Honestly I was just reading this because I noticed they seemed to be purposely making her look old and wondered if that was purposeful in some way. I’m on my fifties and the days of severe, middle-parted slicked back ponytails are long gone. It’s a super aging way for them to style her and I was just curious if it was purposeful. As mentioned before, given the life she had in the show, not only does it seem like it would age her but it seems like she wouldn’t care. In that sense it tracks.

It does jar a bit in the sense her men don’t seem to be aging. lol. This boyfriend looks about a decade younger.

Sigh. Wish I was normal. At my height and bone structure, the amount of food you just listed would have me gaining rapidly. And I'm certain she doesn't just get a burger.

And the seems-like-daily cheese and crackers.

Yeah, the whole eye surgery while awake situation has always kept me from doing it. If someone blew off those concerns, I'd run for the hills as well.

Anyone else curious about the opthalmologist she didn't like?

Yeah, part of me is jealous. If I was that inactive and ate like that, I'd be a bit... beefy. And from those usually sodium-laced protein bars, probably have the ankles of someone pregnant with triplets

If she didn't bother to coupon or sale- with all those name brands- that's likely more than 25 dollars worth of cereal.

Exactly. The Hilton Canopy desk staff actually told me they'd be happy to put 2 people as staying in my room each day when it was just me- so 36 a day. That was a nice amount for one person.

And yes, for actually two people I use it to get us a drink at the bar. Combined with the fact that Canopy usually has a free drink when you check in, it's not bad.

Aww! Ok. I’m new to these parts, but isn’t a safe bet she won’t mention this again and it will still be there in September.

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Ummm.... Math?

Just that one credit card, with a monthly payment of 131, will take her five years to pay off. Is she really clueless enough to not understand that she's paying 96 A MONTH in interest?

The best day in the world is when that letter comes in saying you've reached forgiveness! Then there is the let down when it LOWERS your credit score.

And also can we have some parental understanding? I grew up with a lot of big families with triplets and twins and sometimes 14 kids. Triplets for a young couple? I can't imagine being able to give the attention to three different kids equally enough to handle each issue. Especially with Randall. No one would have any advice for them on handling his identity issues. And finding out mom knew the dad? That was genuinely seriously rough.

I felt like what the show didn't research is what really happens, from what I've seen, in these situations. The kids actually tend to be pretty self sufficient becuase when you are one of a glob of kids (twins triplets or just big family) those kids did turn out pretty well because the message that... well, you have to share and everything isnt about you... is a good message.

I actually found the Madison scenes interesting. I have a good friend who went through gastric bypass. We actually bonded because I have a digestive illness that runs in my family and often go through periods where even maintaining 100 pounds is a struggle. After her surgery, we laughed about about how food issues go both ways- we were bothing having the "will this make me throw up?" moments.

We were also mutually supportive because while an eating issue that makes you too thin gets social acceptance, hers did not.

And for the record, my sister and I have the same disorder and have often said that we can't imagine what we would weigh if we could actually eat enough to be full.

In our family, you inherit this disorder and are thin, or you don't... and are generally obese. The fight is real.

That being said, there is simply a lot of research that being very very much overweight has medical consequences. If you are a bit overweight and are by all means considred healthy it is different. there is simply no way that being twice what is borderline normal will not have an affect on mobility. And we do know that lack of mobiliy is just not good.

Agreed. But I just have to say it's the main problem with that mindset. It's always an outside force, never something they just won't buckle down and do. And she'll never get the help she needs.

That has me curious. Is she really so clueless that being told by your employer to dress better doesn't register as a giant red flag? Like she just thinks it's an opinion she can choose to take or not and not like... humiliating?

I can't imagine the exhaustion. These guys are hearing that somehow precisely 2 times a week is the perfect not a relationshIp? We know one isn't enough, but is three too many?

Isn't he the one who has a partner who "needs lots of space?" In general, demanding more time from someone who is already polyamorous seems like whacking your head with a shovel. I know some people in this lifestyle but am certainly not clear on some of it. Is she pushing to be like the primary second?

I'm waiting for the "largest ball of twine" post as a 7th wonder of the world.

I think to her a wide variety of airport area Holiday Inns counts as a diverse cultural experience.

And today we have an entire post about purple drinks, but still no updates on how that strange party went. And now we have an completely unnamed "friend" who doesn't even have a a nickname.

Exactly. I have a weekly appointment that I take an Uber there to get there on time and a train back. Parking in the downtown area here would cost more than the Uber and it’s nerve wracking to worry about getting a spot down there. When an appointment is important, I’d rather take a ride there to the door than add stressful variables like parking.

Before anybody says that traffic is a variable even with an uber, usually if traffic is so backed up that I’m really late, half the city is late. 🤣

Yeah, I don't get not visiting Alaska. But did she maybe mention breathing issues along with chronic fatigue? Like she can't be anywhere not perpetually warm/boring?

Yup, I had accidentally over-contributed to 401k. Trying to get it out before tax deadline. It's stuck. And no one answers. The AI bot is the worst I've seen, but when you get a person, they just read from the same AI script.

On one hand, I totally understand that motivation when dealing with any chronic illness is key to a lot of things. But I think I'd have a hard time admitting that the only things that motivate me are stranger parties and random hookups.

But I'm a weirdo who likes many aspects of adulting. Every time I send in that mortgage payment, it means no one can ever make me go back home again!