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I'm originally from Knoxville, TN and Biltmore is a 2 hour drive. Pretty easy day trip, but plenty of hotels and Airbnbs in Asheville, as well. If this trip is on their own dime, I would be surprised if they stay at Biltmore, as the rooms are not cheap this time of year (~$800/night). Of course, if their new buddies are staying there, I'm sure Carlin et al will be too, regardless of cost.

Trace and Lydia are loosing another baby, ya'll. I should probably take myself straight to the prayer closet for this, but I got a mental image of them trying to "loose" a baby and cracked myself up. (For the record - and so I don't go straight to hell - I wouldn't poke fun at this without watching first and confirming it's total clickbait).

The car must not have been comped at all, as they never mention the name of the business from whom they bought the car. In fact, they didn't even disclose exactly where Travis went to get the car. He flew to Charlotte first, then just said he had to take another very short flight to where the car was located. Trace and Carlin have both said their parents gave the kids some money from their show, but they didn't give any details about how much, when they got access to it, etc. However, I can't imagine they made that much for their show in the first place, and after splitting it 900 different ways, each child couldn't have ended up with that much. Travis and Katie may get some help from Trav's parents, but that would be weird for them to buy KJ a car if they're regularly taking money from his parents. And maaaaybe Katie gets some money when she models for Bates Sisters Boutique, but it seems like the amount would be nominal and honestly, I really can't imagine it would actually occur to Carlin to pay Katie. I mean, Carlin and Evan don't even try to hide their glee at grifting from their famlies. But, anyway, that's another rant for another board. All of that to say, as crazy as it seems, the only plausible explanation I personally can come up with for how they fund their lifestyle is that they must be making major bank from monetizing their social media. I agree; it actually was a really, really nice thing to do.

I crack up pretty much every time Thais speaks to John. Doesn't matter what she says. The fact she's barely tolerating him drips from every word, and John just keeps on smiling, 'cause he doesn't give a FUCK lol.

Amen. You hit the nail on the head.

Just popping in to say Garrick really is so unbelievably fucking slimy and gross. I have no idea why Dannielle even wants the asshole in the first place. Let him have his big boobed baby Brazillian women and move on. Also . . . seriously, could Garrick be any more pissed off Dannielle got pregnant? And daaaamn, he's not even making an effort to hide exactly how he feels about it. That's got to be a dagger right to Dannielle's heart. I really really don't know how or why she puts up with this shit. She could do SOOOOO much better, or hell, being alone would be a huge improvement over Garrick. Just having him on my tv screen makes me feel like I need to go take a shower to wash the ick off.

Had to pop in here to see if I'm the only one (I'm not) wondering why this show is still going. 95% of this season has been listening to Trent's gross sexual inuendos and watching the family halfheartedly participate in super boring, super contrived "contests," which I guess is literally the only thing left at this point with which they can fill up an hour a week. The only slightly interesting, actual "thing" happening this season is Liz's baby news . . . which is maaaaybe one episode's worth of content. Would've made more sense to me to have started the season with the baby news, maybe one episode as she goes through the pregnancy, a birth episode, and then a couple episodes of Liz and Brice as new parents, etc. In other news, I don't really understand Jonah and Ashley's relationship. It's so odd to me that they've been in a long distance relationship for YEARS now, yet seemingly have no future plans at all. Guess I'm just not that go-with-the-flow . . . Most of all, I love seeing Anna living her best life - in spite of Amber. While the golden child gets knocked up and can't even pay her own bills without help from T&A this season, Anna's enjoying home ownership, is managing her finances just fine, and seems to be happy and thriving.

Just watched Erin & Chad's recent YT vid . . . and it struck me as kinda creepy, to be honest. They were both using their super soft, breathy Fundie voices. And if fake smiles could speak, the one plastered on Erin's face would've been screaming, "I AM the perfect wife, damn it. Livin' the dream, always keeping sweet and being joyfully available to my master husband. Just look at me. I'm fucking radiating serenity and happiness!" And to Erin, Chad (and Travis + Katie), if you don't want to be bothered with making YT vids, then . . . don't fucking make YT vids. But, in the meantime, please just STFU about how much time it takes, what a burden it is, blah blah blah. 🙄🙄🙄

I think they're looking forward to it. Evan sounded rather gleeful when he said they're going to be the "party house."

Did Michael ever end up working as a nurse? I can't imagine spending the time and money to become an RN only to continue working as a babysitter for what I'm sure is peanuts compared to the $30-35/hr that RNs make, on average, in Knoxville. Evan's mother actually refused to let them hang out at their house? That surprises me, as I always assumed Evan's mother was the main one who perpetuated spoiling Evan to the point of obnoxiousness. On another note, I just watched C+E's latest YouTube vid of Layla's 4th birthday party, which was supposed to be what I think is called a "sleep under" these days. Or, as Carlin called it, a "half sleepover." Per Carlin, it was to be a small party, with only Layla's besties. Then, day of the party, Carlin says Willow is sick so isn't able to come, and it appears from subsequent footage of the "party" (which consisted of sitting in a tent in Layla's room eating and watching a movie), that the only other guest was Khloe?? I don't know, I can appreciate that birthday parties don't always have to be big blow out events, but having a birthday party that consists of your cousin coming over to watch some tv just seems kind of . . . sad. Maybe this was her social media party . . . not her "real" party. (And yes, rolling my eyes at myself that I serioulsy just typed "social media" party).

