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Unseen Moments Episode

posted 8 years ago by Heygirl215
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Why was the Maci phone call to Cate part of the unseen special. We actually saw that conversation air this season. Also, did anyone else find it strange and obsessive that Cate and Ty celebrate Carly's birthday? Once again, another sign that they still think of her as theres! It's like they think she's just gone off to live with them for 18 years and she'll return to Cate and Ty when she's 18. That was disturbing. I didn't understand the presents segment either. Were they withholding Xmas presents for Carly because Brandon and Theresa weren't sending them updates the way they wanted?

Farrah- well, no surprise she wasn't there. I thought it was sweet that she and Sophia set off the balloons for Derrick and she seemed calm and in control of her emotions in front of Sophia despite the circumstance. We all give Farrah hell, rightfully so, but I also remember this was the same girl that cut him off at the advice of her parents, they were having issues that typical teens their age deal with, and then the guy dies as she's pregnant with his child. It was wrong that she never told him or his family but I think her parents played a huge part in that. I can remember the first reunion show Farrah was crying over Derrick and Deb just sat there like "Oh well. People die", she never consoled Farrah or showed any sympathy that Sophia will not have a father. Catelynn gets all this coddling but sometimes people forget that season 1-2 Farrah loss Derrick, Sophia will never know him, she was on a tv show, grieving, going to school, being a single mom, working a humble job at the local pizza parlor, and trying to make it on her own to make a good life for her kid. Where is that Farrah? She was going through A LOT and wasn't laying around wrapped like a burrito eating all day watching Netflix.

[–] irishm 8 years ago

Were they withholding Xmas presents for Carly because Brandon and Theresa weren't sending them updates the way they wanted?

It kind of sounded like that was their excuse for not being more responsible about sending gifts on a regular basis. I'd hate to think that's the case, because honestly... you give something because you WANT to, not because you expect to get something back. That's a very selfish standpoint if that's their reasoning. (That said, they shouldn't feel compelled to send something for every occasion either.)

[–] Heygirl215 8 years ago

I can remember one year they sent Carly probably hundreds of dollars in toys. Literally. All I could think was two things, did she even get her poor little brother who has gone through so much over the years anything even close to that amount and two, how uncomfortable and awkward that must have been for Brandon and Theresa to receive what looked like a truck load full of toys for THEIR daughter from her delusional birth parents who are going overboard.

[–] irishm 8 years ago

I remember that too. A meaningful, personal token gift would have been much more appropriate. I'm sure Brandon & Teresa discreetly donated any "overage" that they deemed to be too much to a children's charity. (My grandparents used to go way overboard every year because I was their only grandchild... I have a picture where the gifts are piled so high you can only see the top half of the Christmas tree. We lived in a tiny 40-foot trailer... my mother HATED Christmas!)

[–] Heygirl215 8 years ago

Yea it's sad that they still think of her as there's. It shows in their behavior and comments. Even Drew gave them the side eye when they said at a reunion that they would like to babysit her sometime or maybe be looked at like an aunt and uncle lol. He looked at them like they were on dog food lol. Why would Carly be babysat by the very people that gave her up, rightfully so but still. Cate and Ty want to be treated like relatives instead of biological parents who get periodic updates a few times a year.

[–] Ashjazz15 8 years ago

I don't really think it's weird that they celebrate her birthday. It's weird if they go overboard but if they are just acknowledging it I think that's nice.

[–] Heygirl215 8 years ago

I think it's nice to acknowledge by saying "Hey, it's Carly's birthday, let's send a text to her parents". But to buy a cake and all that is kinda weird and worship like.