S07.E02 Brianne's Story LIVE CHAT

[aliya]

8 minutes ago, cmpbl said:

 Her mother is wearing socks with sandals. lol

I guess you haven't been around too many university campuses, huh? It's practically the uniform.

[honeywest]

Dr. Paradise! “Weight-loss journey”!

Edited January 10, 2019 by honeywest

[Armchair Critic]

Dr. Paradise looks tiny next to her

[Suzywriter]

Lord. Two itsy bitsy men in one show.

[DC Gal in VA]

38 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

I had 738! Do I win??

Yup! Here's a pair of hot pink, gasoline soaked sequined pasties for you!!! 😂

[Hellga]

Dr. Paradise looks like a hobbit next to her too.  She has quite a... monumental presence. 

I sometimes like putting on proper heels and strut towering over most people at 6'2" to 6'3" because it's fun, but I have about a quarter of her body surface area so it's not quite the same.

Edited January 10, 2019 by Hellga

[Ellie Godfrey]

1 minute ago, MsVixen said:

I'm impressed that she has gotten into the seat on the tour bus.

I'm impressed she was able to get back out. She looked pretty wedged in.

[QuinnInND]

So who's been wiping her ass since Rick is gone? Dr Paradise!

[cmpbl]

1 minute ago, aliya said:

I guess you haven't been around too many university campuses, huh? It's practically the uniform.

No I haven't 

[QuinnInND]

1 minute ago, Godfrey said:

I'm impressed she was able to get back out. She looked pretty wedged in.

Those seats were pretty small as I recall. 

[poeticlicensed]

Sandals and socks. I see it all day at the University I work at. 

[Ellie Godfrey]

6 minutes ago, Armchair Critic said:

Kody and that fright wig hair, ACK who am I kidding, I will end up watching that trainwreck too

What's with the ringlets??

[Guest]

"Yes he was terrible. He locked the refrigerator. Never loved me. Abused me." 

"What would you say to him now?"

"I miss him."

WHY? WHY? I don't get this mindset AT. ALL.

[dreadfulLeigh]

I hope she can step back and see what she actually can do, has accomplished and is capable of. She’s doing better than many many other participants. 

[Pepper Mostly]

6 minutes ago, Armchair Critic said:

Kody and that fright wig hair, ACK who am I kidding, I will end up watching that trainwreck too

I'll see you over at the Sister Wives forum. I stopped watching for a few seasons but I'm back cause I missed the snark. 

2 minutes ago, DC Gal in VA said:

Yup! Here's a pair of hot pink, gasoline soaked sequined pasties for you!!! 😂

Wow! Just what I wanted! I'll treasure them! 

[ams1001]

I wonder how tall Dr. Paradise is.

[Guest]

OMG! You do NOT "HAVE TO" talk to your father! You can thank your lucky stars he's out of your life and MOVE ON.

[OoogleEyes]

She's really tall. It looked like her head wasn't too much lower than the top of the door

[cmpbl]

1 minute ago, poeticlicensed said:

Sandals and socks. I see it all day at the University I work at. 

I just don't see it a lot. I wonder if it's a regional thing 

[Hellga]

4 minutes ago, Armchair Critic said:

She is pretty bossy for somebody who has to rely on him taking care of her. She will probably be the type who loses weight and dumps him.

I hope not, they seem like a family where everyone genuinely likes everyone.  

4 minutes ago, aliya said:

I guess you haven't been around too many university campuses, huh? It's practically the uniform.

I am glad I decided I was done with my education eight years ago!  Back then it was still sneakers or flip flops!

[Scarlett45]

Just now, Giant Misfit said:

"Yes he was terrible. He locked the refrigerator. Never loved me. Abused me." 

"What would you say to him now?"

"I miss him."

WHY? WHY? I don't get this mindset AT. ALL.

Children want to be loved by their parents. Even if their parents are crap.

