£33 on nails (that look tit!) Seems really expensive to me
Fairly average from where I live however they looked crap! Lol£33 on nails (that look tit!) Seems really expensive to me
Fair enough but if she’s supposedly skint wouldn’t she look for another job? I’m assuming it was before she was pregnant?I think she got made redundant!
I think it depends on the measure you use for skint. Where I come from skint means you are using food banks, you are struggling to pay social housing rent, you are borrowing of door step lenders to get through one week to the next. From what I can see, she measures skint as not being able to mortgage a 5 bedroom house and missing out on a holiday abroad.Back in the earlier blogging days she used to put a ton of things on credit (or said she did anyway). She was forever going on about ordering things from Very so she could pay it off monthly. Trying up normalise debt and running up credit is very irresponsible in itself.
I’d say nowadays the majority of that stuff is gifted, including her braces, so she other than rent, vets bills and M&S food she doesn’t need to pay for much else!
I saw her help the eldest son pick his GCSE options the other day and she said take Catering because it will make you a good Husband one day. I just thought ‘Jesus, if that’s what some are telling kids these days, the future doesn’t stand a chance.’ I just don’t understand that logicI wouldn’t be surprised if Betsy ended up pregnant within the next few years. Becoming a granny in her late 30s will provide PTWM with endless materiel to moan about. I agree that she appears to have no educational aspirations for her kids which is a shame and almost seems to encourage Betsy to make a mockery of school/detention/homework/exams etc.
She'll soon regret that when he's coming home with shopping lists every week and giving them to her the night beforeI saw her help the eldest son pick his GCSE options the other day and she said take Catering because it will make you a good Husband one day. I just thought ‘Jesus, if that’s what some are telling kids these days, the future doesn’t stand a chance.’ I just don’t understand that logic
I skimmed through her stories this morning without the sound on, why was Betsy in full school uniform with her bag ready and her friend stood there in tiny black shorts and tshirt?!Why is she washing Betsy's friends clothes?! Do these girls not have homes?
I think he will regret it when he realises he has spent 2 years learning how to cook when he could’ve done IT and be earning a decent wage . But given the fact that he is an ‘hole shithead’ who she hopes is gay and is apologetic for not finding being humiliated by his step mother funny, I am thinking that will be the least of his problems, bless himShe'll soon regret that when he's coming home with shopping lists every week and giving them to her the night before
Haha yes! We’ll have mad morning dashes to m&s stories to get the bastard ingredients he needs to make bloody lemon cheesecakeShe'll soon regret that when he's coming home with shopping lists every week and giving them to her the night before
I thought this too. Although I have to admit, TPAAP are turning out to be just as bad as her, yes it's amaxing they have adopted as a same sex couple but they aren't the first or last and now they post a story asking businesses to help with their wedding, a blatant blag for freebies. They too don't disclose gifts properly. I find PTWM unbearable lately, I feel for her kids being flaunted and paraded in public, as for her excuse as to why she didn't do the washing properly because she has five kids? Anyone can seperate the washing, its not the fact she has loads of kids to look after, lets be fair here, its Josh that does the cooking,cleaning and dsclipining whilst she looks on filming, belittling and patronising him from the comfort of her bed or the bloody sofa.Trying to take credit for the fact twopoofsandapudding won the wedding... can’t you just be happy for them without adding it to the list of fabulous things you’ve done...
I’m sorry you have had an awful time and I can see how her life maybe interesting to you but trigger some worrying feelings in you also. You are the exact person that I’m concerned about. She has manipulated the most vulnerable side of you in order to bring you in and then the act has dropped. Now you are left feeling unrelated and disturbed by her set up. My main concern is that you are not alone in how you feel and there is 1000’s of young Mothers out there that feel this way. Or have had their own stories devalued by her elaborated story. You seem to know what is right though and you sound like someone who has pulled through. All power to youI haven't commented on this thread before. It have on others but the things that have been mentioned, i completely agree.
I was abused as a young pre-teen/teenager and around domestic violence by my mothers ex husband and also my mother too. She was very controlling, chose my GCSE subjects too. Would miss my birthdays for a football match and whilst she lived her life, i was at home looking after my little sister. When i tried to take my own life at 15yo, my mother didn't visit once! We never went out as a family, including after my abuser was made to leave therefore as a mother myself with growing up with a control freek as a mother, i am a little more relaxed with my little girl. She gets disciplined when needed and we take her out to places when we can and make a fuss of her on her birthday (basically, doing the oposite to what my mother did as i knew how it felt).
