Last week's Parenthood episode (spoiler alert)

[Anonymous]

Did anyone else think it was really unrealistic that Jasmine and Crosby slept together, given how things had been going and the fact that she is dating the doctor? Why wasn't the doctor sleeping over that night if Jabbar was not there? I haven't gottten the sense that she has been secretly pining for Crosby, but she pretty much set things up by asking him to stay for a drink.

[Anonymous]

Principal Wood/Doctor Joe wins over Crosby anyday - at least in my head.

[Anonymous]

yes, it was unrealistic. even more unrealistic and poorly written is the whole adam/rachel/christina plotline. i am starting to be so disappointed in the show...

[Anonymous]

I can buy it. I think having to tell Jaabar they were never going to be married made both of them have to face that sad fact, too. The hook-up was basically their emotional break-up sex. I think Jasmine will totally regret it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes, it was unrealistic. even more unrealistic and poorly written is the whole adam/rachel/christina plotline. i am starting to be so disappointed in the show...

I agree. I really like the show, but this was just so forced.

As for Jasmine/Crosby, I just don't like her. Not that Crosby is any prize (I wasted too long dating a Crosby clone once upon a time), but Jasmine just seems cold to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes, it was unrealistic. even more unrealistic and poorly written is the whole adam/rachel/christina plotline. i am starting to be so disappointed in the show...

Seriously, Christina...Your DH is kissed by a 'ho so you say you're going back to work in a huff? And so working is punishing your DH, somehow? And then Max is "set adrift" because Christina is working? Oooh boy. I am really neutral on the sahm/wohm thing and can't believe the plot line is playing out this way. And ALSO Julia Braverman is a Scientologist in REAL LIFE. Did you how she reacted when coffee cart/preggo and boyfriend were asking her to bend the rules for adoption? Totally wack scientology reaction. Is that the whole ethos of this show? I wonder....could be why the show is spinning out on "Cruise control".

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Anonymous wrote:yes, it was unrealistic. even more unrealistic and poorly written is the whole adam/rachel/christina plotline. i am starting to be so disappointed in the show...

I agree. I really like the show, but this was just so forced.

As for Jasmine/Crosby, I just don't like her. Not that Crosby is any prize (I wasted too long dating a Crosby clone once upon a time), but Jasmine just seems cold to me.

Don't like her either. She's a mean bitch with a fake looking weave. He wouldn't be with her if they didn't have a child together.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:yes, it was unrealistic. even more unrealistic and poorly written is the whole adam/rachel/christina plotline. i am starting to be so disappointed in the show...

Seriously, Christina...Your DH is kissed by a 'ho so you say you're going back to work in a huff? And so working is punishing your DH, somehow? And then Max is "set adrift" because Christina is working? Oooh boy. I am really neutral on the sahm/wohm thing and can't believe the plot line is playing out this way. And ALSO Julia Braverman is a Scientologist in REAL LIFE. Did you how she reacted when coffee cart/preggo and boyfriend were asking her to bend the rules for adoption? Totally wack scientology reaction. Is that the whole ethos of this show? I wonder....could be why the show is spinning out on "Cruise control".

Wait, what? PP, what are you smoking? Just because the actress who plays Julia Braverman is a scientologist, that has nothing to do with the way the character Julia reacted to being asked to pay for the baby. She reacted the same way any normal, ethical, decent person who thought they were being given the gift of an adopted baby would: with complete shock and disappointment! If that's a wacked out-scientologist reaction, then sign this Jew up for the church.

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Anonymous wrote:yes, it was unrealistic. even more unrealistic and poorly written is the whole adam/rachel/christina plotline. i am starting to be so disappointed in the show...

Seriously, Christina...Your DH is kissed by a 'ho so you say you're going back to work in a huff? And so working is punishing your DH, somehow? And then Max is "set adrift" because Christina is working? Oooh boy. I am really neutral on the sahm/wohm thing and can't believe the plot line is playing out this way. And ALSO Julia Braverman is a Scientologist in REAL LIFE. Did you how she reacted when coffee cart/preggo and boyfriend were asking her to bend the rules for adoption? Totally wack scientology reaction. Is that the whole ethos of this show? I wonder....could be why the show is spinning out on "Cruise control".

