mamadrama

He sprung this on her after 10 years of marriage. Dannielle runs the accounting side of their business and she has worked outside of the home. Her father and brother work for the business as well.

A couple of women ran into Ick and Danni at a bar last weekend and took pictures. No Bert. That doesn't mean she's not there, but at this point I think someone local would've spotted her at this point. Are we sure that Bert wants a baby or knows that she's meant to be having one? All we've heard her say is "hot" and "ooh la la."

John Yates interviewed that guy in a 2-hour podcast and it was really interesting. (And I can't stand Yates.) It's interview #6.

The scene between Fred and June is probably my favorite one from the past 2 seasons. I saw it coming, but it was still interesting to watch. I was extremely uncomfortable. Fuck Serena Joy getting her own house. Little Miss Mamadrama said, "Oh, we have a GREAT house for you. You'll love it! Now the bed's a little hard, there are bars on the windows, and you'll only be allowed outside for an hour a day but you can read WHATEVER you want!" My kid's a smartass.

Yes, as I said in my comment, this is a public school issue. That's why I also said that they could get around it by registering with an independent school. Private schools have far more flexibility.

Well, now we know why Tom's been "dating" the (still married) mannequin...he was using her to remain on 90 Days. Anyone else watch him on 90 Day Diaries last night? Good Lord.

Yes, it's considered work. Natalie was able to skirt this by only recently allowing ads, which means she probably just got her work permit (or green card). When she was uploading videos last fall they didn't have ads. The way that some of these people have been able to get around Cameo stuff is by doing the videos together and officially earning the money under the American's name.

@Mrs. Hanson is right. If he's in the public school system then he has to remain in that state as long as he is using that school system's online options. I had to get surgery in another state last year and we took the kids with us for about 2 weeks. During that time they couldn't work online if it was new material, they could only finish up things they'd already started. They also couldn't attend online meetings. Because of the extenuating circumstances the school did allow them to catch up when we returned, but we had to jump through a lot of hoops just for 2 weeks. What Tiff *could* do is enroll him in an independent online school system that's not tied to Maryland. Or she could homeschool him, which is what we're doing when the kids and I go to Eastern Europe for 5 months next spring. If she does take the kids to South Africa then it's not her footing the bill for the airline tickets, it's Sharp-the same company that bankrolled all of Angela's sudden trips to see her sexy Nigerian. They get much more explosive material if the couples are together and a $10,000 trip on a reality show is still less than having to pay well-known people in a scripted drama. It's like going to an expensive buffet and filling up on prime rib and lobster; the cast doesn't get paid much, but if they're smart they do as much as they can on Sharp's dime.

Or, per my Birmingham, UK father-in-law, "What a foo-kur!"

That's actually pissing me off. I believe Trish said *something*. Whether that was, "You're talking like a hooker, "You're acting like a hooker," or "Can you get the rice cooker" is beyond me.

They're allowed in most states here, but there is no blanket permission for all of them when it comes to alcohol and adult stores. States control these things here and, within the state, counties (and even individual towns) decide on what they will or won't allow. The county beside me allows alcohol sales in restaurants but doesn't allow liquor stores. One on the other side allows sex shops but they can't be within 5 miles of a church or school. These things can be particularly strict in states, or in parts of states, that are very religious.

Because in some jurisdictions they're literally illegal. And in others there are laws about what can be sold, where the items are located within the store, and what the signage looks like. Adult bookstores or sex shops are not allowed in my county. Neither is alcohol of any kind. We're dry.

I'm really nervous. I hope they can deliver. There's a lot to tie up in 1 hour.

Sorry, can't do it. I'm already gone. But you CAN watch the entire HEA episodes 3 days before anyone else!

I watched the whole episode. Not sure what was on the First Look so I'll be vague-ish. Brandon stood up to his parents and STILL looked like a dumbass. I was cheering Ron on. "You've never even paid a water bill!" Mother Mike can suck an egg. You know that #Hookergate was caught on camera, though. TLC better show it on the Tell Nothing. Angela? Ugh. I AM starting to wonder if Mykul has a sidepiece, though. Kalani was being a bitch about the location. Aseulu tried. He probably didn't know about her past experiences with cabins. Dude barely seems to understand her when she talks. Him talking to the receptionist started out cringey but then had me laughing. I was with my boyfriend's sister the first time I went to a sex shop. It was some huge place in Orlando. It was weird because although she was an adult at the time, I'd known her since she was a toddler. While I do believe Family Libby hates each other, I think their antics are scripted by them. I went from not liking Andrei at all to hoping he DOES take all their jobs. Brandon and Julia were brats. Eat some fucking cake and shut up. You can yell at Mommy and Daddy later. I do wish the doctors would help her. Telling an addict just to stop their addictive behavior isn't helpful. My husband smoked since he was 14. He tried to quit many times over the years and he just couldn't do it on his own. He needed medical intervention.

