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| QUOTE (HorrorQueen @ 14/6/2021, 16:52) This has all been said 5000x, but I am just still constantly shocked about the following Glennon has.
Glennon Doyle is toxic trash. I don't understand WHY people are still feeding into her drivel. I know several women - women I thought were smart and keyed in - who have been drinking the GD Kool Aid. (GD Kool Aid...lol.)
Jenn had a good life. You will never convince me otherwise. I firmly believe if she would have asked for help (of any kind) after the baby/babies came she would not be where she is now. Instead she picked up a GD book and blew up her marriage...thinking Don was holding her back. Don is shit...be he adored her.
Yes, I read Untamed, and I’ll admit, GD’s writing can be very persuasive - she got me thinking, “Yes, I can do hard things. Yes, I can have the courage to build the life I want, I am a cheetah (lol)…”
But I think it can be interpreted in harmful ways if one doesn’t have a solid foundation of who they are and what they want. |
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| QUOTE (KayTee @ 14/6/2021, 16:22) QUOTE (IceCreamBinge @ 14/6/2021, 16:06) One of the last things Jen posted was a sh*tquote about how society shouldn’t praise selflessness in mothers. In her mind, she probably felt justified in wanting even more ‘me time’ just for her, not for her children.
And that’s her legacy for me now. The cautionary tale of someone who had it all and lost it through her own selfishness and arrogance. That was pure Glennon Doyle. That message clearly resonates with Jen from various comments she had made, such as the kids adapting to her mood/wants or whatever. When I had my first child I remember feeling like I was going to lose my identity and become “just mommy.” My mom told me that I would still be myself, and more now. That my “identity” would be what shaped my motherhood style. I think Jen felt like she completely lost her identity to the role of motherhood; she didn’t see that it would just become an additional aspect of herself.
Yes, and Jen either didn’t have someone to give her that additional perspective, or she had someone provide that insight and she refused to listen to it.
So she may have interpreted the quote in the way that suits her best. |
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| One of the last things Jen posted was a sh*tquote about how society shouldn’t praise selflessness in mothers. In her mind, she probably felt justified in wanting even more ‘me time’ just for her, not for her children.
And that’s her legacy for me now. The cautionary tale of someone who had it all and lost it through her own selfishness and arrogance. |
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| Those Hampton vlogs - so smug!
Jen seemed bothered when people described her as ‘privileged,’ like she didn’t have any worries.
I could see her blowing up her life to show everyone, “ha! You’re wrong! I have real life problems like everyone else!”
Only to regret it later because she lost the privilege of being part of the Ross family.
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| QUOTE (GrownUpStickerBook @ 13/6/2021, 17:59)
That quote! I wonder if Jen sees herself as the hero that will heal her wounds and teach others how to do the same.
Who would take life advice from someone who has no friends, no job, no hobbies, no personality, and nothing to offer in life? |
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| The downfall of Jen is still so stunning to me. Back in the early years, I used to slightly envy her carefree life of leisure while I was working long hours to afford a small place of my own.
And now, years later, I pity her. I feel sorry that she seems to have no real joy in life, even though she seems to have gotten everything she had ever asked for.
Despite her claims of seeing everything with wonder, loving her heart home family abode and her forever in-laws, it looks to me that she was simply entertaining delusions in her own solitary bubble. And that is just sad. |
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| QUOTE (husbandontherun @ 11/6/2021, 16:43) QUOTE (IceCreamBinge @ 11/6/2021, 16:40) I am feeling hopeful reading about everyone’s plans! Where I live, our second dose is scheduled 16 weeks after the first dose because of limited supply. So over 75% of adults have their first dose, but only a small percentage have their second. We’re in a bit of a weird limbo period where we can’t do much, but… the sun is shining where I am, and I’m planning to take the kids on a hike today.  Where are you from?
Ontario, Canada. We’ve been under some form of lockdown since March 2020 and my kids have been home from school since then. I’m so looking forward to being fully vaccinated and to finally get together with family and friends! |
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| I am feeling hopeful reading about everyone’s plans!
Where I live, our second dose is scheduled 16 weeks after the first dose because of limited supply. So over 75% of adults have their first dose, but only a small percentage have their second.
We’re in a bit of a weird limbo period where we can’t do much, but…
the sun is shining where I am, and I’m planning to take the kids on a hike today. |
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| QUOTE (Good Ol’ Suze @ 11/6/2021, 16:25) I went to dinner at a friend’s house last night. After dinner she offered dairy free Phish Food, and said she was obsessed with it.  It crossed my mind to check if she was a Jenophile or secret Baker. Do we have a password? Possible scenario— Me-the crow flys at midnight Friend-and the nethers go unwashed
“Was your Phish Food yummy?” |
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| I came for the snark, but am staying for the recommendations!
Re: books -
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a funny/sad/uplifting story of a socially awkward woman which I also enjoyed. I figured that might be a fitting reco considering our gossip topic of choice. |
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| QUOTE (MeanGene @ 10/6/2021, 04:38) QUOTE (AbundanceOfCaution @ 6/10/2021, 04:35 AM) I wonder if Gene just hated sex with Don or if she would hate it across the board. Even if she met someone she really likes and is attracted to him. Is Jen really even capable of meeting someone she likes/is attracted to instead of just liking them for whatever use they can provide to her? I don't know, maybe in Jen's head those two things are the same thing.
I think Jen likes the idea of a man as an escape fantasy - someone to whisk her away from her current problems, who will reinforce the image she has of herself, or the image she wants to become.
That is until it becomes her reality, and then she’s wishing for something else, because the original problems were never resolved. |
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| QUOTE (newlurker95 @ 9/6/2021, 05:38) In an alternate universe, where do you think Don & Jen would be had she not started her YouTube channel?
I think that Don and Jen would have split either way once the subject of kids came up.
Perhaps YouTube only delayed the inevitable, as it provided a distraction for Jen and an excuse to hide out and do her work as an ‘original content creator.’
But they would still run into the same issues re: kids. |
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| Yes, it’s like Jen spent the past decade (or longer) trying on new personas, feeling like others were living her ideal life, that she would be happier if only she was x.
Only to realize too late that the life that suited her best was already laid out in front of her, if only she put the needs of her family first at least some of the time.
Jen could have had practically all that she wanted, but because she lacked gratitude and empathy, she lost it all. |
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