Mrs. Hanson

Good point on the underage thing. Laura is 18, however and I was raised by a mom who had very firm views on NOT being there: "Call me when you are done!! This is between you and your hubby." But that is me, I understand others may not feel that way. Well ya kinda did there, Laura!!!! Not using BC? Run a red light while you are at it. Dumbasses. Did that basement even have an egress window? If no, no way no how should ANYONE live there. My two cents on the rent/utilities thing: Makayla should pay SOMETHING to live there, welcome to being an adult. You wanna play? Time to pay. Not 50/50 and she is in the basement which Shannon seems to use as a depository for her crap. There are way too many people in this dysfunctional soup: Gramma, Grandpa, Shannon, Timmy's paternal gramma, TImmy's parents.....just everyone butt out for a minute!! We can dare to dream!!!

Per Laura and her weird family: I just saw the part with Little Sister's birthday. Ouch. I found the painful part to be the cake in the kitchen. The who thing was awkward. "We got you this cake from the store, your name is not on it but we did find some candles. Now let's sing Happy Birthday and not look at our watches cause we gotta leave soon." It was so awkward, forced and clearly an afterthought. I don't fault the parents for not showing up afterwards, they should not be in the delivery room. That is for Mom and Dad. Truthfully had that been me I would have taken Second Best Daughter out for the day, showed up later. The baby does not change that much, lol. "See ya later Preggo - it is Second Best's birthday so Dad and I are taking her shopping, to a movie, go kart racing, whatever she wants. See ya later." I am kinda harsh, I admit but no need to to cater to the irresponsible one when Second Best has done nothing wrong that we know of, at least not yet.

My theme was "We Are Getting Married." Personally, when I see a woman obsessed with Disney, wearing a princess gown, being a princess and serving cupcakes at a wedding reception I think I am in a child's birthday party by mistake. Also, now showers need a theme, too!! "Beauty and the Beast" and "Alice in Wonderland" seem to be biggies.

I cringed when she said that. It was horrifying, sad and repulsive all at the same time!!!

Okay - I am just about done with Chloe saying, with a tone: "I DO GET IT! I DO UNDERSTAND!!!" No, no you don't. You think you are having a baby, you are going back to your old school for senior year, la la la LA LA!!!! Bitch please. I am not going to fault her for bottle feeding over nursing as I just want that baby to fed on her own schedule, not some Max made schedule that he has all planned out. I think if she just gets through the day without weeping and sobbing we will all be relieved. Per Mikayla and the paying rent/money issues: Are her grandparents going to let her live with them while they support her AND Timmy? No wonder she acts like she is 14, they treat her like she is 14. Pay rent, pay utilities, SOMETHING!!! Time to adult here people!!! But that basement - oh hell to the no. I am sure there is a lot of weird dynamics between the grandparents, Shannon and Mikayla so that never helps an already stressful situation. I have no words for the 25 year old boyfriend. Who is now dating a 32 grandmother.

Aw gee thanks!!! I have been back to work and I am excited to meet my students!! New school for me because......drum roll please.......my former admin refused to acknowledge the behavior issues in the school - shocker!!!! I was like.....these kids need HELP. Now. So off to a place that has strong reputation for cracking down ASAP. My kinda place, lol!!! Back to topic: Diego - you are either playing to the cameras or a huge douche. Let's hope it is number 1, cause he is acting like a huge number 2, lolol. Will Shannon ever show her true colors? Or has she already shown us to be a grifter? Hmmm.......stay tuned!

Bridget!!!! My teaching sister from another mister!!! Those parents will learn their lesson when their kid graduates high school, remains unemployed, does not go to school (trade school, ANYTHING) and sleeps until 4pm and does nothing around the house to contribute. They can't have a job because employers want you to, oh I don't know.....WORK? And not be on your phone? No, I am not giving your kid 16 "sensory breaks" during the day because when he works at the Holiday Station Store he will not get 16 sensory breaks. He will get one 30 minute lunch and two 15's. Never EVER understood parents who can't say no. Ask my kids: They will tell you I had no problem with it, in fact I kinda enjoyed it, lol. The world has limits, learn them in school. I always ask parents, even in K-1 grade: "Does your child have responsibilities at home? Making a bed? Putting away toys? Helping with dinner?" SHOCKING how many parents say no, I want them to have a childhood. Can you tell how hard it is for me NOT to say: "Yeah well they are going to have a sh*tty adulthood."

Yes and this could be applied to all regions of the country. Like I have said upthread, I am a MN native and I could pull relatives from the southwest corner (farm heavy) or northern MN (resort and country living!) and they would have manners, grace and tact. Preach!! Like she could have borrowed a dress. But that tank top? Oy.

Oh please do!!! Then come here and report all the findings to us!!! Second bolding: IMPRESSIVE!!! Good job there, mama!! And good job daughter!!!!!

Super natural and VERY talented kids - their personalities should have/could have been showcased in that ad!!!! Then I would buy Sunny D!!!!

Okay - this is the WORST song with the WORST beat and waaaay too many kids trying to be cool. It is rapid fire and may cause epileptic seizures. Auto mute!!!

