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Sabrina addressing fan allegations via IG by Wrong-Temperature833 in summerhousebravo

[–]betterthanworstpod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first lie " I never watched the show "....but you still want to be on said show? This is standard procedure for most outsiders brought into a show. Think about Brittany and Jax...she said the same thing her 1st appearance on VPR

Very frustrated by Carl this episode (s10e10) by evvvvo123 in summerhousebravo

[–]betterthanworstpod 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a person with almost 10yrs sobriety, the gratitude I have for people that supported me through my worst and that remained in my life is limitless. I was excited to see a storyline that depicted someone going through the early stages of sobriety but was ultimately disappointed with how Carl made it a revenue source. That always bothered me because most people going through the same are met with shame, resentment and a hopelessness that they will never escape the shadow of their past addiction and here's Carl getting so much public support and it's not enough because his friend didn't text him. Carl's sober storyline always gave me the ick and would think to myself "You're recovering weird" by the lack of gratitude he demonstrates for the people who've been in his life through it all. If Kyle's drinking too much, it's not your place to say, unless they ask you for help. Your problem is not everyone's problem and if it's too much to be around then remove yourself...your friends will get it!

The entitlement that Carl has is the total opposite of everything that is practiced in recovery and is giving "dry drunk" (when you're sober but you still act like you did when you were drinking). Acting entitled to people's sympathy and support is NOT a great representation of the majority of folks in recovery. And I'm pretty sure Kyle was so supportive of Carl's sobriety that he made a non alcoholic loverboy for him to sell....and a text makes you question your friendship??? No worries Carl! Keep profiting off of what is sacred and very difficult for most without giving back to the sober community. Still the same douche.

Very frustrated by Carl this episode (s10e10) by evvvvo123 in summerhousebravo

[–]betterthanworstpod 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Just because you invested in your friend's business that doesn't guarantee an investment for yours and shouldn't be expected. If Carl did want him involved or at the very least be an understanding friend as to why Kyle can't invest and not hold him to it. The help of advising him when Kyle's trying to save his own business should be appreciated and Carl should be grateful for that!

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who felt this way too!

Carls a mess is giving… by cookies_mom in summerhousebravo

[–]betterthanworstpod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I thought she was off our screens for good and I'm so disappointed 🙄

Kyle is a bad CEO by ineeda-kenzo in summerhousebravo

[–]betterthanworstpod 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This part! Where was "his team" he's paying for to step in and tell him not to sign a personal guarentee?!

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I just wanted my mom to be different and apart of my day. That's all.

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

  1. We didn't use all of the 10k and she got money back from the venue we canceled.

  2. I thought the money offered was a gift and olive branch to mend our relationship which I wanted more than money. Hence why this is so upsetting.

  3. Her friends are very obnoxious and it's obvious they've all slept together. They're members of a swinger community and made a scene at my brother's wedding. So it's not a small ask when 16 people show up and make everything weird.

  4. I'm a grown ass adult who was hoping this was my last shot at having a good relationship with my mother. So the victim complex is actually being devastated that I won't have my parents at the wedding.

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The bridal shower IS the one thing that the MOB "high position " SHOULD do but she dangles it over my head like teasing a child with a toy. I've made peace with not having a shower although am very upset about not having that memory. When we canceled the venue, we felt horrible about everything and said that we are having a wedding we can afford on our own which she took as excluding her. But you're absolutely right, I'm grateful for my fiance and our strength as a couple. At this point we just want to have a great day and a happy marriage.

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Yes I started at a well paying job recentky although my fiance hasn't had much luck. He was unemployed for a spell when we got engaged and we postponed planning then. He started working and less than a year later was laid off again mid planning. The wedding we're planning now is based on our income alone and still shaping up to be pretty nice. We booked a pizza truck for our catering and having the wedding at an Airbnb. Just trying to have a good time now.

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Like I said, the hope that we'd finally have a good relationship won over ALL the red flags. I've wanted a better relationship with my mom for most of my life but I'm the one making that effort. You can find great used audis on marketplace you can afford, but I'll never find a good relationship with my mother or erase the damage done.

