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I am so angry watching this right now. Here's Whitney, crying over being fat, because she always thought that adoption would be her backup plan. Why not just lose the weight, Whitney? You have ALL these resources AT YOUR FINGERTIPS -- a reality show, with producers who would get behind you and give you whatever help necessary (trainers, weight loss surgery, nutritionist, etc.). And yet.....you'd rather be fat. Face it, that's what it comes down to. Your dysfunctional life is more important to you than any baby, adopted or natural.
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23 minutes ago, Colleenna said:
Yup. She could be a positive "influencer" for those with PCOS. It's been clinically proven that exercise and weight loss can restore fertility in PCOS women. But Whitney would rather be inconsistent: insisting, on the one hand, that her life is FABULOUS; but on the other hand, whining about how unfair the world is.
Because it's far less work to play the victim of the cruel fates of life than to try to change your life for the better.
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Why...why...why do I watch this show?? Her infantile flirty antics with Buddy -- you can tell she was eating it up -- his comments, his kiss, even his bumping and grinding against her ample body - even as she murmured the demure, "Ewwww...." every now and again.
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On 12/28/2018 at 12:02 PM, gonecrackers said:
I was impressed with Brianne for moving forward with her mom despite her reactions. I don't know how that will play out with her dad though. If he is still abusive she'll be better off staying away from him.
The husband had said he was attracted to her personality, not her body. Hope this doesn't sound mean but I was wondering if given his age & health issues, he is not able (or didn't/doesn't care to) have sex with her (she was 'smaller' when they first got together). So maybe due to her past abuse that appealed to Brianne, along with an older man caring for her (I agree on the daddy issues). According to the daughter he had a wife who left, & before Brianne got truly enormous she was able to care for them too. It seems like they have a perfect symbiotic relationship, unless sex really was an issue & will become one again someday, as she is still young & losing weight.
As an aside to this (but not really) I found - on my facebook feed -- items from QVC, including a bathroom aide that allows one to wipe their private area after using the bathroom. I find it mildly alarming that this is a mainstream, everyday item to buy now. And I say this as a 50-something woman with 60 lbs to lose, so I'm not some stick thin person mocking the obese. I am obese.
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I am so confused. I didn't realize you could watch the episodes early on TLC Go.....so I saw Brianne's episode, but it is billed as episode #2. What happened to #1? (ETA: Well, forget I even posted that. That's what I get for posting first, reading second!)
I felt bad for Mom and Brianne during the restaurant scene. To just get up and leave her there (even though there was a production crew to take her home)...
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10 minutes ago, gotta watch said:
Kalani-"I hate seeing Ansuelu cry. It embarrasses me to death!"
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!
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12 hours ago, Toaster Strudel said:
Colty introduces the Sister Wives
At the airport, Larissa receives a hug that reminded me of two magnets coming together with the same poles facing and quickly repelling each other.
- Larissa: I can't survive here (fanning herself in the non-air-conditioned hoopty)
- Colt: (With suppressed aggravation) Honey I need you to stop, okay?
- Larissa: (smiling) I love you, what's the matter?
- Colt: (coldly) I love you too. I appreciate you saying that. I just want to go home and enjoy time with you (aka make a semen deposit)
He's whining about getting home quickly but she's the one with the 24 hour flight. What a dork. He's psychic, though: "the largest barrier for us will be to learn living with my first wife." That's polygamy for you. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Larissa enters their spartan, joyless house of dysfunction. Colt's first wife Debbie asks: "What do you think of Las Vegas?" Colt guffaws manically, and in a display of allegiance to Debbie, sets up Larissa for failure: "Ask HER!!!!" he sneers patronizingly, wasting no time to throw Larissa under the bus. The whole house "decor" is like that of a couple of summer student who are just there for a few months, and have invested zero time in making it a home - because they'll soon be gone. There is no sofa, only a couple of creepy, serial killer snowmen that will be telekinetically set off by Debbie to butcher Larissa in her sleep. The dining room is a small table from the late sixties, a corny old lady table cloth, a junky eyesore of a slot machine, and broken electronic equipment on the kitchen counter.
Colt brazenly lies too, and tries to impress Larissa with how considerate and generous he is (when he is clearly neither), telling her that the house was deliberately kept empty so that she can pick a couch that she likes. As long as it's beige corduroy and under $50! Suddenly he spies Debbie's discomfited face, and gives himself away when he feels forced to add that Larissa is in fact going to pick her dream craigslist couch with Debbie...and perhaps realizing he just screwed up, also adds "and with me! All of us!" He looked at Larissa slyly, maybe to check if she fell for his transparent ploy.
