S07.E04: Justin's Story LIVE CHAT

[dreadfulLeigh]

Where does he live?

[JudgeyMcJudgyPants]

You know anyone that happens to watch this show and is getting on a plane to Houston and sees a big person get on the plane too is thinking that they are going to see Dr. Now.

[preciousperfect]

He should have at least a walking stick or something to help him. 

[Michele Hartley 92]

9 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

Welcome @Michele Hartley 92! Pull up a chair. Wine's over there. Unless you'd prefer vodka?

I'm not picky. I'll take whatever you have! 

[LizzyB]

Just now, dreadfulLeigh said:

Where does he live?

South Carolina

[Ellie Godfrey]

4 minutes ago, Suzywriter said:

Gross gross gross gross gross!

Yuck. Just yuck!

I get the impression she's snorted blow off gas station bathroom toilet lids. Feeding the dog with her own fork is a hygienic step up.

[Azubah]

Wasn't he a "few hundred miles" from his dad in Myrtle Beach? So maybe one of the Carolinas?

[3girlsforus]

Just now, JudgeyMcJudgyPants said:

You know anyone that happens to watch this show and is getting on a plane to Houston and sees a big person get on the plane too is thinking that they are going to see Dr. Now.

I was just thinking the same thing.

[Hellga]

His takeout is a step up from fast food, but seriously, another person who doesn't know that eating is supposed to be happen sitting up at a table.  What's up with eating in bed?  

[preciousperfect]

He has manners too!

[aliya]

11 minutes ago, Concerned said:

The mother makes her morbidly obese kid sausage and gravy? She’s either trying to murder him or the heroin destroyed her brain. He needs to kick this toxic mother to the curb and stop seeing her.

Those waffles were stacked like a cake! And that awful white gravy. How people eat that stuff, I don't know. Way too much food - but he knows that.

[88Keys]

1 minute ago, dreadfulLeigh said:

Where does he live?

South Carolina. 

[Miracle Maxie]

I’d think that Houston airport gets enough of Dr Now’s patients that they have supersized wheelchairs. (I’m trying to snark, but it ain’t easy!)

[Schippmom]

19 minutes ago, Singingflutist said:

I have gastroparesis and Crohn's so can't get enough in by mouth. I'm 102 at 5'8 so I'm just a little thin (j/k)

I have 4 relatives with inflammatory bowel disease. My niece had some bowel surgically removed.   Bless you..I know how awful it is.  My nephew was a child when his crohns was diagnosed 

[ams1001]

They both fit in one row? (Mom ain't exactly small, herself.)

Those poor flip-flops must be screaming.

Mom's all tatted up, ain't she?

3 minutes ago, cmpbl said:

I also have severe anxiety and panic attacks so I already feel bad for him.

I wouldn't say "severe" but I've been there, too.

[3girlsforus]

Did he mention if he takes anxiety meds?

[preciousperfect]

His mom doesn’t have a credit card wtf. 

[Azubah]

1 minute ago, aliya said:

Those waffles were stacked like a cake! And that awful white gravy. How people eat that stuff, I don't know.

Homemade waffles with sausage gravy? Yum. Don't knock it til you've tried it.

[Wanda]

Can they give him the truck that’s next to the suv that’s too small?

[Erinw522]

3 minutes ago, dreadfulLeigh said:

Where does he live?

South Carolina I believe

[Michele Hartley 92]

He can't fit in A GRAND Cherokee?! 

[Singingflutist]

Just now, Schippmom said:

I have 4 relatives with inflammatory bowel disease. My niece had some bowel surgically removed.   Bless you..I know how awful it is.  My nephew was a child when his crohns was diagnosed 

Thanks IBD sucks. I was diagnosed as an adult thankfully. I had my colon and rectum removed so got the worst part of it out although now it's in my stomach.

[MsVixen]

I've never thought about having problems fitting into cars.  That's got to be more than stressful.

[Guest]

Man, I know how I feel at the end of long travel day—I just want to get the fuck out of the airport and to where I need to be. I can't imagine how frustrating this is for Justin. 

And ya know, for all the issues his mother has, she does come across as pretty normal. Or maybe I'm viewing her "normalcy" through the filter of this show's other enablers. 

[dreadfulLeigh]

Pregnancy fatigue is kicking my ass I almost brought a chair out to the kitchen to make dinner lol

[JudgeyMcJudgyPants]

As a total cheap-ass, I can really appreciate the Geico collect call commercial.

[aliya]

1 minute ago, preciousperfect said:

His mom doesn’t have a credit card wtf. 

Drug addict. Spotty work history and tendency to spend money on drugs instead of paying bills.  I'm not surprised.

[CringeWatcher]

14 minutes ago, Giant Misfit said:

 

I really like this guy but I really need to see some backyard bathing or complaining. 

 

Speaking of backyard bathing, I finally watched “family by the ton.” What a complete and total douche nozzle! 

I’m late as per usual but so far I can’t snark on this dude at all. Dammit! But here’s hoping he’s successful. 

[Suzywriter]

Geez, I desperately need some snarkmunition. This is way too tame.

[ams1001]

I wonder what the guy at the car rental place was thinking...

