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Yes, I can see that and they said Randall is going back to Memphis and visiting people. My neighbor found old relatives in the south when doing a genealogy project and they still keep in touch. (someone even left him money in a will!) His parents didn't keep in touch with them but he chose too and it opened up a lot of history. Kyle was stillborn and that kind doctor never would have lied to them but there never was an closure there either. She just said she didn't want to hold him, so much swept under the rug with that but the show wasn't about him, it was about Randall and the "twins" as some would call Kevin and Kate.

Yea, they almost always have the place ahead of time and what ever drama you agree on, is usually force-fed the entire show. The link I put for the UK "behind the scenes" I think for her it was an appliance. Some escape it, and make the desire very small, a garden, a bus line, etc and others come off a very naive or just stupid. I'm sure some participants are that way, others like the Portugal couple, are more mature. When I watched the Edinburgh episode with my daughter, we loved one they didn't pick, but again, I had to remind her and myself, they are being shown apartments they don't already rent. One show had such nice ones within the same price range and they picked the least desirable. I wondered how they felt about that though, making it seem like they were not sensible, but when they show 3 not that great places, viewers are underwhelmed.

I liked that too, I'm respectful but not bullied by you Kevin. He talks to Rebecca more than Kevin and saw things with them growing up so his perspective is different and I'm glad he cared about her enough to go the first time. He also was classy enough to not answer Kevin when he said "Jack was her husband" That forced the apology though later which was supposed to show us growth and a start. I want to see him and Randall interact more and Kate and Randall, he does seem to be in his bubble and I enjoy the 3 of them when they have scenes. Maybe that will be part of his structure and keeping busy in a safe environment. Teach children acting, volunteer?

I wonder if the awful self-tanner is because he came up from Texas? Remember when Randall's baby was born and she found him on FB? He was still living there...but he's been up north for a while. lol

He did, it wasn't dog tags or AA thing. He said “I got this at a very hopeless time in my life,” Jack reveals. “Someone very special gave it back to me in Vietnam.” The symbol on the jewelry, the dad explains, is a Buddhist symbol of purpose, and it greatly resembles the dharmachakra, one of the most important symbols of the religion.

I feel from interviews, etc. the "cardboard" part of Miguel and Rebecca was because all the focus is on Jack now, but Miguel would come more later. Jack fans wont like seeing her cuddling too much or kissing him and Jack's dying in another time slot. I liked the scene watching tiny house hunting and had similar conversation with my husband. They love each other and it wont be the same, just like any love is different with different people, but in some ways he might be more stable. My sister married a guy who had 3 kids who loved their mom desperately. They were adults but when she died of cancer, were in therapy for 2 years. My sister who came 4 years later was scorned, they were married, had kids but did not want anyone with their dad. It has softened, money was never an issue (they were taken care of) but some people really can't see their parent with another. .Three years later, it's much better, and they love to see him happy but it took time. Odd to me, but it does happen.

Thanks, I didn't know the 20's had an age mentioned. I didn't know if they were supposed to be 25, 26, etc. I know it's hard with flashbacks and only using limited number of actor's to age or go back in time. I think the 20's is the hardest for the show, it's easier to make someone larger than smaller and as much as I love the acting on the show, the makeup department isn't the best with aging. I think Rebecca and Miguel need some tweaking ; ) Picking children to play them as kids, perfection!

I thought she was fine, but I wondered if after the dress episode, she tried to lose more weight? I thought size 7 was fine, think that was mine back then, but then seeing her size 5 disappointment, it clicked later, she just couldn't be happy. Sad, but happens a lot with young women. I liked seeing Kevin and Miguel, I knew he liked him once, so many feelings left closed up after Jack's death. I like how he told them about Jack's sacrifice and you never know all of what your parents might have done for you. I wonder if the new business might have something to do with his death also. Randall, to me, is having residual effects from his bio dad's death and along with his anxiety needs help working it through. I don't know if it's because Beth is a strong black woman who isn't a patsy and "yes" person like Rebecca, but she does get a lot of flak. Living with someone like Randall has it's ups and downs but seeing him through 2 breakdowns, seeing him go blind, seeing him suffer in learning about his dad and years lost, rushing into foster care, I'm sure she's scared of what might happen if he's just home. These symptoms and feelings should be worked out with a therapist if possible. The new building he wants to buy, again sounds good, but the building she lost was going to be paid for by someone else, he's impulsive and just has to take a breath and think before he acts. I'm sure if she voices opposition to it for some reason, maybe he wants to mortgage it themselves and not get help, she'll be the "bad" wife again. ; )

Kate made a reference that she lost a lot of weight, so are they going to show teen Kate thinner? I don't think she's fat now but she made it seem like she dieted like crazy and that didn't happen yet. I felt they were trying to make teen Kate look heavier than she was, maybe that was why? Glad she is bonding with Madison, I know the dress will be beautiful.