Also lying like a pro, Debbie cries out "I'm so happy!" when her body language is shouting "I'm so depressed! Go back to Brazil, you undeserving ho." She uses her hands to dry her tears: palms, back of hands, and palms again, like skin is absorbent or something. Colt gives Mother a long, full body hug, as she nuzzles her face on his bosom, and he leans to give a tender kiss on her liver-spotted forehead.
Like me, Larissa is smiling at Debbie's dramatic and effective manipulation tactic; hopefully Larissa is picking up a few tips from Wife #1. "My mother and I have had OUR THING going so many years, now Larissa is here, but it's good." He doesn't sound all that sure that Larissa is a good thing, compared to that thing with Mother.
He gives Larissa a house tour. "So we have stairs... and a bathroom." A tiny bathroom that she'll share with her mother in law, two people that leave a mess of accessories on the counter, and cat litter on the floor. "This is our room" he continues, as she looks around Colt's bare, white walled dungeon.
As they previously discussed, Colt and Debbie sit close together at the table, and Larissa the unwelcome third wheel sits alone on the other side. Unwisely, Debbie asks Larissa what she thinks of their depressing, soul-sucking house of co-dependency, expecting undeserved compliments, like Larissa used to live in a mud hut that she had to rebuild every time it rained. Well, you're on notice: Larissa wants better, and she wants a pool. Mother mumbles more lies: "I block everything so you can decorate any way you want, I want to make you feel like it's your house." As she mouths off these words she doesn't mean, but feels obliged to say, he eyes swell with tears. We all know it's not decorated because they are misers and have zero taste and no concept of "home sweet home."
"Excellent!" joyfully thinks Larissa, let's first get rid of that off-putting, misplaced eyesore of a slot machine. She walks right into the trap. Again ganging up against her with his first wive, he announces sternly, as in a big FU: "My dad bought it for her." Larissa backtracks, and Colt doubles down and defends the abomination, revealing his own pathetic lack of taste: "it's cute, it's a toy, it's nice!" No Colt, it's an ugly piece of rubbish, move it up to Mother's bedroom if she's so attached to it.
Colt changes the subject, hoping perhaps to impress Larissa with his first wife's culinary talents, "You making dinner?". "It's ready!" she crows. "What did you cook, Debbie?" asks Larissa, hoping that if rat poison is an ingredient, Debbie might accidentally reveal it. "Bith phtew" announces the toothless crone. "When I'm hungry, I'll eat" Larissa decides. "You can have something else, you don't have to have that" offers Debbie, I'll put the phtew in the refrigerator." She looks down on the ground, her hatred for Larissa congealing like a hard mass of tallow over the rebuffing of the phtew. It was the right decision: the next day, Colt, with what looks like a toothpick, picks out the phtew out of a ramekin he keeps lifted up close to his mouth, grabbed in his fist. It looks like eyeballs in brown slime.
"I don't think I should have said anything about anything" weeps Debbie, missing the point that she should have moved out years ago and gotten her own place instead; and if it's Colt still living with mother, then he should have packed and left.
We see Colt ambling down the stairs with all the gracefulness of Frankenstein. "It was a disaster, one could say."
Debbie soon tries to rile up Colt against Larissa, calling her "not very nice, selfish, demanding" and lays out every trivial grievance at Colt's feet. To his credit, he's not biting much, and defends Larissa. Debbie refers to the house as HER HOUSE. Well, well, well! There goes all that fakery about making it Larissa's home. "Unless she changes, there's not gonna be a future for either one of them here."
When Larissa comes out of sulking in Colt's room, she makes breakfast, good-naturedly owning up to catfishing Colt about her culinary talents. Debbie comes down to eat, and lays down the rules of the game. The winner is the woman who debases herself the most to please Colt's every whim. He must have bacon and eggs for breakfast! He doesn't like bread! If he's got a favorite dish, then you'll have to learn it from me! But of course Larissa's versions of the dish will never be quite as good as that of dear mamma, and we viewers know that Colt isn't averse to bread after we've watched him rage-eat a colossal croissant.
Prognosis: a few months after the green card comes in. Colt's "high sex drive" is going to be a liability, not an asset. I trust that unlike other 90daytestants, Larissa knows how to use birth control, and that's a relief.