If unloved children are lucky, they grow into adults that realize the poor parenting was not their fault and don’t miss the crap parent. Brianne is obviously not emotionally healthy as she started this journey at over 740lbs. She’s got a lot of work to do. 

[Armchair Critic]

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

I'll see you over at the Sister Wives forum. I stopped watching for a few seasons but I'm back cause I missed the snark. 

I'll see you Sunday night on the 90 Day chat... ;)

[dreadfulLeigh]

1 minute ago, Pepper Mostly said:

I'll see you over at the Sister Wives forum. I stopped watching for a few seasons but I'm back cause I missed the snark. 

Wow! Just what I wanted! I'll treasure them! 

I’ll be back just for the hair. What eeeeees it??

[ams1001]

Dr. Paradise has a 5 star rating on healthgrades.com. (So does Lola.)

[Hellga]

2 minutes ago, Giant Misfit said:

"Yes he was terrible. He locked the refrigerator. Never loved me. Abused me." 

"What would you say to him now?"

"I miss him."

WHY? WHY? I don't get this mindset AT. ALL.

It's not her actual father or their actual interactions she misses, it's hear dream of having a perfect relationship with him that she still hopes can come true.

[poeticlicensed]

1 minute ago, Pepper Mostly said:

I'll see you over at the Sister Wives forum. I stopped watching for a few seasons but I'm back cause I missed the snark. 

Wow! Just what I wanted! I'll treasure them! 

I gave up on sister wives two seasons ago. I just can't with that horrible family. 

[Snarkastikate]

Missed earlier part of the show but gotta say, she's kinda likable.  Managing herself alone in Houston pretty well.  But...gosh where do these women find these guys who adore them?  Damn.  I had one of those once but he passed 7 yrs ago, I have a boyfriend now but meh, well some of you gals know what I mean...

Spoiler

 

Edited January 10, 2019 by Snarkastikate
To get rid of strange highlighting I saw

[CircusPeanuts]

27 minutes ago, Hellga said:

At least she did a great job, losing nearly 140 pounds in two months all on her own!  I think that may be a record!

I know! I was very surprised Ms Barnyard, to go pizza for the plane, I feel like shit so let’s get a burrito bigger than my head was so successful. 

[aliya]

1 minute ago, cmpbl said:

I just don't see it a lot. I wonder if it's a regional thing 

I dunno. I've been at big public univs in the Midwest and west coast. Socks and sandals everywhere.

[Armchair Critic]

3 minutes ago, Hellga said:

9 minutes ago, Armchair Critic said:

She is pretty bossy for somebody who has to rely on him taking care of her. She will probably be the type who loses weight and dumps him.

I hope not, they seem like a family where everyone genuinely likes everyone.  

I hope they stay together, I think I am judging her more harshly because she seems to have resting bitch face

Edited January 10, 2019 by Armchair Critic

[Ellie Godfrey]

1 minute ago, ams1001 said:

I wonder how tall Dr. Paradise is.

I'm expecting Gandalf and Gollum to show up.

[CrazyInAlabama]

Brianne needs to learn my number one rule.   Never spend your life trying to get someone to love you that never will.    Her Dad is a lost cause, and she should stop thinking about him ever caring about her, and I'm wondering about the mother too.    

[DC Gal in VA]

19 minutes ago, Gbb said:

Brianna: I made a booboo. 

Rick, donning glove: Bend over. 

Oh well now, that deserves a gasoline soaked onesie!

[ams1001]

1 minute ago, poeticlicensed said:

I gave up on sister wives two seasons ago. I just can't with that horrible family. 

I can't even with just the commercials. I'd say I don't know how you watch that but, well, I watch this, so...and I should go to bed but I will stay up and snark on Family by the Ton, too.

[Hellga]

2 minutes ago, Armchair Critic said:

I hope so, I think I am judging her more harshly because she seems to have resting bitch face

I will give her a benefit of the doubt.  She probably has so much fat on her face any mimics would not show through it.  