Honestly, some of his line delivery tickles the shit out of me. Even when he's being awful he manages to do it in a way that's deceivingly lighthearted. Yeah, so much for the idea that being a Handmaid is a respected, revered vocation. She knows exactly what's what.

She was upset and literally just grabbing random things and shoving them into her bag. The red dress was hanging right above her head. In different parts of the episode you can also see her wearing his clothes, most notably the WS sweatshirt. The toiletries thing doesn't seem like a big deal to me. The items were in bulk form. Those stores exist so that you can purchase large quantities of crap. He could've gone to a Sam's Club or an equivalent in a bigger city: Dallas, Houston, Ft. Worth, etc. If anyone said anything to him at all he could've said he was getting them for his church, a homeless shelter he volunteered for, a domestic violence center...I worked in a bulk store in 1996. We had women and men coming in and buying strange items every day. There was one man who purchased 2 pallets of tampons. Each pallet contained 150 boxes. He volunteered that his church was putting together feminine care packages for several non profit, low-income teen centers across the state. Many of the girls couldn't afford basic hygiene products. As for clothing, if he's going to 5*7*9 in his local mall once a week for size 2 dresses then, yes, some might raise an eyebrow. In another town, though? He's 36. They could be for his daughter, wife, sister, girlfriend, girlfriends daughter...Internet shopping wasn't really a thing then, but catalogue shopping was. As an older teen I used to order from Delia's once a month. A lot of these things look bad to us because we know the context. In real life, though, people buy and do weird shit every day and it's totally innocuous. The weird seeming people aren't always the ones hiding shit. For instance, when Greg's car broke down which man looked like the weirdo? The sick man who barely knew the guy on knocking on his door and politely explained why he couldn't come in or the pushy dude who invaded his personal space and privacy? That's what makes a story like this scary-bad things go on often without any obvious signs.

It was interesting to me how Mrs. Keyes was forcing Janine to eat earlier in the season and now it's Janine trying to get her to eat. I don't think Lawrence is on either side. His loyalty is to his own state of mind. Lawrence does whatever he finds amusing and entertaining. Sometimes that's helping June, sometimes it's helping Gilead. He's very smart and knows when to press forward and when to draw back. Unlike Fred who truly does seem to be a dumbass. Every once in awhile SJ looks at him like, OMG I can't believe I used to find this guy stimulating.

Prophetic, too. She wasn't wrong when she said things were going to become a lot more stupider.

Kate brought the red dress and shoes with her. You can see the red dress hanging in her closet when she's packing to run away. It also showed her pulling it down and stuffing it into her bag. The shoes are shown on her mom's feet at the garden party. At the time I wondered why they zoomed in on them.

So Sutton's the expert on marriage and divorce despite still having her wedding presents in gift boxes.

They're definitely trying to get their own show. Imo most of what we see in their scenes is exaggerated. They took Family Chantel 101.

Yes! I think that's why they searched abroad this time. Easier to isolate. With Vanessa I though all 3 of them concocted the "love story" for airtime. I didn't actually care because I really liked Vanessa and had a bit of a girl crush on her. However, considering how things have unfolded I no longer think it's being totally faked. Dimitri and Ashley are faking something but the women they're bringing in don't seem to be in on it. I felt sorry for Chrissy in this episode. They brought her over, and were apparently able to take being fairly decent people, then she became trapped with these heifers during a pandemic without any friends or family nearby and no way to get home. Ouch. The counterargument is that she and Tayler should be known better if they'd watched the first 2 seasons. Who knows what lies A & D fed them, though. I'm pretty good friends with a localish couple who appeared on a season of 90DF and their TV personalities and IRL personalities are totally different. They didn't get a terrible edit, but it wasn't a good one either. The Snowdens also seem like they'd be great at lovebombing. And they might have become involved before S2 finished airing. Regardless, between them and Tricky Icky this epi was a little painful.

If Libby REALLY wanted to slap back at her family for how they treat Andrei then she should just quit the show. Without L & A the rest of them lose their airtime and, with that, the free publicity for their Penthouse spreads Only Fans.

Okay, 5 seasons and a shitload of Googling later and I'm STILL not sure that I fully understand what a vertical is.