The Chateau Diaries #208 Dan who is not the man akka "Manless Dan"

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Dan became a dick because he wanted out and she might have become fat to get rid of him.
I don’t think anyone becomes fat intentionally. It can’t be comfortable and you’d have to live in a cave to not be aware that being obese is not healthy. And nobody would intentionally do that to their own self esteem (I don’t think?). I’m sure she is aware and self-conscious about her weight gain. The fast food they consume does them no favors. I’m thinking she stress binges.
 
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F4F doesn’t know Ruby the cat is a boy? She really doesn’t give a shit about animals. What a crappy self absorbed grifting faux princess.
 
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Phillip is still posting every day but no mention of the wife and dog and he is making all the paint color decisions etc. she was very much involved before
"Their" latest vlog just popped up in my queue, and many MANY viewers are asking the same question as well: Where ARE Angelina and Lightning?!? I sadly found myself pausing on the shots of the moat (I read far too many crime books), and Phil just faffs on and about inspecting the damage to the chateau without addressing the elephant in the room. Her departure was so sudden and unexplained- even if she left him, or just needed a breather, or popped off to tend to a sick relative, all he had to do was explain, "Angelina and Lightning have departed on a short-notice trip to the UK/another Chateau/etc." But, Phil ignoring the fact his wife and dog are missing is very odd and bizarre. While I have no need for the details of what is going on in their personal life, it just seems creepy and odd with Phil carrying on "business as usual" without explaining his wife's absence. (Or even a check-in from Angelina- "Thank you for the concern- we are fine and just had an unexpected trip.") Phil, man up- you've put your life on a public platform for the world to see (and you are getting paid for it)- don't be surprised when the authorities show up because your viewers are concerned about the disappearance of your wife (who they like better than you). They know where you live, jackass.
 
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That is why I live on Vancouver Island. Cheaper but going up.
 
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Dearest Pippin, you must be devastated! Such sad news. The first thing you might do is take some time for yourself. One cannot be brave all the time. As heartbreaking as it is, the love and care you've shown your mother Bonnie shines through your grief. I wish Bonnie safe travels and new adventures. But wherever her passing takes her, I'm sure she'll be watching over you.

I also know a little about back pain. Just as covid hit I fractured my spine, so I know how much of a struggle it must be for you. I fractured it again just a few months back and have since raged at the world. Pain seems unfair, but as much as it alters our lives, it doesn't stop us from enjoying other things. Pain can sometimes open new avenues to explore. I hope you find new paths to follow and that your recovery brings new energy, new beginings and much love to you.
 
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He’s so much more over the top than QEII. She actually lived this way, and HE IS JUST TRYING to live this way—it’s SO not real—yet he will teach us how to do it with his staged, phony lifestyle videos. This guy really bores me.
Nicolas Fairford's idea of elegant living is a cross between the life of a housekeeper and the life of a cook.



I have a sneaky feeling he is trying hard to be gay Martha Stewart!
 
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He’s so much more over the top than QEII. She actually lived this way, and HE IS JUST TRYING to live this way—it’s SO not real—yet he will teach us how to do it with his staged, phony lifestyle videos. This guy really bores me.
He's just another try hard.
 
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What a very kind reply. Thank you so much. I hope she will watch over me. We need all the angels, guides, and loving spirits we can get to help us in this life.

Yes I’ve been raging with the pain and the lack of improvement with expensive treatments. I’m a doer and everyone always counts on me to be ”doing,” so it’s hard for me to rely on others. I hope you are recovering and can put that rage behind you soon. It really is lovely to get kind words from “strangers” from all over the globe. It restores my faith in mankind. Well, almost... not the chateau begging crowd—they seem to be beyond redemption.
 
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Unfortunately I don’t have a news paper handy to take a pic for you… this is the best I can do without looking like a crazy person to everyone in the lounge

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I finally got my dark / light reverse osmosis ultra filter fixed! It was very expensive and the guys really looked at me funny. Well, you all know it’s hard for me to pass up a reflection pic…


Look who’s trying to derail, again? Brenda gibbons, BOOM!
 
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@Pippin speaks out, I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother.
 
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Pippin, it sounds like you have had a very tough past few days and especially difficult past 24 hours. I am so sorry for your loss. I know your mother felt comforted by your presence and heard every word you whispered to her. Please be kind to yourself.

Hopefully, some of the experiences below may provide you with some comfort about your mother’s last few hours and passing today:

My father waited until I had left the room to take his last breath. I had been on night duty with my Dad and a nurse for the last 22 nights of his hospice care at the family home he shared with my narc mom, his wife of 53 years. He had been essentially comatose and unresponsive the last 3 days of his life.

My Dad had a very difficult time during the night hours and could not sleep until the last 3 days where he was non responsive. He died of small cell carcinoma of the prostate, a very aggressive cancer.

One thing my Dad and I discussed before his final days in hospice care was a passage I had read in a book about a mother’s experience in watching her profoundly disabled son die in a hospice setting. They were incredibly close in life as he relied upon his mother to do everything for him.

The mother watched as his breaths grew more and more shallow and erratic as her son edged closer to death. After the son had passed, he quickly communicated with his mother and explained to her what it was like to die, and that with each breath he skipped while in his body here on earth during the dying process, he was taking a breath in heaven and that as his breathing grew more shallow on earth, he was breathing more fully on the side of heaven and was joyfully and painlessly completing his transition to the other side. He explained that he could hear every word she spoke, even when he was considered comatose, and was very comforted by her presence and grateful for the care and love she had given him thru out his lifetime.

So, during the first few days of his hospice care, I asked Dad if this was true and that is what he experienced when he passed, to give me a sign after he died. On the 22nd night of hospice, I had just left my father’s room after administering a final dose of morphine and a couple of minutes after I passed thru the bedroom door, the nurse called me back and said he is gone. So I went back into the bedroom and lifted up his little Shih Tzu Gidget to the hospital bed to say her final goodbye to my Dad, who had just passed away. After a few minutes, I said, okay Dad, is what the disabled young man said to his mother true with you. Did you have the same experience?

The new light bulb in the bedroom lamp next to his hospital bed in the bedroom suddenly blew out/ burnt out and went dark and the overhead lights in the room forcefully flickered twice. The nurse freaked out, but I think Dad was confirming that he had the same type of experience as the young man.

I think it is possible your mom had a similar experience and a joyful transition to heaven. I know she was grateful and appreciate for all you have done for her.
 
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Anna's decorating style is very conservative, dare I say bland, and quite one note, but there is a focus on quality.
Fanny's decorating style is non- existent - it's like a peacock threw up in a paint factory. Fanny makes expensive look tacky and her decor is best described as shabby with no chic.

I'll take bland, clean quality over a tacky, filthy phantasmagorical mish-mash any time.
 
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