Meri Brown and her Wet Bar of Tears

[Kohola3]

What visitors?  Quit punking us, you big fat fibber.

[suomi]

Let's pour sugar on top of sugar that contains sugar. Yum!

[iwantcookies]

That’s why they are all obese. 

[deirdra]

Lovely nail polish you've got there, Meri.  It looks like it was applied a week or so ago (1 mm of grow-out) in a boring shade of brown that happens to match the stripes on your shirt today.

[Rabbit Hutch]

I wonder if those white lights strung up on the far right side of the house are from the consolation, er, commitment party that Kootie had such a hard time stringing Up?  Looks like them...

Edited December 10, 2020 by Rabbit Hutch

[DakotaJustice]

3 hours ago, suomi said:

Let's pour sugar on top of sugar that contains sugar. Yum!

Gag. Dessert for breakfast?

[riverblue22]

That looks so gross!

[Gramto6]

20 minutes ago, riverblue22 said:

That looks so gross!

It really does!

[crazycatlady58]

9 hours ago, DakotaJustice said:

Gag. Dessert for breakfast?

Well I have had pie for breakfast a few times in my life.

[DakotaJustice]

2 hours ago, crazycatlady58 said:

Well I have had pie for breakfast a few times in my life.

I don't think pie is as big a sugar bomb as this concoction!

[laurakaye]

I'm sure the Parowan Prophet and his minions across the street from Lizzie's appreciate all the pretty lights.

[Kellyee]

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Grateful because I sold my soul to the devil to be on a reality show and there are some sad, lonely people out there who undoubtedly have a low sense of self worth who will do anything to brush up against any amount of fame. They will buy anything I sell!

Meri is grateful for the huge financial benefit she gets from the fame of being on a show she complains about and tries to claim isn't real. From the time I had access to her LulaRoe lives before she banned me for "snarkiness", I saw some real leg humpers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[xwordfanatik]

43 minutes ago, Kellyee said:

Meri is grateful for the huge financial benefit she gets from the fame of being on a show she complains about and tries to claim isn't real. From the time I had access to her LulaRoe lives before she banned me for "snarkiness", I saw some real leg humpers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ha!  It would be fun to read the leghumper comments.  I'd probably end up banned, too.  Miserable Meri sure seems to be exploiting her 'fan base.'  

[deirdra]

7 hours ago, CocoPuffs said:

Grateful because everyone wants to be my friend and everyone says how great I am.

Yet only she knows how many truthful posts from non-friends she has deleted and blocked.  And how many notches of the face-filtering app are needed to become the realmeribrown.  

Edited December 10, 2020 by deirdra

[Teafortwo]

15 hours ago, Gramto6 said:

It really does!

My first thought was about the red dye in those cherries -- and cherry gloop (or really any fruit gloop) is disgusting! I don't mind a waffle with maple syrup every now and then (usually when I'm in one of those hotels with a waffle maker and batter at the comped breakfast), but chocolate syrup, no way.

[ginger90]

[DakotaJustice]

1 minute ago, ginger90 said:

yes, her mind is a big, empty space.

[Grifter Lives]

1 hour ago, DakotaJustice said:

yes, her mind is a big, empty space.

You forget: She has "fillings."  They're rill.

[TurtlePower]

11 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Of course she will protect it, she's got her walls. Meri would be *that employee* (there's always one!) who would not accept even constructive criticism or advice without falling to pieces or feeling "attacked". 

 

[Sandy W]

1 hour ago, TurtlePower said:

Of course she will protect it, she's got her walls. Meri would be *that employee* (there's always one!) who would not accept even constructive criticism or advice without falling to pieces or feeling "attacked". 

 

It's interesting to note that the most neurotic wives are the 3 that were raised in polygamous homes.  Meri is defensive and prickly about any perceived criticism, Christine puts on a hap, hap, happy face and hopes that acting the buffoon will gain her points, Robyn is manipulative and conniving to achieve her goals.

