Squirmy and Grubs #10 Brami Babe & the Insufferable Gnome: Sweatin' with the Moldies

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I agree. I don't see your opinion as being unpopular here. If S&G are to be believed, about 1 in 40 people are carriers of the SMA gene. Of course they insist that should not be a reason for 1 in 40 people to not have children, and I agree. I actually applaud Hannah for being tested herself. She's not a carrier, so while any children of hers that Shane might potentially father (boy, that's a huge "IF") WILL be carriers, THEIR children together, unless the baby develops SMA in the womb from some random gene modification after conception, will not HAVE SMA.

Maybe it's just because genetic testing wasn't as advanced in 1992, the year Shane was born. By the time Shane's parents tried for a 2nd child, I gather Shane had already been diagnosed (I think he said he was between 1 and 2 years old when dx'd), so it seems they might have thought long and hard about their high odds of bringing another child with SMA into the world. Not saying they were wrong to have another child... and maybe they had an amnio done when the mom was carrying Andrew. I'm not "pro-choice" WRT ending a pregnancy solely b/c of a genetic defect. I just think after having one child WITH a serious genetic defect they'd want to lessen the odds they have another, not b/c that child's life is in any way "less worthy" than that of an unafflicted child, but is it okay to just blindly roll the dice and not consider all a child MIGHT have to deal with down the road?
Yeah i was born in 89 and i was the 3rd child, i wasn't diagnosed til i was about 4 or 5 so around 1993-94 bc it was such a new thing that no local doctors knew what it was so i had to go to a major city to see a specialist. By that time though my parents had already had another kid but luckily i was the only one out of 4 to be affected but they all carry the gene still and have gotten their spouses tested before having kids.

@Handi, I especially respect and value your insight about all this because you're living with SMA. I don't remember you ever saying the type or in what ways it affects you (and you do NOT owe anybody an explanation), but you KNOW the challenges involved with the condition. I can understand Shane's frustration with people (often little old ladies) expressing pity for him. He says he lives a happy and fulfilling life in spite of his condition, but it's all he's ever known. His situation is quite different from someone like Cole (of "Cole & Charisma" fame) who in an instant went from having a fully-functioning body to being a quadriplegic. Unlike Shane, Cole remembers what his life was like before, so it's understandable that his "new normal" presented a much bigger challenge for him than Shane has ever experienced, even though Shane is still "more" disabled than Cole. In Shane's case, I don't think he can fully appreciate or mourn what he's "lost" because he never HAD it.
I have type 3 which is what Shane has i think and i'm in no way close to how bad he is but i also did a lot of things to help prevent it like wearing my braces on my legs and hands as i grew up. The being pitied sucks yes, but i just correct them and say "you don't have to do that, i'm actually pretty well off" and they usually seemed shocked for some reason haha.

There is a vast difference between being born with a disability and gaining it through an accident but dont get it wrong, just bc we never really walked or any of that, doesn't mean we can't appreciate or mourn what we have never been able to do. Everyday of our lives we have watched as people climbed, ran, jumped, kicked a ball, played football, etc. and that's hard on its own. at least Cole got to experience a lot of that before getting disabled.

I truly don't think Shane is happy bc he's living a fake life and not only that, he flat out lies to his fans and exploits them. He makes all of his disabled fans think that his relationship is attainable but it isn't, its all fake. That's not me being pessimistic or anything, its being realistic. Are we really supposed to believe that all 3 of his past girlfriends who are good looking, with similar names all approached him for a date/relationship? And they all just so happen to be on book covers or other business ventures with him? Hell him and hannah had 2-3 fake weddings where they got thousands of dollars in money and gifts each time. There are so many holes in their stories that its ridiculous. He even shits on other disabled people in his book bc he thinks he's superior.

He used to be a decent advocate for disabled people but now he's just a dick.
 
