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Let's go to Cajun Christmas. No, let's skip Cajun Christmas. Well, okay, let's go to Cajun Christmas. No, not a good idea to go Cajun Christmas. I really want to go to Cajun Christmas. It's better to not go to Cajun Christmas. Oh, all right, let's go to Cajun Christmas. The quints have a schedule, and Cajun Christmas will mess up the schedule. But it's Christmas and only one day of the year, let's go. But it will be too chaotic, let's not go. But I want to see my family, let's go. But it's so far to drive, let's not go. But the quints should experience Cajun Christmas, let's go. SINCE WHEN is "too chaotic" ever a reason for the Busby's to not do something? SINCE WHEN is "stay on schedule" EVER AN EXCUSE ANYWHERE FOR ANY FAMILY regarding Christmas Day?

This might be interesting information to know, but it's become irrelevant re: Mimi. Google "Michelle Theriot Keller Williams" and you'll see that she's already become a real estate agent in Houston. Re: bachelor's degree and public school certification in most states: they are usually two separate things, but most colleges and universities assist the graduating seniors to do whatever they need to do to be certified so they ARE certified when they graduate. Certifications are usually split up by age groups i.e. what grade in school you're certified to teach. Pre-School Only can be one of the certifications. Whichever school Mimi worked for (pre-school OR kindergarten through 5, public or private) the school closed down, that's why she lost her job. I think she was at a pre-school. It's not easy for any teacher of any age to get a different teaching job at a different school. There can be all kinds of reasons such as valid certifications, tenure rules. Teacher salary is determined by years experience, but starting at a new school they often don't grant any previous experience, or cap off experience at 7 years even if you worked for 25 years. All Mimi's teaching was in Louisiana, but now she lives in Houston. (As of August 2018, not as of December 2017 on the current episode)

I got the impression that others here were just suggesting a better color for the glasses, and usually multiple color choices are available. The bright white do look goofy. On Hazel, a pale pink or pale coral would "blend" (shout-out to Marisa Tomei and Joe Pesci LOL).

With many businesses, only one owner does anything active and the others don't. Also, Danielle may be the only owner involved who "runs" the studio, but she may employ a manager who handles a lot of the work, or trusted fitness instructors who unlock / lock the doors, prepare the cycles, etc. The Busbys may have a larger percentage ownership so agreed to do a larger percentage of the work. or vice versa to be able to still split the profits equally by doing more work to make up for less capital investment. I'm thinking of a very simple example of when I worked in a mom-and-pop food store in my town, I was just a teen employee but they trusted me to be there alone a lot of the time, and I kept things going. Lucky that my situation didn't mirror some of the Investigation Discovery small town murders, but that's beside the point !! Danielle "running" the studio alone might be creating the monthly employee schedule, staying in touch with a third-party payroll provider, etc. Maybe can be done from home, or minimal stops in the studio.

I agree that the matching outfits make the TV show cuter. Also, they get a lot of the quint clothing for free. I also believe that the free clothing that looks like designer clothing comes from a local boutique, maybe representing a national upscale clothing manufacturer, and audience members can find out where to buy online. By dressing them identically, it showcases the outfits better for audience viewing pleasure and purchase potential. I agree that a lot of the outings are for the quint hijinks potential !! Also, just to change up the scene, it's all about variety, an audience will not tune in week after week to see them only eating in their highchairs or playing in their own backyard. On the other hand, in the recent "Adam alone" episode, he said "I have to take them on their daily outing." Even if they had no TV show, I could see why the parent or nanny might take them out on the days they're not in pre-school. The day passes long and slow when you stay at home with toddlers, and even the "work" of getting them ready just for a trip to a playground would pass the time somewhat pleasantly for the parent, the nanny and the kids.

Regarding bunny and beds, I'm kinda glad that Danielle didn't do a fake "I'm so surprised" because that would be almost too insulting to us audience members, like "We Busbys think y'all are so dumb to believe this stuff is happening secretly." I'm both amused and annoyed at some editing that is out of chronological order. For a couple episodes, we could clearly see that Riley had a small wound under her lower lip. There would be some weird editing: the same episode would have some scenes where the boo-boo looked new, then the boo-boo was already healed and gone, then the boo-boo was back again!! Likewise when Danielle and Priscilla were drinking wine: full glass, almost empty glass, full glass, and you can tell it was not because they had re-filled the glass, it was just out-of-order editing. Adam seems so much happier and lively now. To me, that makes it clear that his previous depression was genuine, because Danielle and Adam are not good actors, and are basically just showing their real personalities and real moods. I'm glad Adam revealed and handled his depression on the show. Now, probably some combo of therapy, medications, adjustment to the situation, and improved financial situation via income from the show make him feel better about carrying responsibility for his family.

