Except Chelsea (and Cole)

[CaliforniaLove]

On 11/5/2018 at 2:23 PM, Darknight said:

Those kids at her school certainly talk. Cole is great, but Adam is her dad and the whole town knows it.

Aubree has been on the show her entire life, so it's probably a somewhat "normal" thing for the same kids she's been in school with since she started...and I think anybody with two eyes & two ears knows Cole is Aubree's father. 

[ghoulina]

I love Cole's answers. He seems like such a fun dad. I'm laughing at one of his favorite parts of being a father is the kids' snacks! 

[GleamingMist]

My husband would say the same thing about kid snacks haha.  I married a man much like Cole so I have a total soft spot for him.

Adam is a sperm donor.  Cole is her father.

[druzy]

[Zuleikha]

Chelsea has to be aware, deep down, that her lifestyle is dependent on another person (Randy or Cole, or even MTV), and though she may intellectually know she has a certificate and wouldn't be starting at level zero if something happened to them, it might be hard to believe, if that makes sense.

Her lifestyle is only dependent on MTV in the sense that all of our lifestyles are dependent on our employers. She's a reality TV star. It's a weird job, but it's hers and she makes a lot of money doing it. I'm sure she's brought more money into the household than Cole has.

At this point, I don't even know if we can say the women have no careers. They've been doing this for long enough that I think it counts as a career. Sure, it will eventually come to an end. I think some of them will struggle to transition once this is all over. I don't think Chelsea will. She seems frugal enough and they're in a low enough cost of living that she, Cole, and the kids will be benefiting from her income for years. 

[monicageller]

[ghoulina]

Fun! I love that Cole isn't the type of dad to let stereotypical gender roles dictate what kind of activities he does with his children. 

[Scarlett45]

6 hours ago, ghoulina said:

Fun! I love that Cole isn't the type of dad to let stereotypical gender roles dictate what kind of activities he does with his children. 

I liked archery when I was that age. 

 

Such fun. 

[druzy]

[FairyDusted]

Ok why does Laine's shirt say ASSY?! An unfortunate fold?

[LBS]

I think it's "Sassy from head to toe" but I do love the unfortunate fold! 

[NannyBails]

Classy?  Klassy?   Gassy?  

[druzy]

[druzy]

I think she looks like Cole.

Edited November 29, 2018 by druzy

[MaddyMaeboxerbabe]

She looks like a happy baby.  My daughter had the same wonky hairline at 3 months.   

[druzy]

[teapot]

10 minutes ago, druzy said:

dear lord, the DeBoers are strange.  KEEPING THEIR KIDS AT HOME ALL DAY and not sending  them to daycare so that they can proceed to sit on their asses/drink beer/fold t-shirts/get high/torture everyone on social media?  

[TexasGal]

Love his little wiggle dance!

[Christina87]

23 hours ago, teapot said:

dear lord, the DeBoers are strange.  KEEPING THEIR KIDS AT HOME ALL DAY and not sending  them to daycare so that they can proceed to sit on their asses/drink beer/fold t-shirts/get high/torture everyone on social media?  

Hahahaha nicely done! At first I didn't see where you were going with it...but yeahhhh, remember that time Jenelle claimed she was a SAHM? Hahahaha what a joke. That implies you're taking care of the kids! At least their house is clean, but david seems to do it (as he should, since he doesn't have a job either). I can't wait for the show to end, and for reality to hit the Easons in the face!!!!

[FairyDusted]

On 11/29/2018 at 12:27 PM, druzy said:

I can hear her yelling at these girls as she sips from her boxed wine. Love Maggie. Must be a really old photo. 

[monicageller]

[druzy]

[Scarlett45]

2 hours ago, druzy said:

That’s actually really funny. Although one can rightly criticize Chelsea for putting her kids on public social media, but I do give her credit for never posting photos of her children vomiting, sweating from fever etc. Like some “moms” on this show we all know and don’t love. 

[Christina87]

4 hours ago, Scarlett45 said:

That’s actually really funny. Although one can rightly criticize Chelsea for putting her kids on public social media, but I do give her credit for never posting photos of her children vomiting, sweating from fever etc. Like some “moms” on this show we all know and don’t love. 

Also, at least she acknowledges that sicknesses are a fact of life, instead of pointing the finger at the sick kid like Jenelle always does!

