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Yeah, like I would really believe that the wives liked living on the same street. I'll concede that some of the kids may not have liked living blocks apart, but the wives? The hatred is palpable. Oh yes, they made believe that it was so terrible, having to move to a different state, and rent? Just the worst. Polygamist families are so mistreated, they must deserve to have everything handed to them!

Could be, but I just hate hearing about landfills closing because of too much disposable crap being thrown away. Or, maybe I'm just against people breeding themselves into oblivion a la Duggars and others who don't avail themselves of family planning. Expecting older female children to essentially raise their own siblings? Uh-uh, not in my world. Nothing against what you posted, @lookeyloo. I enjoy your posts (and your avatar is cool :)

And all the garbage they generate, using paper plates and damned plastic utensils. That shit makes me mad. They have a freaking army for loading their dishwashers, why the hell do they feel entitled to be lazy as fuck?

Giddyup will have many slivers from that alone.

That was Mr. Xword and me. 70's decor was kind of fun, and also ugly, like the fashion! We had the brick and board bookshelves, too. No water bed, but we did have a mattress and box spring on the floor for awhile, too.

I treasure my mom's 1950 Betty Crocker cookbook. I eat differently these days (mostly plant-based) but the recipes are better than cream of glop gooey crap that Jill posts. Google is your friend, dear Jill. Try cooking healthier than the god-awful shit you grew up eating. Your sons will thank you for it.

I couldn't agree more. Surprise visits aren't my favorite thing. I don't want to imagine what it would have been like after my daughter's arrival. Boundaries are a good thing.

@toodles, thank you for your report. You're the best! So you have met the illustrious Janelle before? I didn't know that. The Browns must be counting on their celeb status to sell their houses, without very much effort.

I would love it, because I love just about any salad that has cucumbers. Mr. Xword hates cucumbers, and almost every green veggie. WW onions are so good! I love this time of year, produce-wise.

I didn't see the episode, wasn't watching then. It figures Mr. Cheap-Ass would ask for a discount. I don't remember whether I was asked about having had an eating disorder, when I joined. It sounds plausible.

Sounds very familiar to me. I'm such an introvert that speech classes in HS and college were torture. I would be afraid of mispronouncing words in another language. Three years of Spanish in junior high school didn't make me fluent in the least. I still remember some words and phrases, but not enough to feel comfortable if I were to take a trip to Mexico.

I agree; Annie seemed really enthusiastic about running the inn. Is she younger than Bonnie? She seems to be, but it's hard to tell. Maybe when Bonnie decides to call it a day to retire, Annie could do it, if she's still interested. Meri must be a lot nicer to her "Moms" than she is to her LuLaNo customers.

I remember Janelle saying Bonnie was such an introvert, that she (Bonnie) would hate running the place. Guess Janelle didn't give her enough credit. It sounds like Bonnie's doing well.

Am I the only one that thinks posting a photo of a rumpled bed, is weird?

"Ring Around The Collar." I'm old.

Yay toodles! Can't wait for your report.

And televise it, if it makes them money. Beyond creepy.

We can't expect a newly married guy who has never even masturbated (or so they would have everyone believe) to not relieve his blue balls immediately after saying "I do." Better to marry someone you've never been alone with, than to have had sex before the blessed ceremony in front of everyone on earth. Jeez Louise.

Hairball, LOL. Who (besides Abbie, who seems more like a (gasp!) modern woman) will chop off those beyond frazzled split ends by at least a foot, first? I would have bet on JinJer, but it hasn't happened yet.

At least Lauren seemed happier than she was in the car video. Si is going to look like Art Garfunkel before he's 40.

Why would anyone want the vapid Mariah to talk about anything? She sounds like she's never gotten past middle school, when listened to. Must be a slow news day.

I have four words for her: Dill with it, Meri.

If she can manage to do all that and remain awake :) Michelle and Logan care about what they eat, looks like. Janelle makes a half-assed effort to do so, and then pfffft! Implosion.

So, has anyone determined if they are buying houses, or building them? Damn, Kootie (thx Kohola3) must be a super duper snake oil salesman, to get all that. TLC can't be paying all of them enough for all the moving and buying??

In my high school (early 70's) there was a music teacher quite openly dating a senior. In my daughter's HS (late 90's) a teacher was doing the same thing, more covertly, until it was discovered he had given her a new car. He was also married. Then he was fired, and ended up cashiering at the local Target. Back to topic, that was some nice digs! Did I read Lauren's family just moved there? Or was that some other family (Abbie's??) Who can keep track. Jeremy's mom (Diana?) looks kinda pissy sitting next to Michelle. I would have, too.