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The dress is adorable, but why does Jen insist her kids wear socks all the dang time?!
It's summer!!
CC should be in sandals!!
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I think, from previous videos & early photos of Jenn, she's more comfortable in casual clothes, & she was never that much into fashion & makeup until she found Youtube.
And, then for a while, she decided she was going to be an OOTD Youtube girl, &, like she does w/ everything, she went way overboard w/ purchasing every piece of makeup that anyone on Youtube recommended.
And, pre-kids, she had time to watch makeup tutorials & spend tons of time putting on makeup & doing her nails & putting together her "outfit of the day".
Because that's who she was THEN - but it's never who she really was; it was just a persona she played w/ for a little bit. It wasn't natural to her. And she was never really good about choosing & spending money on the right clothes for her body type.
Now, though, she's a MAMA OF TWO, & I think the way she's dressing now is really more in tune w/ who she really is.
And, for a while, I was really shocked at how she dresses CC & Donny, but then I realized she dresses CC & Donny the way she decorates her house - kinda boring & bland w/o attention to the details & accents.
There are so many cute clothes & outfits out there for kids. But I don't know... maybe it's more of a southern thing to go overboard w/ your kids' clothes & accessories?If DKRIV was so nonnegotiable, I would call the baby Deke—like astronaut Donald K. Slayton was so wise to do. Poopsie is already called Keith and Don goes by his first name.
Deke would be an awesome nickname!
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I've never ever liked the name "Donald".
I mean it's just such a "soft" name & so unmanly.
I'm trying to decide if I would have been able to name a baby "Donald" in order to marry into lots of money.
Even *if* I decided that naming a baby "Donald Keith" was worth the trade-off, there's NO WAY I'd be calling the baby "Donald" or "Don" or "Donny".
Keith is a little better, but still way far away from anything I'd name a baby boy.
I'd be coming up w/ some kind of nickname.
She took a beautiful name - Charlotte Claire - & gave it a blah nickname - CC.
I'm not sure why she can't do the reverse... take an awful name - Donald Keith - & give it a better nickname. -
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She was so proud, she took a first day of school photo. It must have taken a LOT of out of her to leave her house alone
This is just one of the many things that kills me about Jen.
All that money & the planner get together was the 1st time she admittedly wore anything NICE-ISH in forever?!?!
She just returned from the Hamptons! Why would she not dress nicely in the Hamptons?
When I'm on a beach vacation, while I pack comfortable, lounging-around type clothes, I also pack nice outfits for dinners out & for going about town - Jack Rogers sandals, Lilly Pulitzer dresses... not to mention the cute, summery, beachy clothes I pack for the kids.
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I think she's cray.
But, in all seriousness, I think her hormones are out of wack.
She's the type that is easily influenced, so she's been watching various vegan Youtubers & letting all that go to her head. And, since she's already hormonal, it's just too much for her.
She's a breastfeeding momma, & she just can't w/ those videos of baby cows being separated from their mommas. -
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This is gonna be just like "I don't eat nuts, but I eat nut butter." (Or was it vice versa? She'll eat nuts but not nut butter.)
At any rate, I don't think she's experienced enough as a mother to realize what she's doing to herself when she says she's going to transition an admittedly already picky toddler to a more plant-based diet.
She's not going to be able to handle the struggle of taking away CC's grilled cheese & macaroni & cheese. -
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"I'm totally not going to judge my family for eating meat. Don can keep his meat in the garage if thinks he needs to have meat."
I wonder if Don knows this yet.
Also, why can't she just tell Don, "I've been doing some research, & I think I want to try a more a plant-based diet"?
And then the next time she's w/ the family, she just doesn't eat meat & quietly finds something else to eat.
Why would she ever think sitting her family down in front of this video would be a good idea?
I mean, can you imagine?!? -
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I think her new plant-based diet will be a WONDERFUL excuse for her to now get out of whatever she doesn't want to do/wherever she doesn't want to go/whomever she doesn't want to see...
