Jen Hatmaker
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Anonymous
| Brandon mentions awaiting professional photos on his instagram. Jen needs to find a man who wants to be in background and doesn’t need her fame or notoriety for his own career. |
Anonymous
Or maybe just not need a man at all. Friends with benefits at most. One marriage is enough for anyone. |
Anonymous
| I wonder if Tina and Brandon will have any kids together. It's very common for women in their 40s to get pregnant, these days... |
Anonymous
| I know Tina looks freakishly young but they’re both 50 years old with 6 kids between them already. It’s not impossible but not likely either. |
Anonymous
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I think it's really interesting that Tina has joined him at Round Mountain. I am noticing a pattern where there's a lack of individuation and separateness in Brandon's partnerships.
With Jen, they were tied professionally at ANC. And now, his very employable professional wife is abandoning her own skill set to work with him. Maybe it sounds dreamy to work with your partner, but it can also sound enmeshed or codependent. It's a lot harder to leave a partnership when your financial stability is tied up in a joint venture. Maybe it's awesome and they're loving it. Maybe it's his own trauma and needing his attachment figure right there. Idk. But it's an interesting thing that feels like a bit of a red flag to me. |
Anonymous
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So interesting! I definitely consider Brandon as co-dependent but not abusive. My initial reaction was that working at the reserve was a step up for Tina. Her role sounds pretty much like “be the hot spokesperson”. I assumed she’d have more freedom and less work than in nursing. Plus real estate has the potential to be a lot more lucrative.
Do I think Tina has invested any of her own money in this venture? No. If shit goes south with Brandon, I think she’ll be okay. |
Anonymous
| Honestly, Tina working at the "ranch" is the biggest issue I've seen so far. So many people trying to make money easily instead of staying in the career where they are doing honest work and where they have experience. She's not a real estate mogul, and her inexperience will shine through quickly. I honestly think Jen would be happier if she worked a "real" job and then wrote about her life vs. trying to shill and write about herself like she's got some actual wisdom to share. Be a teacher! Manage a Wendy's. Whatever! All of these lives are more interesting and true than influencer life. Why do so many of these faith-based authors think we need to hear from them when they are living cushy, non-real lives (Shauna Niequist is another example). I am not inspired or learning anything except from the occasional easy, tasty recipe, which I can find lots of places these days. |
Anonymous
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It seems like faith influencers are losing the effect they used to have on people that was strongly there a few years ago.
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Anonymous
It was never about any "faith" for any of them. It was all about their fames, money, and social climbing. "Faith" was just a convenient vehicle for their ambition. They are all fakes and phonies and destroyers of faith. |
Anonymous
That’s because most of them have kind of dissed the faith part. |
Anonymous
| Despite her shilling, I do feel bad for Jen. She’s posting pics of Tyler, who is at best a seventh grade romance. And her ex of 20 + years is getting married again. Has to hurt. |
Anonymous
agree! WTF caleb! you are going to a wedding, not out to cut the hay on your tractor! have a little decency. oh, but you know, caleb is special. caleb does what caleb wants and they all think it is funny. they do, but i don't. i think he is a punk. |
Anonymous
She’s posting a video of herself as various avatars. Maybe 7th grade romance is where she needs to be. |
Anonymous
| I saw earlier where someone asked if Ben was at the wedding and they posted a pic of all the Hatmaker kids. So everyone was there (except Remy, of course). |
Anonymous
Yes, I saw it on his story or maybe it was her story on instagram that I saw it? Also noticed on one of the stories that they had quite the crowd. All the kids seemed happy and have clearly taken Tina in. The wedding looks tasteful to me. A Texas wedding no doubt. Attire feels appropriate considering the age, not the first marriage and being in Texas. Wonder what Jen and Tyler will do for a wedding? Will they have one? My bet is her backyard. All I know is I think Tina leaving nursing to go work with Brando feels like a mistake but she can always go back I suppose. Who wants to live and work there spouse? Not me, my wife would kill me! LOL |