I've heard people say that about any addiction. It was hard not having an issue that they had for so long. I wonder if they will show Kate really thin, they could be padding teen Kate a bit, her clothes are cut in an unflattering way sometimes, and then she spirals. That is quite a lot of weight they want us to think she put in on in a few years but if she really spiraled after the death, I wish she got help earlier.

This was it, I liked it, she was honest and said more than I thought she would be able too. The original episode (although I haven't seen it since it first aired) http://www.hgtv.com/shows/house-hunters-international/episodes/let-slip-the-dogs-of-warwick

Thanks, I just watched it on youtube, it did seem "fake" the bantering, more than usual. I had to remind myself they had the home ahead of time and the one with the cool rooftop was probably not even available. I'm sure mom is happy to have them close and I hope they are happy there. Thinking of the many times my daughter climbed Arthur's Seat and visited castles and pubs. Maybe one day she will return.

Yes, in a real world, maybe 2-3 years later, if Jack heard about Randall in some scenario, I can see it, but having to have triplets to make it 3, no. Kyle was the third, and it's cute on TV, but after what Rebecca did with Randall's dad, not the nicest outcome. He had a nice life, full of love, but she cheated him too on his past and opportunity to learn about where he came from. No one is perfect, but you had so suspend reality a bit there to make the plot work.

There hasn't been any new shows in a long time, I know THN went to the Philippines and Zack Giffin was helping vets build small homes in various areas giving, workshops, etc. With so many on tiny house listings within days or hours of airing show, I wonder if they will continue or at least try something a little different with picking out participants. I put tiny house nation in a search on listing site and got quite a few still and some don't use the name in listing so there are more. A few have used youtube or Ebay even. https://tinyhouselistings.com/tiny-houses-for-sale/?fwp_keyword=tiny house nation

Was that a new one? I'll have to keep my eye peeled, youtube and my cable company put them on after a few days. My daughter did a 6 month trip there at Univ of Edinburgh and has such fond memories. (even took up Scottish dancing) I saw one on HHI about A couple and their pets in Scotland but it wasn't that enjoyable.

Many people feel the loss of an identical twin (don't know if Kyle was supposed to be) but many times natural triplets are. Elvis was a famous person who always felt the loss of his twin and talked of it often as a "missing piece" that couldn't be filled. That said, I know it's a show, but Kyle was expendable to the plot and given very little voice in scripts. As a mom of 3 including twins, I could never just bring home another baby and never mourn the one I lost. There wasn't a funeral or service they mentioned, ) a picture, something. It just seems odd to me even on a TV show. After 24 weeks the baby has to be cremated or buried. To have the hospital "dispose of it" just makes my stomach knot up but that's me. Maybe for others, it's easier. Randall wasn't a replacement, Rebecca was right, she has room to love one more and the opportunity presented itself but it was more a "TV" plot albeit a good one. Everyone knew about Kyle in the family, obviously neighbors too and i don't know the right age to tell them, but I hope they all didn't find out the way Randall did.

I agree, re the diagnosis, I didn't mean to do that, I was quoting something I read that she said in a quote about being that way. She probably isn't but some people say "I'm OCD if they like organization or whatever, I hear it at work all the time, "don't touch my desk or where I put my pens, I'm OCD about that" but I've seen real OCD where it interferes with their life and I agree, a fragment of a show is not enough. : ) There was another web article, shorter, on HHI and that they would be on, he couldn't post pics on blog until then. She did seem to be a big fan and did fit the profile. There was a family in England who posted on youtube about their HHI episode and all that went on. They were also pretty accurate and refreshing.

Oh yes, no pearls! No running to get hubby his slippers, lol I had twins and an older singleton. It was easy and hard, depending on the day and my son was either very friendly with both or sometimes just one, usually because they bonded over something. One daughter will bring up how the older kid got this or that but I told her, I did what I thought was best at the time, being "even" isn't always the best thing but you try. Seeing only what the writers want you to see, you have to surmise the rest, but it's obvious with Kate, she was very spoiled by her dad. What I would love the writers to do, is show us something from her youth where she is with Rebecca and having fun, those ,moments Kevin was talking about that were vague. The manicure afternoon with Rebecca got side railed by Jack's dad dying, but did they ever sew together or go to hair salon or the movies? I can see clothes shopping not being fun or eating out, but there are lots of other things. Since there was nothing to do at the cabin, to say she concentrated on food wasn't really fair. She wasn't an outdoor kind of girl and didn't seem to want to read like Mom and Randall. I didn't have a weight issue but thought about food a lot as a kid, that in itself is not a crime, but do fun things to exercise, not football, but something she likes. That conversation with Jack was odd...let's play ball, when he was with Kevin, she is out of breath, hates it and he tells her she's putting on weight. What? How about play with Kevin and then go for a walk looking for whatever with Kate? It seemed very awkward. Then he makes it worse taking her out for ice cream.

