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If I were as big as Twit, my choice would always be the ER. If something were wrong, I'd want to be right at the hospital, not have to drive there from the walk-in clinic or wait for an ambulance. She may think she's fabulous, but she's huge and I can imagine that all kinds of things can go wrong for her in a quick minute. I'd doubt that she thinks that way, tho. And yeah, Tal looks unwell.

I'm glad you brought this up. I kept thinking about it through the show - they must be showing pictures of this cat eating plants for a reason. I've never had cats, so I don't know what they can't eat, but I'm pretty sure, with limited amounts of time on air, there must have been a reason for the producers to show the cat eating plants a couple of times.

WTH??? She's all laughing and planning a meetup with Avi's other chick and now she's crying to her parents? Give me a break.

What the eff was that? Sitting in a business in your underwear? No class, Whit, no class at all. And, did I miss something on an earlier show about her lending money to Avi? I'm just hearing it now and thinking - you dumb, girl. Now, I can say this having done dumb myself, but I thought Whit was so much better than all of us. I don't know how she did something - and $1900 worth of something - so stupid.

That was my thought, though I thought they'd at least fake it and have some tears between Whit and the dance dude before she left.

O M Goodness. I just came home, made some dinner and turned on the TV in my home office. My back is to TV while I'm firing up the computer. I swear I heard Whit's mother and father say they wanted Whit to marry a "white guy." My head flipped around and I'm like, "What did they say?" I'm sorry, I knowing they are white and hearing that Southern accent, I'd swear on my mother they said "white guy." But no, it was "right guy." "Right guy." Apologies to Southerners.

I have no idea, but if he is, dad strikes me as the kind of guy who, if that's all he could get, would be a greeter at Walmart and earning an honest dollar in order to pay his bills.

I once lived in a building which share a laundry with the building next door. There was no way to see if it was in use before going there, so sometimes I'd go in, only to find other people's stuff in it. If it was in the dryer when I was ready for it, I would take it out and fold it nicely. I agree that folding laundry is pleasant - even if it belongs to other people. And I'm sure they must have been shocked to see their laundry all nicely arranged on top of the dryer.

I can listen to James K all the time. I have it on amazon and frequently listen to it at work. Don't know why I find it appealing, but I do. Re Billy from Half Ton Son - he was over 18 and happy with the arrangement at home. No body is going to remove him when there are actual children being killed for eating a cookie.

I'm a Type 2, so maybe it's different for Type 1s, but I can get away with seeing my doc once a year (tho I don't, usually). I think my scripts last for a year, as well. I've had to get refills and they haven't made me come in. On the other hand, I'm a regular patient (I go to the hospital connected to the university where I work, so all the paperwork for everything is available to anyone who sees me) and I guess they can tell that I'm fairly consistent with my visits and blood work and I'll be back. : ) If a diabetic can get medication without regularly seeing a doctor, I'm going to assume that they'd rather write a script than have a dead diabetic on their hands. I'm probably not considering all situations, but insulin and maybe anti-rejection drugs for people with organ transplants are the only drugs I can think of that people need all the time as opposed to being able to wait a few weeks to get in to see the doc. Also - isn't that a picture of Marilyn Monroe on Steven's wall? In 64 years, I've never met a straight guy who had, or would have, that on his wall. Just sayin' that Steven may have some issues he needs to explore.

I was just taking a small mental health break while working on an article and somehow I wound up here: James K. Can't believe the author said James might have bitten off more than he can chew. : ) I looked around for the FB and gofundme sites mentioned in the article, but yeah, I guess they've been taken down. Too bad.

Oh man, I so wanted to say something about Manson and the Menendez brothers and how they are in a different league than Steven, but couldn't figure how to say it without getting kicked off the board. : )

I was thinking about that last night myself, especially after looking at his legs for awhile. He's got a lot to go through before he looks anywhere near normal. Then there's the horrid personality. Nope. Not seeing a girlfriend in this picture.

I think I had a panic attack before we were supposed to go to my son's pre-wedding dinner. I was dripping sweat, I was shaking (my blood sugar was fine), I wanted to walk up and down (like Whit wandering the parking lot), it was scary. Obviously, I had some issues with the idea of my son moving to this stage of his life. : ) I made it to the restaurant even tho I wanted to jump out of the car, had one of the worst meals of my life, but made it out OK. Had I been more of a drama queen, I could have easily insisted that they take me to the ER, but I've read about panic attacks and figured that's what was happening. On the other hand, having mom die at the pre-wedding dinner would have been pretty dramatic. too. Regarding eating the placenta - don't. I audit human subjects research and see a lot of medically-related news stories or research announcement and thought I had seen this. Yup. I hate it when stupid celebs think they know something about science.