That's not to say that those raised in smaller families are all well-adjusted, but the combination of hordes of full and half siblings combined with mothers clamoring for time and attention from an imperial husband/father are bound to have a negative effect.  I wonder how they can claim "it just makes each of us better" (bitter)

[laurakaye]

23 minutes ago, Sandy W said:

It's interesting to note that the most neurotic wives are the 3 that were raised in polygamous homes.  Meri is defensive and prickly about any perceived criticism, Christine puts on a hap, hap, happy face and hopes that acting the buffoon will gain her points, Robyn is manipulative and conniving to achieve her goals.

That's not to say that those raised in smaller families are all well-adjusted, but the combination of hordes of full and half siblings combined with mothers clamoring for time and attention from an imperial husband/father are bound to have a negative effect.  I wonder how they can claim "it just makes each of us better" (bitter)

I've been waiting 14 seasons for them to finally explain to us how it makes each of them better.  I've seen how it makes each of them angrier, and heavier, and meaner, and cattier....still waiting on "better." 

 

[Sandy W]

5 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

I've been waiting 14 seasons for them to finally explain to us how it makes each of them better.  I've seen how it makes each of them angrier, and heavier, and meaner, and cattier....still waiting on "better." 

 

It seems to me a huge price to pay while living their lives on this plane.  Their faith must be very strong to believe that all of this anxiety and torment they experience now will disappear when/if King Kody calls them through the veil and they all live happily ever after on his celestial planet.

[ginger90]

 

I had to look:

What’s so special about them? Find out here:

 

https://lizziesheritageinn.com/collections/shop/products/custom-grid

Edited December 11, 2020 by ginger90

[Sandy W]

$55. for those crystal grids.  FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS!!!

Any 12 year old with access to a computer and printer could run off those backgrounds, a trip to the dollar store for a shadow box frame and a rock or bead shop for the stones ($2.00 max), a dab of glue...and away they go...a profit of around $50.00.  They could easily finance a college education with the profits, even Westminster College if they chose to do so.

Edit to add: - What's with this "To end our 150th year right".  There have been a few intervening owners over the 150 years Meri.

Edited December 11, 2020 by Sandy W

[MargeGunderson]

Has it been an inn for the entire time?

[Kohola3]

3 minutes ago, MargeGunderson said:

Has it been an inn for the entire time?

Nope.  It was the home of some distance relative.  I don't think it turned into one until the previous owner who couldn't make a living with it so found a sucker in Meri.

[Sandy W]

1 minute ago, MargeGunderson said:

Has it been an inn for the entire time?

It was a family home when Meri's family originally owned it.  Meri had mistakenly thought those ancestors were polygamists, turned out they weren't, but Meri concocted in her head visions of her poly family slipping in and out of the main floor bedroom via the porch door in that room.

I don't think it was an Inn/B&B until the owner immediately preceding Meri bought it, (and she seemed highly pleased to unload it).  

[MargeGunderson]

So they aren’t celebrating 150 years of the business, just the house. That’s stupid.

[xwordfanatik]

Meri's so full of shit.  Who would spend that kind of $ except the most fervent sycophant?  I'm not a master crafter by any means, but like Sandy said, the 'ingredients' for that crystal grid are peanuts compared to the price.

No sale.  

[DakotaJustice]

looks like a Spirograph with a bunch of pebbles glued to it.

[crazycatlady58]

The only way I would buy the grid thingie is if it were a fundraiser for adults with special needs and they had made it.

[Kohola3]

1 hour ago, crazycatlady58 said:

adults with special needs

Good grief, don't give Sludge and Pudge any ideas.  They already claim to need ESA's, next thing you know Mama Drudge will be shilling her rags to raise funds for some sort of whackadoodle treatments for their rare psych conditions.

[riverblue22]

I always read "grift" instead of "gift" when it comes to the Browns. It's just automatic.

I took at look at the Meri's product list.  Aside from the food items, the rest looks like the type of thing that comes from Cafepress or China.  Wouldn't it be more interesting to sell nice handicrafts from Mormon crafters?  I'm thinking of the bags that Annie makes versus the cheap bag Meri is offering. From Etsy I have come to realize there are lots of talented people out there.