[Scarlett45]

1 hour ago, Christina87 said:

Also, at least she acknowledges that sicknesses are a fact of life, instead of pointing the finger at the sick kid like Jenelle always does!

I know! Dealing with bodily fluids isn’t fun but every living being gets sick, uses the bathroom, bleeds when injured etc. I will never understand being ANGRY with a child (or an animal even) for being a living being with bodily fluids. 

[ghoulina]

That post is hilarious! It reminds me of my oldest younger sister - who can't handle vomit at all. She will start vomiting herself. So her husband has to handle all of that stuff. I have a stomach of steel (unless I'm pregnant or sick as well), so I've volunteered to come do puke duty when her husband has to work out of town. Chelsea and crew are so relatable. Their real parents - loving, but fallible. 

[politichick]

On 11/12/2018 at 2:29 AM, Zuleikha said:

Her lifestyle is only dependent on MTV in the sense that all of our lifestyles are dependent on our employers. She's a reality TV star. It's a weird job, but it's hers and she makes a lot of money doing it. I'm sure she's brought more money into the household than Cole has.

At this point, I don't even know if we can say the women have no careers. They've been doing this for long enough that I think it counts as a career. Sure, it will eventually come to an end. I think some of them will struggle to transition once this is all over. I don't think Chelsea will. She seems frugal enough and they're in a low enough cost of living that she, Cole, and the kids will be benefiting from her income for years. 

I agree. She doesn't go on a million vacations a year. She's bought just one house. Always had a roommate, which helped with expenses. She doesn't carry/wear designer duds. And I am confident that Randylicious made sure plenty was socked away/and or invested wisely.

[MyPeopleAreNordic]

Chelsea also hasn't had a huge entourage traveling and living the high life with her (not that she travels as often as girls like Kail or Jenelle anyway).  She isn't supporting an entourage like Kail's friends who were always at her house and traveling with her (and now Chris and his friends are the ones doing this). I always got the impression Chelsea's roommates (Megan, Chelsey Grace) worked and contributed to rent & expenses.  They weren't just hangers-on enjoying the MTV co-star money and perks.  They also actually seemed to be true friends to Chelsea who were/would be her friends with or without the show.

Once Adam was gone, she also didn't move multiple soulmates into her house (or get a new place with every new soulmate) who were either unemployed or immediately quit their jobs after moving in (see: Jennelle and all her soulmates, Kail & Chris, etc).  The only guy to have moved in is Cole and to his credit, he never quit his real job to sit on Chelsea's couch and collect MTV checks as his only source of income.

Chelsea may have made some mistakes initially (these mistakes can mostly be summed up as "Adam"), but she really has shown the best, consistent decision making of all the girls on the show since she got over Adam.  She's really one of the best examples of "normal folk" on reality TV and her kids will probably have the most (relatively) normal childhoods of any of the TM/TM2 kids (or any kids on reality TV).   They may not have complete privacy and didn't have a choice about being on TV, but she otherwise has been able to give them a stable, "normal" home without tons of opportunistic "friends"/"soulmates"coming in and out of their lives and siphoning off their mom's TM money. 

I imagine Chelsea's life is also infinitely less stressful than Jenelle's and Kail's (and maybe Leah's, when Jeremy is home) when it comes to custody exchanges/holidays and making sure all her kids can be together.  She makes it a point for Aubree and Paislee to spend time together and (I think) Aubree still sees Adam's parents, but that's much easier logistically than figuring out how to get two or more kids to two different custody exchanges and trying to  figure out how the new soulmate will also see his other kids. (All the logistics of kids' schedules and custody exchanges of the multiple kids that Jenelle and Kail have to navigate with multiple people gets me exhausted just thinking about them. I'm sure Kail and Jenelle also get exhausted and angry because of the stress of it, too.) 

Keep making good decisions, Chelsea.  At the start of this series, I thought she was the most immature.  Now, I think she may be the only one of the four who can actually "adult." Yes, she's had a lot of help and support (and Randy), but she's also chosen well post-Adam. Good for you and your adorable, buffalo print covered family, Chelsea!

P.S. Dear MTV, I'm still waiting on "Being Pete the Pig." And Chelsea, please include Pete in the DeBoer family Christmas photo this year. I'm sure someone on Etsy makes buffalo print pig clothes or modified Carhartt pig hats - y'all can all match! 

Edited December 6, 2018 by MyPeopleAreNordic

[druzy]

[druzy]

[FairyDusted]

Fuck .......my long removed ovaries just exploded.

