I know that but it's no fun to see her drag her kids into it. I'd love to grab her, shake her or pound her head against a wall and yell "look what you are doing to your kids!!" " Don't you care????" and I know that I can't. Her relationship with her kids is her business but it doesn't make it any easier to watch. If she had called me, that's one thing. But, she involves SD by asking me through her daughter and she does that a lot. She's also got SD very excited about the wedding and SD brings it up frequently. I could be wrong, but I believe she has created a fantasy in SD's mind that everything will be wonderful when she marries BF... they'll be a family & she can go live there with them, etc. but that isn't going to happen. The craziest part of all, she HATES when SD and I get along. (more insecurity about that) but the more she ignores SD, as time goes on, SD turns to me more & more. I not only spend more time with SD, but I talk to her, I listen to her and even though she has an attitude with me, she knows she can count on me when she needs me. As she is realizing that, she has less attitude with me and we are actually becoming closer because of the way BM treats her. That only upsets BM even more, but instead of giving SD more attention, she has chosen to give less time & attention. It's really sad all the way around. I've also noticed other things she does to mimic our (DH & me) life. We ride ATV's, she went out & bought new ATV's for everyone last Christmas. We went to San Francisco for a weekend, she was going to do the same. We have an SUV, she went out and bought an SUV as soon as she moved there, even though her BF has a mini van that would accommodate all of them. She already had a new truck that her mom repossessed a few weeks ago. We've gone on a few cruises & now she's talked of wanting to take a family cruise. It's really humorous at times. She has no job, her BF's motorcycle & his kids dirt bikes were repossessed, her mom took back the truck she signed for because BM wasn't making the payments, they are about to be evicted & she can't or won't pay the $216 a month in support or any of the medical bills, but she is planning a grand wedding & all these trips. I think it's all in her head & she wants to create an illusion that she has a perfectly wonderful life. I'm not sure if she sees reality slapping her in the face... or if she just pretends it isn't happening. It will go away?

You do wonder why anyone in their right mind would do this. But, that's reality TV. I can see someone in their 30's who hasn't had much luck meeting someone in the conventional ways, like Vaughn and Monet. But Courtney, Jadon and I think even Jamie are in their 20's. What makes the show interesting, is having the experts weigh in on what is happening. I think Jason is my favorite. He wasn't put off by Courtney burlesque career. And, handled it in a gentlemanly way. I like Vaughn the least. He's the one sending put mixed signals, more so than Monet. Maybe for him, it's the thrill of being on TV.

Seems as though Vaughn is saying and doing things to destroy any hope of success. Maybe he feels it is important to put his desires and thoughts out from the get go, so no surprises later on. Either way, I don't see this marriage working at all. Jason and Courtney seem to be really trying. It is nice to hear her say that because Jason is such a selfless person that she wants to make sure she takes care of him. He is such a great guy! I think their busy schedules will be an issue. Jamie and Doug continue to impress me. I like that they are taking this slow. I know being a part of family is something that Jamie is looking for, but I can see how difficult it will be trying to establish that as she really has never had a strong connection to her own. I understand why Doug's mom feels the way she does, but I think she needs to lighten up a bit and give it time.

I didn't know that First Year started! And, I must be living under a rock because I didn't know tonight is the second season. Im going out tonight though and won't be back in time. Maybe I can see it online?