A fence isn't that expensive, for a normal person with Jen's budget. But if it doesn't directly benefit her, it's a different story.
I'm sure she feels like any money she gets for pawning her old jewelry or bags or for youtube/instagram is for "her stuff" (like travel) and that "house stuff" or stuff for the kids should come out of whatever money comes from Don (whatever is left after paying for her travel, that is).
Jen is going to overcomplicate the Patreon thing, if it ever gets off the ground, and won't hear a word of criticism. My opinion - her biggest problem is her need to control everything and lack of self awareness (which is truly shocking given the amount of time she spends on "introspection"). I really think that's what broke her marriage. She wanted to be a career lady and do her thing and spend all of her time on herself and her dog, and Don wanted kids, which obviously required some sacrifices on Jen's part. I think she recognized that she wasn't going to get out of having kids unless she left Don, so she agreed to it and resented him for it. The whole vegan thing, all of the other BS, was just her way of getting back at him and trying to reclaim the power in the relationship because she probably felt like he was forcing her into a life she didn't want. It didn't have to be that way, though. She could have accepted more help - got a nanny - to relieve the pressure off of her and she could have largely gone back to what she had been doing before. But, she wanted to milk the martyr card and make Don pay for what he "made" her do and give up. Just my opinion. If Jen's therapist (or Jen) reads this, you can let me know if I've read between the lines correctly, as Jen suggested.
Well, look also at all the crap she bought for her brother's daughters. She tried to be the favorite aunt by buying things for the kids, which I'm sure the parents appreciated to a certain extent (not having to go buy the stuff themselves) but at a certain point it's too much. She doesn't know how to relate to people except to buy them things and tries to win people over with things, not actually relating to them as people (hello scaring away potential friends by love bombing them). When it came time to put someone else above her wants and needs, I think she took that as being "unsupported" by her family and made up this whole divorce thing in her head. Like someone else said, it backfired on her, though, because she probably thought that Don would never leave and certainly never move on so fast to find a new and improved model.
I think Jen's "Keeping it Real" check in from Sept. 2014 is telling. It's right before they went to Italy and she's pissed at Don the whole time, right? She really goes out of her way to explain why she hadn't posted much during that time and that she had just gotten back from Utah. Blamed it on late PR packages, but, I don't buy it. I wonder if there was some serious conversations that happened during their trip about how much time Jen was devoting to this "hobby" and what she actually hoped to get out of it and if/how she was going to continue once they had kid(s). She seemed super defensive, which could just as easily be chalked up to critical comments online as it could be to Don/his family. I dunno, I feel like there is something there but I can't quite figure it out. After that, Don did really seem to support and encourage her re-branding and shelling out for all of that, assuming she didn't pay for it all using her YT money and if he really cared about privacy I don't think he would have been OK with being on camera so much. Then again, Jen's behavior is totally consistent with someone who got butthurt after her "career" was diminished or discouraged. She gave me serious wannabe boss lady vibes and maybe she got some flack from the family for it?
Wait, 5 years before the implosion was right around the time she re-branded and started going to all those events, right? Do you think Don took issue with Jen trying to make a career out of the youtube thing (instead of just as a hobby)? As has been discussed here many times, I bet he expected her to give all this up once they had kids and maybe he wasn't too keen on Jen getting even more involved when they were supposed to be trying for kids.
After having watched the video now, I am even more convinced that she actively tried to not get pregnant and lied about it, got found out or otherwise had to give up the lie, she resented it, she and Don got divorced because she felt like he caged her by "making" her have the kids he always said he wanted, and now she's trying to convince the world she's happier alone (when really, she's miserable and just wishes she could go back to pre-kids). She's acting like it was a surprise that she had kids and that Don was expecting to have kids... and yet nearly a decade of youtube videos and archives says otherwise.
Maybe Don agreed to expense the flight (or maybe they had miles that got split in the divorce and she used those) and/or hotel but said that all meals were on her? lol - get her out of the country but then make her fend for herself...
It doesn’t work like that. Don does not directly pay for anything Jen does. He only indirectly pays - child support and alimony
Airline miles are earned individually and wouldn’t be split in a divorce. Each person has their own airline frequent flyer profile, no matter who pays
I agree that's generally how it's done but you can contract for and agree to just about anything in settlement negotiations, provided it's not illegal... who knows what kind of ridiculous stuff these two agreed to.
Maybe Don agreed to expense the flight (or maybe they had miles that got split in the divorce and she used those) and/or hotel but said that all meals were on her? lol - get her out of the country but then make her fend for herself...
Wow, how has Jen not been nominated for an Academy Award? Her acting... wow. For someone who is heart sick whenever she is away from her kids, she just exudes happiness, giddiness even. I haven't seen her so happy in a video since she went to the Gift Wrap Wonderland at the Container Store with Winnie.
Also - thrust into motherhood? What the hell is that? What an incredibly hurtful thing to say about her kids and a slap in the face. According to her, she and Don tried for kids for years. I guess this is just another situation where it is clear that Jen is a lying liar. It couldn't be more clear that she did not want kids, she does not enjoy her kids, and her kids are better off spending time with other adults that genuinely want to be with them.
I wouldn’t fault Jen for not taking her kids to Disney solo. Disney is a lot, even when there are TWO! parents.
I could do a solo trip to Disney if we lived close enough to drive there for a day trip. But to fly and then spend several days at the park as the only adult, with multiple kids? Hard no.
by "solo trip to Disney" I fully believe that she would go on her own, no kids. She would never, ever, take them to Disney by herself. Nope. Would she go by herself without her kids? Absolutely.
Ha - can Jen actually tell the truth about anything? "I don't like Starbucks fall drinks *snarky look*" "oh wait, I forgot that I actually do like them, just not the PSL... *smirk*"
