Janelle Brown: Smarter Than Your Average Brown (Maybe)

[Joan of Argh]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

Ohhhh Janelle don’t ever change!!… “some sort of chicken soup” 😂

reminds of that old movie “Meatballs” about kids away at camp… here’s a quote from movie

Edited January 30, 2022 by Joan of Argh
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[deirdra]

5 hours ago, Joan of Argh said:

She already has a dog… his name is Kody  

A Puli? Nope - they have more hair!

 

[NoWhammies]

13 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Baby, you've got a stew going!

 

Edited January 30, 2022 by NoWhammies

[Fosca]

10 hours ago, deirdra said:

A Puli? Nope - they have more hair!

 

[TurtlePower]

22 hours ago, ginger90 said:

This is a great idea—the problem I have with this (and many of Janelle’s posts) is the apologetic lack of confidence she conveys.

And shouldn’t a seasoned health coach have fewer “battles” when it comes to take out? 

[Scarlett45]

Responding to @bichonblitz from the recent episode thread. 

 

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I still have hope that Janelle will leave the coven. She left a long time ago for 2 whole years then came back. I think it was before Christine. I didn't know that until recently. There is a lot we don't know about The Browns. 

Janelle never left the relationship with Kody, she just couldn't stand living with Meri. Christine came into the family when Janelle was pregnant with Logan, and when Janelle moved out, Christine would still take care of her kids when she was at work. Janelle was willing to all live together again when they bought the Utah house (using Janelle's funds as down payment, I think an inheritance)  with the separate wings. 

I agree with those that think Janelle will be the last wife standing. She expects the least from Kody, and doesn't mind seeing him every now and again. Likely she will spend most of her time with Christine and their kids, and see Kody occasionally when he gets sick of being around Robin.

[ginger90]

[TurtlePower]

31 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Looks like she did a good job on her move goal—even though it’s only 270 as a goal, she surpassed that and then some. Hope she can keep this up as a regular part of her “routine”. 

[MaddyMaeboxerbabe]

I didn’t know the move ring went that low!  I am 10+ years older than Janelle and had a stroke 3 years ago and I started  mine at 800 and I have increase it to 1100.  I am happy she is moving but a little surprised her goal is so low?    

[Grifter Lives]

How can her stand progress be so low?  It looks like she's exercising and moving only during her workout.  Also, she's obviously smiling under the smiley face in the "Turn the frown upside down," post-workout pitcher (where she is seated).  And, she needed to use the em-dash to avoid a misinterpretation of a minus sign, given it follows an equal sign.

[ginger90]

[MaddyMaeboxerbabe]

Well no way they were from her “Husband”

Very sweet of Gabe!   ❤️

[iwantcookies]

Kody would pin one of his ringlets to the note 😂

[Rabbit Hutch]

1 hour ago, iwantcookies said:

Kody would pin one of his ringlets to the note 😂

Kootie would have sent the flowers to himself.  🙄

[deirdra]

2 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

Kody would pin one of his ringlets to the note 😂

She or one of her boys would have to rip one of them off first.

[mythoughtis]

4 hours ago, ginger90 said:

I bet Gabe saw the new preview clip where Kody admits he is not in love with Janelle.  

[deirdra]

42 minutes ago, mythoughtis said:

I bet Gabe saw the new preview clip where Kody admits he is not in love with Janelle.  

Sad, but probably true.

[Elizzikra]

What a sweet thing for a son to do for his mom!

[TurtlePower]

11 hours ago, mythoughtis said:

I bet Gabe saw the new preview clip where Kody admits he is not in love with Janelle.  

So, with Christine gone and Kody admitting he’s in love with neither Meri nor Janelle, that leaves RoboChin (and her fake tears that the other wives don’t have full functioning relationships with Kody). 

Meri, whether she’ll admit it or not, must be regretting bringing Robyn into the family. Robyn has destroyed it and has her “winner winner Ramen dinner” prize. 

Edited February 4, 2022 by TurtlePower
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[Kellyee]

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I bet Gabe saw the new preview clip where Kody admits he is not in love with Janelle.  

Wouldn't the humiliation of knowing the whole world heard your husband say he's not in love with you make you leave, even if nothing else did?? I've lived alone for a long time, so maybe the prospect just doesn't scare me, but Janelle has pretty much been a single mother as well. I'm betting her sons do 99% of the home maintenance that isn't covered by the landlord. Kody shows up once in a blue moon and helps for 20 minutes. I just don't understand why it's worth for her to pretend there's a marriage.

 

 

 

[monagatuna]

50 minutes ago, Kellyee said:

Kody shows up once in a blue moon and helps for 20 minutes when the cameras are rolling. 

 

 

 

FIFY

[LilyD]

On 1/30/2022 at 2:53 AM, Gramto6 said:

Gotta say, it looks better than most of the "creations" she posts. Knife skills need a little work, but all in all not bad.

