I think the men in America will be glad to hear that.
Courtesy of WaPo:
“No matter how bad ‘Teen Mom’ tries to portray my ‘life’ ….. my babies, my family, my close friends, they know the TRUTH. I’m a pretty great mom, work my a– off, show up, and hustle every day to give my kids a pretty great life,” she wrote on Instagram, adding that producers just wanted “Jerry Springer BS” and drama. “Every week is a continued disappointment with their inaccuracies and false narratives . . . Don’t believe everything you see on TV.”
Her ex-husband, Dakota Meyer (they share two young daughters, Sailor and Atlee) was heavily featured on the series, which focused on their bitter divorce that was finalized late last year. Meyer also made his displeasure with the show known on social media, calling the series “trailer trash” that ignored “what the true struggles of parenting are.”
Clearly, neither Bristol or Dakota felt these scenes represented them fairly, especially because so many centered on them fighting.
“Why don’t you come show the real side of being a single parent? Of getting up in the morning, trying to get the kids out the door before you gotta go to work, and working 10, 12 hours a day,” Dakota said in a lengthy YouTube rant. “It’s such bull . . . ’cause it’s about the drama, and they have so much good that they could do. They have so many people who are watching, and they could truly make a difference. But they’re not.”
There’s a simple reason the producers don’t want to feature those scenes: it wouldn’t make for very compelling TV. However, the show did get into some weightier topics in the two-part reunion that concluded last week, as MTV enlisted famed psychologist Dr. Drew to interview the contestants.
In the first part, Dr. Drew grilled Bristol about the difficulty of divorce. In the second, Dr. Drew asked Dakota about his PTSD and discussed how Dakota shutting down emotionally made Bristol feel like she had been “abandoned.”
The intimate conversation was difficult to watch, but led to Bristol and Dakota sitting together, forging a fragile peace. (In a YouTube video, Dakota said he and Bristol’s relationship has improved since the reunion.)
“There’s so much good here, and all this horribleness seems misplaced,” Dr. Drew said, turning to Dakota. “Could you ever get back together with Bristol?”
“I’ll never get married again,” Dakota said.
Dr. Drew tried with Bristol: “Could you see being with him again? Or is there too much water under the bridge?”
“I would never get married again,” Bristol said.
What a match.
One suffered from PTSD due to his military experiences.
And the other suffered from PTSD due to growing up in the Palin household.
It was doomed from the start.
Then you add to that the pressure of having the end of your relationship broadcast into living rooms all over America, and yeah that just might put you off marriage permanently.
Of course in Bristol’s case just because nobody will put a ring on it, does not mean that nobody can put a baby in it.
I almost guarantee that she will pop out another kid or two.
As for Dakota, I take him at his word that he does not feel he can sustain a committed relationship.
I think ultimately he might make a good dad.
He is sure to fuck up a lot, but he clearly loves them and that tends to help gloss over the mistakes in the end.
I think ultimately Levi Johnson benefited the most from this show.
He came off looking like a great parent and he got paid as well.
Good for him.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2019/01/09/alaska-supreme-court-rules-common-lie-detector-test-cant-be-used-as-evidence/
“Ultimately, given the fact that certain assumptions of polygraph testing not only are untested, but may be functionally untestable, we conclude that this factor weighs decidedly against admitting polygraph testimony as scientific evidence.”
Wow. Random???
Bristol will marry when Sarah tells her to. Period, even if Brissy misses periods, end of sentence goodbye. But those in the know, know that Sarah got Brissy fixed. There’s really not much more financial advantage in B pushing out more babies.
I always hoped they would get her spayed. Most parents do in cases such as Bristol’s, usually before they breed out of control but still, better late than never.
It’s all so HARD, like they’re the only ones who have ever lived it and “they” have privilege. FFS, just shut the hell up already; I am so freaking tired of their “problems.” Immature imbeciles.
Try those working thee to four jobs to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. Try being those workers and their families affected by this stupid shutdown.
Try going to a REAL psychologist/psychiatrist. Dr. Drew??? What’s next, Dr. Phil????
I would never get married again,” Bristol said.
