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And here’s another thing about the Cinderella Doll & the Bear given to the children participants at the Tea Party -
Disney prides itself on being inclusive. They did NOT automatically give CC the Cinderella doll because she’s a girl & give the bear to Donny because he’s a boy.
The servers would have presented the gifts in such a way that the children could choose which set of items they wanted - if a little boy wanted Cinderella & a purse, he could have had Cinderella & a purse while a little girl could have had the bear & a sword if that’s what she preferred.
Now, I don’t know if maybe the gift sets would be something parents would have to pre-select for their children when booking the event or not - but I’m almost 100% quite positive that Disney wasn’t just giving the boys the bears & swords & giving the girls the dolls & purses.
Even allllll the way back years ago, when my children were little, & we were eating breakfast at Cinderella’s Royal Table in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World, my kids were asked if they wanted either the plastic sword or the plastic wand that came as part of the Cinderella’s Royal Table meal packages - even back then, no one was just assuming girls wanted the wands & boys wanted the swords.
So, at some point, the Cinderella doll & purse were chosen either for CC or by CC - and the choosing wasn’t automatically done by Disney… either Jen or CC made the choice.
And, so, IF CC did choose the doll & purse over the bear & sword, it’s a bit funny (& suspect) how later she, on her own, decided she didn’t like the doll or the purse & was perfectly fine leaving both behind.
Edited by SmoothiesLikeLily - 9/1/2023, 11:32 PM -
.I'm not watching this asshole drone on for an hour. I don't even know how she does that. Her old videos - you know, the ones that had significantly more viewers with content that was worth something? - weren't anywhere close to an hour and actually had footage from her trips rather than her just telling the camera about them. She is so pathetic and I'm convinced she has no one to talk to so that's why her videos are just her talking to the camera. That's her only friend.
Anyway, am I reading correctly that this bitch bought her daughter a doll on the trip and then made her leave the doll on the cruise ship? Woman is psychotic and just a huge bitch. No way around it.
She booked an on-board Tea Party event for the 3 of them.
Like always, Jen really didn’t do any research. She thought the event was rather pricey, but didn’t know what all it included.
In addition to the tea, there was a character introductory show, princess character meet & greet during the tea, & souvenir gifts for the children.
(Side Bar - The ONLY reason she booked it is because it’s apparently a hard-to-get ticket, so she was strictly booking it for the bragging rights & never really looked into the event to see what was actually included.)
So, as part of the Tea Party, the children received gifts - Donny received a stuffed bear & a sword while CC received the Cinderella doll & a dress-up type purse w/ some trinkets. (Donny may have received some other trinkets too.)
And, according to Jen, CC didn’t like either the purse OR the Cinderella doll, so she left them behind in their room & didn’t bring either item home w/ her.
Donny, though, liked his bear & his sword & brought both home - and this was in addition to the shields & swords they had already received at another point during the trip.
Edited by SmoothiesLikeLily - 9/1/2023, 11:12 PM -
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Also, I had to laugh at Jen description of the “Panning for Gold” excursion.
Instead of it being a canned Disney experience where each participant came away w/ big chunk of Fool’s Gold, it was a REAL learning & hands-on experience where they had to REALLY pan for gold… and, bless their hearts, they just ended up w/ a very few of the smallest pieces.
So, of course, it wasn’t their favorite excursion.
And, big surprise, but Jen couldn’t figure out how to work the equipment, but, thankfully, the demonstrators were helpful & were able to assist CC & Donny.
And, like Jen always says, it was fine though. It was all fine.
Honestly, if I were Jen, I’d be embarrassed to be as useless & as ill-informed about EVERYTHING the way she is.
I mean, granted, I don’t know to pan for gold either. But I’d give it a go, & I’d be enthusiastic about the opportunity. And I’d be really happy & grateful that my kids were getting to experience a REAL hands-on activity instead of yet another pretend Disney activity.