You beat me to it! I don't get all the pink hair, blue hair, green hair or "I am only 21 but I am gonna dye my hair GRAY!" Not attractive, Nicole, but hey......you do you.

Okay, I am the mom of two boys, ages 19 and almost 21, I am the a sped teacher and I exist in the world with other little kids. I have one piece of advice for parents of strong willed little princes (an princesses): YOU GOTTA REIN THAT SH*T IN. He needs to wait his turn, no he does NOT a new toy at Target every time you go. He does NOT get chicken nuggets for dinner every damn night or he tantrums. Oh well. Nothing wrong with speaking up for yourself but damn.....that kid is gonna get his ass kicked. Diego's parents, in my opinion, were afraid of letting him be upset. We can't have Diego upset or uncomfortable now can we? I have seen it A LOT. Who is Max's girlfriend mom? Lady, tell Mad Max to GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE. If your daughter leaves too oh well. She'll be back, trust me. To have some jackass on my couch, about to eat MY food then answering for my daughter??? Shut. Up. You gotta move your car cause you are leaving. Look, I get strong willed kids and yes that horse is out of the barn now ion terms of Diego. But his mom just sits there: "Oh well......" Ugh.

Okay, my kids are now 19 and 20 and I would internally roll my eyes when parents would blather on and on about their kid's safety, especially when they were little. Yeah, because before I had kids I drove with my left leg out of the window, smoked a bowl while chugging whiskey. And I never wore a seat belt and danced on my roof at midnight!!!! Cause I don't matter!!! But the kids.....

I agree!!! I made an honest mistake on my 2014 return (really! I am not a tax cheater) and I got a bill for $3200 or so. Guess what I did? Something really novel, I know: I GOT A PART TIME JOB!! No, I did not pay an attorney a huge sum to get out of paying taxes. I, you know.....paid it.

Or the state will be paying.

I work at a school and the two admin's were VERY firm on dress code: No tennis shoes unless you are the gym teacher, no visible tattoos (please wear bracelets or a watch) no super skin tight bedazzled jeans on Fridays, no flip flops, no shorts, no deep scoop necklines, etc......I thought "We have to tell licensed teachers NOT to wear shorts and flips flops to school!" I agree!!!

A little late to agree with you on Eric Meyers but oh boy....not much to add as you summed it up so well! Bolding mine: Dude, you have a grown daughter who, 25 YEARS later, is still crying and upset over the whole thing. You damaged her soul. But hey YOU are happy so who the hell cares about the carnage you left behind?? You can love in Palm Springs or wherever but you care balking at forking over the life insurance payment? Then argues that HE didn't cash it in therefore why should he pay it? BECAUSE YOU FAKED YOUR DEATH ASSHOLE. I hope you pay all that $800,000 and choke on your vomit. Okay, I guess I had a little more to say......

I always think of thw movie "9 1/2 Weeks" when I hear that song!!!

Sped teacher here - Diego does have a few issues but learning impaired or spectrum-ish are not the problems, He suffers from what I call "Last Word-itis." Gotta have that last word, asshet. He also suffers from a severe case of "Never Been Told No" from his parents. Emiely (sp?) is all "Oh he is such a sweetie with me!" Yeah, when you are buck naked and he is about to get his rocks off I am sure he is very complimentary, missy. I have worked with A LOT of parents like Diego's: "My son has a learning disability!" No, ma'am, your son is a jerk. I feel no pity for those parents,when they approach me when their son is now 15, 16: If you had listened to his coaches, tutors, neighborhood parents, TEACHERS, etc back when your little prince was little that your son had behavior problems and throws rocks at stray dogs* this could have been avoided. *=Not saying Diego did this, just going for a moment.

As opposed to Flo and company? I agree - I like Farmer's for that reason. I have State Farm in reality!!

I have a friend who had twins in the fall of 1997, around the same time as the McCoughy's (sp?) and it only made her feel bad about herself to watch these shows as she had twins and one had serious birth issues. It was like, "Great - they have six or seven healthy ones??" Not that she was bitter nor would she trade her daughter with disabilities but it was hard. Still is, sometimes.

When I heard them say that I thought - really? Condoms are how much? A clinic in your neighborhood charges how much on a sliding scale?

Angela, Angela, Angela......let's let the hair go a bit darker, get it CUT, have a sleek smooth style and brush it now and ten. Clothes: You are a not an extra from "Jersey Shore" so how about some nice T shirts, tucked into shorts that FIT, or some nice summer blouses in a fun print or just fun bold colors. And I know you are happy that you are about to be boned by a young guy, but try to stop the really bad habit of laughing kinda hard after every. Sentence. You. Say. That is all........

We had mac and cheese at our wedding however: it was 4 cheese mac and cheese, it was a lunch reception plus we had pulled pork sliders, salads and fruit and veggie trays as well. In all fairness, people STILL mention it, some 11 months later......it was not the boxed kind, lol!! We had to order another catering sized order of it, stat, as it went fast!!! Had we hosted an evening reception it may have been included a chicken and or beef dish as well, along with some other side dishes. I wore the crap out of my $60 Amazon dress. Pumped gas in it later that day as a matter of fact. Now I want to watch the rerun!!! People dressing up??? say it ain't so!!!