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Interabled couples I've met in real life have lives outside of each other- whereas S and G seem very codependent and consumed in each other's identities at the expense of creating their own.
I think the word you were hunting for was "symbiosis." ;)

There is a vast difference between being born with a disability and gaining it through an accident but dont get it wrong, just bc we never really walked or any of that, doesn't mean we can't appreciate or mourn what we have never been able to do. Everyday of our lives we have watched as people climbed, ran, jumped, kicked a ball, played football, etc. and that's hard on its own. at least Cole got to experience a lot of that before getting disabled.
I should have worded that a little differently. I'm sure most people, at least to some degree "abled" or "disabled," CAN appreciate, and even mourn, something they've never been able to do. I was speaking only about Shane. He's the one who seems to always try to minimize his condition... IOW, he's just a regular guy who happens to use a wheelchair. Uh... not exactly. I've no doubt he would eagerly trade places with someone who doesn't share his degree of disability, including Cole, but unlike Cole, Shane's never walked, run, swum, pedaled a bike, fixed himself a sandwich, brushed his own teeth, and so on, so it doesn't seem like it is or ever can be exactly the same as if he'd ever experienced those things.
 
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I think the word you were hunting for was "symbiosis." ;)


I should have worded that a little differently. I'm sure most people, at least to some degree "abled" or "disabled," CAN appreciate, and even mourn, something they've never been able to do. I was speaking only about Shane. He's the one who seems to always try to minimize his condition... IOW, he's just a regular guy who happens to use a wheelchair. Uh... not exactly. I've no doubt he would eagerly trade places with someone who doesn't share his degree of disability, including Cole, but unlike Cole, Shane's never walked, run, swum, pedaled a bike, fixed himself a sandwich, brushed his own teeth, and so on, so it doesn't seem like it is or ever can be exactly the same as if he'd ever experienced those things.
Oh ok i understand better now. Yeah I guess that's how he gets through his days by rejecting reality and instead he should embrace it. There's nothing to be ashamed of for being disabled but he acts like there is. its very frustrating for sure.
 
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Why did it take him or his caretakers 15 years to change his filthy, oil slicked harness if he's a public figure?! He should change that yellowed dirty towel on his arm rest- we might have to wait until he's 45 for that to change. He kind of reminds me of how old boats collect barnacles and debris overtime- he should be looked after more. Hannah and her grifter parents could really beam him up with cleanliness and outfits, but instead his harness was filthy, his wheelchair is fixed with duct tape and his arm towel is caked with dirt. We're talking years of dirt and oil accumulating on Shane who either doesn't want to be clean or he is simply a fixture in their home like a corner lamp or a table without anyone actually paying attention to/caring about dirt, oil, stains and dust accumulating on the things he wears/uses every day.
 
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Why did it take him or his caretakers 15 years to change his filthy, oil slicked harness if he's a public figure?! He should change that yellowed dirty towel on his arm rest- we might have to wait until he's 45 for that to change. He kind of reminds me of how old boats collect barnacles and debris overtime- he should be looked after more. Hannah and her grifter parents could really beam him up with cleanliness and outfits, but instead his harness was filthy, his wheelchair is fixed with duct tape and his arm towel is caked with dirt. We're talking years of dirt and oil accumulating on Shane who either doesn't want to be clean or he is simply a fixture in their home like a corner lamp or a table without anyone actually paying attention to/caring about dirt, oil, stains and dust accumulating on the things he wears/uses every day.
Allegedly they couldn't find a fitting harness. He claims the new one needs to broken in. Sounds like BS to me. Also, the content of the videos makes me think they are following tattle. I doubt their sycophant fans would risk hurting his fragile ego.

They also try to explain how he eats without showing an example.
 
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Allegedly they couldn't find a fitting harness. He claims the new one needs to broken in. Sounds like BS to me. Also, the content of the videos makes me think they are following tattle. I doubt their sycophant fans would risk hurting his fragile ego.

