Anonymous wrote:Well well said. I think Jen (and the Hollis') are just another example of someone who experienced a little fame and got a huge head. Jen, at first, was just one of us. Another middle class wife and mom with a bunch of kids just trying to get through another day and trying to enjoy and laugh at life's absurdities in a light, fun, and breezy, humorous way. Fame followed suit and with it a lot of money, notoriety, books deals, media deals, etc. But then she started to believer her own bull%^#% and got cynical and cloying and desperate to preserve her fame and success and privilege and truthfully became a bit of a fame-seeking monster. Now it's all about trying to make as much money as possible from her quickly diminishing online "tribe".

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Anonymous wrote:I have seen this thread on page 1 of entertainment for months now and finally clicked to figure out who this person is. I consider myself a savvy a people mag reader (haha) but have never heard of her, and this is a 55 page thread!

I think people are so passionate about this because we feel tricked. I’ve been a Jen fan since way back. She presented herself as one of us. Just an average, middle class mom, doing her best to raise her kids to love people and love God. And she was so funny and relatable! Her main message was: reject materialism, be content with what you have, and live a simpler life.

Then she started to gain popularity, and we cheered along with her. Watched every episode of her HGTV show. Scanned the audience at the CMA Awards. One of US got to see and do the coolest stuff! YAY!!!

Somewhere along the way….we all started getting yelled at.
We weren’t doing enough about the southern border!!! Children were being pulled from their mothers and we should all be outraged! (And we agreed! That is terrible!)
But, what about social justice?!?! WE (all white women) need to shut up and listen to black voices! We need to address our supremacy!!! (Yes! We should listen! But then we realize…does Jen have any black friends? Does Jen employ any black people in all of her endeavors? Why do we never see her - or her black adopted children - with other black people, ever?)
And what about the most evil of all evil things?!?! WHITE MEN! They must be stopped! (And we look around at our husbands, and fathers, and sons, and think, “I see wonderful, supportive, protective, kind, leaders. They aren’t evil at all.)
The cherry on top for me was comparing Trump supporters to Judas. As in the man that sold out Jesus Christ. I’m not a Trump supporter, per se. But I was a Trump voter. His policies aligned more with my families’ priorities than Biden’s. I am not Judas. I just exercised my right to vote, and to have an opinion.

Not to mention that during all of this, she started to sell us stuff? (“But what about living more simply and being content?!” we cried.)

After that - she got divorced, forgot all about the border, social justice, and politics. But she’s still shilling fabfitfun boxes and begging us to buy things with her discount codes. She wants us all to see her fabulous (expensive) outfits, her legs, and her SO MANY friends!. She wants us all to know that we don’t need husbands to be happy. We just need credit cards and trips to Broadway.

We were either tricked or greed and materialism got the best of her. Either way, we’re sad.

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Anonymous wrote:I have seen this thread on page 1 of entertainment for months now and finally clicked to figure out who this person is. I consider myself a savvy a people mag reader (haha) but have never heard of her, and this is a 55 page thread!

I think people are so passionate about this because we feel tricked. I’ve been a Jen fan since way back. She presented herself as one of us. Just an average, middle class mom, doing her best to raise her kids to love people and love God. And she was so funny and relatable! Her main message was: reject materialism, be content with what you have, and live a simpler life.

Then she started to gain popularity, and we cheered along with her. Watched every episode of her HGTV show. Scanned the audience at the CMA Awards. One of US got to see and do the coolest stuff! YAY!!!

