Bro Gary Hawkins 4: HAY-MAYUN!

[Coy Koi]

7 hours ago, MsSaylor said:

I wonder if sis Becks likes the weens too? If not and she just does this for him cuz he loves it so much I really kind of feel bad for Her. It looks like theyre in that shit hole of an RV and I dunno its just a sad life.

I understand the urge to feel bad for Becky. Compared to Gary, she seems fairly normal and like she doesn't deserve him. But she does. She's not a victim, she's an enthusiastic participant. (She MAY also be a victim, but she's definitely a participant.) She posts hateful, homophobic, racist things too. She freely chose to force her children into a truly horrible situation, despite having better options. (And it's not like she didn't know what she was getting into, we all know Gary lacks the sophistication to hide who he really is.)

I'm sure she has her share of personal issues that caused her to make such incredibly poor decisions. She probably has low self-esteem. She might have some serious issues from her ex-husband coming out, assuming that even happened while they were still married and was the reason for the divorce (we all kind of assume that's what happened but really, we have no idea). But a lot of people have low self-esteem. I've known of plenty of people whose opposite-sex spouses came out as gay while they were married. Not one of them turned into a bigot over it.

Becky is just a shitty person and an even shittier parent. In one way, she's worse than Gary because she actually has about average intelligence, an education, and plenty of exposure to the real world. Gary is dumb as a box of hair and was never taught anything but Republican Jesus and weens. I don't know if he's capable of doing much better, but she is.

[Texas Heifer]

3 minutes ago, Coy Koi said:

I understand the urge to feel bad for Becky. Compared to Gary, she seems fairly normal and like she doesn't deserve him. But she does. She's not a victim, she's an enthusiastic participant. (She MAY also be a victim, but she's definitely a participant.) She posts hateful, homophobic, racist things too. She freely chose to force her children into a truly horrible situation, despite having better options. (And it's not like she didn't know what she was getting into, we all know Gary lacks the sophistication to hide who he really is.)

I'm sure she has her share of personal issues that caused her to make such incredibly poor decisions. She probably has low self-esteem. She might have some serious issues from her ex-husband coming out, assuming that even happened while they were still married and was the reason for the divorce (we all kind of assume that's what happened but really, we have no idea). But a lot of people have low self-esteem. I've known of plenty of people whose opposite-sex spouses came out as gay while they were married. Not one of them turned into a bigot over it.

Becky is just a shitty person and an even shittier parent. In one way, she's worse than Gary because she actually has about average intelligence, an education, and plenty of exposure to the real world. Gary is dumb as a box of hair and was never taught anything but Republican Jesus and weens. I don't know if he's capable of doing much better, but she is.

Thank you for talking some sense into me, because I've been feeling bad for her myself. In the end, it really is only the kids stuck in this utterly miserable existence that we should feel sorry for.

[Georgiana]

I wonder how much Bro Gary is just a product of the movement? 

He was homeschooled, iirc. And in the weenie gravy post he insinuates that his family experienced food scarcity. That means that if food ran low, he had no recourse as a child. He didn't get the 1-2 balanced meals public school would have provided him. 

And one has to wonder how much education he truly had. Did his family have money for proper curriculum? Were they able to utilize public resources such as libraries and public enrichment  programs? Or was Gary subject to both potential nutritional and educational neglect?

Was he pushed into pastoring the way MANY of these fundie boys are, simply because they are unfit for anything else?

And how many of the families we talk about here could say the same? The Andersons? The Rods? Is Bro Gary a foreshadowing of what happens when you fail to prepare your sons adequately for the world, but still treat them as mini-patriarchs? 

Also, I agree @Coy Koi. At the end of the day, it cannot be denied that Becky chose Gary over her children. Her. Children. There have even been posts in the past that indicated she would miss time with her kids to travel. She's made a lot of real adult choices.

[Dandruff]

2 hours ago, Georgiana said:

I wonder how much Bro Gary is just a product of the movement?

I can think of a movement he might be a product of, but it's not very nice.

[Granwych]

Just now, Dandruff said:

I can think of a movement he might be a product of, but it's not very nice.

Waving furiously....I know, I know...the Supper Bowel Movement!!

 

 

 

[Coy Koi]

3 hours ago, Georgiana said:

I wonder how much Bro Gary is just a product of the movement? 