 

Edited December 12, 2020 by riverblue22

[deirdra]

I made much more intricate designs with my older sister's Original Spirograph in the 1960s when I was 10.

[Sandy W]

22 minutes ago, deirdra said:

I made much more intricate designs with my older sister's Original Spirograph in the 1960s when I was 10.

Deirdra, it's even worse than I first thought.  There's a handy dandy $ conversion chart on Sarah's Corner and the Rice Crispie Treats are $50.97 CA for 4 and the Spirograph Crystal 'pitchers' convert to $70.08 CA.  I'll put them on my wish list 🤑, maybe several family members could pool resources to make my dreams come true'🤣

[xwordfanatik]

And just think, if you buy some of her stuff, Meri won't block you!  You'll be BFF's; that is, until you say something the least bit critical of anything she does, or heavens!  Snark!

[suomi]

A lack of autonomy factors in as well. There's a lot of talk and teaching about looking within. But females get stroked for consulting males in authority, which is nearly every adult male in their orbit. Even teen boys wield authority because they receive the priesthood when they are 14.

My nephew's wife runs to her bishop for everything. If he's not available she prays until he is. You would never guess this if you met her because she comes off as assertive and knowledgable.

One example, the school called her to talk about bullying. I didn't say so but figured her 4th grade middle son was being bullied. No, HE was bullying someone. I said what did you do (we were on the phone) and I lip synched her response: "I went to see the bishop." He was busy so she waited until he had time for her. 

Not her husband or her parents or her siblings who have a ton of kids or the internet... nope, the bishop. And she didn't talk to her son until the bish counseled her.

[VedaPierce]

On 11/28/2020 at 11:09 PM, Sandy W said:

She also needs a visit with an Orthodontist.  When she's is on the show, she is not speaking in such an animated manner as she was on the 'Live From Parowan' today and I noticed her bottom teeth are all wonky and need braces. 

It's not that she can't afford dental care, she spends more than she would need to have them attended to on her frequent trips to Disney and the excessive rent she pays to maintain a house in Flagstaff that she hasn't really lived in since the Pandemic happened.  That's pretty expensive storage for her LLR inventory, she could rent a warehouse in Parowan, store her inventory and conduct her "lives" from there. 

It seems apparent that she has distanced herself from the family unit but may continue the pretense to wring every last drop possible from the show.

She rilly should invest in some dental work. Yes it’s expensive and probably isn’t that big a dill in the boring, every-day world, but she has a pretty-good social presence and is heavily in sales and rilly should try to put her best effort into her appearance. Real Estate agents put more effort into looking their best and they don’t have thousands of followers. Also the eye-liner and dry hair was distracting me as well. Other than that she seems rilly happy in the video, and seems to love her friends. Must burn Robyn’s ass. 

[VedaPierce]

On 11/30/2020 at 12:56 AM, suomi said:

Parowan is a lotta nothin'. One northbound and one southbound exit off I-15. The Subway is across the freeway at the TA station; in town there's a Taco Bell, a Dairy Freeze, a pizza joint, a hamburger joint, one Chinese place, one Mexican place, a hole-in-the-wall family restaurant, a cafe, a bakery in the Chevron station and a coffee house/bakery (I think that's where the cinnamon rolls come in).

A couple of one-star motels, one dollar store, one convenience store, one gas station, one auto parts store, one bank. Two auto repair shops, one barber shop, two salons (one with tanning), a no-name drug store, a True Value hardware store. One veterinary office, a post office, a library, a cemetery, an outdoor city swimming pool with 6 lanes.

One K-6 elementary school and one 7-12 high school, each with about 350 students. No traffic lights. but the airport has a 3-star rating and three reviews, one saying "Watch out for the pot holes on approach." Roger that. 

It's 20 minutes to Brian Head and 20 minutes to Cedar City (avoid if possible, lotsa tweekers and associated crime), what you probably need is St George (one hour). And that's about it. Well, Paragonah (population 388) is just up the road a piece.