I have anxiety. I wish I had thought of something so clever. -
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"In my journey to be more self-aware of what I'm eating & how I'm feeding myself, I've discovered that my body needs meat & dairy. Not everyone's body is the same, you guys, & I've discovered that I have to do what works for me. And that's okay. Through this journey, I've come to realize, after much research and thought, that I can't be my best self without meat. I'm a breastfeeding momma of 2, & I have to be able to function & feed my body so I can take care of my children. #momlife So, moving forward, I'm going to be reintroducing a very careful regimen of meat & dairy products back into my diet, but I'm going to continue to be very mindful of where my food's coming from, of course, because I think that's the most important thing." -
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I do feel like I'm being a bit hard on her...kind of. So, I will say that it's great she's trying to eat less animal products (fish aren't vegetables Jen), but I do think the reason she gave is bullshit. I don't think "the family" needed her to answer a bunch of questions, which were jotted down in her leather bound bullet journal. Instead, I bet they reacted to her video like we have, "that's it?!?" I'm sure they see this as one of her many phases where she single white females a youtuber hoping to be noticed.
I must say that I think it will affect her relationship with former sweet boy, turned useless boy Don. I doubt Don will want to go to vegan restaurants for their future special occasions. What will they do instead? These two are so boring and if dining out is off the table, there goes any one on one time.
Oh, and if she thinks this will get her out of cooking...boy is she wrong. For all of the future nursing home family "parties" she will be doing all of the cooking for herself. I'm lucky in that out of 6 siblings, 5 of us are vegan, so my family gatherings are pretty awesome food-wise and we all just have to bring one dish. Good luck on yet another one of your non-journey journeys, Jen!
That's actually a good point.
So much of her & Don's relationship has revolved around food, &, if you watch her earlier videos, she's so effusive in her praise of Don & what's he cooking & you can see in the videos how he likes when she's talking about/praising whatever he's made. -
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Hahahahaha!!
I haven't even watched the video yet, but hahahahaha!
She's trying to be Lily 2.0 complete w/ a trigger warning.
And I don't think this actually has anything to do w/ her weight - she's doing this because (1) now she really, truly has a reason to never ever cook for her family again & her food can always be separate & (2) she's got something new w/ which she can obsess & be self-indulgent/crazy/manic/self-absorbed.
It's just another phase like her Marie Kondo phase.
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.QUOTE (YouGuysSlayMe @ 6/6/2018, 12:50 AM)QUOTEBut, w/ Emily not having a nanny, I think Jen is going to be too wary of doing something so drastically different from the Rosses.
For all we know, Emily does have a nanny. For all we know, Emily's nanny picks the kids up from school. lol
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With regard to the upcoming video, I hope it's something along the lines of "My Toxic Mother: How She Caused My Eating Disorder, Extreme Paranoia, and Need To Overbuy." I hope LillySmoothie gave her the courage to take this journey.
Yes!! One can only hope!
After watching all those Lily videos, if Jen gets inspired to share her own "journey" in the same way, it's going to be so crazy-fun to watch!QUOTE (ColdOne @ 6/6/2018, 12:53 AM)I can't see it being anything as shocking as a nanny. It will be something totally boring and routine that she's discussed a million times before but now thinks she's doing something differently (just like her diet videos). Jen doesn't have any wow factor in her. The content will also be completely insignificant and Jen-centric, and won't be about the kids or family at all.
That's what I'm thinking too... it's just going to be more rambling & self-talk about being easy on herself & accepting who she is as she learns to listen to herself & her needs more clearly.QUOTE (lalalazy @ 6/6/2018, 12:56 AM)Maybe she is giving up the doll collection. Or giving a tour of the doll collection.
(Though, I've been gone from Jen in b/w babies. Did she do that already?)