I believe it will become easier and easier to treat the girls as individuals as they get just a little bit older. At ages 2 or 3 they seem like a "matched set", and it's fun to dress them identically and do all activities together. It's the reason why we like to watch OutDaughtered because it's fun and a unique situation. By the time they are in kindergarten or first grade, I predict they will want to dress differently, or Danielle and Adam will choose to dress them differently. Each girl may have different interests or aptitudes for different activities, choosing among dance, gymnastics, soccer, softball, etc. according to preference. With the size of League City, their local grade school is certain to have multiple classrooms for each grade level, so the Busbys and the school could literally split up all five of the girls into separate classrooms. Families and schools frequently choose that route even when they're only dealing with twins. Eventually, the family will start to function the same as a family that has six kids of six different ages, and the fact that five Busby girls are the same age won't matter as much regarding school, extracurricular activities, and each girl being treated as an individual.

The latest VLOG on the Busby website is one big, lllooonnnggg infomercial for Hyatt Regency.

Great explanation about realtors and real estate agents, thank you !! So it makes sense that Mimi could study for and pass the test, then work her way up as far as her ambition and talent will allow, learning about Houston as she goes. Overall, I like all of the adults and kids in the show's cast. Their choices and decisions seem as typical and sound as the choices and decisions I see in real life families, including families who have either more challenges or less challenges than the Busbys.

Ha Ha many of us hated our own names somewhere during the pre-teens !! I predict that around age 11 sweet little Hazel will ask to be called Haylie !! She'll write it on all her school notebooks and other possessions, complete with a little heart to dot the "i" !!

Yeah, Blayke is 7 years old. They've never said what other activities, if any, Blayke has done before. She did the same pre-school as the quints, which is a plus. I'm thinking maybe nothing else because ... Blayke was 4 years old when the quints were born. Many of the activities you mentioned would just begin at age 4, and some not until later than that. That family was understandably busy adapting to the quints. Failing to put Blayke in activities is certainly not irresponsible parenting. Also, it's possible that the pre-quint or before-age-7 Blayke was too shy to want those group activities, or just not interested, so D & A didn't force her. My older son loved EVERY activity we exposed him to, but my younger son HATED everything and cried inconsolably. We never forced the younger guy. Both kids today are adults and both stable, well-adjusted, social, exemplary adults. Plus, even though OutDaughtered framed the gymnastics story line as though that will be a weekly Mom-Dad-Blayke activity, I doubt that it will be, they'll probably end up drop off and pick up, or ride-share, or all the things that other normal families do. I'll bet Blayke has had tons of sleepovers at Ashley's and Crystal's, just as she would've even if she had no brothers or sisters at all. I'll bet they've taken Blayke on lots of events without the quints. Again, that info is just not shown on screen because it's not that interesting.

Ha Ha I just looked up "tee-tee" recently, too. It's absolutely a regional southern thing. Seems especially prevalent in the area where the Busbys live: southeast Texas and neighboring Louisiana. Adults answering the question reported that family members from some other southern states have used it. I found the Google references not related to "OutDaughtered" but questions from people who had just moved to the south and were either directly told or figured out that "tee-tee" is acceptable polite Southern etiquette, whereas "pee" or "pee-pee" is vulgar, enough to even get your mouth washed out with soap !! I know, I know, it doesn't make sense that "tee" equals polite and "pee" is like a swear word. But, there you have it !! Again, it's a very regional thing, not a widely accepted Southern custom. That's why most of us never heard it before.

I just looked this up, I don't have THAT much reality TV in my head !! Kate + 8 (counting when it was Jon and Kate +8) started in 2007 when the little kids were 2 yrs old. It was preceded by two one-hour specials when the kids were infants, and when the were one year old. The little kids are now 13 years old, the twin are 16 years old. I never watched 18 Kids and Counting, but wasn't that on for a long time? Now they have "Counting On". I don't watch those shows, do they film anything interesting to cause so many people to continue to watch? It seems that audiences do latch on to families and individuals that they enjoy, and the family cast members could spend the hour sitting on a sofa doing crossword puzzles and people would still watch them!! LOL Some of those shows can go on for quite a long time. So the longevity of Outdaughtered is totally unknown at this point. P.S. I loved your prediction that Mimi will star in "Million Dollar Listing Houston" !!!!

There's no way that the Busbys chose their kids names as an honorary for Oprah !! LOL that's just a coincidence. I also doubt that they split "you pick three, I'll pick three" because neither D nor A would be willing to put up forever with a kid name they didn't like just because the spouse wanted that name. If one suggested "Parker" and the other one hated the name, then they would've dropped it. However, I can picture a more cooperative scenario where they each searched baby name books and made suggestions, settling on the names that both of them liked.

Yeah, knowledge and experience are the best qualities for a realtor, but personality and people skills seem to matter a lot in that business, too. Although buying or selling a home is often the biggest business deal that a person will ever make in their life, not everybody is wise and skillful about choosing the best realtor, understanding the process or the best offers, etc. Although real estate is competitive in one way, sometimes the realtors within the same agency are remarkably cooperative and then all benefit from the reputation of the agency. So I'm sure Mimi gets lots of help from her co-workers. I'll bet there are even some buyers and sellers who would choose her because she's a cast member on a TV show.