I actually feel bad for Debbie. It's clear her world revolves around Colt. Now, whether that's healthy or not -- that's not the issue. It is the way things are. I believe she (unlike Larissa) at least tried to be welcoming.
I don't know why they live such a spartan life, but if it's because money is tight (or Colt is stringy with the purse strings), no wonder Debbie was hurt/offended by Larissa thumbing her nose up at the house and decorations.
Debbie probably never thought she'd have to share her son with anyone. Again, not healthy, but it's what she now has to overcome.
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13 hours ago, Major Bigtime said:
Kalani’s family members are bad.
Colt’s choice for a wife is bad.
I no longer like the Jamaican guy, he’s bad.
Eric is doomed. Does he have all his teeth?
The Russian and blonde guy are the only ones I like at this point.
And my likes and dislikes change every time I watch this shitshow.
I didn't like the Jamaican guy and his bimbette the minute they started talking about "what if you meet someone and they're fat, or gross? That's such a turnoff." Or something to that effect. They deserve each other.
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On 10/29/2018 at 1:40 PM, Stardancer Supreme said:
Kalani went to Samwa to spite her father and her upbringing. She didn't take into consideration how much culture shock that being in the US could induce in her vacation fling. Asuelo worked at the resort, but he lived a typical island life. She fully expects him to be assimilated into American culture and be a father and provider immediately. This is only the second time Oliver has been in his father's presence. His daddy is practically a strange man he doesn't know! She clearly didn't think this situation through. I say Poor Asuelo because he is coming into the game with the deck stacked against him; future mother-in-law wanting him to step up today and future father-in-law and sister-in-law who already hates him.
Plus who is paying for this Air BnB? Kalani lived with her sister or do they still live with their parents? A 30 year old should have their own place.
I was under the impression that Ansuelo was not present for the baby's birth, and that this was the first time he met him, face to face. Am I mistaken?
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On 10/29/2018 at 1:24 PM, JenE4 said:
Re the comments above on whether Colt is on the spectrum, as a mother of a 19-year-old son with Asperger’s, please put my vote down for absolutely Asperger’s. It’s not mutually exclusive to say he’s not on the spectrum because he loves his mother and cats. My son loves his snake—and, well, he tolerates me. But he actually can be a very loving, kind and appreciative and helpful person. Likewise, Colt sees taking care of someone—like his mom takes care of him and he takes care of his cats, means love. Colt is just NOT going to get that flowers would mean a lot to Larissa and so he should buy the flowers because it’s important TO HER. The “logical” rationale is that the flowers are going to die, and even if they last 3 days, that’s $7 per day and why not spend that money on something you need, like parking? And yes, it’s hot because it’s a desert. In his mind, he’s not being rude, he’s just giving the “right” responses. For neurotypical people, we know to try to understand where the other person is coming from and read the subtext and alter our responses accordingly. The best Colt can do is offer up an “It’s no Christ the Redeemer” but this is what we got. You can bet that Colt knows the “proper” way to stack luggage, and if it’s not the same method as Leida’s idea of “proper,” well, it’s a good thing they’re not matched up. This is also probably why Colt and mom needed to discuss seating arrangements because Colt has HIS seat and mom has hers and god forbid someone ever sat in the wrong place! If things have to change, we need to plan this all out in advance. It also rings true with the slot machine and other equipment in pieces or being worked on are strewn about. Likewise, my son won’t pass up some broken electronics someone is getting rid of that he intends to fix or use for parts for some other project. I have no doubt Colt snatched up that old slot machine and told mom can you believe some casino was getting rid of a perfectly good slot machine?!? Why waste your money at a casino when you can play all you want at home with the same quarter and not lose it! (And just wait, I have no doubt Larissa will want to go to a casino to gamble and Colt will tell her precisely that. No spoilers—it’s just the “logical” response!)
I loved your answer. Thank you for the insight! My very best to you and your son!
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On 10/29/2018 at 1:17 PM, sconstant said:
IIRC there was more to it - like "the first woman I've been with who I've been so happy with" or something.
Yes, thank you for adding this. I didn't recall him staying it was the first time he'd been with a woman, either, but I couldn't recall the rest of it.
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5 hours ago, Dance4Life said:
That flat bread they showed??? Lol
The meal was not tasty looking. Were they trying to cook Southern???
The Banquet meatball pot pie from the commercials looked 100x better. It was golden and flaky straight from microwave, too!
