Ragingviolet

I watch it on hulu so I don't get previews. what did it show?

I am confused why there are so many comments speculating about Lea and Shaun becoming an item because she was comforting him? I have a male friend who we both have no romantic interests in each other, in fact I think he might be on the spectrum. A few months ago I got some really devastating news and he came over and held me while I cried until we both fell asleep. We got up the next morning. Went for waffles and continued on with our friendship. When you are single you need people around who will hold you when you need it and it wont' turn into having to worry about sex.

I'm always struck by his posture as david. He consistently does this hand in pockets hunched over thing and to me it always reads as david. I thought it was just Johnnie's real affect but he doesn't do it as Leonard so obviously it's a character affectation.

This. I'm surprised anyone is acting like real people wouldn't act this way. I'm thinking anyone who maybe hasn't lived this kind of hand to mouth life where you're struggling to do more than just survive might not get it but to me it rings true and not because the characters are dumb. It rings true because it's damn hard to change the course of your life and decision making when you're so worn down from surviving then you add tons of grief and bad coping skills on top? People actually think they're going to make good decisions?

This rings true for me anyway. There are some loves you just can't escape sometimes even when the person that inspired it completely changes.

Dude...if you've never been a single lonely mom you just might not get it. Those kinds of connections are rare and delving into them makes you be more mature when they end.

Or Mr Rogers, Bob Ross and Steve Irwin. How are none of them in the good place?

People can sleep with their boss and things be fine as long as both are adults. The boss being willing to talk through uncomfortable moments with her bodes well for them being able to move on when it's over. Things like this happen all the time without both parties imploding. Relationships end and it can be fine after that.

Lots of people do this. Especially women who cling to being "independent" after divorce. I have a friend who has only ever slept with her ex husband and they got divorced the same time I did, 6 years ago. She's never even come close to flirting with someone much less a date. So I think it happens way more than you'd think.

They're too young for prince? I was listening to him at younger than them.

Omg! I had completely forgotten that! I had also forgotten Jackie had a kid until I saw it mentioned on here. I'm trying to still figure out what happened to everyone because I didn't watch the show with Roseanne on it due to her politics. So I'm still a little confused by some things plus I haven't seen an episode of the original Roseanne in over 6 years since I went to only streaming services and no cable.

Who is jerry?

Before my own divorce I'm sure I would have agreed. When I finally started dating after it was over I at first only went out with men who were similar to my ex husband. Then I had a moment like Darlene did where I was like...what am I doing since that obviously didn't work out. Now I date all kinds of men and find myself more drawn to men who are nothing like my ex. You go through this whole process of learning what you're even attracted to after you get divorced from someone you were married to for a long time. This to me is way more realistic for Darlene, who has always been self aware, than it would be to keep having her date weak men.

Even tho this episode was awful it did kind of make me indignant that two people could be black out drunk but only one is a rapist. What IS the law here I wonder? If neither can consent then how do the police decide if anything happened?

I don't get what difference it makes.

I just watched this episode tonight. And I'm a mom of two asd kids but still had to let a friend go this week because of having to deal with asd issues. I've been beating myself up over it because I felt I should be more empathetic but the truth is its damn hard. Even for someone really familiar with the disorder. I'll miss my friend but I just couldn't do it any more.

Just watched this episode tonight and while Kenton is stupid I'll be the lone voice saying don't freaking date if you don't have time caitlyn! So obnoxious when people act like because you have a small kid the partner should settle for bread crumbs. You working at being a good mom? Good do that. Stop acting like no communication is acceptable because of that. It's not. So don't date. Especially long distance.

I fell in love with a "schleppy" guy once because of his confidence. Donnie always reminded me of that.

I feel this is stretching to take offense. You want a mother ripped from her child to not want to see her again? Like what should have happened? She is upset. Hannah didn't miraculously forget her either. She's old enough to remember June so.....still not getting the "glorification of biological motherhood" thing. I thought the episode of June giving birth was boring myself however I can see the artistic element in it. So odd some people take such offense at what was legit one of the most realistic birthing scenes I think I have ever seen on screen. I am not a huge fan of desperately wanting babies stories but dear lord it's not putting down anyone to show June giving birth. Jeez.

I do not understand how June's reaction to seeing her child is glorifying being a biological mother. How else was she supposed to act? I also thought it was pretty clear that the reason Janine's baby did better was because Janine actually took care of it unlike the commander's wife. So I really still don't understand this whole glorifying motherhood sentiment.

There are a lot of posts declaring the benefits of formula feeding and that's fine but in this particular world where the birth mother is a vessel, as stated by Aunt Lydia, none of those things woudl matter. I don't really think anyone in this particular society cares if it's easier for a mother to get more sleep or that it hurts for some or any of those things. What they care about is what their old school ideas are about what's "best for baby." Breast milk is the best, most natural thing for a baby to eat. It's easy to digest, it carries health benefits. There are many reasons that they would force the handmaids to breastfeed the babies despite them not liking it or not wanting to etc. In the handmaids' circumstances they can even force them into a diet that would increase milk production and make them do whatever it took in order for them to produce. The whole point is that once they have the baby that is really their only job....producing milk for the baby. That's it. All this going to the store and whatever else June does around the house doesn't matter. Her sole purpose now becomes being a cow basically. That is what is so terrifying about the situation.

Why would baby making make the wives agree?

I don't think the show is playing fast and loose with biology if this is only a June thing. I assumed her production was low because she's exclusively pumping. This is why it's so hard for working moms who have demanding jobs to breastfeed because milk production is effected if the mom only pumps. I imagine it would be even worse if the mom wasn't even near the baby ever. They actually got that right in the series. The mother's state of mind can also effect production as well.

It was only rich women who could do this so more than likely out of convenience. I'm not saying low production isn't a thing I'm saying it's not so common that if you barely are having any babies born and you basically using the biological mother as a cow it probably isn't too much of an issue.

How are they glorifying biological mothers? I haven't noticed any of that. As re: the discussion about what do they do if a mother has low milk production or can't produce. Women are built to produce milk. Low milk production or not producing is actually not the norm. In today's world it's just harder to deal with because new mothers do not have the support mothers would have had when there was no formula. If woman's whole purpose in life was to just birth a baby and feed it I doubt there would be an issue with milk production. She's be forced to eat and drink whatever it took to encourage milk. She'd get as much rest as she needed, she'd get help from other women, and she'd nurse as many times a day as was necessary to bring up her production. I'm not saying forcing these things on women is right but the reality is biologically if these things were done then low milk production would be easily addessed.