Yea, certain things are all relative, re the living space and country vs city. My daughter's boyfriend is from UK and he said he'd like the country to me (we are in CT) When I pointed out in a country town how I didn't like septic or being 15 minute drive to store, he looked aghast...this wasn't country to him. I guess in UK, his parents live in country setting, cottage-like house near woods, but on bus line and closer to town. City is considered city center with busy streets, shops etc right outside. I doubt she's really clinically OCD, but she likes things a certain way, very clean, orderly, and moving and selling her house really tested that. I've known people who would find her hubby's humor even more aggravating so I think they work out a balance. She mentioned being a designer, she wanted to fix things quickly that didn't make her feel good. I can see that, your eye, is like this isn't balanced while someone else is cool with it. I just found it refreshing that a couple really did move, really bought there, were honest about views on food, insurance and other things and you didn't find out it was a 6 month trip or bought for a rental or they didn't really work in the area they said, the list goes on.

The rental when they first got there was an airbnb? I know he mentioned that some thought he was crazy retiring early and maybe he wouldn't get his SS checks, etc. but I'm sure he is secure and probably avoiding taxes here. The furniture in some pics on blog are better than they showed on TV, that was blah. She does like clean lines though. The painting story was funny too, he got more paint on him than the ceiling and then called someone the previous owner left on a list. I saw the OCD comments when they were selling the home and comments on estate sale. One thing her husband did to tease her was to pretend the buyers weren't by yet and she came home to find messes and peanut butter on fridge handle, etc. : ) "One night I got home (after the house had just been shown) to find a mess in the family room, our bed unmade, and more messes in the kitchen. There was even peanut butter smeared on the refrigerator handles! When I saw the mess I found myself getting very upset. That is until I looked at my husband, and realized he was just messing with me. My initial reaction to the mess was to become very upset. I thought my house had been shown that way! Once I discovered that my husband was responsible, and had set it up after the house had been shown, I immediately laughed at myself. His strategy worked. He had defused the bomb that is Carolyn! We had a good laugh together, and I was able to relax (okay, just a little bit). On page 9 he talks about visiting her son in Oregon before leaving and it was so cold (no so in Portugal) and could he get back his ski coat from the guy who bought it at the estate sale. lol I like how they can travel so much around Europe which is so much cheaper when you are there and they laugh about the downside of not knowing the language (everyone seems to make a funny mistake asking for something) and roll with it. My daughter wondered (unless they really wanted to leave USA) why not rent house and move for a year, but they are older and just wanted to do it for many reasons I'm sure. I assumed the kids were scattered and they didn't see them often anyway. https://baldsasquatch.com/page/9/ https://baldsasquatch.com/page/3/

That's true, but they had kevin get addicted with one Rx. He wanted another and didn't want to go for checkup which you need to do usually. His drinking was more to replace the pills, I'm sure Kevin drank the last 20 years without spiraling, he was trying to compensate for not having the pills. I think they will touch on his anger with Jack too, the destroying the airplanes, etc. Sometimes people are angry with the person for dying but in his case, there might be multiple reasons, not making peace for something, feeling cheated, feeling pressures. You never hear anyone though blame Kate, although she does, and has said numerous times that the fans will dislike her, at least initially but I think a lot of that is in her head as guilt.

It would be odd if the pain pills years ago didn't have some effect on him, but that time was not shown yet because it was too close to when Jack died. He had a pretty bad break and maybe the "didn't make me feel good" line was that he knew what happened. I also thought that was why Kate was telling him to be careful but in a way that could be taken 2 ways. The writers like to do that to keep options open. There are addictive personalities and genes can be a reason but not always. Working at an ortho office I see so much of it, some weren't on that long, some were, but it's not an easy fix.

https://baldsasquatch.com/page/2/, blog I found, going back to 2016, they show preparations to go, her OCD tendencies , their love of travel and new socialized medicine. Not easy to navigate but interesting to see it was "real" with real issues. I didn't see any pics of family but only went back a year and quickly.

I thought it was sad when she was saying goodbye to Kevin that she had trouble thinking of things too, she hoped they had moments, she knew they did, and Kevin thought so too but how sad that it wasn't right up top like her memories of the other two. I also liked that he said "My childhood wasn't so bad, I had a good childhood" and Rebecca said, "Not as good as I thought" I've heard that so many times by parents, they thought they did a good job but perceptions from their kids was different. Other times, kids grow up poor, have great memories and parents say how they wish they could have done this or that, and the kids are like "we were fine". Some is all personality, but in this case, it is odd that without illness taking up a lot of attention, they didn't do more individually with the kids.

I don't think the foster child information was done well, and who knows on the show, how much the kids had to vent feelings or be a part of introduction meetings.etc. Deja did get a lot of attention and then as they bonded, she left. I know it works for some people, but that in and out of the house with young kids, I wouldn't do. It's a roller coaster of emotions and maybe why some hate foster care, you are yanked home to home, sometimes abused, when you aren't, you can't always stay or visit. No easy answers, as the case worker said, but if Randall takes in that young boy, I hope it's to lead to adoption and everyone is on board.