Audrey Roloff recently ran through a list of seven things she loved about her daughter . But while we’re sure the Little People, Big World star could come up with an even longer list, she’s actually here to talk about the one thing she hates about being a parent: GUILT. You know what she means, don’t you, fellow parents around the Internet? This is a topic Audrey has touched on in the past , writing to her Instagram followers at one point: “I feel guilty sometimes for not being able to just stay in bed and play with [my daughter], or for putting her in the play gym to be entertained by the dangling animals instead of me.” That’s silly, of course. It’s understandable and relatable, but still silly… because of course we cannot be with our kids at all times, tending to their every need 24/7. In her latest Instagram post, Roloff again brings up the subject of guilt, but she does so in different manner. The reality star tries to help other parents feel better about any one of a number of reasons why they may feel at the moment as if they messed something up with their child. “Moms,” Audrey opens simply, adding: “You’re not the only one who cut your baby’s nail too shoot. You’re not the only one who had to watch countless YouTube tutorials to figure out how to properly baby wrap. “You’re not the only one who didn’t know what to do when your baby smacked her head on the hardwood for the first time.” We can see what Audrey is doing here and we admire the effort. We’d just like to point out that she could have written this note to Moms AND Dads — because there are plenty of men out there who take parenting very seriously and who feel all the the feelings Roloff is describing in this caption. Which continues as follows: You’re not the only one who didn’t know it’s not safe to put your baby in a puffy coat in the car seat. You’re not the only one who didn’t know you’re supposed to start brushing your baby’s teeth from the moment you see them emerge. You’re not the only one who is constantly googling what foods to give your baby, and how much they should be eating or how much they should be sleeping. It’s all so very true. Being a parent is like trying to avoid one landmine after another, on a near daily basis. It’s impossible to ever relax, to ever feel as though you have a full grasp on what is best for your son(s) or daughter(s) because a new challenge or obstacle is always just around the corner. Scroll down to see how Roloff concluded her post… You’re not the only one who has been criticized or glared at for doing something wrong. I have too. You’re not the only one. You’re not alone. Even though you might feel like it sometimes, we are all figuring out this motherhood thing as we go. So I’ll be here. Sharing what I’ve learned, where I’ve failed and how the Lord is encouraging, empowering, and equipping me as I embrace all that it means to be a mother. Tag a mom friend that you want to encourage. Audrey and husband Jeremy welcomed Ember Jean into the world last September. Both have been open about how difficult it was at first, especially for Audrey, who suffered a great deal of pain while breastfeeding. But here they are, having overcome those initial fears and tears and confident enough to pass along all they’ve learned to other new parents across the world. Once again, we appreciate Audrey’s intention here. Next time, though, she can just go ahead and address both genders. View Slideshow: Ember Jean Roloff: All Her Precious Pictures!
In 2016, The Willis Clan star Toby Willis was arrested for child-rape . It was immediately suspected that the deeply religious father of 12 homeschooled children had raped his own child . Jessica Willis, his oldest child, is speaking out about her father, who is thankfully serving a lengthy sentence in prison for the horrors that he perpetrated upon his family. Jessica, now 26 and married, is opening up for the first time about her father’s sexual and physical abuse. In a heartbreaking post to her website, Jessica Willis details her father’s abuse . “As far back as I can remember, I was sexually abused by my father.” She’s not exaggerating, either. “I figure I was around three years old in some of the earliest memories.” Horrifying. “Initially, I had no way to know that anything was wrong. When I did eventually come to realize the fact, I had no way to accurately express what was happening to me.” This is not uncommon at all in abuse victims. Many survivors also find it difficult to speak because they instinctively fear retaliation. “There followed immense shame, distrust and hurt throughout my childhood — even in the happy times. Thus ran the two parallel storylines that became my life.” Like countless children who endure abuse, she felt that what was happening was wrong, but did not fully question it. That changed when she was 9 and her mother asked her some questions about how her father acted, to which she responded by nodding her head. After that, she heard her mother raise her voice to her father for the first time. “I didn’t understand that my father simply denied any wrongdoing and became more secretive and dangerous from then on.” Pro-tip: if you suspect that your spouse is molesting or otherwise abusing your child, go to the police, not to your spouse. Things did not get better for Jessica from that point on. Over time, her father tightened his grip on his growing family. “Suffice it to say my father controlled the family