But, like w/ everything, the real experience of being in Alaska was completely LOST on Jen. She didn’t know where they were. She didn’t know the names of anything. She didn’t know the meaning or the history of anything. She could only vaguely describe any of their experiences in the most generic of ways - “It was like… history… it was sort of like a… small town… they kinda talked about lumberjacking… there were some dogs but they weren’t really husky dogs…”
And WHO doesn’t know how to pronounce Cape Canaveral? Like, are you an American? Have you lived in this country very long? Have you ever been to Florida? HOW can you NOT know how to say “Canaveral”?!
She truly boggles the mind. -
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Yeah, the more I think about CC leaving behind both her new purse AND the Cinderella doll while neither Donny nor Jen apparently left behind anything, the more illogical & crazier & sadder it is.
Especially when you take into consideration that, throughout CC’s life, Jen has pretty much managed to keep most doll-like toys away from CC. The toys that Jen has showed herself getting for CC have always been stuffed animals & animal figurines & never any baby dolls or princess dolls. (I think maybe, if I’m remembering correctly, there’s been one American Girl doll, but that’s it.)
And that’s fine if that’s what CC truly prefers.
But, seriously? It’s almost like - except for princess dress up clothes - she’s purposefully kept CC away from anything related to dolls & hasn’t even given her opportunity to SEE if she likes playing w/ dolls.
It’s like Jen’s resentful & bitter & punishing CC not just because Jen herself had to wait until she was grown & married to start collecting all her American Girl dolls but also because, once CC was born, CC became the Little Girl Princess of the family… and Jen just can’t have any competition at all, even w/ her own daughter, so she’s very purposefully influencing CC to not like things like dolls & purses & forcing CC to like other things, so that Jen can continue to be the Special One.
Oh, I forgot - -
Jen also said she left behind the pictures that were printed & put in a folio for them? But WHY?
Why couldn’t you take the pictures & slide them w/ the folio into the packing box that the Mickey cruise print came in? -
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This is how the packing at the end of the cruise went down - -
Jen: We have to fit all our things into our bags. Whatever doesn’t fit, we’ll just have to leave. The stewards can take care of it.
Jen: [thinking to herself] The people that work on these cruise ships are so poor & downtrodden… they probably appreciate any little thing that the more privileged guests like us leave behind.
A little while later as the kids are trying their best to get all their things into their bags - -
CC: Mommy, can you help me? I can’t get my new Cinderella Doll to fit.
Jen: Sorry, CC. Remember what I said? It looks like you’re going to have to choose between your Stitch stuffie or the Cinderella doll.
CC: But I like both!
Jen: Well, my bag is already full & so is Donny’s. I don’t know what to tell you. Donny managed to get all his things in his bag, & he’s younger than you are. So, if you can’t fit everything in your bag, I guess you’re going to have to decide what you want to leave.
CC: [tears in eyes]
Jen: [sigh]
CC: [holding both Stitch & Cinderella & trying to make what is a really hard choice for a little girl]
Jen: [big annoyed sigh] CC, I don’t know why you’re making this so hard. You don’t even really like dolls, remember? Just leave Cinderella - she looks a little creepy anyway - and take Stitch. Donny likes Stitch too, so you can both play Stitch together.
CC: [CC silently tells her new Cinderella doll good-bye & leaves her sitting forlornly in the corner of the couch]
A week later during Jen’s vlog - -
Jen: CC thought the Cinderella doll looked creepy & didn’t like it, so she left it.
Edited by SmoothiesLikeLily - 9/1/2023, 10:02 PM -
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I’m no child development expert, but I do have kids &, throughout my life, have worked w/ kids in several different situations, & I think, when kids don’t have age appropriate toys & activities and/or have too many toys that aren’t organized well, kids tend to get bored easily & act a lot like CC & Donny do.
They’re bored, so they throw their stuffed animals into the chandelier. They run through an empty living room screaming “poopy!”.