Wait, what? PP, what are you smoking? Just because the actress who plays Julia Braverman is a scientologist, that has nothing to do with the way the character Julia reacted to being asked to pay for the baby. She reacted the same way any normal, ethical, decent person who thought they were being given the gift of an adopted baby would: with complete shock and disappointment! If that's a wacked out-scientologist reaction, then sign this Jew up for the church.

+1

Although, I also don't understand that storyline. Is this chick really going to just hand over the baby since Julia and her hubby are paying medical bills? How can they NOT afford an adoption? Not saying I think adoptions are cheap, just that they don't seem to be hurting for money. Did I miss something?

[Anonymous]

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Although, I also don't understand that storyline. Is this chick really going to just hand over the baby since Julia and her hubby are paying medical bills? How can they NOT afford an adoption? Not saying I think adoptions are cheap, just that they don't seem to be hurting for money. Did I miss something?

Apparently you did miss something. How do you think adoption works? If you adopt through an agency, the agency charges you a fee (a very hefty fee), keeps most of the money for finding the match and doing the leg work, and passes along to the birth mother money for her medical expenses. Reimbursement for medical expenses are the only thing it is legal to compensate a birth mother for in the United States. Anything else is selling your baby, which is frowned upon in this country. (You can, however, sell your eggs OR your sperm legally.) In a case like the Bravermans, the match was made privately so the adoptive parents pay for the medical expenses directly and then pay for a lawyer to handle the legal side of adoption.

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Anonymous wrote:

Although, I also don't understand that storyline. Is this chick really going to just hand over the baby since Julia and her hubby are paying medical bills? How can they NOT afford an adoption? Not saying I think adoptions are cheap, just that they don't seem to be hurting for money. Did I miss something?

Apparently you did miss something. How do you think adoption works? If you adopt through an agency, the agency charges you a fee (a very hefty fee), keeps most of the money for finding the match and doing the leg work, and passes along to the birth mother money for her medical expenses. Reimbursement for medical expenses are the only thing it is legal to compensate a birth mother for in the United States. Anything else is selling your baby, which is frowned upon in this country. (You can, however, sell your eggs OR your sperm legally.) In a case like the Bravermans, the match was made privately so the adoptive parents pay for the medical expenses directly and then pay for a lawyer to handle the legal side of adoption.

OK, I just was unaware of how that worked in general. I didn't know you could have a private match. Sorry - I honestly don't know the ins and outs of adoption law since we don't know anyone who has adopted. I thought they were pretty much all done through agencies.

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Anonymous wrote:

Although, I also don't understand that storyline. Is this chick really going to just hand over the baby since Julia and her hubby are paying medical bills? How can they NOT afford an adoption? Not saying I think adoptions are cheap, just that they don't seem to be hurting for money. Did I miss something?

Apparently you did miss something. How do you think adoption works? If you adopt through an agency, the agency charges you a fee (a very hefty fee), keeps most of the money for finding the match and doing the leg work, and passes along to the birth mother money for her medical expenses. Reimbursement for medical expenses are the only thing it is legal to compensate a birth mother for in the United States. Anything else is selling your baby, which is frowned upon in this country. (You can, however, sell your eggs OR your sperm legally.) In a case like the Bravermans, the match was made privately so the adoptive parents pay for the medical expenses directly and then pay for a lawyer to handle the legal side of adoption.

OK, I just was unaware of how that worked in general. I didn't know you could have a private match. Sorry - I honestly don't know the ins and outs of adoption law since we don't know anyone who has adopted. I thought they were pretty much all done through agencies.

To add to this, the advantage of a private match (which we were seeking prior to conceiving) is time. Agency adoptions can take YEARS! A private match can happen pretty quickly.