I know Andie MacDowell has been vilified in the past for her “bad acting”, but I thought she did great with a bipolar unreliable mom character, and was annoying in all the right ways (reminded me of other mentally ill family members)

The one flaw was that she supposedly lived in the Pacific Northwest her whole life ( like all Langley women), but she obviously has a southern accent.

I thought Margaret Quallley was good but somewhat unbelievable as the character. She’s tall and beautiful and looks like a former professional ballerina. She has a patrician vibe and seems too upperclass to be cast as such a lower income character.

I just think in real life, especially as a white woman born in this country, she would have a strong accent, she would be less attractive, or she would have bad teeth. Also her wardrobe was way too nice.

I loved Regina. She was great on The Good Wife too.

Just finished the show and it is notHing like the book but the book is still good.

Highly recommend reading the books Evicted by Matthew Desmond and Nickeled and Dimed by Barbara Ehrinreich.

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Anonymous wrote:Regina was confusing to me. May be the acting.

I thought she was great! She nailed being icy and intimidating. I loved how she progressed from being such a caricature of a rich betch with a little dog into being more dimensional. I even liked her whispery, monotone voice --it's so haughty, like "I'm really important you gotta listen closely here." I don't necessarily recognize the actor, I just looked her up and she's done lots of acting over 20 years, including voice work -- she was the voice of Tiana in Disney's "The Princess and the Frog."

DP. I was utterly confused as to why Regina would ever give Alex a second chance in her home after Alex stole her dog. That seemed waaaay over the top unbelievable.

Probably because Alex touched a nerve in her when she yelled at her and brought up the Maddie thing. Recall that Regina was desperate to be a mom.

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Anonymous wrote:Regina was confusing to me. May be the acting.

I thought she was great! She nailed being icy and intimidating. I loved how she progressed from being such a caricature of a rich betch with a little dog into being more dimensional. I even liked her whispery, monotone voice --it's so haughty, like "I'm really important you gotta listen closely here." I don't necessarily recognize the actor, I just looked her up and she's done lots of acting over 20 years, including voice work -- she was the voice of Tiana in Disney's "The Princess and the Frog."

Perfect description. She was great. From the minute she gave Alex a granola on the first day (when she passed out) and until she handed her the cashmere sweater that Alex had taken from her.

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Anonymous wrote:Regina was confusing to me. May be the acting.

I thought she was great! She nailed being icy and intimidating. I loved how she progressed from being such a caricature of a rich betch with a little dog into being more dimensional. I even liked her whispery, monotone voice --it's so haughty, like "I'm really important you gotta listen closely here." I don't necessarily recognize the actor, I just looked her up and she's done lots of acting over 20 years, including voice work -- she was the voice of Tiana in Disney's "The Princess and the Frog."

DP. I was utterly confused as to why Regina would ever give Alex a second chance in her home after Alex stole her dog. That seemed waaaay over the top unbelievable.

Anonymous wrote:I binged it over the weekend and enjoyed it for the most part. But two days later I'm going back to Alex taking out student loans ("everybody has loans!") to go to a private or OOS college to study CREATIVE WRITING as her way out of poverty. Fast forward 30 years and she'll still be paying them off while in a field that doesn't allow for a lot of success for confessional-style essayist. She was presented as so smart and practical - but I guess it just shows her lack of good judgment in the long run.

+1
I thought exactly the same thing. OOS college ($$ - even with scholarship) + a Creative Writing degree?? Seriously?

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Anonymous wrote:Illegal border crossing isn’t something immoral anymore; then why is working under the table?

+1
Amen.

I am a full-time nanny and I work forty hours a week plus I occasionally get overtime when my nanny family needs the extra hours.
So for example I make a certain amount for the first forty hours, then 10-15 hours extra I make time and a half.
I am also receiving SSI for alcoholism (issues), but it is not enough to pay my portion of the rent. I also receive COVID-19 food stamps which only covers 1/3 of my overall food expenses in a month.
If I didn’t bring in money from caring for kids, then I would be desolate. I hate working under the proverbial table because I know that I cannot use my income to qualify for a car or house loan from a bank. It is tough, but if I reported my cash income I would likely lose all of my government aid.
Especially my Medicaid which pays for my medications. Thankfully with Medicaid there is never a co-pay.

…………………………….
So all of the people on here bashing Alexis and poor people, it is a huge challenge getting money from the government! The amount one receives are certainly not enough to live on.
Unless for a day.

You put a true-life spin on how being poor in our country is such a trap.
Government help is not enough to live off of, yet if one tries to work and earn a living on their own then they are penalized by the “system.”
Government aid should help people transition out of poverty and desperation, not trap them.

Alex needed the SNAP and housing assistance.
Without it - she and Maddie would have been sleeping on the streets with their stomachs empty.
Plus Alex had to show the court that she could provide for Madi otherwise she would be forced to give her up to her alcoholic abusive father.

She lived in some pretty crappy places, drove beat up vehicles while working a disgusting and humiliating job.
All the while being the best mother for Madi.
Cut her slack.
Working under the table for cash payments was the only way to get out of poverty and to move to Montana to attend college for four years.
How can anyone judge someone willing to commit fraud if they do it to not only provide for an innocent child but to also get on a straighter path forward??

Fraud is fraud.
Alex was living off of government handouts yet at the same time advertising for housecleaning jobs for CASH ONLY.

Taxpayers expense.
Surprised Netflix is showing this series.

The real fraud going on is how difficult it is to escape poverty.