So true, my grandparents were Indonesian and they taught me that leftovers could be used for all kinds of delicious meals. Few people realise that one of the most famous Indonesian dishes "Nasi Goreng" (fried rice) is technically nothing more than frying the leftover rice, bits of meat and vegetables in something like sambal. And my grand mother would cook brilliant "Soto" (soup) from leftovers too.

 

[HighlandWarriorGrl]

14 hours ago, deirdra said:

She or one of her boys would have to rip one of them off first.

Oh please, please, please let me do it . . . Pretty please 🙏🏻 let me do it ✋

[ginger90]

Looks like broccoli to these old eyes, but let’s go with cauliflower, unwashed cauliflower. 
Is there Plexus for dogs? Digestive issues in 3, 2, 1…..

 

 

Edited February 4, 2022 by ginger90

[iwantcookies]

Well at least someone actually eats fresh vegetables  in that household!

Edited February 4, 2022 by iwantcookies

[xwordfanatik]

Besides canned cabbage!  🤮

[sharkerbaby]

Actually looks like broccoflower to me color of broccoli but the consistency (must be a better word than that) of cauliflower 

[NoWhammies]

5 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Looks like broccoli to these old eyes, but let’s go with cauliflower, unwashed cauliflower. 
Is there Plexus for dogs? Digestive issues in 3, 2, 1…..

 

 

Actually, it looks like romanesco. I'm pretty sure Janelle would have no clue what that was. 

[deirdra]

Romanesco goes by various names, including Romanesco broccoli, fractal broccoli, or Roman cauliflower, though it's considered to be a hybrid between cauliflower and broccoli. 

[Scarlett45]

21 hours ago, Kellyee said:

Wouldn't the humiliation of knowing the whole world heard your husband say he's not in love with you make you leave, even if nothing else did?? I've lived alone for a long time, so maybe the prospect just doesn't scare me, but Janelle has pretty much been a single mother as well. I'm betting her sons do 99% of the home maintenance that isn't covered by the landlord. Kody shows up once in a blue moon and helps for 20 minutes. I just don't understand why it's worth for her to pretend there's a marriage.

 

 

 

I don’t think Janelle is in love with Kody either. Of all the wives I think his “affection level” for her is about equal as hers is to him. 
 

I do think she disagrees with him on certain things, but Janelle does with Janelle wants. I think she LIKES their relationship as it is, I don’t think he’s ever put her through the emotional distress he put Meri or Christine through. 

[sharkerbaby]

9 hours ago, deirdra said:

Romanesco goes by various names, including Romanesco broccoli, fractal broccoli, or Roman cauliflower, though it's considered to be a hybrid between cauliflower and broccoli. 

ahh, we just call it broccoflower like I mentioned above.  Didn't know it had an official name and I certainly didn't know the others you listed.  But when I looked it up, they are one and the same

Edited February 5, 2022 by sharkerbaby

[xwordfanatik]

4 hours ago, Scarlett45 said:

I don’t think Janelle is in love with Kody either. Of all the wives I think his “affection level” for her is about equal as hers is to him. 
 

I do think she disagrees with him on certain things, but Janelle does with Janelle wants. I think she LIKES their relationship as it is, I don’t think he’s ever put her through the emotional distress he put Meri or Christine through. 

She just rolls with what Kootie wants, almost always.  She's rarely demanding, and goes along to get along.  It's good that she FINALLY said no to kicking her sons out.  

[Kellyee]

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She just rolls with what Kootie wants, almost always.  She's rarely demanding, and goes along to get along.  It's good that she FINALLY said no to kicking her sons out. 

I think Janelle takes advantage of Kody's unwillingness to completely walk away. He helped with the RV sometimes over the summer, and he does a little yard work. I think it's enough for her. In return, she does and goes where she wants.

I don't think Kody wants anything more from Janelle either. 

 

 

[TurtlePower]

11 minutes ago, Kellyee said:

I think Janelle takes advantage of Kody's unwillingness to completely walk away. He helped with the RV sometimes over the summer, and he does a little yard work. I think it's enough for her. In return, she does and goes where she wants.

I don't think Kody wants anything more from Janelle either. 

 

 

This. For now anyways—everyone has a breaking point. 

[Elodia]

On 2/5/2022 at 7:02 PM, xwordfanatik said:

 It's good that she FINALLY said no to kicking her sons out.  

But moving into a trailer with limited space DID come in very handy🤔😏

Edited February 6, 2022 by Elodia

[notnowimbusy]

Janelle doesn't seem to have a great deal of motivation to do anything other than stay.  Leaving would require planning, dealing with financial arrangements, etc.   Right now she can just hang out at home, go out if she wants, and have very little interaction with Kody  - which seems to suit her fine.   Except for Christine, she clearly doesn't want to put the effort into having day to day friendship/interaction with Robyn or Meri.    When Robyn suggested they "work" on their relationship, Janelle looked like she would rather have a root canal.    Kody will care less what she does - as long as it doesn't involve putting even the least demand on him.     Christine left because she wanted a better/different life.  Janelle is perfectly happy with life as it is - without any of the latest drama.