[CircusPeanuts]

Hiya pounders!! I’m late to the party, because I was busy fixing dinner...wait for it...LOBSTER! I’m kind of a big deal! (Not that I bought lobster for NYE and didn’t have a party due to snow). High protein and low carb.  It fits and Dr. now his diet. We won’t talk about the butter I’m dipping it in!  =P

this Justin guy seems articulate and somewhat well adjusted.  I’m only a few minutes in. Let’s see what happens later. At least we got the shower scene for the bingo card 

[Smoothcoat]

5 minutes ago, dreadfulLeigh said:

Where does he live?

South Carolina 

[Wanda]

1 minute ago, preciousperfect said:

His mom doesn’t have a credit card wtf. 

I’m guessing she’s had bad debts and possibly bankruptcy in her past.

[Gbb]

2 minutes ago, preciousperfect said:

His mom doesn’t have a credit card wtf. 

At least we can snark on Mom. 

[dreadfulLeigh]

1 minute ago, Michele Hartley 92 said:

He can't fit in A GRAND Cherokee?! 

Yeah, I was trying to figure out what Jeep model it was. He didnt even fit through the door frame 😮 

[OoogleEyes]

2 minutes ago, preciousperfect said:

His mom doesn’t have a credit card wtf. 

I wonder if she has a license 

[methadonna]

I think something has gone very wrong when I look at this guy and think,”He doesn’t look so bad...”

 

Also, how do some of these people stay on their stomachs and prop themselves up on their arms? Granted, it’s mostly disability-related, but even if I didn’t have a jacked up neck, shoulders,everything, I dont think I could do that for more than a minute—I spend most of my time in bed, too, (albeit only in about a fifth of it: if I am overhanging the edge, it’s because my cat thinks she gets the other 80%, not because I am surpassing the bed in a body::bed surface area race), but I’ve never once thought to prop myself up prone to eat or bead bracelets—and I’m about 100 lbs. Maybe it’s the lack of counterweight (a ridiculous percentage of that weight is in my...chest). Maybe a matching set of butt-wings would provide the anchor to make such a position possible. Maybe nother 500 lbs could open up a whole new range of possibilities 

[Lesia]

He is SO much more articulate sounding than your typical poundestant. College educated. How many have we seen that graduated from college?

[dreadfulLeigh]

Weight guesses??

[aliya]

3 minutes ago, Wanda said:

I’m guessing she’s had bad debts and possibly bankruptcy in her past.

You can get a credit card pretty much w/n a few weeks after the bankruptcy filing is approved. It's amazing.

Good Lord that's a tight fit.

Edited January 24, 2019 by aliya

[ams1001]

1 minute ago, OoogleEyes said:

I wonder if she has a license 

Well he told her to ask the rental guy to add her as a driver so she must have one.

OMG GET WHITNEY OFF MY TV!

[MsVixen]

1 minute ago, OoogleEyes said:

I wonder if she has a license 

She did drive themselves to the Carolina airport, so I'm guessing she has a license.

[Erinw522]

I love this guy and genuinely feel bad for him! 😩

[cmpbl]

Just now, dreadfulLeigh said:

Weight guesses??

650

[crazycatlady58]

When they have a pet and leave for a few days I wish they would tell us who's taking care of the animals. I am sure they don't leave the poor thing alone but still..

[3girlsforus]

No Whitney - it isn’t going to happen for you until you stop being a narcissistic bitch

[Scarlett45]

1 minute ago, methadonna said:

I think something has gone very wrong when I look at this guy and think,”He doesn’t look so bad...”

 

Also, how do some of these people stay on their stomachs and prop themselves up on their arms? Granted, it’s mostly disability-related, but even if I didn’t have a jacked up neck, shoulders,everything, I dont think I could do that for more than a minute—I spend most of my time in bed, too, (albeit only in about a fifth of it: if I am overhanging the edge, it’s because my cat thinks she gets the other 80%, not because I am surpassing the bed in a body::bed surface area race), but I’ve never once thought to prop myself up prone to eat or bead bracelets—and I’m about 100 lbs. Maybe it’s the lack of counterweight (a ridiculous percentage of that weight is in my...chest). Maybe a matching set of butt-wings would provide the anchor to make such a position possible. Maybe nother 500 lbs could open up a whole new range of possibilities 

I watch tv like that a lot. It’s not uncomfortable for me. Sometimes I kick my legs up (did that a lot as a teen). 

[TwirlyGirly]

6 minutes ago, aliya said:

Those waffles were stacked like a cake! And that awful white gravy. How people eat that stuff, I don't know. Way too much food - but he knows that.

I lived in N. Texas for 22 years, and never developed a taste for cream gravy. But there's something worse; I went to a friend's house for Thanksgiving one year. The turkey was so dry as to be inedible, so I figured I'd get it down by drowning it in gravy. No dice. The "gravy" was a clear thick liquid with chunks of hard-boiled eggs floating on it...

[suzyq8017]

A police car at the airport said Charlotte!

[Julyolo]

9 minutes ago, 88Keys said:

What up, Pounders?!  Sorry I'm late- had to put the twins to bed. 

This guy is clean, mobile, and well-spoken and intelligent.  He's going to rock this.

Having worked with this population, I find most of them have good verbal skills. They tend to be talkers. But it is hard for them to put what they say into action.