Arie Luyendyk Jr - Lauren Burnham - Bachelor 22 - Discussion #2

sosleepy wrote:

Bet2Win wrote:

Diana wrote:I am only 24 and have a kid and she is exhausting (Don't get me wrong I LOVE HER) but I can't imagine having kids in my 40's but I love that some people do make that choice for themselves. IMO. Whatever works for you is awesome.

Try delivering twins at 48.  #whatwasIthinking.

My age did get me out of a speeding ticket, though.  My 3 year olds were in the back seat chanting mommy's getting a ticket, when the officer looked at my license, "Oh, wow" and sent me on my way.  

Oh man! Respect to you, mama!! I had twins at 32. Love them, but daaaaaannnnng twins are good birth control against future babies!!!  (kidding, hope no one takes offense to that.)

Exactly what I said to my mother..."I don't know if it's because I have twins, but why would anyone want a second child".

Diana wrote:I am only 24 and have a kid and she is exhausting (Don't get me wrong I LOVE HER) but I can't imagine having kids in my 40's but I love that some people do make that choice for themselves. IMO. Whatever works for you is awesome.

It isn't easy, especially having thyroid disease to boot, but we keep on keeping on!

Mommyof2 wrote:

Diana wrote:I am only 24 and have a kid and she is exhausting (Don't get me wrong I LOVE HER) but I can't imagine having kids in my 40's but I love that some people do make that choice for themselves. IMO. Whatever works for you is awesome.

It isn't easy, especially having thyroid disease to boot, but we keep on keeping on!  

Here's the thing ... I was in a high stress profession, I thought having children and being a stay at home mom was going to be a piece of cake.

Look up the word naïve in the dictionary, and you will see my picture.

Bet2Win wrote:

Diana wrote:I am only 24 and have a kid and she is exhausting (Don't get me wrong I LOVE HER) but I can't imagine having kids in my 40's but I love that some people do make that choice for themselves. IMO. Whatever works for you is awesome.

Try delivering twins at 48.  #whatwasIthinking.

My age did get me out of a speeding ticket, though.  My 3 year olds were in the back seat chanting mommy's getting a ticket, when the officer looked at my license, "Oh, wow" and sent me on my way.  

Bless your heart, said in the true Southerner way.  

I keep telling people I am 46, the eggs are past their use by date, we are not having our own kids. I will be happy to spoil yours. @Bet2Win you are a better woman than me.

Bet2Win wrote:

Mommyof2 wrote:

Diana wrote:I am only 24 and have a kid and she is exhausting (Don't get me wrong I LOVE HER) but I can't imagine having kids in my 40's but I love that some people do make that choice for themselves. IMO. Whatever works for you is awesome.

It isn't easy, especially having thyroid disease to boot, but we keep on keeping on!  

Here's the thing ... I was in a high stress profession, I thought having children and being a stay at home mom was going to be a piece of cake.  

Look up the word naïve in the dictionary, and you will see my picture.

I did the full time SAHM thing for the first almost 3 years of my kids’ lives. I work part time and am back in school now (like a crazy person). It’s hard trying to work outside the home, but man, it’s equally draining being home with the kids all the time! Very isolating and draining, and hard, and you get no respect on top of it!

ReneeM wrote:Actress Britt Robertson speaks about meeting Arie. Supports what a reddit poster who allegedly knows someone in production said about him. i.e. He's a douche. Starts at 33 seconds.

When people show you who they are, believe them. ; )

It's the hardest job in the world! I love being a Mom, but it is physically and emotionally draining. It's the only job where you are a cook, a nurse, a teacher, a chauffeur, a maid, a financial planner, a personal assistant...shall I go on?

LoveDovez wrote:

ReneeM wrote:Actress Britt Robertson speaks about meeting Arie. Supports what a reddit poster who allegedly knows someone in production said about him. i.e. He's a douche. Starts at 33 seconds.

When people show you who they are, believe them. ; )

Agree. How many women need to tell us the guy is a creep before people start to believe it? Even Courtney, Arie’s biggest cheerleader to date, admits he has strung her along and burned her countless times. 

JMO

Arie is the absolute worst. More and More comes out to show that. IMO

Aria wrote:And, I can't stand reality TV stars who have trouble taking pictures with fans or generally being rude to them.

IMO, the only one being extremely rude, as a matter of fact, is Britt Robertson. Extremely unprofessional what she's doing in the interview, and IMO it's part of the general trend where people think they can call Arie names and attack his character just because they believe they can get away with it.

All just my opinion of course, but apparently (online) bullying is a national sport now. Bullying is systematic on the Bachelor in the past couple of seasons as well, so I guess the show attracts people who enjoy watching people get bullied (by mean girls), as well as people who enjoy people that fight back against bullies (villains).

I think Krystal getting called a "sociopath" was an all-time low. JMO.

LoveDovez wrote:

ReneeM wrote:Actress Britt Robertson speaks about meeting Arie. Supports what a reddit poster who allegedly knows someone in production said about him. i.e. He's a douche. Starts at 33 seconds.

When people show you who they are, believe them. ; )

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And yet, when I watched the interview, she came across to me as sour grapes for Arie not being so absolutely thrilled to have the honor of having his picture taken with her.

sosleepy wrote:

LoveDovez wrote:

ReneeM wrote:Actress Britt Robertson speaks about meeting Arie. Supports what a reddit poster who allegedly knows someone in production said about him. i.e. He's a douche. Starts at 33 seconds.

When people show you who they are, believe them. ; )

Agree. How many women need to tell us the guy is a creep before people start to believe it? Even Courtney, Arie’s biggest cheerleader to date, admits he has strung her along and burned her countless times. 

JMO

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