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I think in some states, during that time, some judges did feel that way although it seemed no effort was made to place Randall in another family. It's like he just came home with them. I thought the "ashes talk" to me was odd, not if Kate did it but with Toby it felt off. I hope others didn't think so. I think there will be a fight for custody, her lifestyle vs theirs, her genes and rights vs "what's best". I have a feeling season 3 will be about that. A few revelations for both I"m sure. I hope Kevin crashes and burns soon so this painful spiral is over before the end of the season. Stop lying and be a man like your Dad was. So the judges face with William wasn't the stop sign as much as Randall, forgot that. You never know what angel will save you.

Ive seen that in the states in big cities where the buildings were old and the furniture was large. Scary though to be below! I wondered when looking at an old Victorian home that was having an estate sale, how did they get things up to the third floor. It had a cool triangle shaped stairs that curved around a wall and you could barely fit yourself, the angles made it impossible to carry bulky things up. It also a cool hidden door on the curved wall and someone said it was for household things because no one was carrying things up here. lol I never though about the windows but today Ikea would probably be the way, nothing put together first. This is similar but this stair I saw was more curved because going up to attic. I do love the old homes with the kitchen staircase though that goes upstairs along with the one in the entrance. As a kid I'd be sneaking down into the kitchen while parents watched TV. ; )

I guess when tenured and have been around a while. I know too many who are younger and the average is 114,000. But I checked a site that has average at top universities and that was well double that, especially in law (forgot what she did) English which my daughter would have loved, was the lowest. She decided to stop at Master and look for something else. You really have to be able to take a job anywhere and she wouldn't work in certain states so you have to know yourself well. There is a glut in some areas and maybe going abroad might be better, salary is lower in UK but she wasn't just out of school so probably had savings and she was buying not renting, so secure she would stay.

Texas to Colchester England. I enjoyed it, love England but wondered how she could afford 440.000 on Professors salary but I guess they have savings also. Why is everyone partying? I feel I'm a dud in that area, I'd never look at homes, especially in a foreign country where we were alone, and think, "How would this impress my guests?" I want to impress myself, lol Considering her budget was probably higher, they did get a nice home with a nice yard. I wish they showed more of the area though.

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I agree, I liked that place, wasn't the loft bigger than they showed, seemed to be another side to it. Those stairs on the first were not good and maybe codes don't exist there but how did they get any furniture up there originally? The outdoor space was nice though for the price.

Oh, I know that, I meant the mountains. It's always something, space, mountains, city center, dryer, you know the script. I just thought he sounded "off" saying it, like it wasn't really his issue, but he wanted to be on the show. : )

Ive only caught two, certainly wouldn't stay up to watch them or look them up but my take on it, wasn't that they thought the fans needed it explained, I just thought they did it because of the "Jack" hysteria and the love of a show that had intelligence and good writing, it was an extension. I've watched minimal extras on movies (from dvd) but when I really loved a movie, I would just to stay longer. That is my take on This Is Us extras, but maybe the explaining part has more to do with it.

I had to roll my eyes at the "I don't know what I don't know" from the wife. ; ) First house was 30 minutes to base where he worked and town so an hour commute but I liked it. Made husband kind of dumb but it's their choice to be on and have an issueI guess. I loved the outdoor space with table etc. Second was 8 minutes to base and 15 minute bike ride to town or 5 minute drive and beautiful. It seemed like their home when they walked in. Since they already have it usually, I guess that's not a huge leap. Having a home 400 over budget was just silly so third was a throw in. Nice views though I agree.

Miguel is only hated because he "replaces" Jack. They interviewed the actor and he said they hopefully will learn to love him or like him. I have no feelings at all now, just glad that Rebecca wasn't shown carrying a torch for 20 years. You don't replace Jack but you go on with your life. I don't trust Kevin's response, he seems very immature in most of his reactions.