The kicker is that google maps still has Lizzie's listed as Victoria's B&B. I'm thinking Meri bought herself a pig in a poke. 

 

Gotta say, that to me, sounds like heaven right about now! I’m on Long Island and am probably going through something, but I’m so sick of my town, my state, I’m looking to sell my house and move. My youngest is about to start college in the fall and my husband and I have no idea where to go. All I know is I want LAND, and lots of it, lots of distance between neighbors, small-town feeling, peace. Been watching Real Housewives of Salt Lake and my son asked, “why can’t we live THERE?” Lol. The beauty of the land was stunning! Anyone else feeling like they want to escape and run into the woods?? Lol

(I’m sure with our thick Lawng Island accents we would stick out like sore thumbs in Parowan! Lol)

Edited December 13, 2020 by VedaPierce

[Kohola3]

7 minutes ago, VedaPierce said:

All I know is I want LAND, and lots of it, lots of distance between neighbors, small-town feeling, peace.

There are pros and cons to anyplace.  I'd never survive in a big city but small town living has its challenges as well.  I am 20 minutes from the nearest small town and it really comes home to roost when I need medical care (hospital has 19 beds), appliance repair (nearest big box store is more than an hour away), any medical specialist (also an hour), skilled trades (few and far between, always booked up, don't show up if they don't feel like it), or anything other than mom and pop stores and restaurants (not that chains are better).  I do miss things (or I did before Covid) like movies and stage plays, museums, and so on.  It's a trade off for sure!

Meri's problem is that Parowan is just a dud of a town.  It might be fine to live there but it has nothing to attract visitors aside from what she perceives is her "star power".

[VedaPierce]

3 minutes ago, Kohola3 said:

There are pros and cons to anyplace.  I'd never survive in a big city but small town living has its challenges as well.  I am 20 minutes from the nearest small town and it really comes home to roost when I need medical care (hospital has 19 beds), appliance repair (nearest big box store is more than an hour away), any medical specialist (also an hour), skilled trades (few and far between, always booked up, don't show up if they don't feel like it), or anything other than mom and pop stores and restaurants (not that chains are better).  I do miss things (or I did before Covid) like movies and stage plays, museums, and so on.  It's a trade off for sure!

Meri's problem is that Parowan is just a dud of a town.  It might be fine to live there but it has nothing to attract visitors aside from what she perceives is her "star power".

Didn’t think about the medical care, definitely something to consider. I’m just so very sick of it all at the moment and am craving a new environment. Been googling ‘best places to live’ and am open to everything, as long as there’s space

[Absolom]

The best advice I was given about moving in retirement was rent a furnished place month to month in the new area for at least six months before making a move.  I lasted three weeks and was done.  It seems what I really needed was a long vacation.  That might work for anyone considering a move due to COVID related issues especially a drastic change from urban to extremely rural.

[Sandy W]

Just now, VedaPierce said:

Didn’t think about the medical care, definitely something to consider. I’m just so very sick of it all at the moment and am craving a new environment. Been googling ‘best places to live’ and am open to everything, as long as there’s space

There's a compromise somewhere, after Long Island, I think you would shrivel in a place like Parowan. 

After the kids were up and out, we moved to a village of 1,800 population, we have one acre on a mill pond, the town has municipal services, (water and sewer so we don't have to contend with wells and septic tanks), there is a decent supermarket, hardware, drugstore and a doctor.  We are 20 minutes from a city of 80,000 with a good hospital, fine dining and shopping at big box stores when needed.  We are within 1-1/2 hours of a city of over 6,000,000, which we rarely venture to, but could if motivated by a concert or exhibition.  The kidlets and their families are all within an hours drive.  You may want to look for a similar situation close to where your son decides to attend college.

[VedaPierce]

5 minutes ago, Sandy W said:

There's a compromise somewhere, after Long Island, I think you would shrivel in a place like Parowan. 

