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I agree...I think Mike can't get over his "former fat-boy" self. He's insecure at every turn and covers it with bravado and {shrugs}. He will insinuate all sorts of things while he and Natalie are together...just to maintain the upper hand. Just fly away, Natalie. Ahh....but there are those TLC contracts...for both of 'em.

This is FABULOUS!!! While watching I wondered of Brandon was squirming a little at all the pearl-clutching about Tarik and Hazel's desire for a "girlfriend." Didn't we read that Brandon's parents are well-known swingers and that HOT TUB is a sacred (my exaggeration) locale for the group?

I'm still Team Aden. That kid is a saint...a reliable, responsible, EMPLOYED FULL-TIME teenage saint. Jenna's father sees it. Jenna doesn't because she can't. She's so chronically self-centered that I worry about any baby in her sole care; she doesn't have what it takes. Aden was just "plumb tuckered out." He gets no praise or assistance. Jenna just bitch-bitch-bitches at him all the time--like she does every person who helps her. She was certainly cocky when her "labor" first began...and NOW we're supposed to encourage Aden's sympathy? Jenna lost me just like she lost him. The medical staff is probably sick of her too. Roll those eyes all you want, Aden. Tougher days are a-comin'.

Some of these mothers (I'm lookin' especially at YOU, Betty) appear to need their sons devoted to them--and them alone. Those who've known those "little boys" all their lives probably remember there was never no room for anyone but Mommy. Surely Mike's mother realizes there's something called "editing." Mike was given an easy edit early on ... then producers changed their minds. They can make viewers hate a "celebrity" with a bit-o-editing magic.

Betty has not raised "a mature person." Brandon has no sense at all: financial, family-planning, life plans, education, career, etc. He has been kept chained and sheltered all his life. Betty orders; Brandon jumps (but he smiles to keep Mommy happy). She YEARNS (to the point of fake tears) to keep her sweet little boy with her, dependent on her, loving her, for the rest of her life...and her husband is aware--very aware. Brandon made a small error when he met a strong-minded girl on the international-net. Now he's stuck between the two.

And comments like these cause me to notice the similarities between Mother Mike and Mother Andrew. They both brought up their (overweight?) boys to "know" they are the most precious gems in the world. Until each guy finds a stunning female to sit at their feet in adoration (in addition to doing all household chores with enthusiasm), not much "love" will occur.

{ S H R U G }

Awww....don't paint Syngin with that brush. As I recall, he was 100% honest with all of us (and Tania) from Day One. He didn't pretend to be (or WANT to be) something he wasn't. He just got caught up in Whirlwind Tania ... what a sad life mistake.

For Mike, the machine would have had to record: Yes No Shrug

Love your name, GP! I called out his mother as interfering as soon as we were introduced to her. I was "corrected." I rest my case. She's a GEM who raised another GEM.

Perhaps that was and remains Brandon's attraction! Yara needs her own show. She's smart, quick-witted...and doesn't back down. Dear Julia, come back to us when you're FIFTY...let's see how great you look after: Minimal sexual activity with that BOY in your shared bedroom ON THE FARM Taking Betty's orders on work, sex, and birth control Having three ungrateful kids (but are they Brandon's?) who left as soon as they could drive Decades of cleaning up after goats, pigs, dogs, and Betty ON THE FARM Are you still the tiny fit little dancer who's giving the older generations lessons on health and fitness?

If she wants to keep it, how else can it remain safe? She doesn't know if Mike will grab it...if Mike's mother will appear in person and they'll BOTH throttle Natalie to get that VALUABLE family heirloom. Take that ring, and run, Natalie. You've earned it and more...simply with all the housecleaning.

Let's drop THEM off in their wives' country and see how THEY get along. Everyone they come in contact with is REQUIRED to ridicule their language and pronunciations.

Not "us," but (probably) Jovi's friends...they've demonstrated some pretty good stupidity.

Snark doesn't have to be only "attack the geezer." There's enough to go 'round. Precious Kathleen wants MORE than her share of HIS millions when he croaks? Then deserves her share of the snark. (I'm a biddy from TWOP days, so I love snark.)

HAHA! The only thing similar to Michael Douglas is 90-Day Dumb Mike's first name!