in every single area of life.” Even when they became reality stars, they were no safer than before. “Underneath the outward foundations of family, religion and homeschooling with an emphasis in the arts, there was a constant current of manipulation, domination, fear, and favor.” Like countless children who grow up under those circumstances, she could not conceive that her life could be different or better. “There was very little room inside the bubble of my world to imagine that there was any alternative.” Like countless abuse survivors, reflecting upon her childhood fills her with disgust. “Looking back now, it’s almost impossible to face the fact of what my life once used to be.” When you are living through trauma like this, your mind conjures up coping mechanisms that “help” you to adapt to the unspeakable. “Many things were normal for me that should have never been met with anything other than outrage.” “The abuse developed and ebbed at various intervals over the years and into puberty.” Over time, he seemed to lose some interest in sexually abusing her. “The most graphic sexual abuse faded off for me when I was around seventeen years old but many inappropriate actions and attentions continued.” She came to the grim realization that she was not his only victim. “I feel like I truly knew that certain other members of my family were being sexually abused and I felt they knew this about me too. Conversations were had, tears were cried and we questioned how to ‘deal’ with the ‘situation.'” She was almost 23 before something happened that caused the coping mechanisms that she had developed begin to break down. “I came into my hotel room that night to find my mother and some of my sisters sitting on the bed crying with that look on their face I had seen so many times before.” Sometimes, it takes one event to shatter the denial. “The coldest, blackest pit opened up in my stomach because no words needed to be said for me to know something had happened.” Some survivors are haunted by needless guilt and the feeling that they failed to protect their younger siblings from suffering as they suffered. It is never their fault. “How was I here again? I could not stay in denial about my past because it obviously wasn’t staying in the past even though at times I had tried so hard to forgive and forget.” Part of what makes PTSD so difficult is the P — for post . Everything that you’ve been denying just to survive comes back to you. Even if you aren’t yet safe. “Things were not over. They had never been over. Sexual abuse was still happening.” Eventually, she wrote 14 pages of details of what her father had done to her. She showed it to her mother, who was outraged. “I had taken my first step towards speaking out, but I had shared my story with another victim trapped in the same prison as me.” Sadly, many children who are abused find that the only people who know are also victims. “My father lashed out at both of us with whatever threats necessary to maintain his control and began consistently threatening my mom with the lives of the entire family.” Her father fits the profile of a potential family-annihilator very specifically. When they fear losing control, they can turn turn a house of horrors into a house of hostages. “My father sought to stamp out my rebellion and became increasingly violent towards me even in front of the family.” It was this abuse, from assaulting her in front of the family on a tour bus to beating her with a belt, that made her realize that his threats of violence if she tried to leave were no longer effective. Just before her 24th birthday, she finally made her escape. “Around 4 months after I left, another friend stepped forward to save the rest of my family. He reported my father for suspicion of sexual abuse and the official investigation started. The case was given to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.” And yes, she helped. “When they contacted me, I went in and ended up speaking with them the whole rest of that day.” She had an entire lifetime’s worth of unspeakable trauma to share. And that was just about what had happened to her . “I was able to give them a long and confident testimony which was eventually used to create the arrest warrant.” Her father was, of course, arrested. Given the limits of the US legal system, he was sentenced to 40 years, and he will be required to serve all of that time. Jessica is now married to the man who first helped her to come to terms with what had happened to her. She ends her post with a message of affirmation and hope. “If you too are a survivor, you are not alone.” View Slideshow: 21 Celebrities You Probably Want to Keep Away From Your Children
