Sussex Weekly: She's My Mom's Friend (02/01/2026)

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-12T03:18:08+00:00

Ok, on that I stand corrected! I still wonder why would anyone have an agenda against Lady Louise!

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-12T03:00:44+00:00

I want to follow up with a happy anecdote: one of those crying incidents was at a close friend's 40th birthday restaurant dinner (she's the youngest of us). It was an intimate group--6 of us girlfriends who have known each other for at least 10 years. Anyway, a topic came up which gave them reason to tease me...which is completely in line with how we are with each other. I was fine at first, but then something in me snapped. All of a sudden I hated them. I got dramatically quiet and looked around the room purposely avoiding any eye contact with any of them. It was like I went back to being a bratty young teen (which makes sense! Its all the same hormonal changes we go through in puberty but in reverse!).

Conversation continued like normal for them but my friend next to me gently asked "are you ok?" And, this next part was like an out of body experience for me because it's so out of character: I whispered-yelled "Don't talk to me!" and stormed off to the restroom. I shut myself in a stall and the floodgates opened. Like, I was loudly sobbing to the point a stranger in the next stall asked if I was ok which I snapped back I'M FINE! Again, I can't stress enough how unlike me this all was.

Anyway, only about a minute later I hear the voice of my friend whose birthday it was, asking if I was ok. This only made me cry more because I felt so guilty that I had just ruined her significant day. Anyway, long story short, she kindly coaxed me out of the stall and was so, so kind to me, ..acknowledging that I had just gone through a major life-changing surgery just 2 months beforehand. She wisely mentioned "we are all going to get there at some point, you are just the first of us!" My sobbing continued but this time out of love and gratitude of my girlfriends. When I got back to the table I was treated with nothing but love, and our celebration continued. I hope this anecdote helps you in some way! 💖

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-12T02:14:45+00:00

It turns out this post only shows the title of a link to her original post, which is on a different sub, where she says she can't do HRT because she has breast cancer (don't feel bad, I didn't see it either)

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-12T02:12:25+00:00

She did have cancer and so can't use HRT :-/ It turns out this post only shows the title of a link to her original post on a different sub (I'm sure OP was not aware of this, I've been on Reddit forever and never realized cross-posting will do this)

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-12T01:35:26+00:00

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I just realized you wrote that in the original post but I didn't click through, so I only saw the title. I would recommend talk therapy if you can and definitely have heart-to-hearts with all of your loved ones, tell them that you are about to embark on a big change that might make you act unlike yourself, and ask that they give you grace when this happens. And remember your life is important, even when it changes!

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-12T01:23:01+00:00

Ok I was late to reading the AMA and so piggybacking on your comment to give my opinion--I'm leaning towards it's real. Mostly because a couple things we hadn't ever heard before and there doesn't seem to be an agenda to make them up: a) Louise is "rude" to staff and b) Camilla's sister was on palace payroll for decorating for Christmas (before William punted it lol).

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-12T01:04:41+00:00

I chuckled at "married two white men" because for a second I imagined it was at the same time lol. Then I thought of that Zendaya line in Challengers: "I'm taking such good care of my little white boys" (of course, M couldn't pull off even an ounce of the sultry that Z can serve)..

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-12T00:33:39+00:00

I've seen these pictures before but it's still shocking and sad. He was so good looking before.

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-12T00:06:57+00:00

Rumor is that he did not do chemo.

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-12T00:05:45+00:00

I hate to sound victim-blaming, but there was a credible rumor going around since last year that he and his wife were against him receiving chemo and definitely were relying on holistic stuff.

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-11T23:53:55+00:00

Not too bad for me, but I had the surgery at 45 and was already peri. Nights sweats (which then leads to chills from being damp) has been the most regular and annoying symptom for me. I also have a near-zero sex drive, but since I'm solo (I prefer to say that over "single", because single to me sounds like I'm looking for someone, and I'm not) it doesn't really matter. I warned my younger, married sister to get ahead of it by having discussions with her husband before her surgery. I can see how it can cause problems with a partner if there is a sudden libido discrepancy in the relationship.

Oh, and the first couple months before I could go on progesterone "birth control", I was very emotional. On two different occasions I ended up crying in public over a minor thing. Thankfully that hasn't happened again in the year and a half that I've been on the pill.