My sisters and I talked about birth control etc. but I'd never talk about their sex lives unless they said something first. Just didn't seem appropriate but we did rag on each other for other things, who's directional challenged, who is the slob, etc. Why they thought that joke was funny, the writers, who knows? That line made me feel he never thought of Randall as his brother which is odd. I'd never think of my sister or brother like that with my parents. I agree, ick.

It is a name though! https://www.babynames.com/name/tess

I wondered if it was a yearly ritual, that is happened on Halloween. My initial reaction was he knew she was there because of the time period, fall, etc. Time will tell about that, but to keep replaying Jack going or coming into a their home is being stuck in a way that is beyond self-help. Moving probably helped in some ways but not all.

Yes, indulging children or adults leads to big letdowns later. Not many of us go through life with everything handed to us and if it's "made better" by someone all the time, it hurts more. They did show how Kate's birthday party wasn't as popular and Jack sadly said "I can't make it better anymore". I know that feeling, that feeling of wanting to beat up bully's, of wanting to make a hurtful comment go away, but that is life and you do what you can to protect but don't make the bubble too big. That problem you described was more the dad's but he made it the daughter's. Kind of sad, because we are supposed to make the kids ready for adulthood and in many ways, we keep them babies.

If you watch a few shows, yeah, he seems perfect, but not if you watch them all. Being a good parent, having fun with the kids is one things, helping with the big decisions and supporting your spouse when the kids are playing favorites is another. Jack favoring Kate a bit, indulging her on the side "once in a while" is a nice memory later, but all the time, it sets up a bad relationship with the other parent. Dad snuck me junk food, Mom was so overbearing with the fruit, Dad let me stay out later, Mom was so strict, Dad said she could make me a costume in 10 minutes, Mom is so insensitive..and on and on. You would think a mature Kate would see all that, but that's my problem with the characters, none of them, except Randall a little, seem to have left their 17 year old selves. I saw why my Mom did things later in my twenties, definitely thirties, some I agree with now, some I don't, but I understand why. To be so clueless now, seems odd. To say what Kate did to her mother as an adult was heartless especially is she inadvertently caused her Dad's death, let it go. When Dad isn't here to say everything you do is perfect, it's time to grow up. I wish my dad had the time to play with me more (worked 2 jobs) but he was kind and did indulge on occasion, we were closer than my 3 siblings, but he didn't go against my Mom too often, chaos would have ensued.

They didn't show it, I'm sure they rebuilt even if they didn't live there anymore. Kevin just said "where our house used to be" because it would never be "their house" again. Our neighbor had a smaller fire than they showed on TV but couldn't move back in, took a year for insurance and money to come and then just decided to sell it, they settled in a rental somewhere else. Jack does gush a lot, I can see on a birthday etc but indulging her and having her like him more (not just love) because he agrees with her, gives her the junk food, tells her whatever she wants to hear, isn't healthy. We all take each other for granted but if he supported Rebecca's actions sometimes, it would have been more of a united front. I remember a look Kate on her face when Jack left and they were all in the kitchen, an argument had ensued between him and Rebecca and the look was like she was enjoying her mother's pain. I backed it up to see it again and it really annoyed me watching. When Jack talked to Kate later about his drinking and she said "the queen said you could come back" you could see how the dynamics were set up for Rebecca to always be second to Jack in everything with no thought to her feelings. I'm glad he said to cut her some slack but that should have been long ago.

I hope so too, I can't imagine him not having to go back to a hardware store. It wasn't the same thing but when I was depressed once, a nice older gentleman in a bookstore asked me to help him pick out a book for his grandson and told me a funny story about a book artist, long story short, it made me feel so much better when I left, his compliment for my help, and I always held onto the book I picked out for my child later. A random encounter can help and a strangers advice or words. Randall shared a little too much but Garuda's face was on target. ; ) My family has quick births, my water didn't break but I went in at 9 and had my son at 1145 with water being broken at 10. My sister was an hour first kid, but in mild labor at home for a while. It was fast and Rebecca wasn't complaining of anything prior which was odd. The baby was cleaner than some and no obvious mess with placenta and other issues, but I guess it's isn't "ER" so I'll let it pass. ; ) Now is Kate's is like that too...