Former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away on Tuesday. She was 92. A Fresno State professor tweeted out some accusations about the First Lady, and more or less danced on her grave. The backlash was intense. The personal consequences may be more so. A lot of people indulge the impulse to express delight when a famous person dies. Often, they deserve it. But most people agree that Barbara Bush’s death does not need to be celebrated. Professor Randa Jarrar, however, is not most people. She tweeted: “Barbara Bush was a generous and smart and amazing racist who, along with her husband, raised a war criminal. F–k outta here with your nice words.” She received thousands of replies and even spent a few hours debating people. She has since made her Twitter account private. Free speech does not mean freedom from consequences, however. She has since revealed: “Currently on leave from Fresno State. This is my private account and represents my opinions.” Fresno State, in the mean time, has put out a statement reading: “On behalf of Fresno State, I extend my deepest condolences to the Bush family on the loss of our former First Lady, Barbara Bush.” That’s an appropriate way to start. “We share the deep concerns expressed by others over the personal comments made today by Professor Randa Jarrar, a professor in the English Department at Fresno State.” They emphasize something that is very important, however. “Her statements were made as a private citizen, not as a representative of Fresno State.” That won’t prevent certain anti-education opportunists from trying to frame her as a typical “university elite” or whatever. “Professor Jarrar’s expressed personal views and commentary are obviously contrary to the core values of our University, which include respect and empathy for individuals with divergent points of view, and a sincere commitment to mutual understanding and progress.” It’s difficult to prove that Barbara Bush was or was not a racist, so let’s look at the other “accusation” leveled against her — regarding who one of her sons grew up to be. Was the US Invasion of Iraq perpetrated under pretenses that were later revealed to be false, deceiving the international community and the American public? Yes. Did the Bush Administration commit acts that many consider to be war crimes during that extended conflict and during the global “War on Terror,” including torturing enemy soldiers and also some people who were found to be innocent? Also yes. But while he may have had the literacy level of a child, George W. Bush was a grown man. Like, in his fifties. Also, he was the President of the United States. And while it’s unlikely that he’ll ever be held accountable — unless you believe in Hell — for the atrocities committed during his Presidency, that doesn’t mean that we shift the blame to his mom . What is important to remember about Barbara Bush is that she was widely considered to be George H. W. Bush’s better half. For example, she supported the Equal Rights Amendment and was vocally pro-choice, unlike most of the Republican establishment in recent decades. She avoided commenting on her political views during her husband’s candidacy out of fear that she would alienate his voter base. But even if she had not been as good as she was, she was never President herself, nor was she a monster. With that in mind, don’t her grandchildren and great-grandchildren deserve consideration? Say what you will about actual Presidents, but it seems unethical to express this kind of glee simply because you disliked her husband and son. Personally, I’m not an advocate for pretending that someone was better than they actually were just because they died. But I certainly don’t support pretending that they were worse , either. Celebrate the deaths of bad people if you want to, but don’t target their relatives in your zeal. Randa Jarrar exercised her right to free speech. But that right does not exempt her from consequences of her words, personally or professionally. Now … does it make sense for her to be placed on leave for that simple tweet (and the tweetstorm that followed)? It might. This doesn’t seem like something that should get her fired, however. She’s not advocating violence or a violent ideology anywhere that we’ve seen. It seems that she’s just being unkind on her own personal social media. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Died in 2018: In Memoriam
Last month, the world learned that Mackenzie Standifer is pregnant with her first child. Shortly after the news went public, however, Ryan Edwards' wife watched her world fall apart before her eyes. For starters, Edwards was arrested just days after the announcement. Less than 24 hours after that shocking development, several media outlets reported that Ryan had been caught cheating on Mackenzie using the dating app Tinder. Through it all, however, Mackenzie has stood by her man, and sources say she's thrilled to share her latest pregnancy update with fans: 1. Before the Fall In the weeks leading up to Mackenzie’s pregnancy announcement, she and Ryan seemed to be doing quite well. Now, it appears that was all a charade. 2. A Rapid Decline Ryan and Mackenzie overcame a great deal to get to that good place, and sadly, it all came tumbling down within days of her big announcement. And the downfall started with some shocking news… 3. Ryan’s Deception In March, Ryan was arrested for a probation violation that stemmed from an earlier arrest for heroin possession. Somehow, Edwards had managed to keep that first brush with the law a secret. 4. Standifer Stands By Her Man Mackenzie went to bat for Ryan after his arrest, telling at least one media outlet that he had not committed any new crimes and merely needed to be booked for his earlier charges. 5. Tinder Surprise But even the ever-loyal Mackenzie must have found herself experiencing some doubts about her marriage when it was revealed that Ryan had contacted at least three different women using the dating app Tinder. He used his actual photo for his profile, but made up a fake bio. 6. Pressing On… But despite rumors to the contrary, it seems Mackenzie has no intention of divorcing Ryan. And today, the troubled couple revealed to their loved ones not only the baby’s gender, but also the unusual name they’ve picked out. View Slideshow