I admired Rachael for her work for DV victims/survivors but now, she just takes and takes, complains about being pregnant with the baby she was always wanting with Josh. As a survivor of abuse, i'd be horrified if i ever saw my childs step parent behave the way Josh and Betsy do. Not saying anything is happening between them but the lack of clothing and being to close to comfort made me very uncomfortable watching PTWMs stories. Also, i would be horrified if a step parent called my child an hole and put their private lives on SM and also even more if my daughter had Betsies appalling attitude towards her peers.(the abuse i endured was more than just violence and mental abuse if you catch my drift). I definitely wouldnt tell the world i had tit the bed and left my partner to clean it up (hes both of my/our kids dad, i was saying step parent hypothetically). Ive wittled on quite a lot now (sorry guys) i just find the familys behaviour towards one another very odd, especially as someone who has been and lived through DV. I get why she wants to be the cool mum/friend but surely you still need to discipline your children so they know right from wrong. My little girl is 5 and she gets pretty annoyed when i even try and take a cute picture of her let alone doing a million stories and seeing my phone before you even see my face. Since last year, she's advocated for DV less and less. Shes becoming less and less relatable as each day passes which is a shame as i used to admire her work and her compassion. Greed and fame takes over quite quickly it seems.
Something tells me Josh has not got many mates st the station. He doesn’t seem to have many friends at all.Also, could you imagine the 'banter' at the station..
'Joshyy boy, has the wife tit the bed lately then?'
If i was in that position, i'd be horrified! Rachael says a lot of things are 'horrifying' but yet she doesnt realise that her own actions are 'horrific'!
Thank you lovely.. i'm in a much better place than what I was 2 years or so ago when I first started following these 'mummy bloggers/influencers'. At first i thought 'waw, people i can actually relate to' and I could relate to PTWM with what she's been through etc but then i started comparing myself to them. I thought i was a sh*t mum because we couldn't afford a few days away at Centre Parks and days out to here and there but then realised/noticed that these 'influencers' were able to do these things because they were 'kindly gifted' these days out and weekends away. Rachael always reminds us how 'skint' she is but she's certainly not living a life where she has to scrape the barrel to live and feed her kids. The 'home interior' accounts are just as bad. Fancy furniture and beds, swipe ups so people could buy have what that account has just been given and people being sucked in to buy these things so they could be part of it or not feel left out. These people have the life they have because they are being given these #kindlygifted items and then making money and a mockery out of people who want the life these people have. I've slightly gone off topic but its just that these influencers are no longer relatable and god forbid if you call them out on something or dont agree with them because you would have people calling you a troll. Some people are bordering on 'stalkerish' behaviour but these people are making vunerable and lonely people feel like they can relate to them and then making money out of them.. As for PTWM, she should be greatful for what she has, not complaing about her 'fat vagina', shitting the bed and calling it a 'thing'.. My partner locks the bathroom door so our own daughter doesn't see him naked as he doesnt find it appropriate but yet we see Josh flouncing around the house with just boxers on or his top off when there are young teenage girls with raging hormones! I feel sorry for Rachael for what she's been through but her behaviour and what she classes as ok is a bit weird and creepy for someone whos been through what she has.I’m sorry you have had an awful time and I can see how her life maybe interesting to you but trigger some worrying feelings in you also. You are the exact person that I’m concerned about. She has manipulated the most vulnerable side of you in order to bring you in and then the act has dropped. Now you are left feeling unrelated and disturbed by her set up. My main concern is that you are not alone in how you feel and there is 1000’s of young Mothers out there that feel this way. Or have had their own stories devalued by her elaborated story. You seem to know what is right though and you sound like someone who has pulled through. All power to you
don't forget that godforsaken hot tubShe’s definitely not skint! Shopping at M&S food, numerous pairs of Adidas trainers, having her teeth fixed, nails and eyelashes done, loads of pets, lots of new toys for Edie, designer clothing for her and hubby, a house that costs £1200 a month in rent, feeding numerous kids and friends always over. This certainly wouldn’t have been paid for on a Police constables wage!
That's about what they cost around where I live but it's a hell of a lot of money for a 14 yr old to blow on a set of nails that she isn't even allowed to wear at school£33 on nails (that look tit!) Seems really expensive to me
She's probably banking on the kids marrying someone with an education/career and them being housewives/husbands/having instagram careersI saw her help the eldest son pick his GCSE options the other day and she said take Catering because it will make you a good Husband one day. I just thought ‘Jesus, if that’s what some are telling kids these days, the future doesn’t stand a chance.’ I just don’t understand that logic