He was homeschooled, iirc. And in the weenie gravy post he insinuates that his family experienced food scarcity. That means that if food ran low, he had no recourse as a child. He didn't get the 1-2 balanced meals public school would have provided him. 

And one has to wonder how much education he truly had. Did his family have money for proper curriculum? Were they able to utilize public resources such as libraries and public enrichment  programs? Or was Gary subject to both potential nutritional and educational neglect?

Yep, Bro Gary was homeschooled, and his dad was a preacher too. I'm guessing he comes from a long line of ignorant, abusive morons.

I think we can all just assume that the "education" he received was inadequate, to say the least. There's no way it could have been adequate, because sure, some people with disabilities may reach their full potential and that may be similar to Gary's level in terms of literacy, critical thinking, comprehension, or whatever. But those people need professional help and support to reach their potential, and Gary didn't get that. We'll never know what his potential could have been. I'm fairly comfortable assuming he would have never been a genius in any case, but he probably didn't have to be...this. And now it's just too late for him to ever be anything remotely approaching normal. He doesn't even have the most basic foundation. It's like those feral children that can never learn speech. The window of opportunity was missed, and now we'll never know what could have been.

But Becky has the foundation, so what the fuck is wrong with her???

(And I don't mean to make this sound like I'm blaming her and not him. He's a scumbag no matter what. People who were molded into scumbags are still scumbags. It's sad that things happened that way, but they're still hurting others and being pieces of shit. It's just that people like Becky are more baffling to me.)

[Gimme a Free RV]

14 hours ago, Gobsmacked said:

It's the ween farts that would worry me. The valentines night of the rippling Duvets.  .

The Rippling Duvets would make a good name for a cheap, sleazy motel with outdated romantic decor, (heart-shaped tubs with cracks in the tiles) nestled somewhere deep in the mountains on the outskirts of a resort town.  Of course, the Waffle House next door would need to run a biscuit and weens-in-gravy special as part of a romantic get away package.

 

(Might need to alert Jill and David to this special romantic package.)

[Four is Enough]

OMFSM I think my husband has that tie!!!! Off to find and burn it...

[DancingPhalanges]

Ok Sis'

What I love about this thread:

Thoughtful, fair, intelligent posts regarding the subjects.  

Disgusting food pics that help with my diet. 

Absolutley hilarious posts that help this FJ peep get through a work day.

Yours in gratitude,

Sis. Dancing 

[purplepeony]

Saw this photo and first thought that Bro Gary would love it for valentines days, then realised it was no where disgusting enough for him to enjoy it as no gravy:

[Granwych]

1 hour ago, purplepeony said:

Saw this photo and first thought that Bro Gary would love it for valentines days, then realised it was no where disgusting enough for him to enjoy it as no gravy:

There are no words... (well, yes there are, but we've already said them!!)

[MayMay1123]

3 hours ago, Gimme a Free RV said:

 a cheap, sleazy motel with outdated romantic decor, (heart-shaped tubs with cracks in the tiles) nestled somewhere deep in the mountains on the outskirts of a resort town.

you just very accurately described a trip mr and i took a few years ago to the poconos...the one we took the year after was even worse...we haven't been back since LOL

sis may...counting down to a much better vacation in 186 days

[Black Aliss]

10 hours ago, Dandruff said:

I can think of a movement he might be a product of, but it's not very nice.

That would be the supper bowel movement?

13 hours ago, Georgiana said:

HAYMAYUN GOD HAS BLESSED BRO GARY WITH A NEW SUIT! Oh, and also a good wife and a sound church, BUT HAYMAYUN FOR SUITS!

 

Okay, folks,

One would think that a new suit would fit the person who got it, so I assume this is a hand-me-down love offering or thrift store find. But FFS, G-Haw, learn to tie a windsor knot instead of that stupid 4-in-hand. And ditch the Amish hat.

Sister Black

[smittykins]

43 minutes ago, MayMay1123 said:

you just very accurately described a trip mr and i took a few years ago to the poconos...the one we took the year after was even worse...we haven't been back since LOL

sis may...counting down to a much better vacation in 186 days

OK folks,

This made me think of a series of ads that ran con.stant.ly on NYC independent stations during the 70s and 80s.(It's since been torn down and replaced by a casino/resort.)