Source: Paul Archuleta / Getty Ray J and Princess Love will reportedly be producing and starring in their own 2-hour VH1 special that leads up to their daughter’s birth. According to TMZ , the 2-hour special will feature a few special guests, who will help the soon-to-be parents learn from those who have firsthand experienced with parenting. So far the guests include Heidi and Spencer Pratt, who have a 6-month-old son, Gunner. Plus Ray’s manager, David Weintraub and pal Too Short, who are also parents will be present to help with parenting pointers. The special is expected to air sometime in the summer, since that’s when Princess Love is due. SOURCE: TMZ | IMAGE CREDIT: Getty
Source: PeopleImages / Getty Everyone meet Judy Tucker … Judy Tucker has been arrested for battery. The investigation is still ongoing. Other charges may be pending. https://t.co/etSxqkVaNO pic.twitter.com/hCFjyUfvhW — 41NBC / WMGT-DT (@41NBC) April 16, 2018 To some, she might be another elderly woman who occasionally teaches art classes and takes the days as they come. But to others, she’s known as Savage Judy… This viral video all started at a Cheddar’s restaurant in Bibb County Georgia, and according to an incident report , Judy’s rampage all stemmed from a parking space. Reportedly, the two service women in the video, Stephanie Mitchell and Treasure Sharpe , were pulling into a parking space at the restaurant’s lot. When they were done, Judy’s son Robbie reportedly got in his feelings, telling the two women they should learn how to park. Oh, and he allegedly called them “dumb b*tches” too. According to the report, when Stephanie and Treasure made their way into the restaurant, Lil’ Robbie wasn’t done being in his feelings. He reportedly called them “black lesbian b*tches” too, since…I guess “dumb b*tches” wasn’t enough. Stephanie tried to “calm the situation” down according to the report, while Treasure started recording the whole thing. But Savage Judy wasn’t down for being on camera and that’s what got us here… I am proud of the way these two soldiers handled this situation! Even though she was attacking them, you can hear the soldiers repeatedly calling her ma’am! #drdelvena #judytucker #soldiers #lockedup pic.twitter.com/QckpJlSIuz — Delvena Thomas (@DrDelvena) April 17, 2018 That’s right, after Savage Judy attacked the two service women, the po po came and took her straight to jail. She was arrested on battery charges and was later released on $650 bond, according to jail records. Take note that Treasure mentioned she was pregnant when Savage Judy and Lil’ Robbie got in her face. To this, Judy responded “Well, my husband is handicap.” Judy, Judy, Judy. With reckless actions come great consequences. Now her and her racist, sexist, and homophobic son (allegedly) aren’t allowed back in the Cheddar’s. “We were appalled by the behavior of the individuals who confronted the two female service members,” the restaurant said in a statement. “Such behavior flies in the face of our values and those individuals are no longer welcome in our restaurant.” Oh yea, and Judy not working as an art teacher no mo’ either. “She has occasionally taught an art class in the past,” Mercer University said in a statement . “But will not be teaching at Mercer in the future.” Judy, Judy, Judy. Such a savage…wild…UNRULY representation of your race, your family, and elderly Cheddar’s patrons everywhere. Tsk, tsk. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Kim Garner is some hot UK fame whore who was on some UK Reality Show and got an ego, thinking she was relevant, or important, or capable of making it in America, so she made the move to the USA, got her Work Visa because of her ability to be on a reality show in the UK, and maintain being someone no one gives a fuck about, even though she is half naked all the time and has a hot body…. You know trying to live the USA dream, the make it in America dream….doing things like COACHELLA, fucking rich guys, going to trendy events for the paparazzi…it’s the UK whore dream…just ask Rita Ora… I mean here’s a caption to a shameless bikini post on social media to generate some buzz, scandal, PR hustle for Kim Garner, who no one gives a fuck about…. For all the gossip, no I have not had a boob job, and no I have not had a butt job! (Which still comes as a very weird concept to me) Woman’s body’s change, sometimes I’m a little chubbier and sometimes too skinny, it’s just natural and so important to love our body’s, whatever the phase – but thanks for all the gossip I have heard over the past year, it has really made me laugh ps I have been learning some butt exercises, will make a video, incase you want a ‘fake’ butt This girl is trying hard…and she’s not looking as good ass she used to..I guess that happens when they get old…here she is at some event…
I know you guys probably think I don’t like Bella Hadid very much, considering I make fun of her for being an untalented rich kid in pretty much every post I do on her, but Bella Hadid topless is probably my favorite version of Bella Hadid. And my second favorite is Bella in a bikini. So these pictures are pretty good, considering. In fact, I won’t even point out how untalented of a “professional” model she is… Ah crap. Whoops.
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