There’s no structure to their play. Free, imaginative play is wonderful for kids, but, in a sense, kids have to be taught how to play - how to initiate play w/ their toys & games. Show them & then let them loose w/ their imaginations - but, also, don’t try to micromanage their play. If a baby squirrel needs to live w/ the rabbit family, that’s fine. If CC wants to wear a princess dress w/ cowboy boots while Donny dresses up like an astronaut w/ a super-hero cape, that’s fine.
Kids also need age appropriate toys & different types of toys - not just stuffed animals or LEGOs but dolls & a pretend kitchen w/ food & dishes, cars & trains & tracks for the cars & trains, a variety of dress-up clothes (not just Princess dresses), different building materials (not just LEGOs), and different board games & books on their reading levels.
And they need toys related to their OWN, INDIVIDUAL interests. CC is her own person. Donny is his own person.
And all the toys & activities should be organized in ways that are both attractive & enticing to the kids AND are also easy for them to pick up when they’re finished playing.
Most of what we’ve seen of CC & Donny’s toys are too young for them and/or just random items that don’t really encourage active & imaginative play.
And the house is just too empty & echo-y - there’s too much empty space for the kids to just run wild in. Besides their bedrooms, there are no cozy spots for play, & they’re probably only in their bedrooms for nap & at bedtime.
Even the kitchen is sterile w/ hard, echo-y surfaces. The TV in the family room w/ the ugly brown chairs is just an absolutely ridiculous placement.
But, besides all that, the kids are getting older - they need better toys & better use of screen times. They need to be introduced to a world beyond Disney movies.
While Jen is doing her millionth Peloton ride, the kids could be participating in their own child exercise or yoga program - instead of just romping all over the basement or rolling around bored in the floor. -
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If my daughter expressed interest in dressing up for dress-up night on our cruise, you’d better believe that I’d be dressing up along w/ her to help make it a special night for our family.
Also, I find it funny that Jen thinks that just because she packed whatever they’ll need for the night in the hotel in her bag that CC & Donny won’t want to open their own suitcases.
And, has Jen never thought about consulting a 10-day weather forecast for the area(s) to which she’s traveling? -
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In the video, one of the last times she’s riding down the gondola, she pans the camera over to the mountains across the way & says something like how she’d like to hike over there eventually too. And, then she overlays the typed word - “*foreshadowing” - over the video.
So I’m assuming that means she did stay in the area or come back in a relatively short timespan & hiked around those mountains, & that’s maybe when she stayed in the AirBnB. -
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And, while, granted, she’s not around her kids’ school very much, if at all, kids talk. And kids can be blunt &, even, mean.
And, as CC & Donny get older & if Jen stays the same, the kids around CC & Donny will start to notice -
“CC’s mom wears the same clothes every day.”
“Donny’s mom’s hair is so greasy. She stinks.”
And, more & more, CC & Donny will be embarrassed by Jen & won’t want to be around her or for Jen to be around them while they’re w/ their friends. -
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I get not washing your hair every time you shower or bathe… it really is better for your hair to not wash it every day.
However, on days I exercise or do a lot outside where I get sweaty or do something like, I don’t know, travel, I *HAVE* to wash my hair - it feels gross, otherwise.
That’s one of the reasons I hate getting into a regular exercise program… lol! I have to wash my hair every day.
But, even IF I’m not washing my hair every day, I AM showering every day.
It’s just gross to think about going around in an unwashed body in unwashed clothes. -
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Two (2!) Things after watching the latest “Look at me! What is my life?” Video -
1. Who is Jen currently fangirling that is so against showering & being clean?! WHY would you not want to at least get in the shower & wash the “travel-day” off? Why would you want to wear the SAME outfit you’d worn on the plane to the theatre?
Is this some new elitest, Glennon Doyle, proud & free woman thing to go about dirty & smelly?
I’m just a mere 99%-er, &, as soon as I have a chance after I arrive to wherever, I freaking shower & change my clothes.
