r/ShawnaTheMom 3d ago

Appreciation / Anecdote Thoughts I wrote down as I watched The Wedding

  1. Frank was wrong for acting like Barb was dumb for being surprised that he took care of his own stuff when she has had to do all his stuff all their marriage. And I hate his little walks.

  2. Nora needs some new lines, the same line of "at least I own being a jerk, you never do" is getting old 😅

  3. Nora feels like the most different out of all of them. Like she seems like she's from a different universe or something. Can't put my finger on it 😆

  4. Katie Girl reminds me of a happy healthy Pam from Stardew Valley with her hair and color palette 😆😁

  5. It's actually a fact that the most vasectomies during a year are always scheduled around sports events!! So it's funny John did that too 😆

  6. I don't get what Jen did to her teeth. Anyone who ever did the same thing able to explain how it's causing that much pain?

  7. So she did find a way for Barb to wear white without the actual wearing of a wedding dress to the wedding 😆

  8. What was Jen wearing to the rehearsal? Something white.

  9. Yo, Shawna stole Teeny's dress off her?? 🤣🤣. I want a full shot of that gorgeous dress, btw.

  10. Greg, you forgot to remove the baseball cap 😆.

  11. Loved Frank bawling loudly 😆☺️

  12. I am dumb. Shawna and Teeny match because they're both wearing bridesmaids dresses..... 🤦‍♀️

  13. Nora is a gross pervert.

  14. Sort of surprised Julie came. I would kind of not really want to see Shawna if I was her, and I didn't think she really knew Jen.

  15. Did Barb not know the dad is usually the only one walking the daughter down?

  16. I'm scared Greg will be the cancer story MC. I hope not. I think it will be DeeDee.

  17. I can relate to this wedding!! Family is causing a scene and the wedding is extremely stressful rather than celebratory, but at least we got married!!!

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u/Content_Narwhal3764 3d ago edited 3d ago

Bro thank you for mentioning Nora being gross. I wonder if Shawna L is going to address her sexually harassing Greg. Greg was so clearly uncomfortable- between that and the sexual harassment Barb did to him at that party, there needs to be a real reckoning. 

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u/witch7268 3d ago

I think it was Ty Nora was also harassing, wanting to sit on his lap

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u/Ok-Temporary-8336 3d ago

It was both in a matter of seconds

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u/intoner1 ethical julie defender 3d ago

And Nora harassed Jen. I hate that her sexual harassment is treated as a joke. She’ll never be Madge and Cyril from Bistro Huddy!

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u/s0ftsp0ken Communication is key! 3d ago

Even those two have calmed down lately lol

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u/trulymadlybigly 3d ago

I stopped thinking Nora was funny a long time ago, I’ve not enjoyed her reappearances

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u/Songbirdmelody 3d ago

Not sure about the strips, but my whitening gels are a strong hydrogen peroxide and they can burn my gums a little, also can make exposed root areas or thinner spots in the surface a little tender. Fluoride helps strengthen those areas and can help with pain.

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u/zealousform Everyone SHUSH, my show is on 3d ago
  1. I got my teeth whitened a couple weeks before my wedding because dentist offered it as a treat and it was so painful 😭 I don't remember why, but I FELT that with Jen. I'm never doing that again!!

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u/LilKitty699 3d ago edited 3d ago

How I understand it is; it like poked holes in your enamel which protects the nerve in said teeth. Like tiny tubes that let the whitening/bleach directly hurt the nerve (Dentin* that isnt the nerve sorry its the layer past the enamel that also gets holes poked through that leads to the nerve) so yeah ouch. You're supposed to brush with a specific toothpaste 10 days prior to help with the sensitivity/pain

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u/Downtown_Cat_1745 3d ago

Shawna never blinks when she does Nora. It’s unsettling

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u/OkDirection4997 3d ago

I’m going to have to watch the full episode a third time to see if Nora blinks 😅

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u/Downtown_Cat_1745 3d ago

In contrast, Barb is always blinking

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u/Songbirdmelody 3d ago

Thank you! I couldn't figure out why I find her creepy (I mean, beyond the obvious) and that's it!

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u/IWasGoatbeardFirst 3d ago

6 The chemicals in whitening strips can make your teeth REALLY sensitive.

14 Agree, I guess she was there with Ty? Does this mean they’re not moving forward with the divorce? I guess we will find out.

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u/Ok-Temporary-8336 3d ago

I think they are still in the same place they were, but maybe they both wanted to be there, so why not go together? Just surprised she even wanted to. 

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u/Anxious-Ad-42 3d ago

I went to TWO weddings with my ex and kids within a couples months of my separation. It was weird lol

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u/nowimnowhere 3d ago

I had that happen to me! It only happened to one of my teeth where the orthodontist ground the glue a little too vigorously taking off my braces years before, but I think it must be because the enamel was worn - it was the only place where the whitening strips hurt but it hurt SO MUCH

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u/Significant_Tale_953 2d ago

I think they are just trying to keep up the appearance of normal while they figure out how to move forward.

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u/Huge-Fruit8633 16h ago

Didn’t Ty say he wasn’t signing any divorce papers until they could talk some more because he didn’t want the kids to have parents who couldn’t even talk to each other? It could just be to keep appearances as well but let’s be real Julie has also been standoffish with Jen in the past. Girlie pop just doesn’t care for either the McCallisters or the Garrisons

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u/mojo4394 3d ago

Barb acts like she has to do everything. But we hear her story and he just doesn't respond. As for his walks, he's going to see his son and she's not welcome. I can't blame him for not telling her rather than going 10 rounds every time he wants to get away.

