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I thought Lizzie was surprisingly skilled during the makeover and got pretty good results. Huge improvement. I would have been happy with that result if he'd gone to Supercuts. Marcellino is not just a control freak but a real asshole. I looked up the restaurant where they had brunch by the water, and it's in quite a nice area of Vegas. If Brittany's old cellmate was telling the truth about living down the street, then she's doing OK. I wish Brittany would just ask to sleep on her couch.

If true, it makes some sense...there may not be a lot of families with 4+ members this big who are all young/healthy enough to be potential surgery candidates and live in the same metro area and want to go through all of this on TV. So they might cast some "family" who aren't. They might bet that if the truth comes out, it won't deter viewers. I don't plan to stop watching.

I don't believe he was. My interpretation of his face being unblurred in the photos is that he's dead. The likelihood of a poor black man going to jail for molesting a poor black girl 20+ years ago was tiny.

Yeah, this episode was a flabby apron of disappointment. Did NOT need to be two hours long. I always do some fast-forwarding with TLC shows, but this was ridiculous. Nichelle was damn right that Popeye's biscuits are the devil. There was a Popeye's 50 feet from my front door for about ten years. I dealt with that by never going in there. At all. If I started going in there now and then on a special occasion, for a biscuit or some fried shrimp, I was going down that slippery slope. Not today, Satan biscuits!

Kayla's mom may suspect that she and Izaiah are safer living with a big, intimidating dude. Stephan is a classic bully/coward, and he is not going to try to beat up someone his own size (or way bigger).

Can he...reach? Or does his dad have to help him with that, too? (Forgive me!!) I guess there may be adaptive devices for that as there are for wiping, etc.

Endometrial cancer isn't necessarily a fast-growing cancer. If the risk of death from the anesthesia is too high, it might be safer to leave it where it is. Even if the person just has a year to live, doctors don't want to kill them tomorrow. Both Amy and Amanda are very pretty. Amy seemed to be a good teacher with strong rapport with her kids. She knows how to dress her body for work, too.

It wasn't fitted at all. It was jaw-drop bad fit. It wasn't even her size. Floor samples look better with all the clothespins in the back! At least they would stay on.

Noooooooo!!

As you might expect, it's an underbite.

Kayla was a hot mess. She needs to learn not to climb into the mud pit when provoked. The ridiculous stripper hair and bare-midriff outfit were Jerry Springer material. Of course it goes without saying that Stephan is a worthless piece of shit. His child support is FORTY DOLLARS A MONTH? He can't pay FORTY DOLLARS A MONTH? You don't need a job for that. I could make that much shaking a coin cup on the corner. Jade looked gorgeous with (for her) more natural makeup. Sean actually looked clean and proud of himself. I hope he sticks with it. I'm rooting for JUST ONE person in Jade's life to give her some support instead of the other way around. Pastor Tea has put on weight and her dress was a tragic mistake. Baby Tobias looks so much like Kyler. What a shame.

Marcellino's performance on the "date" just gets worse the more I think about it. Talking over her constantly and then accusing HER of interrupting. Asking her "Are you going to listen?" and when she said, "Yes, I will," snapping, "You're not, cause you're talking." You asked her a question, asshole! And this is how he acts on a first date with cameras rolling? He wants a silent sex doll. I hope he buys one.

^^^ Klassy!

Oh, it may have been overpriced for highlights -- I'm just saying that a solid color would have been less. I'd expect to see prices of $280+ at a chic place in New York or Boston, not at an ordinary salon. That said, if it was a quote for attempted repair of earlier color damage, that can be the most expensive service of all. That's like fixing botched plastic surgery (seen elsewhere for your reality TV delight).

Highlights are usually way more expensive than an all-over color. It takes a lot more of the stylist's time to apply the color to defined sections of hair and wrap them to keep it from spreading. An all-over color just has to be rubbed through the hair like shampoo. It takes like 5 minutes.

Nitpick: going to college in the U.S. doesn't place any limit on an athlete's training. If they want an NCAA scholarship, then they have to follow the rules. But they can go to college anywhere they want and train 80 hours a week if they want to. Witness the top U.S. men's figure skater, Nathan Chen, who's a first-year student at Yale.

Do we think Kayla’s mom is going to follow through this time? I guess we find out in the reunion. I just wish she’d told Kayla, “You don’t get to declare conversations over when I’m raising serious issues. They’re over when the problem is resolved, and not before.” Kayla sure confirmed our conclusion last week that she wants to stir up drama. Giving Izaiah to the new boyfriend to hold with Stephan standing right there? Taking those “Incredibles” family pics with the new guy (surely for social media)? Come on. I think there’s hope for Bar. Typically my reaction would be, “He hit you once? It’s over forever.” But somehow he convinced me that he’s got plenty of good left in him, and I’m not prepared to write him off. Braeson’s pride in himself for walking to Grandma was almost as cute as his reaction to Robert on FaceTime. I hope Jade can make going to school work. She’s got no quit in her. She’s someone I could see working her ass off to be a successful businesswoman. She’s much prettier with the toned-down makeup, too.

Boy, Bristol, you really know how to pick 'em, don't you? I don't understand why people think trashing the people they've reproduced with makes them look better. It just reflects on YOU, Bristol! Dakota had major problems long before he met you, so there's no chance that he pulled some kind of bait and switch. YOU were worried enough to cancel an engagement with him, so you knew exactly what you were getting into when you brought not one but THREE innocent children into this situation.

This logic is so backwards. The person who will stick with you unconditionally is the one who ought to be your top priority. Eric's knowledge that Tasha's going to be there for the long haul is a reason to give her MORE love and respect, not less. The person threatening to leave you is the one you should let go.

Did you take my post as praise for him? Hell no. Of course this is a project -- a really hard one! That's why he's so into it. She plays a role in his story about himself.

I wonder how many people in Hobbs, NM are willing to show up sober, showered, and on time for minimum wage. If you can do that, you may be in the top 10%.

Amen, sister.

This guy is REALLY into being the hero. Now that he's out of the military and can't literally put his life on the line for others, he's going to save the most challenging princess in America. When he talked about being 40 and it's the time in his life for a serious relationship, I was like, "DON'T HAVE CHILDREN WITH HER!!" That's totally what's on his mind. Speaking of which, let's hope and pray that Lizzie doesn't have any fertility left. No more innocent kids need to be thrown into that mess.

Did they say it was juvenile? Some jurisdictions try 10-year-olds as adults.

Back in the TWoP days, some other Teen Mom fans and I were arguing about whether Chelsea Houska's dad was spoiling her. I thought he was, and used my Harvard Law graduation gift as an example. The next several posts were all: "OMG I have a master's in education from Stanford; I thought I was the only one watching this show!" and "I'm almost finished with my doctorate!" and "My whole dorm floor at Columbia Law gathers to watch this show every week!" Moral of the story: I'm as trash as can be in my TV tastes, but my buddies around here are well-educated trash.