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But I had a PLAN for that rock. 😜

My BIL is paranoid schizophrenic. While it's somewhat controlled by therapy and meds, I saw so many similarities with the ex-husband on the show. It IS REAL for them. You can't explain that it's irrational, so get over it. I found this show disgustingly exploitive of someone with severe mental illness.

@CrazyInAlabama Thank you for your recaps. You're always spot on!

My husband always puts crappy (not literally!) stuff in the donation box we keep in the garage. I've tried to explain that it mostly goes to charity secondhand storefronts and no one wants his tennis shoes with a hole in the toe or stained shirt. And that he's making more work for the orgs to have to throw his unusable things away. Doesn't seem to get through to him so I just sort/trash before I donate it.

I watch all the hoarder shows and thought is was the same pretty blonde, soft voiced Dr. on both AE & TLC. Dang! Learn something new everyday. Yep, this isn't something you can cure in a long weekend and if the BSOJ says the hoarder declined or is "planning on scheduling" therapy, odds are pretty much nil for success.

I half watched the Carol, et al episode before this week's came on. One WTF moment was her randomly running her finger through mouse poop on a tray (I think) saying things aren't so bad and that the tray was a keeper. She's a trifecta of evil, mentally ill and manipulative. I remember eating dirt as a kid because I liked the way it smelled. (We were free-range children.) I rarely get sick. I think bubble wrapping our kids has a downside to the immune system's ability to tackle germs.* Or maybe I'm just lucky. Many of these Hoarder shows have kids & adults with asthma and allergies, and are gobsmacked that the filth contributes to the inability to control these issues. *PSA – All bets off with NOVEL Covid-19. I'm a mask wearing, hand sanitizing, socially distanced zealot.

Watched the Insta-story, didn't have volume for some reason. Buddy looks older than my husband (who is 62).

My kiddos gave me a Sodastream for Christmas because I drink A LOT of sparkling water. We have citrus trees on our property so I'll put a squeeze of lemon or orange in the bottom of the glass then the fizzy water. Works for me so far. We'll see how long the cartridge lasts because I like it extra bubbly! I'm looking into flavor drops. They gave me a variety pack from Stur. It has Stevia as an ingredient, which I don't mind but some people avoid.

About five years ago my nonagenarian MIL got the grandchild scam call, but didn't bite. If it happened today, I don't think she'd know it's a scam. But she 1) doesn't hear the phone ring 2) usually has a caretaker around and 3) wouldn't know how to wire money, access bank accounts or acquire gift cards. While loneliness may be the driving force in ignoring red flags in these catfish cases, greed also plays a part. "I have millions in the US, so we can live in luxury after you get me out of this jam...."

I have misophonia, particularly with chewing noises (the pigs were unbearable too, btw). I always have the remote in hand because I have to mute any commercials with chewing. The most annoying one right now is Collgate's "I'm an ice cruncher." My husband and kids understand it's my issue and don't take offense when I walk away. My mom has a harder time with it and her feelings get hurt if I leave the room when she's smacking gum or eating raw carrots, etc. Too bad it was mocked on the show.

@Sasha888 It's called monovision. Some people can adapt to it, some can't. Hubby got it when he had lasik and does well with it except when he's playing tennis where you need both eyes working together for depth perception. He puts a contact in the "reading" eye. Both of my parents declined monovision when they had their cataract surgery as they were used to wearing reading glasses anyway. My mom was extremely myopic and the surgery was absolutely amazing (not having to put on glasses to see the bedside clock or walk to the bathroom at night, etc.) Bonus that insurance paid for it for them.

The Michelle-Duggar-Wannabe mom made me stabby. She keeps having kids because, "Babies are cute." Hello! You have multiple children with big issues. Hubby has big issues. How about dealing with that first? And self-admitted barely literate grown children don't bode well for her home schooling program. You don't homeschool because it's easier. A good homeschool is a lot of work. You could tell by her eyes that she was not getting it (and thinking about her next argument instead of listening to what was being said). I'm seriously concerned about the new baby, especially being special needs.

Watching the wild child of the day today (missed parts so correct me if I'm wrong) thought Coach Mike rocked it. Can Mysonjay get Pops to retire and give Coach Mike the show?

I never heard that before. Pulled out the measuring tape and the circumference of my thigh and head ARE the same. Learn something new every day...

I suppose the porno message at the end is an "Easter Egg" for anyone still watching that sad parking lot performance (because we obviously have some kind of perversion to stay with it the whole way). EWWW!!!!