[SongbirdHollow]

So do we think Janelle is aro?

What does aromantic mean?

People who are aromantic, also known as “aro,” don’t develop romantic attractions for other people. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have feelings. Aromantic people do form strong bonds and have loving relationships that have nothing to do with romance.

[Adiba]

21 minutes ago, SongbirdHollow said:

So do we think Janelle is aro?

What does aromantic mean?

People who are aromantic, also known as “aro,” don’t develop romantic attractions for other people. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have feelings. Aromantic people do form strong bonds and have loving relationships that have nothing to do with romance.

I misread this at first as “aromatic”, 😅

[iwantcookies]

3 minutes ago, Adiba said:

I misread this at first as “aromatic”, 😅

She sure is lol! I can imagine how great she smells after consuming canned cabbage and plexus! 
 

[ginger90]

7 minutes ago, Adiba said:

I misread this at first as “aromatic”, 😅

So did I. 😁

[Gramto6]

3 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

So did I. 😁

Me too!

[WhatAmIWatching]

36 minutes ago, SongbirdHollow said:

So do we think Janelle is aro?

What does aromantic mean?

People who are aromantic, also known as “aro,” don’t develop romantic attractions for other people. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have feelings. Aromantic people do form strong bonds and have loving relationships that have nothing to do with romance.

I also read it as aromatic at first lol!

As for Janelle, IMO I think she got used to not getting any from Kody and just accepted it.

She has always seemed somewhat depressed to me (lack of energy or motivation for anything, and every day life seeming to be so difficult for her) which can also kill the libido. Depending on health issues and meds, that can kill desire too, as well as stress.

 (Besides, I'd bet money that Kody is a two-pump-chump so she probably wasn't getting her socks rocked anyway.) 

[xwordfanatik]

I don't think that a narcissist such as Kootie cares about whether the wife in question is getting her sexual needs met, or not.

Janelle seems to think Kootie is hot, or so she has indicated.  Kootie is the one who seemed to be, eh...she's giving me stars in my crown, or some such fantasy of the next life, so, that's her value to me.

Sad how little Kootie cares so little about those eventual? points in heaven, here on earth.

[Scarlett45]

3 hours ago, SongbirdHollow said:

So do we think Janelle is aro?

What does aromantic mean?

People who are aromantic, also known as “aro,” don’t develop romantic attractions for other people. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have feelings. Aromantic people do form strong bonds and have loving relationships that have nothing to do with romance.

I’ve said for a while that I think Janelle is aromantic or perhaps grey, while being heterosexual. 
 

I think I’m grey-romantic (or somewhere on that spectrum) and while I wouldn’t choose plural marriage, if I did, I would want Janelle’s “position” the most out of all of the wives. (But no I wouldn’t want Kody as a husband in this plural marriage). 

1 hour ago, xwordfanatik said:

Janelle seems to think Kootie is hot, or so she has indicated.  Kootie is the one who seemed to be, eh...she's giving me stars in my crown, or some such fantasy of the next life, so, that's her value to me.

That’s cause Janelle is heterosexual and sexually attracted to Kody (or she was), but I don’t think she was ever “in love” with him- because she’s on aromantic spectrum and romantic love isn’t really her jam. 
 

 I think she liked him, and enjoyed partnered sex with him but was never in love with him which is why she didn’t get super jealous like Christine or Meri would. 

 

I could be 100% projecting though. 

[LilyD]

On 2/5/2022 at 7:02 PM, xwordfanatik said:

She just rolls with what Kootie wants, almost always.  She's rarely demanding, and goes along to get along.

This! She knows that "resistance is futile" with Kody Brown Borg.  So she probably saves herself the energy of even trying. So, she just rolls her eyes, thinks whatever dude.... and continues to do whatever she was doing or wanted to do. 

Edited February 8, 2022 by LilyD

[ginger90]

[TurtlePower]

8 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

 I am going to try this. I can’t have regular cookie dough (celiac) and the gluten feee versions are even more unhealthy. I already love chickpeas so, this is one of Janelle’s posts that has my attention! 

[laurakaye]

Wouldn't this essentially be hummus with chocolate chips?

And why would it be "saving" her today?  Isn't that what Plexus is for?  I thought her sugar cravings were a distant memory now.  Make up your mind, Janelle.  And enjoy the real cookie dough you'll surely be consuming later tonight.

[monagatuna]

4 hours ago, laurakaye said:

Wouldn't this essentially be hummus with chocolate chips?

And why would it be "saving" her today?  Isn't that what Plexus is for?  I thought her sugar cravings were a distant memory now.  Make up your mind, Janelle.  And enjoy the real cookie dough you'll surely be consuming later tonight.

Maybe without the garlic!

[Elizzikra]

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Wouldn't this essentially be hummus with chocolate chips?

There is chocolate hummus and it's delicious. This looks like basically the same thing only chocolate hummus has the chocolate blended in rather than chips.