After the kids were up and out, we moved to a village of 1,800 population, we have one acre on a mill pond, the town has municipal services, (water and sewer so we don't have to contend with wells and septic tanks), there is a decent supermarket, hardware, drugstore and a doctor.  We are 20 minutes from a city of 80,000 with a good hospital, fine dining and shopping at big box stores when needed.  We are within 1-1/2 hours of a city of over 6,000,000, which we rarely venture to, but could if motivated by a concert or exhibition.  The kidlets and their families are all within an hours drive.  You may want to look for a similar situation close to where your son decides to attend college.

Sounds awesome, do you mind giving out town, or surrounding towns or villages? I don’t blame you for not revealing 

One kid goes to Florida the other May be going to Missouri or Pennsylvania 

Edited December 13, 2020 by VedaPierce

[Sandy W]

Just now, VedaPierce said:

Sounds awesome, do you mind giving out town, or surrounding towns or villages? I don’t blame you for not revealing 

I don't mind giving general locations, the city of 80,000 is Peterborough, Ontario and the major city is Toronto.  Even though we are in Canada, I'm sure there would be very similar situations in the US.

[itsadryheat]

31 minutes ago, Kohola3 said:

I am 20 minutes from the nearest small town and it really comes home to roost when I need medical care (hospital has 19 beds), appliance repair (nearest big box store is more than an hour away), any medical specialist (also an hour), skilled trades

I grew up in a small town but lived all of my adult life in the city. My two dogs and I moved from a large city to a small town (30,000 pop )  in another state which I had a friend and had visited. I knew very quickly that I had made a mistake, but chose to make the best of it. First red flag was the medical. Went to a doctor to have scripts refilled, and the very young Mormon Dr. replied "No" when I told him I needed my progesterone refilled. Not let me talk to your  previous Dr. just No.  I asked why and he said it was a mood altering drug. I replied this conversation was mood altering and requested another Dr.

Agree with Kohala. Shopping was limited ( I am not a shopper, but need things) Amazon helped. Trades totally a 100% pain in the ass, Medical awful, etc. etc. I lasted a year and half and returned. My return was due to not fitting in a small town and the local culture. What I found out is that I didn't like the small town environment my first 18 years, and I still do not. I do miss driving from one end of town to the other in 10 minutes.

I believe I would have had a shot in a larger, mid sized city versus a small town.

[LilWharveyGal]

I'm with you, @VedaPierce, in really wanting to get out of the city right now. I hope it works out for you!

[VedaPierce]

24 minutes ago, Sandy W said:

I don't mind giving general locations, the city of 80,000 is Peterborough, Ontario and the major city is Toronto.  Even though we are in Canada, I'm sure there would be very similar situations in the US.

Thank you! 

8 minutes ago, LilWharveyGal said:

I'm with you, @VedaPierce, in really wanting to get out of the city right now. I hope it works out for you!

Thank you! You too! 

[laurakaye]

On 12/11/2020 at 8:39 PM, DakotaJustice said:

looks like a Spirograph with a bunch of pebbles glued to it.

Who else smells Mariah's stink all over these arts & crafts?  I think the above description is close to what it rilly is - some plastic templates and pebbles from Michael's glued on cardstock.  If Mariah is still at the B&B (which I think she is) what else does she have to do?  She makes some preschool designs, calls them "crystal grids" and presents them to Mommy, who is so stunned over Pudge's untapped gift for the creative, she encourages her to make lots more and tries to shill them on Lizzie's Downtown Plyg Parowan B&B/Haunted House website for (lolol) FIFTY-FIVE BUCKS EACH. 🤣

Incidentally, with a 15-second search for "crystal grids" on the interwebz, you can find much more beautiful and intricate grids on Etsy for about $10.  Of course they weren't born and created from the mind of one of America's greatest yoga teachers, so....yeah.

[deirdra]

A 1-second search of "crystal grids" shows lots of much prettier grids just on the results page.  Everyone else seems to have an eye for scaling the stones to the size of the grids and mixing colours that are appealing to the eye.  Meri's don't.