[badhaggis]

Layne looks so much like Cole! Seriously Chelsea said she wanted Coley babies but wow this is ridiculous!!

Edited December 9, 2018 by badhaggis
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[EmeraldGirl]

I was a stay at home mom. That was the agreement. Who cares who works or pays the bills? I’m old fashioned in that I like a parent home to raise the kids. It just happened to be me. 

[druzy]

[DudeLeaveMeAlone]

10 minutes ago, druzy said:

Watson reminds me so much of Aubree in this picture.

[Christina87]

Is that a bad filter, cherry-flavored candy, or are his lips really that red? I see Chelsea in him because he looks like he's wearing over the top makeup, lol! He is cute, though; just had really red lips here!

[druzy]

[druzy]

[monicageller]

[Scarlett45]

12 hours ago, monicageller said:

Amelia Earhart- what a good choice. 

[politichick]

On 12/19/2018 at 1:59 PM, druzy said:

He is so cute. Looking less Randylicious, too.

[GleamingMist]

I want to eat him with a spoon!!  1-3 is my favourite age for kids!  So adorable.

[galaxychaser]

Layne is a Cole mini me. 

[druzy]

[AmyFarrahFowler]

• In my daughter's childhood there was no way I had time to do full make-up with eyelashes on Christmas morning. This is the one thing I don't like about Chelsea as grown up as she seems to be she sill has that superficial side.

[ghoulina]

I absolutely love makeup. It's fun for me. And it's "me time". I hole up in the bathroom, listen to my favorite podcast, and play with my makeup. I don't see what the big deal is, if it's something she enjoys. Granted, I did mine AFTER present opening, but I still did my makeup on Christmas day. I do it every day. I'm a SAHM. I could live in sweats and a messy bun every day if I wanted to, but I like to look nice even when never leaving the house. I just feel better, mentally, if I do. Maybe Chelsea is the same. 

[Scarlett45]

2 hours ago, AmyFarrahFowler said:

• In my daughter's childhood there was no way I had time to do full make-up with eyelashes on Christmas morning. This is the one thing I don't like about Chelsea as grown up as she seems to be she sill has that superficial side.

I’m not upset at Chelsea for this. Most likely she woke up extra early with Cole to get dressed and arrange presents before the kids woke up. I understand wanting to look nice in the family photos. 

2 hours ago, ghoulina said:

I absolutely love makeup. It's fun for me. And it's "me time". I hole up in the bathroom, listen to my favorite podcast, and play with my makeup. I don't see what the big deal is, if it's something she enjoys. Granted, I did mine AFTER present opening, but I still did my makeup on Christmas day. I do it every day. I'm a SAHM. I could live in sweats and a messy bun every day if I wanted to, but I like to look nice even when never leaving the house. I just feel better, mentally, if I do. Maybe Chelsea is the same. 

Yeah if it makes you feel good why not?

[Mkay]

2 hours ago, ghoulina said:

I absolutely love makeup. It's fun for me. And it's "me time". I hole up in the bathroom, listen to my favorite podcast, and play with my makeup. I don't see what the big deal is, if it's something she enjoys. Granted, I did mine AFTER present opening, but I still did my makeup on Christmas day. I do it every day. I'm a SAHM. I could live in sweats and a messy bun every day if I wanted to, but I like to look nice even when never leaving the house. I just feel better, mentally, if I do. Maybe Chelsea is the same. 

At least his man didn’t praise her while she sat spread eagle on a pier like David did Jenelle.  This picture is ten times better.  I didn’t notice the makeup. Just a happy family. 

I hope this didn’t sound like I’m disagreeing with you because I’m not.  I’m not really good and writing what I’m trying to say. 🙃

[DangerousMinds]

20 minutes ago, Scarlett45 said:

I’m not upset at Chelsea for this. Most likely she woke up extra early with Cole to get dressed and arrange presents before the kids woke up. I understand wanting to look nice in the family photos. 

Yeah if it makes you feel good why not?

I think doing it AFTER the present opening is the big difference.

[Scarlett45]

14 minutes ago, DangerousMinds said:

I think doing it AFTER the present opening is the big difference.

I don’t follow- sorry. Did she get done up before or after?

I am not a mom but I assume it would be easier to get up early, arrange gifts, do hair/makeup and then when kids wake up to open gifts you are picture ready....