They also try to explain how he eats without showing an example.
Yeah, right (WRT the harness). Like you, I call 🐂:poop: on that story, too. They "found" a fitting harness in 2022, but apparently Shane, his parents, his healthcare providers, medical supply companies, the world wide web, and later Hannah, couldn't find one in 2007, 2008, 2009... , or 2021. Was it just one of those "once in a lifetime" finds on eBay? As if seeing it front and center wasn't stomach-turning enough, including at their 2nd or 3rd "wedding" (the one where Shane wore the bright blue suit), they turned the old harness inside out, splayed it like a dissected frog pinned to a board in biology lab, and photographed it! We just thought it looked gross on the outside! I threw up in my mouth a little when I saw the condition it was really in. You'd think they'd be embarrassed for anyone to see that... the stains, the rips, 15 years' worth of Shane's dribbling food and beer on it (or worse). It probably stank.

Aside from that, when they were fitting him in his new wheelchair... you know, the one they fought the insurance company to cover? The chair that I can only guess is gathering dust along with that $50,000 Jaco arm they insisted would revolutionize Shane's life... in some storage room in the McMansion while he continues to use his old jalopy held together with wire and duct tape and, of course, the infamous yellow towel? That new wheelchair.

When they sat him in the new chair he was secured by a single strap around his chest/torso. It did not stretch over his shoulders. IIRC it appeared to be about 4 inches wide and was padded, and it looked like it would be more comfortable and discreet than an over-the-shoulder style, but that, of course, is whatever Shane finds the most comfortable. If he's more comfortable with the "tank top" style that's fine. Maybe though, if they finally found a new one, they could order a couple of extras and actually wash them regularly.

ETA: Forgot to reply WRT them demonstrating how Shane eats. Why not just SHOW Shane eating?

They're pushing their new line of "merch" (modeled by Hannah) just in time for the holidays. This may be the last year you can get your own "Ducky & Squirt" t-shirt. (May 🐀 they 🐀 RIP.) Here are a couple of surefire moneymakers the sycophants will ❤!

Picture it... beginning with a high-resolution, color reproduction of every spot, every stain, every rip and hole as seen from the front and back of that old harness... all that in all its glory :sick:, silk-screened onto the front and back of a ratty, faded black tank top!

Or... this! Imagine if you will! A poster! I'm :cry: up just thinking of it. Complete this lovely vision with your choice of high-quality artistic wood frame! (Extra charges, including S&H, will apply.)

Shane - Framed Harness.jpg
 
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It just occurred to me... they could auction off Shane's old harness! I guarantee you there are S&G groupies out there who'd bid. Then, assuming it can be peeled off that armrest, they could auction off the yellow towel.
 
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It just occurred to me... they could auction off Shane's old harness! I guarantee you there are S&G groupies out there who'd bid. Then, assuming it can be peeled off that armrest, they could auction off the yellow towel.
I feel guilty for laughing, @fredflintstone. But I wouldn't laugh unless it was really possible that they would do that. And that there would be bidders.

What else are they trying to merch? I can't bear to watch. (Are they really doing Ducky and Squirt t-shirts?)
 
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I think they should donate his disgusting harness and crusty yellow towel to science; there could be yet-undiscovered filthy microbe life thriving in both, unique to these specific unsanitary environments.
I hope he bought at least 2 of those harnesses to alternate, especially for special occasions. But I guess if you can display your unsightly vomit and drool stains as a part of your outfit during all your wedding "performances", on the runway, and during presentations with no shame, I guess having a back up isn't a priority.
He thinks he looks edgy/hip/"grungey" but all his soiled accessories and decrepit jalopy of a chair make him look unkempt and homeless. All their grift money cannot buy him or Hannah class.
 
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I feel guilty for laughing, @fredflintstone. But I wouldn't laugh unless it was really possible that they would do that. And that there would be bidders.