LOL! My family was in awe of that meatball pot pie. You'd think we never saw convenience foods before.
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7 hours ago, SevenCostanza said:
He really does I don't know why she wanted him to shave. With the clean face and man boobs he looks like someone that's transitioning.
Thank you for saying what I was not brave enough to say.
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13 hours ago, Major Bigtime said:
Coltielle is in for a world of hurt. Send that ungrateful bitch back to where she came from and count your blessings you came to your senses. When she was complaining about the heat, and not the beautiful city she expected ... pour a bucket of ice on that chick. He took her to the Las Vegas sign, the most famous landmark in the city, for cryin’ out loud!
The kid going to Russia, I am in agreement with his grandma. He’s a mess.
Jamaican guy and the blonde, I think they are the one couple that will be happy together.
NC guy and his booby-prize, I don’t know ...
Poor Schmuck and his Indonesian princess, send her and her family home. You will never be able to provide her enough luxury to keep her happy. She asks for a maid right out of the gate. Looks around the cabin like she’s living in a hovel. If she said “proper” one more time I was going to throw something at the TV. STFU!!
My gosh !! Those Indonesian sisters -- they were so rude when they were talking to what's his name (sorry, I can't recall names yet -- too early in the season). They sure turned their noses up at that cabin, and the breakfast that they didn't have to cook for themselves.
I am torn by Colt -- I know others have mentioned he might be on the spectrum due to this inability to discern her emotions, yet he spoke very eloquently to his mom, when he said he hoped they would grow together, and they would need their privacy.
The NC realtor and the child bride....his friends seemed very welcoming to her.
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Heritage Tours. Count me in the group that doesn't "get them". Not to sound harsh, although I'm sure it will, wasn't it enough that adoptive parents traveled a great distance, at great personal expense, to adopt their children and give them a better life? Perhaps when they are grown, they can go back to study their heritage. I just see them as someone's marvelous marketing scheme to play on guilt (you took them away from their land of birth!) or generous nature of adoptive parents, a la, "oh, your adoptive children just *have* to have these tours, or they will be missing out on so much of their heritage!"
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On 10/12/2018 at 9:05 AM, winsomeone said:
Zoe has sadly turned into a mini-Will. She is even more aggressive..she shoved Jen away from her several times. If Jen is away for work and speaking trips, I doubt the kids even see her all that often. They need to shut down the cameras now, and hire someone who knows how to discipline the kids before it is too late. It mght already have reached that point though I am thinking.
I thought I saw Zoe smack Will last night. I could be wrong.
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On 10/9/2018 at 8:57 PM, Calibabydolly said:
Do you think the kids are over being filmed? I know the production team must be coaxing this behavior so we have something worth filming but I often wonder if the kid use the words they do, so they will be dismissed from their dog and pony show or "job". I don't recall Will or Zoey ever saying poopy or farts this much.....and especially at the table! These kids are pretty smart and I think they are not just "being kids"?
I know that both Will and Zoey like to sit in overstuffed chairs eating apples as big as their heads.
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On 10/21/2018 at 7:38 PM, Libby said:
I think that Zoey is average for her age. She's very spoiled, but where she should be developmentally. Her only problem is that her parents either don't know how to or don't want to apply discipline.
Will on the other hand, on top of being very spoiled, seems to be delayed to me.
I agree, Will's behavior seems more like that of a 4 or 5 year old. I thought it was just me, and didn't want to appear to be calling the kid out.
On 10/16/2018 at 11:26 AM, BitterApple said:I don't think Jen is all that hands-on with Will and Zoe when the cameras stop rolling. I don't mean that in the sense that she doesn't care, but rather that she has a lot of professional demands and probably isn't around all that much. The reason I say this is because it seems like the show tries to set up scenes of Jen interacting with the kids, but it's so awkward and uncomfortable. She comes home, the kids ignore her. She tries to engage Will at dinner, he's combative. She tries to get them ready for bed, but Nai Nai is in the background overseeing everything. It doesn't seem like she ever spends alone time with them, without Bill, the cameras or Kate backing her up.
I don't think Jen *knows* how to be a parent to small kids. She seems very awkward around them. Bill, on the other hand, is just like another kid.