My Reform Rabbi didn't do this, but I believe Orthodox are compelled to say 'no' to the would-be convert 3 times, to make sure the person is serious. Also, even going through the Reform conversion process, I was supposed to go to the major holiday services, I sent my son to Sunday school, the two of us went to Sabbath services maybe 1-2x a month (and when I started, he was a little kid, I didn't have a car, and it was quite a struggle sometimes). I had people tell me I was converting just to make more money. I had a Jewish client whose husband's attorney actually said in court, "You know how money-hungry Jewish women are, Your Honor." Yep. Me being black (albeit of the high yellow variety), I guess he thought he was safe saying that crap and I had to call him out in court for it. It wasn't always an easy road. I can't see Whit doing it once Avi is not in the picture. Fasting... yeah. Another thing Whit's not gonna do.

You know, the more I think of Whit's Buddhism, the more aggravated I get. While I only know 2 people who converted, I have known many 'born' Buddhists, usually people from Thailand. They have been some of the nicest people I've ever met. They think about others, they are self-effacing, they have a service mindset, they are happy. Whit is none of these things.

I know 2 people who converted to Buddhism. It's a process. They didn't just 'consider' themselves Buddhist. I actually converted to Reform Judaism years ago (have left, but that's another topic). That's a process, too, that involves classes that lead to conversion (not just classes about Judaism) and/or direct instruction with a Rabbi. I was the only person in my class who was doing it because of a personal conviction, not 'just' because they were getting married to a Jewish person, so I was pretty serious. I don't see Whit as serious about anything. And, since we are engaging in armchair psychoanalysis, Whit absolutely wanted her mother to find those books in her car. If they weren't in the car, they would have been left somewhere else for Babs to find and for there to be big drama about it, because that's what Whit wants - drama and attention.

"The mental hospital or the reg....?" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I'm sure one day my son will say that to me.

Jeez Louise. I didn't know this was the new season. I just happened on it by mistake. Buddy looks awful. The young woman is probably well rid of him. Is it a millennial thing to need to share everything about your self and your relationships with everyone in your group? I wanted them to just shut up about everything and deal with it. Wanna keep dating? Fine. Wanna stop? Fine. Just stop talking about it. And yeah, Whit quit the tour because she couldn't keep up and because it was probably necessary for the show. No way I would have driven so far to pick her up. She wanted to quit, let her find a way home. The planes and buses leave everyday, even from Indianapolis. That's what an adult does when she makes a decision. They could have picked her up at the airport. Who is this Avi guy? Was he on last season? Word to the wise, Whit. When a guy comes right out and says he's a commitment phobe, you can take that to the bank. Where is he? Why hasn't he met her parents if the relationship is serious? Finally - she looks huge. Just huge.

Yup. I posted something similar on her thread about a month or so ago. I've watched her show a few times on amazon and having lived in the area, I know that she could have gotten food delivered from the grocery chain out there. I did. But she liked to be waited on (they all do, no matter what they say). This may be a function of, if family didn't come over with food, she wouldn't have any company, but whatever, the result is the same - people bring her food, put her to bed, help her bathe, etc. These people must revel in that lifestyle because other people - including people in wheelchairs or with other disabilities, struggle so that they are as independent as possible and others don't have to help them any more than absolutely necessary. The people on My 600 lb Life live that way because they want it that way. I think only Chad has been honest about how things got so bad for him - he said he didn't do anything because he didn't want to do anything. Fine by me. Be honest, then work on change.

I popped in here while watching the marathon and saw your post. I am sorry you have had to deal with this, but heartened that maybe things are looking up. I've always enjoyed your posts and years ago noted how cool your name is.

During this same time, I attended Catholic school (as did the kids of many public school teachers, so that says something). Anyway, sisters used to routinely spank kids, throw erasers across the classroom to hit kids, etc. I had a piano teacher who hit my hands with a conductor's baton every time I played a wrong note. I'm sure this stuff doesn't go on now, but it was typical back then. Apparently this kind of behavior by nuns was universal, as I've heard similar stories from people who went to Catholic schools all around the country. I've heard comedians make jokes about it - which they wouldn't do if the situations didn't resonate with people in the audience. And, as many will tell you, God help you if you complained about it at home, because your parents would think you must have done something for sister to hit you, and you were likely to get spanked again by your parents.

Now that makes sense to this lapsed lawyer.

It looks like no one has responded. You can buy an episode on amazon (not sure if amazon UK carries American shows, but I certainly see a lot of UK shows on what they offer me in the States). The other option is YouTube, but sometimes the quality is poor or you only get a bit of the episode. It's trial and error, which is why I ended up buying what I wanted. The standard download on amazon for these TV shows is $1.99, maybe around two pounds in the UK.

I dunno. They'd have to be able to stand, reach over into the small opening, and accost the worker without losing their balance and without the worker backing off when they saw you stand up and go nuts.