 

sis smittykins 

[acheronbeach]

His suit is not as bad as many lawyers I meet and who buy their own suits.  Not even joking, it wouldn't be out of place in the courtrooms of various Canadian cities.  Considering all his outfits, this is one of the better ones.  It's not wrinkled.  It covers all the necessary bits.  It's clean.  The colours match.  

And he's miles ahead of Derick Dillard's fashion... ahem... sense.  

[Ramen Amen]

Notes from the field of a fellow ween-watcher:

 

Damn it G-Haw. You follow me everywhere I go and that’s saying a lot given the fact I hardly ever see you off the couch sans sock foot and afghan. 

 

I have a music degree and let me just say it’s a sacrifice of hilarity to listen to you. 

 

Yours in good weens, 

Sis Ramen

 

[DancingPhalanges]

37 minutes ago, Ramen Amen said:

Notes from the field of a fellow ween-watcher:

 

Damn it G-Haw. You follow me everywhere I go and that’s saying a lot given the fact I hardly ever see you off the couch sans sock foot and afghan. 

 

I have a music degree and let me just say it’s a sacrifice of hilarity to listen to you. 

 

Yours in good weens, 

Sis Ramen

 

Sis, I'm supposed to be working but I can't concentrate and this killed me. Really. My co-workers want to know and I just can't explain. The lawn weens are even red weens. Oh My Weens. 

Sis. Dancing- needs to work and can't. 

[Ramen Amen]

11 minutes ago, DancingPhalanges said:

Sis, I'm supposed to be working but I can't concentrate and this killed me. Really. My co-workers want to know and I just can't explain. The lawn weens are even red weens. Oh My Weens. 

Sis. Dancing- needs to work and can't. 

Right? It was just too perfect. 

 

We need a ween emoji. 

 

Sis Ramen 

[Nikedagain?]

1 hour ago, Black Aliss said:

That would be the supper bowel movement?

Okay, folks,

One would think that a new suit would fit the person who got it, so I assume this is a hand-me-down love offering or thrift store find. But FFS, G-Haw, learn to tie a windsor knot instead of that stupid 4-in-hand. And ditch the Amish hat.

Sister Black

I'm going to be pissed if we find out (not sure how THAT might happen...) that this suit was grifted and could have been used by some down on his luck fellow to secure REAL employment. 

I'm in a bad mood today. 

 

[MayMay1123]

1 hour ago, smittykins said:

OK folks,

This made me think of a series of ads that ran con.stant.ly on NYC independent stations during the 70s and 80s.(It's since been torn down and replaced by a casino/resort.)

 

sis smittykins 

We used to go often to my husband's boss' cabin very close to mt airy in Pocono summit...I really miss that old place ::sigh:: 

[Beermeet]

2 hours ago, smittykins said:

OK folks,

This made me think of a series of ads that ran con.stant.ly on NYC independent stations during the 70s and 80s.(It's since been torn down and replaced by a casino/resort.)

 

sis smittykins 

Omg.  Holy flashbacks!!!!

[zeebaneighba]

7 hours ago, smittykins said:

OK folks,

This made me think of a series of ads that ran con.stant.ly on NYC independent stations during the 70s and 80s.(It's since been torn down and replaced by a casino/resort.)

 

sis smittykins 

Aaah!  A blast from my past!

I haven't even played the video and I am hearing "Beautiful Mount!  Ai! Ry! Looooodge!"

[waltraute]

On 2/14/2018 at 6:19 PM, Texas Heifer said:

We're way up in Astoria, but thanks for the recommendation! One of these days--maybe this summer--we'll head further south, and we'll check it out.

Astoria - land of the Goonies! Oh and Lewis & Clark etc... and one scary bridge.

[waltraute]

22 hours ago, MarblesMom said:

Can I just tell you how happy I was to see him off the couch, sans afghan, and upright?!

It's a Rufus miracle. I thought his backside had fused to the upholstery.  

[Texas Heifer]

1 hour ago, waltraute said:

Astoria - land of the Goonies! Oh and Lewis & Clark etc... and one scary bridge.

Fun fact--Bro Texas and I went to Cape Disappointment and Dismal Nitch on our honeymoon...to get the dismal and disappointing parts of marriage out of the way immediately. Well. That was the plan, anyway. Hahahaaaaaaa