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This was just on the other day and I turned it on right was she was talking to the ladies after the funeral...walking back looking at her hair and crying because it really did look like a brown football helmet...and then the line that stabs you in the heart, when she just screams "I could jog to texas and back, but my daughter can't...she never could" and "I want to know WHY!!!!!" Sally Field is SO good in that scene.

Exactly. It's not like they can showcase all the good works the family is doing...because they really don't do shit. They travel the world telling people they have 19 kids and then wait for the awe to descend upon them.

So the bridesmaid's dresses were purchased, with fabric added to the bottom and to make sleeves. That explains the wonkiness of the hems.

I don't tend to seek out tear-jerkers, but sometimes you can be in a mood and you just want to wallow. Let this thread serve as the go to place for the weepiest movies! Also welcome: movies that make you cry that aren't usually thought of as cry movies. To get us started: Terms of Endearment--this movie makes me so emotional, that a few months ago that when the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast discussed cry-inducing pop culture, the mere mention of this movie produced a lump in my throat, tears in my eyes and my heart to pound. I could barely handle the segment of them just talking about it! My Girl--When I saw this movie in the theaters, I had no idea what it was about beyond what I saw in the trailers. I thought it was going to be a cute friendship movie. Yeah. It was that. But I had no idea what was going to happen. I was stunned and bawling in the theater, to the point that my friends were like "Uh, yeah it's sad but get a hold of yourself, woman!" I don't think it would have the same affect on me were I to watch it again, but I'm also not going to test that theory. Bridge to Terabithia--I watched this one with my kids and I just wanted to die with sadness. Josh Hutcherson is so good in this, and kids dying is probably the worst thing ever for a parent to watch, even if the kids are fictitious and it's a movie.

Right? I mean, it's the Duggars--there's only one announcement they are going to be making. It's either weddings or babies.

But they have done that. Take a look at vintage ads to see how women have been treated. http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/17-ridiculously-sexist-vintage-ads In my life, there is some validity to the 'men can be kind of clueless' trope in commercials. For whatever reason, he can't look behind something in the fridge or cabinet even though I insist what he is looking for is RIGHT THERE. I think in the ten years we have lived in our current house, he has run the vacuum five times. It's like he doesn't know where it is!

The new Wendy's commercial with the redhead singing "all by myself" makes me hate life. I've had enough of her already.

I think one of the reasons they did the clear bottom was so you could see whether or not there is mold in it. http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/caprisun.asp Crafty bastards for spinning it to be about no artificial colors or preservatives.

When this commercial came out, I was like "Cool! I dig this song!" http://www.marketmenot.com/apple-iphone-5s-gigantic-a-big-big-love-commercial/ But then when you take into consideration what the lyrics of that song are about... http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/04/25/new_iphone_ad_its_soundtrack_is_about_a_penis.html I'd love to be a fly on the wall of the discussion to pick this song for the ad. Was it deliberate?

I will join the chorus of Adam Sandler haters. Every time I see his face on TV (which is the only place I see any of his movies), I want to punch him. What is that weird baby talk that he does? Ugh. Hate. The only movie of his that I liked was The Wedding Singer and that's because of the nostalgia for the 80s.

Gawd, her hair is straight out of 1988. I had that same hairstyle in my 10th grade school pictures in 1989.

I really liked the book This Is Where I Leave You--so I'm looking forward to the movie version (Tina Fey! Jason Bateman!) I will go see Gone Girl despite not caring for the book (demented!). I think Ben Affleck is perfectly cast as Nick. There's going to be a new teaser for Mockingjay out tomorrow. It's being teased as another announcement from President Snow. I can't wait for that. Wishful thinking that it starts out as a Snow address to Panem, but gets interrupted by the Rebels. I'm hoping for a movie footage trailer at Comic Con.

So here's my not-claim to fame/six degrees of separation story...I just found out that a parent of kids at my kids' school was on the show. I don't know her and when I looked her up on the N&A website I didn't recognize her (which is kind of funny because the school my kids go to is pretty small and everyone looks vaguely familiar).

That was priceless! Didn't one of them say "That's not necessary." ROFL! I thought Kimber looked her best sans makeup--you know, in the scenes where it looked like she was being filmed at home with her friend?

That was so icky. I didn't understand that either, unless she was experiencing some level of "No way am I going back to that guy/any other surgeon for that matter" PTSD. Maybe she was fearful of something getting fucked up even worse that kept her from going. I can't say I blame her. I really felt for the butt implant lady. Wow, that must be awful to live with!

I have figured something that annoys me about Sarah--when she speaks, and some of her mannerisms remind me of Jenny McCarthy. UGH. And, yet another stupid challenge that is all about creating a personality and has little to do with cooking or skill. Not one of these people make me want to get up off my couch and go cook something.

The only thing I can see when the trailer for this movie come on is that if Chris Farley was still living, he would be in this movie. It seems like they are determined to make her into some Chris Farley-like buffoon in these movies. I love Melissa McCarthy so I will probably end up watching this on DVD at some point.

I caught this show late last night. I couldn't not watch--Janice is a piece of work. Ugh. And that caricature that accompanied her everywhere? He was odd...Every time Janice says "I was the first supermodel" god kills a kitten. We know, Janice. You know how we know? Because you never let anyone forget it. Put it on a T-shirt and STFU about it. Shows like this amaze me, because it always floors me to see what people will do to their bodies and faces. I don't know how they don't realize how bizarre they look. I prefer to see the regular people who, for whatever reasons, had poor work done vs the emotionally unstable people who want to look like a Barbie. That Chinese woman was bonkers, wasn't she? Zoiks!

Anyone know what brand of sandals she is wearing? Those are cute!

Do you have movies that you just did not want to see, but when you did, you found yourself liking it? When I heard they were doing a Footloose remake, I couldn't believe it. I protested! Refused to watch it! Ugh! But then I hate watched it one day and found...I actually didn't mind it. I know. I ought to be ashamed, but I contend that it wasn't a bad remake. When this movie starts airing on TBS or VH1, I know it will become one that I will always stop to watch, like Dirty Dancing.

I recently got The Spectacular Now from Netflix. I had heard such great things about it, but after 30 minutes I was so bored I had to turn it off. The movie was only about an hour and a half, and if you can't get me hooked within 30 minutes, your movie has problems. I liked Miles Teller in the Footloose remake, but not sure I like him in this. Shailene Woodley was cute and charming and normally I find her annoying.

Rocky IV. I will watch it every time it is on. I was just informed that there is going to be a marathon of Rocky movies tomorrow, but I only care about IV.

I just had the horrible thought--what if they don't produce a baby fast enough and JimBoob and J'Chelle start asking questions and GIVING THEM ADVICE? They might make a baby just to keep her parents at bay. Shudder to think!

I think Jill (and the other Duggar daughters) have so much experience raising children already, that they probably know how freaking hard it is to have a bunch of kids, and might be more than willing to cool their heels before popping out baby after baby. Maybe she'll get pregnant at some point during their first year of marriage, but she's probably so happy to have a break from raising kids right now! For many people, it can be as easy or as hard to make a baby as you want it to be if you have the right knowledge (and barring infertility issues, of course). What I mean is, for those with normal fertility, it's all about the timing and if you are careful you can "aw shucks, we missed our window. Dagnabit!"

Another thought, somewhat along the lines of tight budgets and being "good homemakers" is that if the woman does the meal planning and shopping, there may be items that are for a specific meal preparation. If someone eats it, that messes up the meal plan and causes the need for another trip to the store. That's usually the case in my house--but I try to let my people know if there is a particular item that is off-limits for snacking because I need it for something. But I also try not to be a bitch about it.