2. WHY don’t any of her Patreon subscribers EVER ask her about her lack of showering? Like in the comments? Or in her lives? Aren’t y’all the least bit interested &/or repulsed?
“Hey, Jen! Is there a particular reason you no longer like showering every day?”
“Hey, Jen! I know you’ve changed your hair & shower routine up in the last year or so… W/ all the exercising you do, how do you manage to stay clean in between shower days?”
“Hey, Jen! I noticed in your latest video that you didn’t shower & change clothes before your walkabout of NYC & then your theatre visit. I’d like to be able to pack lighter on my trips, so how did you keep your travel clothes fresh so you could go straight from the plane w/o changing outfits? I always feel so grimy.”
It’s just gross, Jen. -
ClimbingAnotherMountainAloneBecauseSheCan'tStandToBeAtHomeLikeJen Pt. 412 - With Wonder - Jennifer Ross.You know, sunflowers are so nice this time of year. 🌻🌻🌻
You’re a little girl, &, one night, a Fairy Godmother wakes you up - -
FG: My dear, because you’re one of my favorite little girls, I’m going to give you 2 different lives from which to choose.
You: 2 different lives?
FG: Yes, I’m going to let YOU choose what life you’ll lead as a grown woman.
You: Cool!
FG: Are you ready?
You: Yes!!
FG: Listen carefully…
W/ Life #1, you will have lots of free-time & me-time & lots of money -
You: Oooh, I choose that!
FG: Oh, but wait, w/ Life #1, you’ll be alone. You’ll live in a big house, but it will be very grey & empty & built poorly. Your yard will be just some grass & a patio. You’ll travel all over the country in a Toyota. You’ll even sleep in the Toyota. But you’ll travel by yourself. And, when you’re not sleeping in your Toyota, you’ll just be driving from one AirBnB to the next, from one town to the next. You’ll have money, but you’ll spend it on athleisure wear & coffee mugs & stickers & lots of bags & pouches. You’ll drink a lot of tea, & you’ll eat grocery-store salads out of bags. You will ride an exercise bike a lot & hike a lot & run-walk a lot & pay to enter lots of different race events. And the solo trips & the various collections you hoard & all the exercise & run events will be the only things that really make any difference in your life or give you any kind of sense of accomplishment or validation for your life.
You: I’ll never have a husband or any kids?
FG: Oh, you will, but you’ll sacrifice your marriage for your freedom. Your kids won’t be w/ you too much, & you’ll have a hard time relating to them. You’ll prioritize your self-care & your many personal journeys over anyone else in your family. You will spend lots of time thinking about yourself & processing every little thing that happens in your life. Your camera will be your only friend. You will bike for many hours to nowhere in your basement trying to outrun your life. And, as often as you can, you will travel on long roads in your Toyota to escape. And, when you’re not visiting various AirBnBs, you’ll run in Disney races over & over & over again. And you’ll hike up pretend mountains, walk back down, & then do it again 19 more times. And this is how you will try to put any kind of meaning in your life. But, all that said, while you will be alone, you will have lots of me-time.
You: Uh, what’s Life #2?
FG: My dear, w/ Life #2, you’ll have a very large home beautifully & stylishly decorated… you’ll have a husband who dotes on you, & your home will be filled w/ your kids…. Sometimes, it’ll be messy & even a little chaotic. But you’ll have help & you’ll have fun. You’ll have friends & family around you. You’ll go on trips to cool places & eat at lovely restaurants. You’ll have a style that’s all your own, & you’ll have a great wardrobe & jewelry w/ both trendy pieces & classic pieces… and you’ll put your own spin on everything. Oh, & you can cook really delicious & creative food for your friends & family! And, let me tell you about your garden! It’s going to be gorgeous & full - just like your life, & you’re going to grow vegetables & flowers... and even have fun little spots in the garden for your kids. You’re not going to have a lot of down-time to go on very many inner self-journeys. You’re going to be busy & you probably won’t have tons of me-time, but it will be a full life w/ lots of family & friends & lovely things surrounding you… and so many of those lovely things - like your garden - you’ll have a hand in creating & nurturing. You won’t have to continually search for meaning & purpose, you will have found it & you will live every moment.