The real reason she will never marry again ….. there is not a guy on this planet that wants to marry that skank.
I’m not sure what you mean by the word skank. At any rate, Bristol is just unpleasant. Her only appeal is that her mom can get her high paid TV appearances.
I noticed throughout the series that when a long-faced Dakota Meyer complained about how hard divorce is (poor him) nobody ever mentioned that it’s not his first divorce.
I think he realizes that a divorce with children is a lot harder if you care about the kids.
If what you care about is selling poop tea and being a reality tv star and making a crazy mother happy..a divorce is just another dill to do!
First one was without baggage (kids.) Totes different ballgame.
Medal of Honor receive the benefits for life:
Added to the Medal of Honor Roll
Retired pay is increased by 10%
A special Medal of Honor pension of $1,366.81 per month above and beyond any other benefits including pensions (above the monthly rate of $3,394.16 that duhkoda receives for being PTSD disabled)
A special supplemental clothing allowance of $817.48
Free lifelong travel on DoD military aircraft as a priority “Space-A” traveler. This benefit is subject to whether seats are available, hence the “Space-A” designation.
Starting in 2020 access to MWR retail and lodging facilities will be available
Children of awardees are offered automatic appointment to any military service academy they are qualified to enter, without regard to nomination or quota regulations. Normally, a nomination is required to enter a military academy such as West Point, and there is a rigorous screening process
Recipients are given preferential accommodations at on-base billeting facilities, are provided with special military ID cards, plus access to on-base commissary and BX/PX privileges
Some base facilities offer special parking spaces, plus access to on-base recreation facilities. This on-base access is normally limited to currently serving military members, retirees, and dependents with valid military ID. Those who did not retire, but separated from the military don’t have such access otherwise
Invites to presidential inauguration events and special recognition ceremonies at the state and local level
A variety of non-military benefits. Those include special license plates, licenses, and ID cards with application requirements and availability varying by state
Some private companies offer special gifts, incentive programs, or access for Medal of Honor awardees and others receiving high military honors such as The Purple Heart. Individual programs and requirements may vary
Surviving spouses and dependent children of Medal of Honor awardees may, depending on the state, be eligible to receive added consideration for state education benefits
Special military burial honors including headstones with gold lettering and a nine-member team of six pallbearers, a chaplain, an officer-in-charge or noncommissioned-officer-in-charge and a bugler.
Interment at Arlington National Cemetery.
Duhkota is NOT a military retiree, thus, he is not eligible for a military pension. The only monetary benefit he gets is the $1,366.81 per month MOH stipend.
Where do you get the “monthly rate of $3,394.16 that duhkoda receives for being PTSD disabled?”
The clothing allowance is reimbursement — if he purchases a military uniform, he is reimbursed for the cost.
I know a man in his 20’s, a Marine who went to Iraq. He doesn’t claim any physical impairments but his PTSD pays $3,000 a month. I’m not the original poster, just a person who lives in a small town.
Redneck,
I know about the 100%PTSD benefits as I am 100% service connected disabled veteran. That is the across the board payment regardless of rank.
Being as Duhkoda was enlisted and did not serve 20 years, he would be ineligible for retiree status BUT he would get the MOH pay on top of the PTSD pay. (plus more $ per child)
The reason Brissie won’t remarry, she would lose her CHAMPUS insurance (insurance for military/veteran spouse insurance with a yearly deductible of a whopping $50 a year…and then everything above the $50 is free).
Their children will receive free healthcare until age 18 (26 if in college).
Okay, Green, THANK YOU.
For those who may not be familiar with military disability benefits: If you are disabled in any way as a result of military service, then, you are eligible for a lifetime disability monthly stipend depending on the nature and level of the disability. That is, if the condition is judged to be 100% disabling, then you receive one amount. If you are judged to be 50% disabled (or 25%, 75%, etc.), then the stipend is less.
I was not aware of the $3K monthly disability for PTSD. Also — as far as I know, that money is NOT taxable for federal taxes — right??
