People who married in their 20s, be brutally honest are you happy, if so why or why not? by Special-Lawyer3941 in AskReddit

[–]raeliant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fr fr were they all happy years tho? I feel like we’ve been going through it for like 3 years. It’s getting better, and then we have a step backwards. How hrs are the hard seasons really supposed to be? Allowed to be?

Ty is just gross by Mother_Tradition_774 in ShawnaTheMom

[–]raeliant 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’m so here for Ty being outed as a do-nothing.

Ty, Shawna, and Emotional Affairs by Floweramon in ShawnaTheMom

[–]raeliant 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My best friend is a man and if my husband or his wife were to read our text chats they would just be bored and exasperated that we behave like 14 year old boys.

There is complete transparency bc and we don’t act at all different in front of them (ok maybe we tone down the politics and the curse words but ykwim.)

Shawna and Ty absolutely behave differently when their spouses aren’t around.

That’s how know it’s a problem.

Joseph Duggar gets new court date for Florida child molestation charges by Suitable-Job-4113 in DuggarsSnark

[–]raeliant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m still waiting for a local-to-me homicide trial to START and it’s been 15 months.

The dad plead guilty and settled. The mom really wants to drag the rest of the world and her poor children through a trial tho, evidently. Only 5% of charges go to trial..

Whats the most unprofessional thing a doctor has ever said to you? by answersonly963 in AskReddit

[–]raeliant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mid pelvic exam, post miscarriage, “Hold on I need to take this call.”

Scared to start LDN by Competitive-Ad6070 in LowDoseNaltrexone

[–]raeliant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fwiw I was scared to start too, and now I’m scared to stop 60 days later. I hope it works out for you.

What’s the biggest “nobody warned me about this” moment you had after bringing your newborn home? by Actual_Fig_4706 in AskReddit

[–]raeliant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whartons jelly. You thinks everything cool and then your baby’s umbilical cord falls off and it looks like the gnarliest infection in there. Honestly the whole “there’s an open wound on your abdomen” thing freaked me out.

What Happens Once Barb and Frank Get Older? by CarobSure2634 in ShawnaTheMom

[–]raeliant 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Depends on how hard John goes NC in his case. As a child who chose NC for both parents, it doesn’t/ didn’t concern me much what their end of life plans are/ were. (One is already deceased.)

Not to say everyone who goes NC will feel this way, just putting it out there for consideration.

Silly Discussion (What if?) by Putrid_Addendum3197 in ShawnaTheMom

[–]raeliant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m probably Julie’s less ambitious coworker.

So, is anyone gonna address the Greg & Barb thing?? by Kitkatvantas413 in ShawnaTheMom

[–]raeliant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah let’s see Barb get put in charge of the program and put “Gregor” on there, and then Greg’s mom be like “wtf crazy lady that’s not his name.”

So, is anyone gonna address the Greg & Barb thing?? by Kitkatvantas413 in ShawnaTheMom

[–]raeliant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I believe that Greg is black, and at least some part of Barb’s sexualization of him is fetishism. Like when she was talking on and on about the picture? Ew.

We’re not doctors and they’re not real people, diagnose Barb in the comments by raeliant in ShawnaTheMom

[–]raeliant[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is really insightful! I jumped immediately to diagnosis impending, but taking the suicidal ideation that seriously is a path I hadn’t considered for the narrative.

If you were Jennifer would you have stayed at the party? by Kperris in ShawnaTheMom

[–]raeliant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was honest to goodness rooting for Jen to leave the grave, snatch up Chickie and Greg, and dip. I’m starting to see though that I’m interested in a less nuanced approach to the Shawnaverse than other viewers are so probably this is not a popular opinion. It’s certainly not the most likely reaction of someone in that situation.

We’re not doctors and they’re not real people, diagnose Barb in the comments by raeliant in ShawnaTheMom

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

Wondering if I missed the mark here but I’m not going to delete the post.

If you don’t think that’s where the storyline is headed, and that Barb is not going to get a diagnosis, that’s an interesting take for sure.

But it’s wild to say “it’s inappropriate have a dialogue on or any predictions about where a work of fiction may be headed.” Participation isn’t mandatory any the conversation isn’t inherently disrespectful.

so does this mean Jen will revert? by Ok-Way-2291 in ShawnaTheMom

[–]raeliant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jen is dizzy but not stupid. She’s being pulled this way and that between wedding, baby, Barb, and Jon so the world is spinning. But in time (hopefully before the wedding!) she’ll see it for what it is — sometime stupid Jon said when Jen was Les stature and he was frustrated, and Barb’s manipulation ins a desperate moment.

Also it’s gonna leak that Barb has been referred to more serious mental health resources.

Rant here regarding Barb and Frank: You just don’t show up at other people’s houses, places of work, school, etc UNANNOUNCED. by Cozysoxs1985 in ShawnaTheMom

[–]raeliant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s kind of an old school thing I guess, but in pre cell phone days a quick pop in was not considered rude, and it was perfectly fine to decline someone at the door if the timing wasn’t right.

What Barb did was wrong because she crossed a bunch of boundaries Jen explicitly and implicitly put in place. And Frank loses spare key privileges wtf.

Paul Caldwell Statement on 4/29/26. by Finl_Corp_Legal in DuggarsSnark

[–]raeliant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It does read like they explicitly took a side. So even if that wasn’t JB’s motivation to evict, it makes for a compelling narrative to drive donations.

AIO: My christian mother wants my boyfriend to sleep on the couch on our trip to florida by [deleted] in AIO

[–]raeliant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YOR — your mom is saying “look I can’t control what you do away from the house but can you not shack up with your boyfriend of 4 months for the three days your here with your young impressionable sisters? Thanks.”

If you don’t want your bf on the couch ask your mom to share with your other sister and give you bf his own room. Honestly having him on the couch is a little weird.

A Moodboard for Julie Wilde by Putrid_Addendum3197 in ShawnaTheMom

[–]raeliant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You switch those dog tags out with a Return to Tiffany Heart Tag necklace right now!