Jen Hatmaker

[Anonymous]

I really like her post from last night. It's six slides, with the background being an awkward photo of her as a child. She gives a look into her internal thought process. She admits she scared about money, worries about her weight and size all the time, questions her parenting, feels lonely financially, and sometimes wishes she had a smaller life. I feel like it was the most honest thing she's written in a long while. Only thing that would have made it better would be a slide/comment on her weird fake relationship. Such as, ' I sometimes wonder why I'm in a relationship where he doesn't want to live near me or claim me publicly or marry me'.

[Anonymous]

P.s. But Tyler is such a jerk. He makes fun of her photo and looks as a child. Then he says 'can you help a brotha do his taxes?'. Brotha?? Really? Tyler has to speak in ebonics to remind us of how very bLaCk he is, in case we missed it and didn't notice the t-shirt collection also proclaiming the blackness.

[Anonymous]

Just an FYI. This “honest” post about her internal thought struggles was timed precisely during her “Get my ecourse about this for 50% off this month!”, sale.

From the “struggling” course description:
“You are not alone in your pain, your fear, your unrest, dear one. There is a whole club of us out here with open arms, shared stories, understanding, even hope if you can believe that. If you’re in a season of pain, recovery, healing — or someone you know is — this is your course.”

She’s not being honest, or open, or “real”. She’s trying to get your money.

[Anonymous]

My guess is that all of the women responding to her post with “Same here”, and their own struggles/concerns, are being sent a link or code to purchase the course.

It’s all fake. She’s not trying to help anyone.

[Anonymous]

Yes I agree she isn’t trying to help anyone but I believe she does have those concerns. We see them play out. What’s more honest is realizing that a smaller life isn’t losing. But she’s too immature to see it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s more honest is realizing that a smaller life isn’t losing. But she’s too immature to see it.

And everything else is now so intertwined with that “big” life that she’s trapped — her identity, her self esteem, her ability to support herself financially, her “relationship”. I’m guessing she has no idea who she is anymore or where she belongs without it. And yet, that so-called “BIG” life, has her living in a fishbowl of her own creation.

[Anonymous]

What I found telling about the inner child slideshow was…you feel lonely financially, and yet you’re in a multi-year relationship with someone you profess to love and is the best thing ever. The fact that she knows she can’t rely on him.

Give it up already, Jen. There are plenty of men out there who WILL choose and marry you, because we all know that’s what you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just an FYI. This “honest” post about her internal thought struggles was timed precisely during her “Get my ecourse about this for 50% off this month!”, sale.

From the “struggling” course description:
“You are not alone in your pain, your fear, your unrest, dear one. There is a whole club of us out here with open arms, shared stories, understanding, even hope if you can believe that. If you’re in a season of pain, recovery, healing — or someone you know is — this is your course.”

She’s not being honest, or open, or “real”. She’s trying to get your money.

Excellent job in unpacking this; when I read through the slideshow, I felt it was the strongest writing I've seen in a long time. Your points are so valid, and really necessary for me personally. It's incredible that you were able to see that actually. I consider myself to be pretty savvy, like many people on here, but your connection to how she monetizes everything is excellent. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just an FYI. This “honest” post about her internal thought struggles was timed precisely during her “Get my ecourse about this for 50% off this month!”, sale.

From the “struggling” course description:
“You are not alone in your pain, your fear, your unrest, dear one. There is a whole club of us out here with open arms, shared stories, understanding, even hope if you can believe that. If you’re in a season of pain, recovery, healing — or someone you know is — this is your course.”

She’s not being honest, or open, or “real”. She’s trying to get your money.

100%!!! Meanwhile she’s very happy to run around the world, going on cruises, seeing Broadway shows, doing MeCamps, etc.

If Hen is truly terrified of finances and not just trying to shill her MeCourse would she be living “large”???

Excellent job in unpacking this; when I read through the slideshow, I felt it was the strongest writing I've seen in a long time. Your points are so valid, and really necessary for me personally. It's incredible that you were able to see that actually. I consider myself to be pretty savvy, like many people on here, but your connection to how she monetizes everything is excellent. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Interesting that Tyler calls her JLK. I don't like it because her kids are Hatmakers. She was Jennifer King a lifetime ago. Tyler can't share the stage with anyone, even from a distance. Grow up.

Her slides are heartfelt but is she going to do anything to remedy any of it? Being part of a community means not getting your way all the time. Does she even WANT to be a better mom to Remy? All these slides lack any real desire to do or be better, and her life is devoid of any real peace.

[Anonymous]

Whoa. 28k likes? That's 10x the likes of the Sherri show selfie. And 1k comments? Big Sis knew she needed to pump up the engagement so roll out a "vulnerable" post. So calculating.
Tyler continues to be even more annoying than her.

[Anonymous]

What I found telling about the inner child slideshow was…you feel lonely financially, and yet you’re in a multi-year relationship with someone you profess to love and is the best thing ever. The fact that she knows she can’t rely on him

1000%

Man cannot live on national kitty litter ads alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whoa. 28k likes? That's 10x the likes of the Sherri show selfie. And 1k comments? Big Sis knew she needed to pump up the engagement so roll out a "vulnerable" post. So calculating.
Tyler continues to be even more annoying than her.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting that Tyler calls her JLK. I don't like it because her kids are Hatmakers. She was Jennifer King a lifetime ago. Tyler can't share the stage with anyone, even from a distance. Grow up.

Her slides are heartfelt but is she going to do anything to remedy any of it? Being part of a community means not getting your way all the time. Does she even WANT to be a better mom to Remy? All these slides lack any real desire to do or be better, and her life is devoid of any real peace.

It’s so rude and presumptuous really, since she herself chooses to go by Hatmaker. (Personally i think the quirkiness of the Hatmaker name is one of the things that contributed to her rise to “fame”. Would things have gone the same as Jen King? We’ll never know.)

[Anonymous]

It’s so rude and presumptuous really, since she herself chooses to go by Hatmaker. (Personally i think the quirkiness of the Hatmaker name is one of the things that contributed to her rise to “fame”. Would things have gone the same as Jen King? We’ll never know.)

Right- it's like calling her JLK is his special nickname for her. Almost like someone wishing they knew you before you had kids. But when you date someone with kids, sorry, but they will always come first. They didn't ask you to come into their lives.

I'm still astounded at the engagement on her last post- was that really 28k? That's got to be one of her highest-traffic posts this year.

Yes, the Hatmaker moniker likely contributed greatly to her success as an author- I certainly noticed it 14 years or so when I first read about one of her Bible studies on a website. Her quirky name mirrored her unique take on being a contemporary Christian. It worked.