Somewhere along the way….we all started getting yelled at.
We weren’t doing enough about the southern border!!! Children were being pulled from their mothers and we should all be outraged! (And we agreed! That is terrible!)
But, what about social justice?!?! WE (all white women) need to shut up and listen to black voices! We need to address our supremacy!!! (Yes! We should listen! But then we realize…does Jen have any black friends? Does Jen employ any black people in all of her endeavors? Why do we never see her - or her black adopted children - with other black people, ever?)
And what about the most evil of all evil things?!?! WHITE MEN! They must be stopped! (And we look around at our husbands, and fathers, and sons, and think, “I see wonderful, supportive, protective, kind, leaders. They aren’t evil at all.)
The cherry on top for me was comparing Trump supporters to Judas. As in the man that sold out Jesus Christ. I’m not a Trump supporter, per se. But I was a Trump voter. His policies aligned more with my families’ priorities than Biden’s. I am not Judas. I just exercised my right to vote, and to have an opinion.

Not to mention that during all of this, she started to sell us stuff? (“But what about living more simply and being content?!” we cried.)

After that - she got divorced, forgot all about the border, social justice, and politics. But she’s still shilling fabfitfun boxes and begging us to buy things with her discount codes. She wants us all to see her fabulous (expensive) outfits, her legs, and her SO MANY friends!. She wants us all to know that we don’t need husbands to be happy. We just need credit cards and trips to Broadway.

We were either tricked or greed and materialism got the best of her. Either way, we’re sad.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have seen this thread on page 1 of entertainment for months now and finally clicked to figure out who this person is. I consider myself a savvy a people mag reader (haha) but have never heard of her, and this is a 55 page thread!

I think people are so passionate about this because we feel tricked. I’ve been a Jen fan since way back. She presented herself as one of us. Just an average, middle class mom, doing her best to raise her kids to love people and love God. And she was so funny and relatable! Her main message was: reject materialism, be content with what you have, and live a simpler life.

Then she started to gain popularity, and we cheered along with her. Watched every episode of her HGTV show. Scanned the audience at the CMA Awards. One of US got to see and do the coolest stuff! YAY!!!

Somewhere along the way….we all started getting yelled at.
We weren’t doing enough about the southern border!!! Children were being pulled from their mothers and we should all be outraged! (And we agreed! That is terrible!)
But, what about social justice?!?! WE (all white women) need to shut up and listen to black voices! We need to address our supremacy!!! (Yes! We should listen! But then we realize…does Jen have any black friends? Does Jen employ any black people in all of her endeavors? Why do we never see her - or her black adopted children - with other black people, ever?)
And what about the most evil of all evil things?!?! WHITE MEN! They must be stopped! (And we look around at our husbands, and fathers, and sons, and think, “I see wonderful, supportive, protective, kind, leaders. They aren’t evil at all.)
The cherry on top for me was comparing Trump supporters to Judas. As in the man that sold out Jesus Christ. I’m not a Trump supporter, per se. But I was a Trump voter. His policies aligned more with my families’ priorities than Biden’s. I am not Judas. I just exercised my right to vote, and to have an opinion.

Not to mention that during all of this, she started to sell us stuff? (“But what about living more simply and being content?!” we cried.)

After that - she got divorced, forgot all about the border, social justice, and politics. But she’s still shilling fabfitfun boxes and begging us to buy things with her discount codes. She wants us all to see her fabulous (expensive) outfits, her legs, and her SO MANY friends!. She wants us all to know that we don’t need husbands to be happy. We just need credit cards and trips to Broadway.

We were either tricked or greed and materialism got the best of her. Either way, we’re sad.

Anonymous wrote:I have seen this thread on page 1 of entertainment for months now and finally clicked to figure out who this person is. I consider myself a savvy a people mag reader (haha) but have never heard of her, and this is a 55 page thread!

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Anonymous wrote:Today's post ireked me with sunglasses on....I think it is just so everyone says she looks beautiful. Really who sits here at 12/7 announcing not one holiday present bought? Especially with the supply chain issues. Maybe stay off facebook and get shopping.....

I am over the giving up on my kids schtick. It’s not cute or relatable. Announcing your neglect of basic things like wellness exams in favor of shilling shit and posting selfies is not ok. If a poor BIPOC mother said she hadn’t bought presents, doesn’t care about grades and won’t be taking them to health exams social services would be called.

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like Jen is having MeChristmas.