[cmpbl]

She does not need an appetizer 

[CircusPeanuts]

26 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

So I went back to my Barnyard Sandwich search tab to close it, and noticed this link I had skipped over.

This Is Potbelly’s Entire Super-Secret Menu

This lists a Barnyard Sandwich, which is "a Wreck plus Nueske’s bacon, meatballs, mayo, lettuce, and tomato"...elsewhere on the page it describes a Wreck as "ham, turkey, roast beef, and salami."

If that's what she ordered...I just can't.

Mmmmmmm. Nueske’s bacon!  That sh*t is good! It’s from Green Bay (I live in Madison) 🧀🧀🧀

[fonfereksglen]

1 minute ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Brianne needs to learn my number one rule.   Never spend your life trying to get someone to love you that never will.    Her Dad is a lost cause, and she should stop thinking about him ever caring about her, and I'm wondering about the mother too.    

Exactly.  I gave up on my mother 40 years ago.  The problem is the nonsense that comes out of the mouths of others.  Some of us are just stronger than others.

[Armchair Critic]

Is the mother still married to her dad?

[Hellga]

One excuse I *hate* with a passion is - "I had to hold it in at work, so I released the steam at home".  That's the worst kind of cowardice - cowering in front of the strong and taking your fear and weakness out on the weak and those who won't fight back, be it kids, elderly, or people in service professions.  Disgusting. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

Her mother is another person who traded their kid's life for a meal ticket.   How is it right that all of the stress and everything was taken out on Brianne, but not the other kids?     And I thought she said the dad left the military about the time the two smaller kids were born?     Yes, the mom and dad are still married.

So Mom just can't take the daughter saying anything about the difference in childhoods between her daughter, and the younger kids?     Maybe Brianne should look at this as a hint that the relationship is gone.      

Brianne certainly looks like she lost a lot of weight when she's walking away.    I'm hoping she loses a lot more, and can have surgery to get rid of that stomach.     And at some point her health insurance should pay for a breast reduction for medical reasons.   I know quite a few woman who had surgical breast reduction, and their lives are much improved.  

Edited January 10, 2019 by CrazyInAlabama

[fonfereksglen]

1 minute ago, CircusPeanuts said:

Mmmmmmm. Nueske’s bacon!  That sh*t is good! It’s from Green Bay (I live in Madison) 🧀🧀🧀

Nope.  Whittenburg!  

[Gbb]

3 minutes ago, DC Gal in VA said:

Oh well now, that deserves a gasoline soaked onesie!

Oh I’ve longed for my own pair!

[hoosiermom]

That mother. wow

[Suzywriter]

These kids never ever ask their parents 'what were you going through when I was growing up?'. It's always Me me me me you weren't there for me. 

[aliya]

4 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Brianne needs to learn my number one rule.   Never spend your life trying to get someone to love you that never will.    Her Dad is a lost cause, and she should stop thinking about him ever caring about her, and I'm wondering about the mother too.    

I feel this way about people who search for parents (usually fathers) who left them (think of the Maury show or similar). They LEFT YOU. They didn't send a check, they didn't send a birthday card, they didn't pay for college. They left and didn't look back.  You need to do the same. 

[dreadfulLeigh]

Oh, yes. That hurts me dearly that you haven’t talked to the person who used you as an emotional release valve. I bet the mom always consoled herself with the thought she wasn’t “as bad” as her husband. 

[Kid]

Well, mommy can’t take the truth.  I had an extremely abusive mother and I feel more resentment against the family who saw what was going on and did nothing to intervene. In some ways, they are worse than the abuser.

[Gbb]

Brianna:  I feel like you were never there for me. 

Mom: I don’t know what to say to that. I’m out of here. 

 

Jesus, woman. What’s wrong with you? Hug her, say you’re sorry and that you want to move forward. 

[cmpbl]

I wonder if her father didn't abuse her mother