Cullen and Katie: Shifty eyes and constant lies | Part #25

[HashtagBlessed]

I can’t speak for their childcare, but my daughter’s daycare is still receiving a check from us for her full tuition amount to maintain her spot. I started keep her home mid-March. This is what they have asked parents to do for the month of April so that they can pay their staff, their mortgage, their vendors, etc. If parents no longer want to pay, they need to unenroll their children. If they can no longer afford to pay due to job loss, the daycare is willing to work with them. They will likely re-evaluate in May and come up with a discounted tuition rate that covers their expenses during quarantine. The problem is so many parents refuse to pay anything, so I seriously question what childcare options will even be available when people are able to go back to the office. I’d be surprised if their school/daycare can afford to stay afloat without asking for some kind of tuition payment during all of this. They say they’ll address that question next week, but I’m skeptical.

Obviously none of this applies to Katie and Cullen, because they couldn’t in good conscious afford childcare BEFORE this happened, and I doubt they can afford it now.

I’ve never been to Sam’s Club, but that’s interesting that the final amount they gave is several hundred dollars off from the grocery order they actually showed. I’m guess they bought a ton of frozen junk food that they didn’t show because Katie is now hyper-aware of how much criticism they get here over their diet and spending habits while trying to position themselves as “influencers” with a lifestyle worth emulating.

[Boymomma123]

I think they read here regularly but I also think they must get a decent amount of comments on yt and Instagram that we don't see because they have to approve all the comments. The things they spend money on are just ridiculous and I am sure more people are questioning them in the comments.

I would think their school tuition probably needs to be paid for through the end of the year but who knows.

They must have gotten their yt check and it was obviously much larger than usual because their views are 3x what they were before. So of course they justify spending it all instead of putting it aside or paying debt. So any extra money they put toward the credit card before what even matter. A few months of only making the minimum payment will add more interest to the current balance. They are idiots and I am sure they will spend the stimulus money the federal government is giving all americans.

They talk about changing their mindset to get out of debt yet all they have changed is the amount they spend on takeout. They need to completely change their whole mindset regarding how they meal plan. There are families of 4 who live on $400 or less for a month of groceries.



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[HelloSweetie]

They have definitely been drinking in their IG stories again lately. Makes me sad to see Cullen clearly struggling, and Katie positively gleeful about their current state.


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[WatchinTheWreck]

I think they read here regularly but I also think they must get a decent amount of comments on yt and Instagram that we don't see because they have to approve all the comments. The things they spend money on are just ridiculous and I am sure more people are questioning them in the comments.

I would think their school tuition probably needs to be paid for through the end of the year but who knows.

They must have gotten their yt check and it was obviously much larger than usual because their views are 3x what they were before. So of course they justify spending it all instead of putting it aside or paying debt. So any extra money they put toward the credit card before what even matter. A few months of only making the minimum payment will add more interest to the current balance. They are idiots and I am sure they will spend the stimulus money the federal government is giving all americans.

They talk about changing their mindset to get out of debt yet all they have changed is the amount they spend on takeout. They need to completely change their whole mindset regarding how they meal plan. There are families of 4 who live on $400 or less for a month of groceries.



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They may not even qualify for that stimulus check. We have a similar income to theirs and we don’t qualify.

[WatchinTheWreck]

They have definitely been drinking in their IG stories again lately. Makes me sad to see Cullen clearly struggling, and Katie positively gleeful about their current state.


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I my heart breaks for Cullen. I think he knows the relationship is toxic, but he doesn’t want to lose the family structure. His parents divorced so he knows how that feels and doesn’t want to put his children through that, but at the same time, I am sure he recognizes how narcissistic Katie is and that she isn’t helping with his recovery.

[lovingthisforum]

I don't understand why she told the correct amount of the groceries while wanting to hide booze and other produce being criticized. Not really smart. If she wants to hide and lie she should have said the groceries were $450.

Also I didn't like she was hiding the piece of paper with her comparisons of this month with last year from Cullen, and in such an obvious and childish manner, meaning she is still not open and involving Cullen in their budget. I really don't see the point in hiding your numbers to your spouse while reading them to the viewers, I mean you are a team and he will hear them one second later. It only indicates controlling to me and painfully leaving him out, treating him as a child also instead of equal.

[lmmomSD]

They have definitely been drinking in their IG stories again lately. Makes me sad to see Cullen clearly struggling, and Katie positively gleeful about their current state.


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I my heart breaks for Cullen. I think he knows the relationship is toxic, but he doesn’t want to lose the family structure. His parents divorced so he knows how that feels and doesn’t want to put his children through that, but at the same time, I am sure he recognizes how narcissistic Katie is and that she isn’t helping with his recovery.

