Jen Hatmaker

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does Tyler think people want his commentary on.every.single.thing? “OMG! Someone famous died! I get to wax poetically even though this person didn’t impact my life in any way! I didn’t even know she broke glass ceilings! But I’m gonna post about it!”

Just cool your social media thirst for middle aged white ladies liking your posts.

It is so irrelevant to his lane and his brand. It may be what he thinks his audience (middle aged white women) want to read but if that were true then you'd see Jen/Glennon and others do it and they simply don't tread in those waters.

[Anonymous]

They all must have met at Ben’s graduation because Jen, Tyler, Brandon and Tina took pictures with Ben on Jen’s front porch. Jen was so petty (although I laughed) to post a horribly cropped photo of Brandon and ex in-laws with Ben. Brandon posted better quality photos.


Today is awkward indeed. Brandon posts about the love of his life, Tina. Jen posts about the loves of her life, Brandon and Tyler, and Tyler posts about the loves of his life, problematic old White ladies (NOT including Jen lmao). For a Black activist, it’s not just that he doesn’t feature Black people, it’s that he’s not even slightly critical of the White people he posts about. What happened to deconstructing White supremacy man???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Man today is rough. It’s her wedding anniversary AND coincidentally it’s Tina’s birthday with a gushing post from Brandon.

Rough for whom? Not Jen! She is healed and whole. She did all the hard work. This is her 3rd post-split anniversary date. Her second in a “new relationship” situation. She probably didn’t even notice the date. She’s too busy getting ready to podcast about sex. So moved on. In love. Thriving. Did I mention whole? And allllll the hard work, done?

😜🙄

For real though…birthday/anniversary coincidence is unfortunate. Does anyone know if Jen/Tina have ever met in person and how that went, if so? What about Brandon/Tyler? If Tyler/Jen are indeed intertwined, then surely he knows her baby-daddy…if not, WHY not?

^^^^yes X 1000!! Move on to a new topic, we have! Also, Her poor kids will despise Brando forever because of her!

You nailed it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Man today is rough. It’s her wedding anniversary AND coincidentally it’s Tina’s birthday with a gushing post from Brandon.

Rough for whom? Not Jen! She is healed and whole. She did all the hard work. This is her 3rd post-split anniversary date. Her second in a “new relationship” situation. She probably didn’t even notice the date. She’s too busy getting ready to podcast about sex. So moved on. In love. Thriving. Did I mention whole? And allllll the hard work, done?

😜🙄

For real though…birthday/anniversary coincidence is unfortunate. Does anyone know if Jen/Tina have ever met in person and how that went, if so? What about Brandon/Tyler? If Tyler/Jen are indeed intertwined, then surely he knows her baby-daddy…if not, WHY not?

^^^^yes X 1000!! Move on to a new topic, we have! Also, Her poor kids will despise Brando forever because of her!

It doesn’t seem like the kids despise Brandon. They were all at the wedding , except Remy who is out of the country. He’s posted pics of all of them. Seems like they have intact relationships. What do you think Jen has done to make them despise him?

You nailed it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Man today is rough. It’s her wedding anniversary AND coincidentally it’s Tina’s birthday with a gushing post from Brandon.

Rough for whom? Not Jen! She is healed and whole. She did all the hard work. This is her 3rd post-split anniversary date. Her second in a “new relationship” situation. She probably didn’t even notice the date. She’s too busy getting ready to podcast about sex. So moved on. In love. Thriving. Did I mention whole? And allllll the hard work, done?

😜🙄

For real though…birthday/anniversary coincidence is unfortunate. Does anyone know if Jen/Tina have ever met in person and how that went, if so? What about Brandon/Tyler? If Tyler/Jen are indeed intertwined, then surely he knows her baby-daddy…if not, WHY not?

^^^^yes X 1000!! Move on to a new topic, we have! Also, Her poor kids will despise Brando forever because of her!

You nailed it!

It doesn’t seem like the kids despise Brandon. They were all at the wedding , except Remy who is out of the country. He’s posted pics of all of them. Seems like they have intact relationships. What do you think Jen has done to make them despise him?

[Anonymous]

The kids seem to be fully engaged with Brandon/Tina (and her son)…it’s the photo ops with the kids and Tyler that seem a little more staged. That’s true of the photo ops with Tyler and anyone Team Jen though. L

I read the above post as if the pp was being totally sarcastic about Jen being whole and over it. It’s so obvious she’s not. And that’s the frustration of much of this thread, that she won’t just be real. She won’t just say she’s not over it. She won’t say she’s not ready to move on from that life she built, bc it will look like losing since Brandon did move on, and quite well at that. She will never admit she might have done it differently if given a do-over.

