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I was going to mention that moment too.Then (para phrasing here) in her TH Meghan gets all uppity about how proud she is that she is a straight shooter but how she didn't like what he said, that he was being hurtful.... but wasn't he just being a straight shooter too? I mean, she IS the tallest one in 'the group'.

^^^ I find it incredibly sad that so many Asian people want to 'Westernise' their eyes....

Shannon is pushing David to leave so she gets her "I told you so" moment. I knew he would leave me one day. Many insecure people sabotage their relationships to prove how unworthy they are. They push and test their partners until they get what they want. Usually it's a sub-conscious 'need' and I'm sure Shannon would deny it.

Oh, ok. I must have missed that! I agree he should never have told her. I dislike the 'tell everything because I'm feeling bad' modus operandi. Some things should just not be disclosed....it doesn't help anybody it just wounds everyone instead. Besides that, Shannon doesn't seem to be the type of person who copes with the honesty she demands. What is she going to do with the information about all the restaurants he took his mistress to? Nothing constructive that I can think of!

We don't know how Shannon found out about David sleeping with his mistress on the night of Shannon's 50th. - Shannon demanded David tell her all the nitty gritty details - David volunteered this information (some people feel they should confess all and beg forgiveness) -David flung it at her during an argument (pretty good ammunition during a fight) - The mistress told Shannon (or flung it at her during an argument)

All this round and round about Carole, Luanne, Adam, and Nicole is doing my head in! I did not care for Kristen's Rapunzel playing a slutty witch look.

Re filming their children for this show: the Bea-dors need to Bea-dones. That scene with them not disciplining their girls was cringeworthy. I can't see good things for these girls coming from this footage being out there for all to see. As for the 'discipline' efforts of the parents and behaviour of the girls: if this is how they are at 10 years I think things will get very rocky when they are teenagers. It's never a good thing when the kids run the show. Shannon and David have broken the cardinal parent rule: Never let them see your fear! Ha ha!

You know the saying "Once bitten, twice shy"?I too believe someone if they tell me they have cancer. However, despite my expressions and feelings of support and empathy I will be the first to pick up on any inconsistencies. I will try not to, but I will be super alert to anything amiss. It's human nature to be more skeptical if you have been badly bitten by a faker. Unfortunately, some people DO fake illness and that happened in my life. And believe me, if it happens to you you don't just think 'oh well, I've been fooled'. Not after months of all the support/drama/emotional upheaval that you and your loved ones go through. You haven't just been fooled, you have been betrayed. You feel foolish, true, but it's also a betrayal of your trust. It's a betrayal of your good and kind nature. It's a loss of your innocence too. Plus, it can be an uncomfortable tango with feelings of anger. It's unbelievable to most of us that someone would fake cancer because most of us are decent people who wouldn't dream of faking anything, let alone a dreadful disease. Who would be so brazen? Especially to fake terminal cancer...because at some stage they are supposed to die, right? That's how they get away with it. We don't ever expect anyone to feign such a serious illness. Our little faker pretended she was terminal. As a nurse she knew what to say and do. Suffice to say, she made some mistakes and we caught her out (but not before she put us through months of medical drama, visits to palliative care, and solicitors). As I type this I am fighting against a strong urge to defend my intelligence! That is another consequence: I feel like I have to justify being duped. BTW Irritable, I'm not arguing against you ... I think I'm lamenting that I can't be like you anymore.

End of season thought: Luanne is an asshole. And this is coming from someone (me!) who does not use that language in my real life! Asshole (taking advantage of the opportunity to let it rip here anonymously)!!! Effin ASSHOLE! Edit: what is interesting? I don't think I even need to articulate why I think this! Her behaviour and comments in this episode demonstrate my opinion very clearly.

Someone named Leisha thinks this is a fake Twitter account, that it isn't the real Crooks: https://mobile.twitter.com/BrooksAyers/status/626746411606872065 He is still being questioned about the credibility of his cancer. He also seems to think his weight loss is proof.

I need to use "get drunk...they're coming!!". Somewhere. Sometime.

I didn't get to watch this episode until just now, so my comments are raw without seeing any posts (which I will read in a minute). Carole and Dorinda in London sitting on Carole's hotel bed discussing their husbands and their lives and deaths...what a privilege to witness. I never thought I would witness such truth and emotion on a reality tv show. Thank you Carole and Dorinda for letting me share in those moments. In my own way I understand why Carole said she had never shared this with even her closest friends. I have a disabled child. (Now adult). I can only be completely candid with a very limited number of people. Not that I don't want to discuss/share, but there are experiences that are soooo difficult that you can't/don't want to share with people that just won't 'get it'. They love you and they will want to understand...but they just can't. So you keep it to yourself.