The thing is that there are worse things than divorce. Their dysfunction is so bad that divorce would be an improvement. My best friend in high school's parents divorced when she was in first or second grade. She said it was such a relief because they didn't fight anymore. My son doesn't remember my ex-husband and me being together, but my daughter does, and she says the same: that the fighting and the cold war was worse than divorce.
It's yet another area where Katie shows how big a blind spot she has regarding their own dysfunction. I know it's hard to see the pathology in your own relationships, but dang. I wouldn't trust her to help my child in a million years.

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[Boymomma123]

They claim they only make 100k a year so they would qualify for the stimulus money if they file jointly. The limit is 150k annually for couples who file jointly and the for every 1000 over the money you receive goes down and the cap is 195k for couples I believe. Plus they would get 500 per child so they would be eligible for 3400. Now the amount you receive is based off of your 2018 taxes so I am not sure how much they were making back in 2018 but I doubt it was over 150k. I could be wrong but that is how I understood the federal stimulus that was passed.

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[chloe6124]

They claim they only make 100k a year so they would qualify for the stimulus money if they file jointly. The limit is 150k annually for couples who file jointly and the for every 1000 over the money you receive goes down and the cap is 195k for couples I believe. Plus they would get 500 per child so they would be eligible for 3400. Now the amount you receive is based off of your 2018 taxes so I am not sure how much they were making back in 2018 but I doubt it was over 150k. I could be wrong but that is how I understood the federal stimulus that was passed.

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They are only using 2018 only if you haven’t filed 2019 yet. I doubt they have did their 2019 taxes yet.


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[PirateWench8]

They have definitely been drinking in their IG stories again lately. Makes me sad to see Cullen clearly struggling, and Katie positively gleeful about their current state.


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I my heart breaks for Cullen. I think he knows the relationship is toxic, but he doesn’t want to lose the family structure. His parents divorced so he knows how that feels and doesn’t want to put his children through that, but at the same time, I am sure he recognizes how narcissistic Katie is and that she isn’t helping with his recovery.

The thing is that there are worse things than divorce. Their dysfunction is so bad that divorce would be an improvement. My best friend in high school's parents divorced when she was in first or second grade. She said it was such a relief because they didn't fight anymore. My son doesn't remember my ex-husband and me being together, but my daughter does, and she says the same: that the fighting and the cold war was worse than divorce.
It's yet another area where Katie shows how big a blind spot she has regarding their own dysfunction. I know it's hard to see the pathology in your own relationships, but dang. I wouldn't trust her to help my child in a million years.

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I couldn’t agree more. My parents separated when I was in the 5th grade and divorced when I was in the 6th grade. It was much worse when they were together then it was once they divorced. They made it a point to rebuild their relationship with one another to benefit us their children. They eventually became the best of friends. They always made it a point to put us kids and our wellbeing and happiness above the past bitterness that they had for each other. When we lost our Mom nearly 10 years and our beloved step-dad of 32 years 16 months ago our Dad was every bit as devastated by their loss as we were. He and our step-dad became hunting and fishing buddies and were together quite often. We were truly blessed to have three people who loved the five of us enough to make our family dynamic work.


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[lmmomSD]

I my heart breaks for Cullen. I think he knows the relationship is toxic, but he doesn’t want to lose the family structure. His parents divorced so he knows how that feels and doesn’t want to put his children through that, but at the same time, I am sure he recognizes how narcissistic Katie is and that she isn’t helping with his recovery.

The thing is that there are worse things than divorce. Their dysfunction is so bad that divorce would be an improvement. My best friend in high school's parents divorced when she was in first or second grade. She said it was such a relief because they didn't fight anymore. My son doesn't remember my ex-husband and me being together, but my daughter does, and she says the same: that the fighting and the cold war was worse than divorce.
It's yet another area where Katie shows how big a blind spot she has regarding their own dysfunction. I know it's hard to see the pathology in your own relationships, but dang. I wouldn't trust her to help my child in a million years.

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I couldn’t agree more. My parents separated when I was in the 5th grade and divorced when I was in the 6th grade. It was much worse when they were together then it was once they divorced. They made it a point to rebuild their relationship with one another to benefit us their children. They eventually became the best of friends. They always made it a point to put us kids and our wellbeing and happiness above the past bitterness that they had for each other. When we lost our Mom nearly 10 years and our beloved step-dad of 32 years 16 months ago our Dad was every bit as devastated by their loss as we were. He and our step-dad became hunting and fishing buddies and were together quite often. We were truly blessed to have three people who loved the five of us enough to make our family dynamic work.