Earlier today, I rewatched the video where Jen takes us on a tour of the guest room. She gets the top of the stairs & there are 2 rooms - one w/ the door open (the guest room) & one w/ the door closed (the yellow doll room). And I had to laugh when her voice changes, & she says something like, "That's the yellow room, & I won't be showing that today" in this defensive little tone.
And, then, in the guest room, she shows before & after pics of the closet that's she cleaned out to have it empty & ready for guests. In the before pics, there are American Girl doll boxes & bags stacked in the closet.
(That's just another thing that kills me w/ her. I love organization & stashing stuff just as much as the next person, & I probably hang on to way too much. But, not only did she have the Yellow Doll Room & closet to store & display all her "stuff," she also had the craftice room which has a big closet & bathroom plus all those storage bins downstairs w/ the laundry in addition to all her other little nooks & crannies... but, yet, she was still storing tons of stuff in the closet in the guest room that she had to find new "homes" for.)
CC has the former guest room, right? Does Donny have the former Yellow Doll Room?
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I agree. She's too self-conscious & anxious really to have a full-time nanny - she likes her alone time too much & would feel like she was being judged & watched by the nanny. Plus, she'd feel like she'd have to chitchat & be sociable w/ a nanny.
If she hires anyone, it will be someone to come in the afternoons & watch CC & Donny while she "works" - but it'll be like her housekeepers, & we'll never know it.
She may get a nanny, but, all joking aside, I don't think she'd share her nanny journey w/ us.
Lily's all about being kind to yourself, listening to your body, & making good choices for yourself. Lily has also talked about cutting toxic people out of her life.
I bet Jen gets all teary & talks about how she's deciding she needs to do what feels right for her & listen to her body, &, right now, this is such a special time & CC & Donny are in different wonder stages, but she still needs to spend some time focusing on herself & her needs now that she's done having babies but, at the same time, she wants to be really present for her children & wants to keep their lives more private... yadda, yadda, yadda... so she's going to cut back a little on her content & spend a little time re-centering herself as they continue to transition to a family of 5.
"And, who knows, we'll see where that leads. I still want to share w/ you, of course, but I think it's going to be a little bit more limited moving forward."
Or.... since her feet are larger & she needs new shoes, she's going to auction off all her old shoes & donate the proceeds to the people misplaced by the volcanoes in Hawaii.
EDITED TO ADD - If Emily had a nanny, I'd be more positive about Jen following suit. But, w/ Emily not having a nanny, I think Jen is going to be too wary of doing something so drastically different from the Rosses.
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"Hi, Guys! Today, I just thought I'd share with you about a recent couple of events that have led to my current journey - oh, look at Winnie! Winnie's my dog. Yes, she's my little bunny. And you guys see her hair... it's growing back finally. I just don't know about that groomer, you guys. Anyway... where was I? For those of you who don't know, I'm a breastfeeding momma of 2 children... my daughter CC is 2, and my son is 4... no 4 1/2 months old. And I may have to interrupt this video because he's taking a nap right now, but, you guys, I think he's going through one of those wonder stages right now... I haven't really researched it, but it happens about now in a baby's development, and he's just not taking long naps at all. So you all know what means! This momma has to try to get everything done in 15 minute snatches. Which is really hard. Everyone who knows me knows I like to be a busy bee, and I like to get So. Many. Things. accomplished. I feel like everyone has a personal journey, you know. And I'm trying to listen to my body & be kinder & make better choices based on what I feel I need... I just feel like... I don't know... I feel like I - well, our whole family really, is in a transition. And it's a personal, very private journey... not everyone will have the same journey. This is mine - I mean, our family's journey. And as CC and my son transition to different wonder stages and ages, I feel like we are on a journey to a full-time nanny." -
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Lily's last video was another what she eats in a day combined w/ the volcanic eruptions in Hawaii & a PSA about being making good choices for yourself - like evacuating if necessary.
Maybe Jenn is preparing a video series on what to pack in case of an evacuation.
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