I’ve been in Alex’s shoes and it’s almost impossible to escape without committing some kind of “fraud”. It’s not like you work really hard making minimum wage and then suddenly land a $75k a year job and can afford everything. There’s a long period of time where making more money hurts you more than it helps.

And most employers who will hire you in those situations are committing fraud as well. I had several who wanted to pay me under the table, or pay me as an independent contractor to save themselves money. They know you need the money and claim it’s a benefit to you.

I think it’s an accurate representation of how difficult it is to get out of her situation and what people HAVE to do to survive. I mean, scream fraud all you want, but I hope you never have to choose between rent and feeding your child, or go through the heartbreak of seeing them neglected in one of those government-funded daycares. I went to pick up my daughter from one and she had been sitting under a table, crying and covered in her own poop for hours.

If you care about fraud, worry more about the wealthy who commit tax fraud, not single moms trying to survive.

THIS! Where is the outcry for corporations not taxed, the billionaires not taxed, etc. People are freaking out over poor single moms instead??

I binged it over the weekend and enjoyed it for the most part. But two days later I'm going back to Alex taking out student loans ("everybody has loans!") to go to a private or OOS college to study CREATIVE WRITING as her way out of poverty. Fast forward 30 years and she'll still be paying them off while in a field that doesn't allow for a lot of success for confessional-style essayist. She was presented as so smart and practical - but I guess it just shows her lack of good judgment in the long run.

Anonymous wrote:Life lesson- women shouldn’t ever be dependent on men. It usually doesn’t end well.

As a woman whose Sister is now living off of alimony from her husband of twenty-five years, I see how her dignity has been compromised daily by having to depend on her ex’s money, I have to agree.

She cannot work due to a neurological disability so she is trapped. 😕

Life lesson- women shouldn’t ever be dependent on men. It usually doesn’t end well.

I wonder if most Maid companies require their employees to purchase their own uniform and cleaning supplies. 🪣🧽🧹🧺
Plus pay for their own fuel to get to and from jobs.

I know that maid services where I live (CA) provide a company car.

By the way, there wasn’t a “C*nt House” in the book. Misogyny in Hollywood continues.

It is weird because in the Nanny forums, anytime anyone mentions that they either a.) Pay their Nanny under the table or b.) Are working off-the-books, people immediately criticize them & jump down their throat(s.)

They start screaming out tax fraud and even mention that if the IRS does an audit, how these families AND Nannies will all have to go to jail and/or pay back all the $$ they will owe Uncle Sam.

I guess everyone in this forum is nicer.

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Anonymous wrote:Illegal border crossing isn’t something immoral anymore; then why is working under the table?

+1
Amen.

I am a full-time nanny and I work forty hours a week plus I occasionally get overtime when my nanny family needs the extra hours.
So for example I make a certain amount for the first forty hours, then 10-15 hours extra I make time and a half.
I am also receiving SSI for alcoholism (issues), but it is not enough to pay my portion of the rent. I also receive COVID-19 food stamps which only covers 1/3 of my overall food expenses in a month.
If I didn’t bring in money from caring for kids, then I would be desolate. I hate working under the proverbial table because I know that I cannot use my income to qualify for a car or house loan from a bank. It is tough, but if I reported my cash income I would likely lose all of my government aid.
Especially my Medicaid which pays for my medications. Thankfully with Medicaid there is never a co-pay.

…………………………….
So all of the people on here bashing Alexis and poor people, it is a huge challenge getting money from the government! The amount one receives are certainly not enough to live on.
Unless for a day.

You put a true-life spin on how being poor in our country is such a trap.
Government help is not enough to live off of, yet if one tries to work and earn a living on their own then they are penalized by the “system.”
Government aid should help people transition out of poverty and desperation, not trap them.

Alex needed the SNAP and housing assistance.
Without it - she and Maddie would have been sleeping on the streets with their stomachs empty.
Plus Alex had to show the court that she could provide for Madi otherwise she would be forced to give her up to her alcoholic abusive father.

She lived in some pretty crappy places, drove beat up vehicles while working a disgusting and humiliating job.
All the while being the best mother for Madi.
Cut her slack.
Working under the table for cash payments was the only way to get out of poverty and to move to Montana to attend college for four years.
How can anyone judge someone willing to commit fraud if they do it to not only provide for an innocent child but to also get on a straighter path forward??

Fraud is fraud.
Alex was living off of government handouts yet at the same time advertising for housecleaning jobs for CASH ONLY.

Taxpayers expense.
Surprised Netflix is showing this series.

The real fraud going on is how difficult it is to escape poverty.

I’ve been in Alex’s shoes and it’s almost impossible to escape without committing some kind of “fraud”. It’s not like you work really hard making minimum wage and then suddenly land a $75k a year job and can afford everything. There’s a long period of time where making more money hurts you more than it helps.

And most employers who will hire you in those situations are committing fraud as well. I had several who wanted to pay me under the table, or pay me as an independent contractor to save themselves money. They know you need the money and claim it’s a benefit to you.

I think it’s an accurate representation of how difficult it is to get out of her situation and what people HAVE to do to survive. I mean, scream fraud all you want, but I hope you never have to choose between rent and feeding your child, or go through the heartbreak of seeing them neglected in one of those government-funded daycares. I went to pick up my daughter from one and she had been sitting under a table, crying and covered in her own poop for hours.

If you care about fraud, worry more about the wealthy who commit tax fraud, not single moms trying to survive.