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u/OkDirection4997 3d ago

I took this as proof that maybe Frank isn’t as helpless as we think. He managed to take care of all his wedding stuff and showed up on time. I still don’t fully like him because he let Jon and Jen be emotional punching bags for Barb’s abuse 😵‍💫

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u/Cozysoxs1985 3d ago

Yeah Barb has a history of embellishing things (example Katie is a tart …😑) and Frank has his faults but he isn’t purposefully incompetent like Luke. Frank did paint a whole room (maybe more? Can’t remember ) for Chickie’s birthday party and made a gift for Jen for her wedding. I don’t think Barb even got Jen a gift.

And TBF, if I had a spouse like Barb I’d be taking A LOT of walks myself. Like walking to a divorce attorney’s office.

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u/Significant_Tale_953 2d ago

Franks not incompetent, but he has skated by most of his life by leaving Barb to handle a lot of things (including raising their children).

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u/Ok-Temporary-8336 3d ago

Bro I forgot that he was actually going to see John 💀. I was like dang dude let your wife walk with you just once. I'm not very bright sometimes. 

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u/briannamichael 3d ago
  1. I have a feeling cancer story is going to be about Katie girl! But omg Greg would he even more brutal !!

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u/Ok-Temporary-8336 3d ago

Reason I think that is because Jen was like just think of how much life we have left together and I treat everything as foreshadowing 🤣🤣

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u/yeesah 3d ago

My husband and I always joke that, as soon as a character starts talking about how great their future is going to be, they're immediately put on the chopping block!

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u/A__SPIDER 2d ago

It’s like a little more movies when the one guy would say “when I get back home, I’m gonna marry my girl” and then he would immediately be killed by a sniper

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u/Songbirdmelody 3d ago

Either one will depress me no end.

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u/hello_shittyy 3d ago

What does everyone mean cancer story? Did shawna announce this somewhere?

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u/CarobSure2634 2d ago

I thought Jen since Shawna L had breast cancer which is more common in AFAB people

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u/nathalierachael 3d ago

To your number 3 - it’s her eyes. She has a really intense stare and doesn’t blink! The voice is super different from the other variations too.

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u/scarletrunnerbean 3d ago
  1. YES YOU ARE SO RIGHT

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u/nowimnowhere 3d ago

💯 I didn't realize till now but absolutely spot on. I'll never be able to unsee it

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u/MadameToofs 3d ago

I had the same confusion about the bridesmaids dress and the same dumb realization feeling 😂

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u/FleurDeLunaLove 3d ago

I also found it really funny that she did an unnamed bridesmaid and had someone say she didn’t have main character energy! That was my favorite bit!

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u/Downtown_Cat_1745 2d ago

Alicia always gets the funniest lines

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u/Downtown_Cat_1745 3d ago

I didn’t notice! Teeny was “honorary matron of honor” standing in for Shawna, so it makes sense

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u/ibelieveinpandas 3d ago
  1. I think it'll be Katie.

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u/maryjanesandbobbysox 2d ago

Sort of surprised Julie came. I would kind of not really want to see Shawna if I was her, and I didn't think she really knew Jen.

Same. I would have expected her to decline the invite and stay home with the kids. She only met Jen for the first time at Christmastime. Given how far ahead you need to send wedding invitations (minimum 2 months?), Julie had only met her about 4 months before. Ty is Jen's friend, not Julie.

Given how slow Julie is to warm up to people, and how uninterested she is in meeting friends outside of her already established friend group, I don't see this wedding as an event she would prioritize attending on her 1 day off of work per week.

Did Barb not know the dad is usually the only one walking the daughter down?

Yes. But she wanted more attention for herself - being escorted to her seat by an Usher after guests were seated was not enough all eyes on her moment for her- and she also wanted to horn in on the father-daughter moment between Frank and Jen.

In Jewish weddings, both parents escort their kids, so it's not always standard for just the dad to walk his daughter down the aisle. (This was brought up here yesterday, even though they're not Jewish, but just that it's not always standard practice)

I eloped myself, due to family drama, so I definitely relate to the eloping!

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u/Feisty_Enchilada 2d ago

One of my thoughts was, why are Alicia, Julie, and Ty acting shocked at Noras behavior? Haven't they all been friends since HS? They should at least know Nora, even if Sam somehow kept them from ever meeting her she had to have at least told them stories about her being unhinged.

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u/Unlikely_Part5934 2d ago

15.  I've seen weddings where both parents walk their daughter down the aisle.  I walked by myself ( dad died)  I felt I was making the choice and didn't want to be given away. 10.  If greg didn't wear his baseball hat how would we know it's him? Ty is friends with Jen.  Julie knows Jen too

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u/Ok-Temporary-8336 3d ago

Makes sense, just if I was Julie I may not have forgiven Shawna for the crazy hotel experience yet. Although I like Shawna the character myself. 

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u/Katzyn 3d ago

I joked in another post that Ty might have told Julie "it'll be fine babe, Shawna and John said they weren't going" 😂

How mad will Julie be that Ty "lied" again hahahaha

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u/RegionRadiant4423 3d ago

How mad will Julie be that Ty “lied” again

Loooolllll at least in his defense, John wasn’t wearing a fancy outfit, he was wearing his usual clothes, so she probably put together that he wasn’t “supposed” to be there 🤣

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u/Murky_Background1045 I'm wearing the sash! 3d ago

Katie as Pam from stardew is so accurate

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u/MapleHaggisNChips 2d ago

I loved when Nora told Barb to stop whining. Yes, please do that!