Jen Hatmaker
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Anonymous
| If not a single sole in my office (nor any of my friends and family) have ever heard of her, I can pretty much guarantee that those two celebs haven’t! 😂. Her “following” is a niche group of 50-something Christian women who have decided to stick with her despite her no longer being religious. This is not a large sect of society we’re talking about. I think for the most part, those who knew of her and followed her and bought her books have caught on to her grift and/or abandoned her when her ideologies no longer matched theirs. |
Anonymous
I'm real...or am I? I guess you'll never know...bwahahahaha! |
Anonymous
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so she posted a snarky video, very sarcastic but supposedly clever, about how long the break is with her kids there. I thought it was amazing on that trip south; why is she pivoting to "joking" about drinking to get through the "burden" of having her kids there?
She has a beautiful home, money for trips, money to take her kids on an amazing trip, and money to buy her kids amazing presents. Her children are with her, all still alive (I have friends who have lost children, and I have children who have been at risk) and seemingly healthy. Why does this become something that she must endure? She packages it all as "honesty" but it's so martyred...she has so much talent be grateful for, why can't she sustain it without falling into bitterness? |
Anonymous
| Jen is privileged beyond the dreams of 99% of women. Wealthy, comfortable, pretty healthy apart from minor annoyances like gluten issues and perimenapuse, close knit family that all live nearby, beautiful home, tons of friends, the means for endless trips and MeCamps and yet the bitterness and anger always peeks through. |
Anonymous
It's quite sad, actually. |
Anonymous
| I think when authentic gratitude begins to wain, it’s time to sober up for a bit (or for forever). Speaking from my own experience - I have much to be grateful for. But when I turn to indulgences or thinking toooo much about myself, that’s when I get bitter and tired and resentful. When I do do do, go go go, and do all things external, I am a shell of who I really am or who I want to be. I hope she can find her way to vulnerability and some sort of surrender. |
Anonymous
| I'm wondering if Jen always talking to the young mamas out there is kinda like the middle aged guy that still talks about his high school football days. I'm sure that season was truly wonderful for her in a lot of ways and it's hard for her to let go. Genuinely filled with compassion for her right now. |
Anonymous
This! Jen is at the stage of her career where a one hit wonder is trying to keep the dream alive ten years later with the same old material/song. Jen is like Right Said Fred in 2023. |
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What struggling young mom with littles is going to glom onto Big Sis for aspirational advice and encouragement? It’s not 2012 anymore.
These young women have their own voices they follow. Many of them. |
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Here she is telling us - yet again - how ‘bAnaNaS’ it is in the JHBC and all i can think of is this:
https://youtu.be/yfBRIRLvOuE?si=m2C-LEotjwj1WLEd |
Anonymous
| I’m guessing that she loved that stage of life so much because that’s when they made the most money. Maybe she thinks if she goes back to that content, the money will pour in again. She’s a bit delusional though because that ship has sailed and she’s almost in grandma territory. The world of influencers has changed a lot since 2011. Even for the olds like her who used to shill for Able and similar brands, have all pivoted away from sponsorships towards paid insta accounts and/or Patreon accounts (with a substack thrown in). I’m surprised no one in her sphere has recommended she do this. The mecourse thing is weird. Again, most of the olds will do virtual workshops or in-person workshops in a unique and expensive setting. Her idea of this is some tacky cruise on a ship that looks like it should have been retired 20 years ago. I don’t know who is advising her but they’re not doing it well. I would tell her to say no to the endorsements that don’t fit her brand. She can’t seem to do this and takes all of the crumbs which cheapens her brand and doesn’t give anyone an idea of who she is. She also should evolve her writing. She’s still stuck in the “dear ones”, “beloveds”, “I see you” phase. Move past this. No one writes like this anymore. Write like you’re a 50 year old woman who has experience and wisdom from life. What lessons have you learned from all of that living? That you’re happy you’re adult children don’t sh!& their pants? Maybe dig a little deeper and go beneath the surface and see what’s really there. |
Anonymous
| I thought her post today was sweet. Showing off old heirloom family rings that she and her sisters got, and saying she's married to her original family even if she doesn't have a marriage anymore. |
Anonymous
I liked that post, too. I do wish she'd do more age-appropriate content, like this and the traveling with her grown kids. (And maybe leave out the 'nobody blew out a diaper' comments...) But after about 5k posts about her hairstylist needing to use a toner, she seems to finally be doing that, so maybe she'll eventually shift to better content and better ideas and less 'throw-it-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks". |