He seemed like he was doing okay with the death when he tried to get Kate to move on a little, you can still have flashbacks, I feel things with my dad strong one day, others more muted and he's been dead over 10 years. But to crash as he's doing now, it's discouraging. This clip makes me remember how great the scripts were last year.

Does anyone think Jack dies on Halloween (when a lot of fires start) The things that have been consistent are Chrissy saying the fans will hate me, at least for a while and the line from season one, "I asked him to go" We all thought, as they hoped, it was the car ride but that was too easy and fast. Later, we hear references that Jack favors her and never says No, short argument on Halloween about how easy he is (while Kate give in to Randall) Kevin asks Kate if she was eating in her car watching where their house was, you know he wont walk out. IT was like a ritual she always did.That stayed with me a long time, we've all wanted to turn back something, but that was so sad. "He's gone and even if you sit in that same spot that you were when he left, he's not coming back" I know it can be a lot of things but I can't shake my gut feeling from the start, that Kate asked him to do something and he couldn't say No and he got hurt doing it. Dog seemed okay but maybe he went in house for something and inhaled too much smoke. What an awful thing to carry around with. I just don't understand , was therapy just too hard or not something they would do?

She said it like she wasn't feeling anything, or nothing was happening for her and she forced it. That guy was probably so happy the call from Rebecca came when it did. lol She was starting a monologue. I wonder if any of them got help after such a huge trauma? Losing a loving dad and your home is something that would shake you to the core. And why such a Kevin look-a-like? I thought Kevin paying his friend was cute but already it sets up the "you aren't good enough" at 10 and something for the mean 10 year old one day to throw back in her face. It reminds me of back in the 60's, how some parents paid for someone to take their daughter to the prom or something like that, they even had it on TV plots and of course the angst and anger when someone found out and if it was a schmaltzy sitcom, the guy trying to tell her he really likes her now though, no money involved! It breaks your heart to see your child hurt but it's not always a good idea to manufacture empathy or kindness.

Kevin said something about you can't stop him from walking away, and I feel he went back for the dog or something and the "he never tells her no" lines between him and Rebecca enter into it also. So sad, might not be her fault, but the guilt of being able to change the script must weigh heavy.

Did he say he was in Houston in the FB post? It seemed like he moved or went away and maybe he comes back later?

I'll have to watch it again, no glasses, maybe it was that and I just saw the ha. I missed some dialogue at the end, I think I'll just watch the last scene. I want to hear Kevin talk about Jack and Kate sitting in the car watching where the house was. So sad.

Aw, Rebecca needed it that though, Miguel on FB . Everyone is busy but her. I like how she deleted happy and put good, she wanted to be honest. Loved t he "prettiest baby named after a fan" line and how we got another clue with the fire. Kevin said you can't sit out there waiting for him, I wonder if he went back in and they were in the car? Very sad episode in many ways, funny, but sad. Seeing Kate have Kevin buy her a boyfriend for a few minutes, Kate being used later, Kate sad, Kevin sad, Randall sad but then happy so it ended on a good note. I only teared up when Rebecca missed Jack. I remembered how much I wanted my Dad when I was happy with my kids and I couldn't share. The pamphlet for the fan the store manager gave him. It had Tessa something on it, that is how he got his daughter's name.

It was obvious even to young ears. You could see some shows even where Chastity (at the time) was uncomfortable. They still had some chemistry though and Cher loved him and still misses him. It will be fun to see the chemistry these two bring to them. ; ) Is that a normal thing? A friend of mine who was in NA said you could call someone on something but it had to be respectful, what Kate did last time was awful. Bullying in a way. But each meeting might be different.