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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with Jen’s politics and her shift in faith to be the voice of the marginalized and downtrodden. It’s literally the message of Jesus so yay her for getting it right. I know it came at a cost so even more yay for her for planting her flag there. Great.

I’m not jealous or hating on her or her life. My issues stem from the shift from speaking up for women in faith and women living a Jesus life in the midst of marriage, parenting, culture, hardships etc to a voice speaking about literal nothingness except self promotion and vague but well written pronouncements about *gestures around* whatever.

She’s a talented writer. Instead of doing the laborious work of using that talent to say something of import and move the ball forward in any sort of substantive way, we get long fb posts about whatever struck her fancy that day. And 85% of her posts are me centered and using that talent to not so subtly line her pockets with very little actual work.

She’s become another influencer. She took a decent platform that she earned into a promo code barrage and saying very little of value.

It’s disappointing and transparent. That’s the issue for me. [/quote]

This is well put.  Jen has talent and a voice but she's become just another influencer (JAI).  She's operating in the same grifty, fake, cloying waters as Rachel Hollis.  It's all about ME ME ME! and getting money from whatever might get her some money.[/quote]

This is how I feel, too, 100%. I've said it before, the only reason I'm here is because I genuinely liked Jen for a really long time - she had substantive things to say about faith in a way that was often ahead of her time. I'm here because the pivot has been so abrupt and confusing, and for whatever reason, I'm hoping that we eventually find out more of the behind-the-scenes stories about what brought this about.

The people who pop in and say everyone here is so hateful and jealous ... I don't see anyone saying that. Most people here seem to be here because they are confused about the pivot.

And as far as announcing the relationship to "get out ahead" of it being discovered - I call BS on this. The problem isn't the announcement itself, per se, it's that she announced it in the most dramatic, over the top way possible, with seemingly very little insights about treating romantic/family relationships with more privacy than she has up to now. A better way to do it: "Because I've been so open about sharing the breakdown of my marriage over the last 18 months, I felt like I should share with you that I have recently started dating someone I met this fall on my trip to NYC. This is a new relationship, my first since the end of my marriage. I would so appreciate if you would allow us the space and privacy to get to know each other at our own pace. Thank you for all the encouragement and well wishes."

BAM. [/quote]

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