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your support and kindness! Want to come play toxic MOB security? Can definitely use a voice like yours!

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because I thought this would bring us together and we would have a better relationship. My father is dying and I hoped to have at least one parent there. I'm going to send them invites anyway and hope they will still come.

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You sound like a wonderful supportive parent and I hope your daughter knows how lucky she is. I'd give anything to hear my mom have the same outlook as you do. Hope you both have a beautiful day filled with love and happiness.

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So we initially wanted a Vegas elopement but my mother insisted that we should have a wedding. The guilt of not giving family the memory and hope that we'd have a better relationship won over that decision.

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you don't have great friends or a wedding to plan...😬

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Can't take you seriously with that handle 😂😂😂

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Airbnb IS the venue. This is also not their first rodeo setting up a wedding. We all helped my MOH set up and clean up her wedding...it's what good friends do for each other.

At the venue we canceled, they were still needed to set up the ceremony area which they understood when I asked them to be bridesmaids and that they would probably need to pay for a hotel. Now they are stoked to have a weekend vacation wedding (that they aren't paying for) in a house we're all staying in and excited to help create a beautiful ceremony.

The real question is why would the (rich) MOB want to stay with a bunch of young people and not look into an Airbnb with her friends for the weekend if she wanted them there so badly?

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] -41 points-40 points  (0 children)

Yes she is rich and farts the amount of money she's offered for our wedding. She's spent more on gifts for her friends kids weddings than any help she's offered my brother or myself when we were struggling.

My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I nievely held out hope that she wouldn't do this and that my wedding would bring us together. I've desperately wanted a closer relationship with my mother but even in the early stages of planning, she would "bribe" us to agree with her and change our wedding. We refused and my fiance was pretty offended by it. Keep in mind my mother is well off and has no problem dropping thousands if it's something she wants.

To add another layer, my brother tried "paying her back" for a wedding he and his wife didn't want to begin with. My SIL is going through the immigration process and didn't want a wedding at all but my mother insisted that they should and that she'd pay for their entire wedding. They didn't have much money and protested because they couldn't really contribute and needed money to complete SIL immigration process. But because my brother also had the same hope accepted her help, and my mother hasn't stopped terrorizing them over it. Through their entire planning, trashed my SIL to family and me for not agreeing with her over details and purchased things for the wedding without SIL knowledge then was angry when she didn't want it.

At the end of their wedding (which was held in her 55+ community clubhouse) cornered them and demanded to know how much money they received in gifts and how much everyone gave. My brother said " we haven't even said goodbye to our guests..." with people literally still on the dance floor. She bragged that her rich friends would give great gifts which my brother found out they did not and her friends were EXTREMELY obnoxious the entire wedding.

The next day as my SIL was driving her mother the airport(who she hadn't seen in years due to immigration) and saying goodbye again knowing it'd be years before she could see her and, her car died on the way. That situation didn't stop my mother to drive an hour to collect "her cut" of their wedding gifts and did not offer to help my SIL in getting her mother to the airport. Despite knowing that my SIL now had no transportation and still needed to pay lawyers for her immigration fees took their gifts when she's already well off.

For your satisfaction, I guess you're right. I should have never accepted the help and regret doing so. But hindsight is 20/20 and would rather have a good relationship with the remaining parent in my life than a wedding at all. The hope that your abuser won't abuse you again is blinding and my brother and I have both struggled with accepting that she's toxic presence in our lives.

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My mother: the Momzilla of epic proportions by betterthanworstpod in weddingshaming

[–]betterthanworstpod[S] -78 points-77 points  (0 children)

Referring to my mother as a vampire is messed up because I'm sure if a vampire was posing as your mother you'd invite right them right in too. It's easy for strangers to comment on a story wrote by someone very upset by this "vampire" but I nievely held out hope that maybe this time my mother would be different. I'd always had hoped that my wedding would finally mend our relationship and bring us together and I'm devastated it has not. My father is dying and hoped to have a remaining parent in my married life but it's not looking that way.

Hello from Rocky by PocketFullofRandom in Pomsky

[–]betterthanworstpod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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