What else are they trying to merch? I can't bear to watch. (Are they really doing Ducky and Squirt t-shirts?)
I'm not sure what all they're pushing now, but I'm not self-flagellating for laughing at that idea. I noticed Hannah was wearing a blue top/jacket with the little battery symbol they both had tattooed on their skin, reportedly as a "memory" of a trip they took to NYC when Shane's wheelchair just stopped. As I recall they found a repair shop that fixed the problem... a loose connection or something. Then there were the "custom bras" Hannah was pushing recently.

I wouldn't put it past them at all to auction off that disgusting harness or yellow towel. That stupid ski cap he's obsessively attached to... he calls it his "brown brown," :rolleyes: would probably fetch a nice price. Hey, there's another idea for their "merch." I doubt Shane's willing to part with the original, but they could offer reproductions of Shane's "brown brown"! Maybe include a lock of his hair with it. And he wonders why people treat him like a child! He ACTS and SOUNDS like a child. "Warmies," "brown brown," "happy boy," etc.

"Ducky" and "Squirt" were their pet rats they often mentioned and showed several times. They had them when they moved from the apartment to their first house. Gradually the rats just weren't mentioned much, and what seemed like a long time later, perhaps in response to some sycophant inquiring about them, they confessed one (don't ask me which) had died. Then the other one died, both before they moved into the McMansion. I think they still might have had one or both rats when they got the dog.

But yes, they did market "Ducky and Squirt" merch. I'm not sure what else they're pushing these days. I just remember seeing them still offering D&S t-shirts and stuff for a long time after the rats were gone. Remember those "mail-opening" videos they used to do? Where they videoed themselves opening the dozens of gifts fans sent? Someone sent the rats gifts! Little beds, etc. I wonder if people still send them stuff. In one video they opened and taste-tested a bunch of (Japanese?) snacks someone sent.
 
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Has anyone listened to their IVF journey regarding the fertility test? Posted like 9 hours ago. I haven’t not sure if I want to but it almost sounds like it’s going to be really hard to get pregnant? I’m not sure but either way I am surprised no one mentioning their pregnancy scare from before. Seems suspicious.
 
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Has anyone listened to their IVF journey regarding the fertility test? Posted like 9 hours ago. I haven’t not sure if I want to but it almost sounds like it’s going to be really hard to get pregnant? I’m not sure but either way I am surprised no one mentioning their pregnancy scare from before. Seems suspicious.
I watched their recent IVF journey video, and they said that Hannah had to do a hysteroscopy which takes 20-30 minutes and uses a small light and camera attached to a tube that enters her to look at her cervix and uterus to make sure that her uterus is viable for IVF and pregnancy.
 
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Welp, someone with the access I've never seemed to have, needs to start a new thread soon! I've read the instructions, but I don't have the magic orange button.

We had a lot of good ideas mentioned in the last couple of threads and this one. I tried to copy as many as I could at the time and listed them in posts with the hashtag #SquirmyandGrubsThreadTitleSuggestions. Just do a search for that hashtag to see those ideas and/or add your own thread title suggestion(s) here. My apologies if I missed any.
 
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The golden framed harness is a whole new level of hilarity to the forum @fredflintstone !!!

Spermy & greedy: Shooting blank content with a fresh harness

Hehehe
 
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I watched their recent IVF journey video, and they said that Hannah had to do a hysteroscopy which takes 20-30 minutes and uses a small light and camera attached to a tube that enters her to look at her cervix and uterus to make sure that her uterus is viable for IVF and pregnancy.
Oh, so that's how they'll spin it: Shane was willing and able but it was Hannah who couldn't have children.

Yawn.
 
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Oh, so that's how they'll spin it: Shane was willing and able but it was Hannah who couldn't have children.

Yawn.
I totally agree, Double Old! Shane stated that his sperm was good in volume but lacking in all other measures and I guarantee that if the IVF fails, they'll pin it on Hannah. I just don't see either of them being ready to have kids right now (or ever)- they're immature, unstructured in their daily lives and self absorbed.
 
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