You: Wow!
FG: And, so, now, my dear, you must choose. I know I haven’t given you a lot of time to decide, but -
You: Oh, I’ve made my decision!
FG: You have? That was quick!
You: I choose Life #2.
FG: Very good, my dear. That’s why you’re one of my favorites.
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ClimbingAnotherMountainAloneBecauseSheCan'tStandToBeAtHomeLikeJen Pt. 412 - With Wonder - Jennifer Ross.
We’ve been out of town (no solo trips for me but the whole fam jam) & then busy w/ kids’ activities because I don’t have an ex-husband & his new wife to handle all the kids’ activities for me while I faff about on my own.
Anyway, I’ve been watching the videos but haven’t been able to post, or, when I could post, everyone had already said what I’d say.
But, regarding the latest junk drawer clean-out - -
Jen: We didn’t tell CC about anything our marriage split until she asked “Where’s Daddy sleeping?”
Also Jen: My kids have never been to an Oogie Boogie Bash & know nothing about the Oogie Boogie Bash. However, I’m going to tell them anyway about the Oogie Boogie Bash & get them all excited before I even acquire the super hard to get tickets. I’ve told them the tickets may not happen, & they absolutely understand & are fine.
And could Jen BE any more condescending about the gift cards?
“I’m just going to give them away because we are Never Ever going to use them.”
In other words - “I’m Jen. I’m too privileged & wealthy to ever have to resort to using something as plebeian as gift cards.”
And regarding the current Everesting Challenge - -
Jen: Imma buy 2 campsites so no one’s close to me. I’m going on this hike early so, hopefully, the trail will be pretty empty. The cliques of family & friend groups together at the Disney Run events are triggering for me. The little house would have been lovely except for the sound of men in the larger house next door. The inn’s restaurant in Italy was very “couply,” so I decided to just eat peanut butter sandwiches in my hotel room. There were people nearby, so I just stayed in my rig instead of sitting outside.
And, now, she paid $5,000 to hike up a steep one-lane trail 19 times w/ a line of people directly in front of her & a line of people directly behind her.
Gosh. I hate that for her. -
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So, since Jen has no real content for her “community exclusive” video this Friday, she’s decided everyone would just love to watch her dilly-dally & hem & haw in her office once again… because she’s never posted THAT before (#sarcasm - because, seriously, how MANY times are we going to watch her ramble endlessly in her office?!).
“I’d like to do this here… I want to hang this there… I need a rug here… blah, blah, blah… I just don’t know… I need some help!”
<cue manic giggling & shaking of head in mock despair>
And everyone knows (or SHOULD know) that, whatever helpful advice and suggestions Jen is given, she will follow exactly none of it because - -
1. Jen is too stubborn & set in her ways, and
2. Jen thinks she’s too good for & is above taking any advice from mere plebeians, even if they are paying her $5/month.
So, for those paying plebeians who are also reading here, y’all are wasting your time. Jen doesn’t care at all about any suggestions you may have - she just needed some kind of video for Friday, &, since she gets off on talking to her “friends” in the camera, a video where she faffs about in her office will work. -
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I’m such a Happy Momma Bear when my kids are home that I leave them in their playroom to randomly play whatever while I exercise for 4 hours by myself in my home gym.
I’m such a Happy Momma Bear when my kids are home that I buy them inexpensive LEGO sets to play with while I put together the bigger, expensive LEGO set by myself.
I’m such a Happy Momma Bear when my kids are home that I’ve planned no activities; instead, because I know my kids so well, they’re just going to chill all day in their pajamas & throw stuffed animals at the ceiling light fixture since there’s nothing else to do.
I’m such a Happy Momma Bear when my kids are home that I’m heating up leftover rice & chicken from last week for Taco Night on Tuesday.
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