So, with over $3K VA disability and $1600 MOH stipend (both of which are not taxable), along with free military healthcare, SpaceA travel, etc., Duhkota doesn’t need to work, especially if he can con a few people into giving him free airplane rides, free skydiving lessons, and the like.
I’m a military retiree — 28 years, Army, Vietnam vet. Wounded but not disabled.
I have three friends who received the MOH in Vietenam. One died a few months ago. Never ever did any of those three promote themselves the way Duhkota is. Of course, all three were college grads with graduate degrees; all three are solid family men; all three went on to corporate positions after retiring.
i thought her kids had native health care – it was in the Tripp custody agreement court papers, IIRC
Well either way it looks like Sarah “Obama Death Panels” Palin’s child and grandchild got them some CHEAP healthcare.
Now lets work to get the same or better for the rest of America.
We have heard the words “never again ” from bristol before…never have sex before marriage again..three kids later…blah blah blah..when money gets tight because neither of them has a real job, they will call the tabloids with the “we are getting back together again”/ now we aren’t stories.
Dumkota is really full of himself if he thinks people would watch a show of him doing “regular things”, unless they were selling it as some put you to sleep aid.
Dakota should have stuck to Fox News. MTV put high definition cameras on him and all I could focus on was his ghoulish upper denture. Dakota, you can afford a better one. I understand why Bristol found him to be physically repulsive.
Does Barstool ever thank or mention her nannies and helpers?
Both Duhkota and Barstool whine about how hard they work: get up early; tend to the kids; go to work; work their asses off; drag their tired asses home only to put in another 8 hours taking care of kids, laundry, etc., etc., etc.
BULLSHIT.
I check out their Instagram pages from time to time.
The only activity I see on Barstool’s IG page is: advertising the laxative tea; primping for the camera; posing with the TeenMom cast. Nothing about work.
The only activity on Duhkota’s IG page is skydiving; hunting; working out; shooting; promotions for other idiots like him. Nothing about a job.
MOH has the same “work ethic” as the Palins. In other words, don’t work. Just sell your name to any buyer. Neither Todd nor Sarah is employed. I doubt very much if Track is employed. Bristol claims to be a real estate agent but time will tell about that. MOH is not employed unless floating photos of yourself with self-pitying comments counts as employment. Piper and Trig are still to young to be criticized for not working. Who knows about Willow. At least she’s been smart enough to stay out of the limelight. I’ve often wondered who pays the household bills of these people.
All the rest of us get up in the morning, go to work, come home from work, get some rest on the weekend and then start the routine again the next week. Those of us who are now retired do get to sleep in each morning. That’s a lot better than getting up before the sun, commuting a long distance and working at a real (and stressful) job before coming home to family after dark five days a week for decades on end. But the pay is gone and we have to worry about the scary effects of Don the Con in the White House on the stock market and our retirement incomes. So we sleep no better than we did while working. Ah, life!
Track can’t work, those dang libruls keep arresting him! As if women have the right to not be assaulted.
People who work hard don’t brag about being hard workers. People who are trying to get away with the barest minimum of effort are those trumpeting their hard work. Probably because it does seem like hard work to them. They feel put out at having to do anything. Much like a kid whining when you tell him to clean his room.
Agree with what you wrote.
” People who work hard don’t brag about being hard workers ” How right you are. And in my rural Virginia county, not only do they work hard, they are volunteer firefighters; volunteer medics; youth baseball, soccer, football coaches and Scout leaders; church deacons; use their tractors to plow snow off the roads; and do a thousand other things for which they are not paid but because doing it makes the community stronger.
PLEASE no season two of them.
OT-FYI
https://6abc.com/suspect-jake-patterson-accused-of-kidnapping-jayme-closs-murdering-her-parents-/5052767/
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/11/entertainment/r-kelly-daughter-statement/index.html
“Anyone that knows me personally or has been following me throughout the years knows that I do not have a relationship with my father,”
Bristol may be doing plot sales at a cemetery – that’s real estate sorta.
Is she going to marry R. Kelly? She is no one without a man, she’s shown us. That’s also her mom speaking, and her fake brand of Christianity speaking.
Maybe being a realtor will snap her out of it. Not likely though.