this just rubs me the wrong way. Jenni may be loud and abrasive on the show, but she doesn't really drag her REAL life into it, I feel. There's a line for her. If you really want to make amends with your spouse, is posting on instagram about it incessantly the right way to do it? I can't explain it, but something about Roger pings my womanly instinct, and not in a good way.

Long Islander here who worked at Disney World with all southern friends. Y'all is burned into my brain as well...sounded so much better than "you guys" and still does. Count me in as a member of the Uncle Marcus Appreciation Society.

If we are to believe what has been circling around online for months now, Zach and Asia has a disagreement during the Hong Kong shoot, opened his mouth to Tony about her, and he was fired. Not sure how much of what I've read is true, but it seems incredibly plausible.

Not a lot of experience taking pics of kids? I’m not one to defend Kim, and theoretically saying “cheese” is supposed to help a kid smile, but in reality...it doesn’t. Especially if it’s more than one kid and you’re trying to take a shot. Just going by my elementary teacher experience.

Yeah, I'm seriously not seeing the hate. A Kitchenaid Mixer is one of the most common registry items, and I regret not registering for a Le Cruset. I also registered for AllClad pots and pans, though... ...and they were worth it. I just got married at 33. By that time, you probably have had cheaper stuff and know it doesn't last. I know I did.

Yeah, the whole emphasis on NotCarly being SUCH A PRETTY LITTLE GIRL has been said and is jarring...but does anyone else find it incredibly strange that they wanted another one to be their world? Just the way that this is worded is very odd to me. I don't have children yet, but this reads as though Nova ISN'T their world, grammatically speaking. If you're going to refer to your offspring as "your world", BOTH should be your world, no? I see they tried to make sense with it with the whole "as our world gets a little bigger" BS, but I really cannot with Tyler's bad poetry. This shit just doesn't make sense on so many levels.

Just had to chime in because ahhh, your user name!!! <3 Fav episode. On the flip side, I knew at like 7 that I wanted kids more than anything. In life, sometimes experiences do change us once we have years under our belt and some life we've lived...but there are some things I think that are just innate wants and preferences. I hope that people have been respectful of your choice!

I have that picture hanging up in my classroom! ;)

It's not debatable, it literally is a lot. There's no debate here! I teach it to my third graders and tell them that it's something that adults get wrong ALLLLL the time to make them feel super smart. Still working on the contractions, though ;)

Thanks, I appreciate your response! My biggest enemy is positive thinking, only because I suffer from anxiety. I was managing it with antidepressants with I wasn't thrilled with, and I've been off them since June. I started taking prenatals in June as well, since my doctor said it was a good idea to start prior to even trying to conceive. I have been slacking on the exercise, but normally I am in SoulCycle all the time. I'm starting up with the workout routine again tomorrow (Wedding/teaching/back to school knocked me off my track haha).

I just got married at the end of August at 33, went of birth control last month, got my period yesterday and I cried when I read this, haha. Not your fault, of course, but dammit! I need to get off the Duggar threads.

Yeah, pretty petty...or you don't go to Disney often? Everyone dresses up for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party, and many of the ADULT costumes are crazy creative/Disney themed. I was just there this weekend and I went to Food and Wine Festival at Epcot, and the amount of themed shirts I saw was out of control. I also rocked mouse ears while double fisting around the World Showcase. Source: Me, former Epcot Cast Member ETA: Teacher me thinks that for going trick or treating around the neighborhood, she may have picked a different costume. For Disney, though? Nah, that shit is totally normal. Just kidding, though. What is she going to do, trick or treat on the laannnnnnddddd?

You can tell your husband that I'm firmly on his team as well; just got married and had a band on August 25th on Long Island. My band didn't play one song on my do not play list, and they were awesome. I think a lot of it depends on who you book! Whether if it's a band or a DJ, even though I really like live music, if it's someone who knows how to read a room and really PLAY a wedding, both are great options. We had a nine piece band and everyone was dancing. I wasn't a bridezilla, but I can't call myself a bridechilla either, since we had 250 guests (both Italian) and we planned the whole thing in 6 months. I love the duet in place of the father-daughter dance, that is awesome and so meaningful. Wish I could pull off a jumpsuit; I'm petite with a tiny waist and huge butt/thighs, so that wouldn't ever be an option for me. I am always envious when I see a woman wearing one! My husband and I couldn't care less about the cake; in fact, he wanted Entemann's. I really don't even remember eating it! They had to pull me off the dance floor to cut it, I was having such a good time. I was the last of all my friends to get married, so I knew what I hated as a guest/what I liked, and tried to make decisions accordingly. At the end of the day, yes, it's your day with your spouse, but your guests are GUESTS and should be taken care of as well. These brides are always insane. I'm watching a re-run now and I love that I can tell when it aired based on the style of the dress. Pickups, ugh.