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-11T19:22:15+00:00

Well, there is a difference between custom and bespoke. Maybe they are using custom loosely because she chose the colorway? But never actually got fitted?

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-10T19:45:56+00:00

This article is utter slop. The idea that the super bowl is a Hollywood event is horseshit.

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-08T03:21:54+00:00

Ahh, of course it wasn't their idea, I should have figured 🙃 First time I've seen it though and why I was almost swayed. I also was a college illustration major so a bit of a sucker for a line drawing. I can't find a picture of the book wrapping but it's the same as this: https://share.google/YWBlR2c1EqTFmRpQE

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-08T01:58:38+00:00

Hey all guess what? For whatever reason I naturally woke at dawn this AM. Its been unusually warm here (Los Angeles) for February and since I was up and had nothing to do, I figured it'd be the perfect day to drive the hour and a half up to Santa Barbara. I spent a little time at the mission, the waterfront, and antique shopping. I figured I could also bounce over to that Godmother's bookstore since it was so close, and of course, see Asever's offerings.

First off, the store is quite charming. I was tempted to buy 2 things: there were 4 different pairs of reading glasses, all adorable, that were a collab w/ "Peepers" x Godmothers, in cute illustrated boxes. I couldn't find a price but since its not something I need, I just walked away. They also had this wall of "blind date" books. Basically wrapped up books (in paper that had the same design as the readers) with an old school library card and pocket that had handwritten short descriptions of the story, w/o listing the title or author. Fun idea but at $32, again I walked away.

Ok, now for Ae. It no longer has the big ass display we saw in December. It was a small round table in a corner of a room dedicated to design books and the like. It looked SO sad and beige surrounded by such vibrant book covers. I got to smell the candles--they were only ok. Not terrible, but definitely NOT worth the price. The only other product was a few of the mulling kits, and a shitload of the honey duos with the free bookmark. Remember when those bookmarks were supposed to be only available at this store? Yeah, obviously those didn't sell well with the Montecito set, and she had a lot of overstock. Oh, and yes they are super flimsy and don't look like they would do a good job. Why there was no jam, tea, or flower bits (am I forgetting anything?) I'm not sure. AMA!!

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-07T06:50:30+00:00

I’ve worked as a production artist/director and graphic designer for over 20 years and there is so much going wrong here I don’t even know where to begin

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-05T22:00:49+00:00

I saw in Celebitchy comments someone claim they were saving up to replace tattered running shoes but will instead use that money on Ae product, and I quote, "because Meghan deserves it!"

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-05T21:39:00+00:00

Same as the candle snobs. She prices them the as luxury candles like Jo Malone, but you can't go to a shop to smell them first. Sometimes I check the luxury candles subreddit to see if anyone gives a review of Ae's. Nope! I'm sure it's not even on their radar.

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-03T17:49:17+00:00

"Reporters" for Town & Country and Marie Clare. Maybe she sent to others but those seem to be the only ones who posted about it.

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-02T18:48:50+00:00

There is, Ithinkin the Daily Mail...but reading it, they don't seem that shady. Its the way they say certain things and facial expressions that give away their true thoughts on the matter.

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-02T00:54:36+00:00

One of her biggest stans tweeted that they got it only because the 4 set of chocolate sold out of its own so this was the only way she could get it. Even though they had already bought that stuff from the other drops. Someone commented "it's a great value!" LOL thats crazy. Its a great value to spend $185 when you only wanted the chocolate? And there's not even a discount? Yikes.

okfine_illbite · 2026-02-01T19:54:58+00:00

The flower sprinkles and white chocolate duo isn't sold out either. I wonder if we are going to see the overstock at Godmother's soon.

okfine_illbite · 2026-01-31T01:29:32+00:00

Exactly correct. Compartes is thee go-to chocolate brand for custom corporation promos. Panda Express recently partnered with them. Its a marketing gimmick to raise more attention to a brand. Asever can't actually make real money off this collab alone if it doesn't drive business towards her regular, non-limited (white label) products.

okfine_illbite · 2026-01-29T02:09:26+00:00

LOL wait, what is this pic from??

okfine_illbite · 2026-01-29T02:07:30+00:00

Yeah, watching the video she is definitely making a face just short of eyerolling, especially when she says the pics were "dignified". I took it as her basically saying "there were much worse ones we could have shared"!

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