As long as they keep receiving positive reinforcement for their behavior (i.e. a whole ass tv show), they will absolutely keep doing the same stupid shit over and over and over again. IMHO, Amy not only needs an antidepressant and counseling, she needs some parenting lessons - desperately. It's clear she didn't have great parental role models herself, and she's not certainly not bright enough to seek out the knowledge and educate herself. However, I do believe she wants to be a good mother, and she's miraculously managed to put herself in a situation where she actually has the opportunity and means to better herself. She should also take advantage of her current situation and move forward with either hiring a nanny or finding a good preschool for at least her older boy, as I think having two little ones is a lot under the best of circumstances . . . and I definitely wouldn't call a household being run by Amy and Tammy the best of circumstances. However, to give Tammy credit wher credit is due, she has stepped up this season and is noticeably less self-focused than she's been in the past. I'm thinking that starting to regain her health a bit and some independence has perhaps freed up some mental energy that can be directed to someone other than herself. Yes, she lapses back into it sometimes, but I have honestly been kind of shocked at how supportive she's managed to be of Amy and her other two sisters' surgeries. In any case, not really sure why I watch this show at all, as it basically sucks. Ran across it months ago, binge watched all the past episodes, and now I continue to watch mainly because it's marginally more entertaining than all the other crap available to watch. (Yes, I know . . . that's kind of pathetic. I should read a book. Or do pretty much anything else that would be more useful. And yet, every week, here I am. Sigh. lol).

Brennan kept trying to clarify why he disagrees with Dr. Pia's assertion he needs therapy, but Emily seemed to miss the nuance completely. Specifically, Brennan said he understood Dr. Pia to be saying he needs therapy because he has difficulty identifying / being "in touch" with his feelings generally, leading to an inability to be "vulnerable" and discuss his feelings with Emily. However, Brennan tried more than once to point out that in fact, he has lots of feelings in the general sense of the word; what he doesn't have are feelings for Emily. And the latter, at least in his estimation, doesn't seem to require therapy.

So Glenn is going to rent a condo for a few months and hang out with the daughter he gave up for adoption to help her find the son she gave up for adoption? I can understand Whit's fear that perhaps it will turn into something more permanent, but just once, rather than thinking only about herself, she could just be extraordinarily grateful that her dad has found a new sense of purpose by connecting with a group of people who so far, at least, seem to be sincere and genuinely interested in forming a real relationship with all the Thores. And let's be real, other than filiming a few videos with Jessica every now and then, it's not like Whit is stuck in NC. No reason she can't (and wouldn't) invite herself to Glenn's Alabammer condo as often as she wants anyway. Not saying that connecting with a while family you didn't know existed would be an easy situation to navigate emotionally - and this seems like a really good opportunity for either some family therapy, if they'd be willing, or at minimum, for some individual therapy for Whitney. If they truly wish to integrate with the "new" family on more than just a surface level, the dynamics of their relationships absolutely will change - and I think the key is for Whitney to see this as a positive, rather than be jealous/fearful. And so far, I haven't gotten the feeling the "new" family wants anything from the Thores other than to develop a close relationship. It's been a little difficult to fully gauge since there are obviously some members of Angie's family who have chosen to minimize their screen time (e.g. her parents, her husband), but I've honestly been rather surprised by their seeming genuineness so far. And I have been particularly shocked that under the little smirky face and attitude, Jamie has actually been very thoughtful and warm to her new family - and has put forth a lot of effort to make them feel included and welcome. And for the record, had it been me, I would've been over the moon Glenn had somebody else to drag to the BOBST factory. While they were gone, I would've had an amazing time wandering through the streets doing some shopping and trying out little cafes.

Ethan seemed to have moments of genuine happiness while spending time with his family. His smiles actually reached his eyes, and there were little glimpses of the "old" Ethan, who found joy in the simple things and was innocently carefree. In other news, Moriah continues to think the world revolves around her. I'm not sure if she sincerely believes she's responsible for their family fracturing or if that was just another way for her to get attention/praise/affirmation. If the former, it reminded me a bit of the kind of "magical thinking" children display (having yet to become fully aware that they aren't the center of the universe, they natuarally then believe that their thoughts, wishes, etc, influence the external world when in fact, they're entirely unrelated). Not a therapist, so I don't know the right way to say this exactly, but it seems like a lot of the older Plath children have some level of arrested psychological development.

I have to admit, I was pretty bummed to hear Erin mention in her latest YT vid that Tori's pregnant again.