Jen had a choice. She chose to kick him out immediately upon revelation. And it was a fine choice, and her choice to make, but it was not the only choice. i’ve known friends who have tackled that exact situation from every direction… And they’ve all had varying outcomes. When you choose to marry someone and intertwine your lives together… And claim you’re in it through sickness and health… there will be hard times. And when you’re faced with the hardest of things like betrayal, you have to make a choice which version of the hard you can live with. For some, the better thing is staying together and healing together and going through all the pain together. And society shames that choice sometimes but I know multiple couples who are in better-than-ever shape together many years after a huge betrayal. Not just for photos or posts. They legitimately got stronger by choosing each other. I know one who uses it as a part of ministry and she has said that as hard as it was to fight for their marriage and heal together, it would’ve been so much harder to see her kids and husband start a whole new life without her. That’s where Jen is at. Smack in the middle of the hard SHE chose. It was going to be hard either way.

In watching her story play out, I am inspired to choose healing together if ever faced with that pain. Her post-divorce desperate mess and Brandon’s post-divorce new family is not a win over what could have been choosing forgiveness and loving each other through it. They didn’t even try, by her own admission. Divorce was it. They’re a cautionary tale.

[Anonymous]

Tina’s birthday is Brandon/Jen anniversary???!!! Oy.

God has a sense of humor.

[Anonymous]

I have a friend who made sure her divorce papers finalized ON their exact wedding anniversary. Gave the date new meaning for all. Too bad Hatmakers didn’t do that; it could have doubled as a birthday gift for Tina.

[Anonymous]

I wholeheartedly agree with the above post that society is selling a lie when it comes to shaming the option of actually keeping marriages in tact after betrayal. Some betrayals are too big, or rather there is no remorse or willingness to quit.I get that. Some foundations are not strong enough to withstand it. But perfectly good and loving people screw up sometimes and have dark seasons and can be brought out of it. It’s a lie that everything will be better if you just start over. Wrong. You have to go through the same pain and recovery either way!!!! But with divorce added in, you get the same pain and recovery plus additional financial stress plus added insecurities of new stepmom plus losing time with kids plus plus plus plus plus plus…the list is long.

[Anonymous]

Any time Brandon mentions Tina it’s about how she makes him feel/how she is for him. His engagement post especially was like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a whole lot of conjecture and assumptions on this post. Brandon just seems to be living his life. He is a biker in a real motorcycle club (not a fake one) unbeknown to many. Has a tight knit community. And not worried about what anyone else seems to want from him other than his kids. He's moving forward. Good for him.

This is laughable—- he’s a real biker, not a fake one…. Ha!

[Anonymous]

Today is awkward indeed. Brandon posts about the love of his life, Tina. Jen posts about the loves of her life, Brandon and Tyler, and Tyler posts about the loves of his life, problematic old White ladies (NOT including Jen lmao). For a Black activist, it’s not just that he doesn’t feature Black people, it’s that he’s not even slightly critical of the White people he posts about. What happened to deconstructing White supremacy man???

This is so hilarious and true. Tyler has a fetish for problematic old White ladies like Jen fetishizes Black women and Black crime victims.

[Anonymous]

I wholeheartedly agree with the above post that society is selling a lie when it comes to shaming the option of actually keeping marriages in tact after betrayal. Some betrayals are too big, or rather there is no remorse or willingness to quit.I get that. Some foundations are not strong enough to withstand it. But perfectly good and loving people screw up sometimes and have dark seasons and can be brought out of it. It’s a lie that everything will be better if you just start over. Wrong. You have to go through the same pain and recovery either way!!!! But with divorce added in, you get the same pain and recovery plus additional financial stress plus added insecurities of new stepmom plus losing time with kids plus plus plus plus plus plus…the list is long

This is a really good take on this situation. With narcissism becoming the norm, it follows that ANY perceived or real transgression against you in ANY way is reason enough for you to extricate yourself from the relationship/situation. No one has the resilience or endurance to stay and work through issues, problems, etc.

Jen and Brandon appeared to have built a strong marriage and family, enough that they were able to add to it and to minister to others in a meaningful way. Then they got caught up in appearances, fame, fortune and it all went to hell.

[Anonymous]

Any time Brandon mentions Tina it’s about how she makes him feel/how she is for him. His engagement post especially was like that

I knew my husband was the one I wanted to marry when I realized that his happiness had become as important as my own. And as imperfect as we are, and our marriage is, we have made it 20 years.

[Anonymous]

it’s the photo ops with the kids and Tyler that seem a little more staged

Tyler always has that staged open mouthed, head thrown back laugh that says look at how much I am responding to you! He is so fake.