I agaree, Teri313! One would think that with all his "travels," he would have tried foods in various countries. But wait! He's of the clan that "knows" everything American is best and we don't need no steenkin' Russian desserts. Jovi boy has been spoiled too much for too long. It will take a woman like Yara to retrain him. I wonder if Gwen saw a bit of herself in Yara. Originally, Gwen seemed to be "my way or the highway," and went ahead and did things her way. Yara's calm "unacceptance" might have made Gwen think about the criticisms SHE (bossy!)has heard all her life and decided to try a different approach. Now Gwen has an appreciative audience--Yara and us.

Even if parents aren't aware of dental "corrections," their DENTIST should be! My sons didn't have pacifiers (were they not popular in 1966-1968 or I was just lucky?), but the older one had a cross-bite and one of those palate-expanders from age 7 to ... who knows when. We became little mechanical experts, "keying" that thing every evening. (I have a best friend whose 3yr-old kept "stealing" the new baby's pacifiers for almost a year. They'd be found hidden here and there. YEARS later when a sofa was reupholstered, 3-4 cruddy pacifiers were discovered).

Wasn't it the same truck that Mike drives...his truck? Maybe he let her use it (once), but she had to be back at a specific time ... on the minute!

I hope she gets PLENTY of flack for her IGNORANT and CRUEL comments. And SHE is taking care of children ???? Hope we get to hear some flak.

I completely agree; I don't think I've said anything to the contrary. Okay...it's "utterly ridiculous" to you--and maybe to the majority of viewers. If Bri wants a baby with him, why interfere? It's their lives: his sperm-ish, her "little body" that he loves so much. I can't understand why we (and Kathleen) can't just live and let live. Seems like there's plenty-o-money for everyone. Kathleen doesn't look like she's on a budget. ...and apparently that's STILL not enough. They are divorced--probably protracted. They had attorneys. There was a settlement. She seems happy enough with HER living situation--but butts into Bri's. Kathleen is living well...very well--not to mention her little stipend (and ATTENTNION) from being a shirt-stirrer on TV. Bill's net worth is supposedly $100 million, and that's the kind of money that keeps on growin'. If Bill dies and leaves some sort of estate to Bri and any mini-Bri or mini-Bill, his ex-wives and children won't even notice. Surely he (and especially Kathleen) have made sure they're all taken care of.

Can't remember where I saw/heard/read it when the Mike/Natalie Show began, but it was my understanding that he had lost "a lot of weight." BULLETIN-BULLETIN-BULLETIN...here's something! It's on a website called SCREENRANT. This article leads me to believe that Mike...who already weighed ??? ... "piled on" quite a bit. "However, those TLC fans who’d watched Mike and Natalie on 90 Day Fiancé season 7 had heard him talk about his massive weight loss and ex-wife. The branch manager revealed that 'it was a short marriage, unfortunately,' and that his wife had left him for another woman. The unexpected divorce (and loneliness that followed) made Natalie’s partner pile on 340 pounds. Mike did manage to lose weight and found Natalie after dating two more people. While these facts were all that was revealed about his first wife on 90 Day Fiancé, a Reddit fan recently shared a photo of Mike with the ex, Kristen. The fan revealed how Mike and Kristen were married in 2015 and divorced by 2016. Perhaps the weight gain and the ex-wife's reason for leaving him made him an angry teddy bear who cannot trust.

I thought EXACTLY the same thing. Production would have been smart (and entertaining) if they showed a crew member with a hose or a fire extinguisher.

She doesn't have a car. Perhaps she can get groceries only when Mike takes her...OR maybe Mike buys the groceries (and perhaps some fast foods) on his way home from work. She TRIED to "eat healthy" when she moved in. He out-assholes her in every way. She's been at a relationship/country/laws disadvantage 85% of the time. It could be a difference in culture or language. Here I'd say, "Thank you." Maybe in her country THEY would ask, "Who does she think she is?"

"Prolly" not. Those parents are BioMom and StepDad. The teeth? Pacifiers for too long...too long every day and too many years. Actually, the teeth look good, white and healthy. They're just there...ALWAYS THERE!! And he's always smiling. Those lips? BioDaddy Dearest? Well...StepDad doesn't have lips.