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On 10/17/2018 at 8:05 AM, BusyOctober said:
I only watched the first half. Not sure I will finish the 2nd or watch next week. I'm tired of the same thing every episode. The editors obviously don't have enough to work with to make 1 hour episodes if they have to keep repeating the. same. damn. sentences. over & over. It's our anniversary! It's our 9th anniversary! I have something planned for our 9th anniversary! We need to find a house! We are running out of time to find a house! We are back in FL to find a house! Which house should we buy? Should we build a house? We need to find a house! One good thing about moving to FL is we will be closer to family! When we move to FL we will be so much closer to family! But, first...we need to find a house! We need an elevator! Where will we put the elevator? This house has stairs so we will need an elevator! This house has a spot for an elevator! But we need to lower the counters! Which counter should be lowered? The kitchen is great, but the counters will need to be lowered! Because we are LP's! In case no one noticed by the title of our show, we are Little People! We need a new house in FL near family with an elevator and low counters! And it's our ANNIVERSARY! Beachbeachbeach!
I think the 2nd house they looked at (w/ the closet for elevator/new build) is the one they bought. The style of it is decidedly more Mediterranean/Spanish influenced than Jen's beloved Coastal look. The 1st house (no elevator & condo across the way) was closer to Jen's style I think. I personally liked it better! But I guess if I had their money, I could be super picky about the view being blocked by the condos. They made their home purchase with the best intentions for their family, so I'm glad they finally found a good fit. However, if I had the money to build a custom house on my dream beach front property, I think I could tolerate living in a rental for a while. Plus, does it really take 2 YEARS to build a house? Maybe that's a FL thing? My aunt & uncle had a custom home built a few years ago and it was definitely done faster. They were moved in in less than a year. They aren't LP's and didn't need anything structural altered, but they picked out all the components from outside in. And we are in New England where the weather isn't as consistent as FL.
It's also annoying that almost all the "experiences" the family does are private affairs. A whole boat was hired out for the 5 of them (plus crew)? I did see some other people milling around at the alligator place, but they were off in the distance. TLC did this with Kate and her kids too, and I understand they do it for security reasons as well as for shooting purposes. But it's a weird way to grow up. First being on camera for most of your childhood is odd, but then to have all these amazing trips and excursions planned for your solo benefit is certainly not "normal". Will these tv kids understand how to wait in line or share time in exhibits in 2-3-4 years when the cameras are gone?
^THAT!!! I couldn't remember what it was from that last show that really bothered me (and it continues on into last night's show. There was a time when they used to be "relatable". Not anymore.
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I used to really like watching this family. I don't know..this season, I am growing weary of just what a snob Jen is. I guess I never noticed it before..but ever since they started this househunting/moving thing....
I mean, she *used* to seem like a regular person you could relate to. Now...not so much.
And talking to your kids as if they are your 40-something co-workers....that just doesn't cut it.
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7 hours ago, spankydoll said:
It would fit.into.his party.every.night lifestyle and he does look a little big eyed.in some of the shots.
An addiction to Red Bull or one of those 5-hour energy drinks would probably be much cheaper. Very observant of you.
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9 hours ago, spankydoll said:
Clubbing every.night gets expensive. And if he's dabbling in cocaine here and there that really adds up. I was surprised.at.how basic the furniture and artwork is.at his tiny apartment I don't think that either of those two are.capable of.setting up a household. And I didn't even think about her being underage so.no clubs, no wine with dinner, no drinks, etc ..I hope that she enjoys going.to.the.gym!
He's dabbling in cocaine?
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34 minutes ago, Spike said:
I find Jay’s facial features extremely average. Why again are all the ladies swooning?
It's that damned vibrating ink gun. Or pen. Or whatever it is.
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7 minutes ago, SnarkEnthusiast said:
Not to be a thirsty, delusional American, but holy fuck, Fernanda is hot.
Is it bad that I barely remember the age difference with the single mom and Jamaican dude? She also seems very immature. Although I guess we're accustomed to watching 45-year-olds chase 21-year-olds so any age gap less than 20 years feels normal.
"We don't have an open engagement but I don't care if he cheats on me as long as it's in another country." Girl, what?
I know...do you even care that he might be infecting you with AIDS???? Maybe she thinks all of the pre-entry (to the US) testing would ferret that out.
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S06.E01: Single, Fat and Crazy
in My Big Fat Fabulous Life
Actually, I was surprised to see her eating twice in this episode -- once with a plate of scrambled eggs and a piece of toast, and again, with an apple and some cheese. Both seemed like good choices. (NOT that I am defending her - but at least it wasn't fried chicken and giant cookies).