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That is awesome. I have a friend whose ex-husband lived with her and their kids and her new husband when he died of cancer. My ex and I worked hard to co-parent when the kids were little and put them first. Now that they are grown, he's not as careful about what he says. And he's paying the price, because our son won't talk to him, and my daughter only does because she has a very big heart.

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[HashtagBlessed]

While no one knows the true inner workings of a relationship from the outside, I agree that they would probably both be much happier apart. The problem is they’re both so immature and stunted and refuse to get jobs that they couldn’t afford to separate and maintain two households. Their “business” for the past 5 years has been marketing their family. No more nuclear family, no more business. They can’t afford to keep the roof over their heads with their current family channel, I doubt their own personal channels would be lucrative either. Their friend Brittany Null got divorced and does her own channel as a single mom, but I doubt it pays the bills.

They would probably see a temporary bump from a divorce announcement and the resulting “co-parenting” video series or what have you, similar to their attempts to monetize their “debt disaster,” but I doubt it would last. Then again, they're not exactly raking in the money with their channel anymore, so they may just face reality soon enough. The demise of their channel might make a separation easier. They got a small bump from the debt series, but not much. Their numbers are still trending downward.

[onbreak]

I'm choosing Cullen in the divorce
I think he'd be more open, honest, and real with his viewers.


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[lmmomSD]

I'm choosing Cullen in the divorce
I think he'd be more open, honest, and real with his viewers.


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He sure tried to be when they first started the addiction talk. And then Katie got on and started back pedaling, and the story got all changed.

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[Boymomma123]

Her Instagram stories about how she has been putting her foot down and telling the kids that what is on their plates is what they are having makes me laugh. Just last week they had pizza every day because Gaines "wanted" it. She acts like she has been doing this for a year and people just continue to flock to her for advice.

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[Creative74]

Her Instagram stories about how she has been putting her foot down and telling the kids that what is on their plates is what they are having makes me laugh. Just last week they had pizza every day because Gaines "wanted" it. She acts like she has been doing this for a year and people just continue to flock to her for advice.

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Hey Katie- Here's a thought. Why don't you use that same theory and mentality and just cook ONE meal that the entire family sits down and eats together.
She thinks she's going the right thing by telling the kids, "Here's what's for dinner. It is what it is".... but she should be doing that with the family as a whole and only cooking one time. I can't imagine the amount of time they waste fixing 3 separate dinners- one for the kids, one for Katie, and one for Cullen. They're all eating different stuff!

[HelloSweetie]

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So Cullen is busy working and Katie can’t even be bothered to make something for him for dinner?

She definitely isn’t a warm and sympathetic wife. It’s all about Katie, all the time.


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[ICantEven]

It's clear that Cullen and Katie don't like to eat the same foods, but that's still no excuse for Katie not being able to fix something for Cullen that he likes while he works late. Haven't they been married 9 or 10 years already? She really sees him as below her in all aspects and is just so incredibly selfish. It's also weird to me that half the time they still eat like college roommates, fending for themselves and eating frozen meals and doctored up ramen.

[PirateWench8]

Her Instagram stories about how she has been putting her foot down and telling the kids that what is on their plates is what they are having makes me laugh. Just last week they had pizza every day because Gaines "wanted" it. She acts like she has been doing this for a year and people just continue to flock to her for advice.

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Hey Katie- Here's a thought. Why don't you use that same theory and mentality and just cook ONE meal that the entire family sits down and eats together.
She thinks she's going the right thing by telling the kids, "Here's what's for dinner. It is what it is".... but she should be doing that with the family as a whole and only cooking one time. I can't imagine the amount of time they waste fixing 3 separate dinners- one for the kids, one for Katie, and one for Cullen. They're all eating different stuff!

I’m always telling the family that what I place on the table is what everyone is eating. I’m not a damn short order cook! You eat or you go without. It’s amazing my kids eat everything.


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[Boymomma123]

It's clear that Cullen and Katie don't like to eat the same foods, but that's still no excuse for Katie not being able to fix something for Cullen that he likes while he works late. Haven't they been married 9 or 10 years already? She really sees him as below her in all aspects and is just so incredibly selfish. It's also weird to me that half the time they still eat like college roommates, fending for themselves and eating frozen meals and doctored up ramen.

It has always seemed super weird to me that they eat completely different meals every night. I never really noticed it in the old house or maybe they were good at hiding it.

Katie takes care of herself first and everyone else is second. Yet she still claims her dream was to be a stay at home mom and be with her kids. Obviously not all SAHM's are all Betty Crocker homemakers but Katie can't even cook her family a meal without using a microwave or some kind of pasta.

It's crazy that they claim their family is in such a better place now than last year because they seem super dysfunctional to me. I can't even imagine how bad it was in the past and I feel bad for those kids.

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