There is no way I would have been a NEWLYWED living in a different house, let alone a different State, to my new HUSBAND! No way. Not even for an almost adult step-daughter. Firstly, I would miss him too much. Being in love tends to mean you want to be WITH your partner! Secondly, I would not want him alone (I have a very charming and handsome husband who has no idea just how charming he is Lol), I would be too jealous. Thirdly, the situation didn't really warrant it IMO. I don't believe Meghan is as happy about this arrangement as she is portraying.* Jim, on the other hand, is probably veeeeery happy with the situation. * if she IS as ok about it as she seems...hmmmm. Doesn't seem like they are particularly close and loving.

RIP Leanne Edmonds

I think (hope) all this Meghan parenting stuff is just for the show...because if it isn't I'm going to be cranky. This girl-almost woman has parents so she doesn't need a hot-minute step mother for anything except friendliness. Not for homework. Not for birth control. Nearly-woman (can't recall her name) does not need parenting from a 2 minute step parent when she has two parents. If it isn't all for the show, well then shame on her parents. And because I cannot believe her parents have checked out that much I'm going to go with the ol' theory that it's all show...for the show. Therefore, I'm cranky! I don't like fake stuff on my reality TV.

Okaaaay Meghan. You want to be close to your step daughter Hayley (that's good) and to help her mother Leanne. However, bragging about being hip and cool and "getting it" like a lot of Moms don't. Isn't that saying you want to help Leanne in one breath but then rubbing her nose in it the next breath? And then to mention that because you are closer in age to Hayley that you can communicate better with her "than, say, her mother?" ... This makes me want to wring Meghan's long skinny neck! Communicating as a younger person is not communicating BETTER than her own mother, whom she had known for how many years?! To me, this just illustrates how self absorbed this Meghan is. I don't like how she is using her husband's ex and her age and illness as a spring board for her own fabulousness. How dare she. Phew. I'm only 3 minutes into this ep!! Edits: spelling is important

I love your nicknames and would love to hear what you would call the others! Pretty Please?!

This show was brought to you by the words: fuck and martini

Oh...now I have seen Vicki hearing about her mother's death. I feel bad for commenting on such frivolous moments now. We are never old enough to lose our mothers. I was only 27 when my mum died at 48. That was heartbreaking to watch Vicki hear the news of her mother's passing. Heartbreaking. RIP Joanna. Edit: I've now read comments about Vicki's comments about herself and who will now worry about her etc. I too thought that seemed to be all about Vicki, but to be fair, I thought that too after my mum died. Maybe I didn't say it out loud but I sure thought/still think that now. No one loves you or cares for you the same way your mother does (if you are lucky enough to get a good one). I'm not going to judge Vicki negatively on this ...she just blurts it all out.

I know... To hear him say "let's whack that off so I make sure you can....whack me off". Their poor children. Their parents!!! Yeah, you're a star now Terry. And Heather, sure you're an actor and he's a star! I don't buy it...Heather wants to be a ***STAR*** too! Despite my critiques of Heather (she gives me too much to snark on) I do have a soft spot for Ms Pretentious.

Late to watch this and have only watched the first 15 min, but have to blurt this out: Heather and Terry's oldest daughter looks like a mini Terry wearing a wig! (When they were leaving the hairdressing salon where they get better cuts than salons just for kids according to Madame Dubrow!). Back to the show and more important issues I'm sure...

Damn, this thread keeps me up late so I've seen your reply!!! Thank you! MVP. I need to keep up with sporting terms now??!!

I am not fluent in French but even to me Luanne expresses the words without the correct pronunciation and inflections. I know enough to hear how clunky she is. No diss though. It's not always easy to speak a foreign language. As an English speaker, I feel the pain for non English speakers trying to master my language. As an English speaker I can tell the country of origin a non English speaker is. I can tell if they are French, German, Italian etc. French and French Canadians will know where Luanne is from!

I'm obviously too 'uncool' but what does MVP stand for?!Ps. I'm Down Under. It's 11pm. I'm about to go to bed, so thanks in advance! I won't see any response to this query for hours. I do look forward to finding out the MVP mystery when I wake up!

Meghan's charity function seemed more about her fancy society OC coming out than about raising money for a worthy cause. Jmo.