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Post by kambria on Feb 16, 2010 23:21:47 GMT -5
Thanks! That makes sense. |
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Post by withay on Feb 16, 2010 23:54:33 GMT -5
If any (or all ) of them had actually made time to be there for her, she easily could have explained them as friends and / family. Jodean's attire would have drawn some looks for sure, but at that point i thnk it was mor einportan to margene just to have someon there for her. Yep they could have been explained very easily. "This is Barb & Bill. They are my neighbors who have been very supportive of my new career, watching the kids while I am at work and even bringing us dinner." Not really a lie either.  They could just stick with the cover story they have been using in the neighborhood; Bill & Barb own the 2 houses that Margene and Nicki live in. Nicki & Margene are single mothers who B&B help out in various ways. It's easiest to keep the same story for everyone; less to remember that way. |
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Post by rissmeek on Feb 17, 2010 0:38:04 GMT -5
Oh I had forgotten they had the cover story all set up Withay. Yes that one would have worked. There really isn't a reason why the rest of the family couldn't have been there and their presence explained. It's not unusual for neighbors to be good friends and in a tight knit community for a married couple to help out the single moms. So the family needs to find a new excuse.
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Post by sportyone on Feb 17, 2010 3:38:37 GMT -5
It's all well & good to have a family "pot" but look what happened to Nikki when she was kicked out by Bill. He immediately set up an apartment for her & made arrangements for her kids so that they would still be a part of the family. He had the upperhand in everything. If she had some money from her job, it was not discussed. Those women better have some cash for a "rainy day" because if they are kicked out of their home - they will have nothing. All that to say - Margene keep most of your money; plan ahead for you & your children's future.
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Post by BigLoveRocks! on Feb 17, 2010 4:13:44 GMT -5
It's all well & good to have a family "pot" but look what happened to Nikki when she was kicked out by Bill. He immediately set up an apartment for her & made arrangements for her kids so that they would still be a part of the family. He had the upperhand in everything. If she had some money from her job, it was not discussed. Those women better have some cash for a "rainy day" because if they are kicked out of their home - they will have nothing. All that to say - Margene keep most of your money; plan ahead for you & your children's future. I realize this is going to take this slightly off topic, but since you mention Nikki getting thrown out I want to say something on that... Nikki only kissed Ray one time. She was thrown out... Margene kisses Ben one time... Ben gets thrown out... WTF? LOL. Back to the whole common pot thing... I agree... All the wives should be socking some money aside in the event they want to ditch. Especially with this whole coming out of the closet thing regarding Bill's dream of being the polygamist state senator.  |
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Post by southernsong on Feb 17, 2010 12:53:29 GMT -5
Maybe the way the common pot thing should work should have to do with shares. Rather than an actual common pot, maybe there should actually be 4 separate bank accounts. A person's income can be divided up into 5 shares. The person doing the work can get 2 shares and everyone else gets one.
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Post by BigLoveRocks! on Feb 17, 2010 16:51:05 GMT -5
I think as long as the bills are getting paid, there is food on the table and the wives don't get stingy with one another (i.e. if Nikki who isn't working needs toiletries and groceries... Margie, Bill or Barb can give her the money to get some), that should be all that matters.
Margie is clearly doing well, so is the casino... Just pay the bills and share a little.
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Post by missym on Feb 19, 2010 11:34:27 GMT -5
I wouldn't hand over all of my money either. Amen! Let's just say she was outed and decided no more third wife for her -- she needs a back-up plan. Each of the wives has somewhere to go except Margene. Fail to plan then plan to fail, i.e. fall flat on your face. Margie, like Bill, knows hard times. She may have been naive early on, but she's smart and knows what time it is. Go Margene! |
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Post by JJ77 on Feb 19, 2010 14:45:48 GMT -5
You do make a very good point missym - margene has no family or friends, and essentially no one to pick her up when she falls. IOW's if things fall thru with her marriage, she's more on her own than the other wives.
Barb has her family - her mom & sister who (under those circumstances) would be more than willing to help her out.
Nicki could always go back to the compound- alby would wecome her with open arms and wanda has remained her friend, etc.
But margene doesnt seem to have anyone outside the marriage...
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Post by kambria on Mar 1, 2010 23:18:35 GMT -5
You do make a very good point missym - margene has no family or friends, and essentially no one to pick her up when she falls. IOW's if things fall thru with her marriage, she's more on her own than the other wives. Barb has her family - her mom & sister who (under those circumstances) would be more than willing to help her out. Nicki could always go back to the compound- alby would wecome her with open arms and wanda has remained her friend, etc. But margene doesnt seem to have anyone outside the marriage... I agree! Outside of the Henricksons Margene has no one! That is why I think she should be smart and save/invest/budget her money wisely!! BTW, Marrying Goran was a huge mistake because now he could try to take some of her money!! If they are married ling enough for him to get his citizenship, Goran could push for spousal support during their divorce. |
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Post by aliensummer on Mar 4, 2010 20:39:46 GMT -5
Barb has her family - her mom & sister who (under those circumstances) would be more than willing to help her out. I don't know if we could be too sure of that. Remember, Bill turned to Juniper Creek when Barb got cancer because her family and her church weren't there for her and her family. Also, when Barb asked for her mom to put money aside for Teenie, Ben, and Sarah, her mom's new husband said no. |
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Post by JJ77 on Mar 5, 2010 1:48:49 GMT -5
I'm not saying that it would eb the most ideal situation or that it wouldnt come without strings either - but if Barb left bill I think if nothing else her sister / mom would be there to help her just so they could rub her nose it & play the "I told you so" game. At least that's what I think.
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Post by northporter on Mar 13, 2010 22:33:50 GMT -5
She should hand over some money when they show some support for her. When Barb worked Nikki and Margene had to take the kids. When Nikki worked Margene never got to leave the house and pretty much became depressed. Now that she's working she's doing everything herself, even going as far as bringing her daughter to work with her. Barb and Bill were able to save money for their kids' futures before the other wives came into the picture. I doubt Margene has been able to take money out of the "common pot" to start a college fund for her kids. Also, anyone notice in season one that Nikki and Barb had nicely furnished homes while Margene's house was still pretty much empty, left with her stuff from her single days? What has the "common pot" done for Margene exactly? I agree w/ you 110%.... she should get more support from them before she give any money. They need to sit down and listen to her.... Bill might not always be around and she has kids to think about. and yes, she watched everyone's kids when they were working/busy... I noticed that Ben and Sara watched Margie's kids... not the other wives... so they weren't helping her at all. |
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Post by withay on Mar 14, 2010 2:33:07 GMT -5
You do make a very good point missym - margene has no family or friends, and essentially no one to pick her up when she falls. IOW's if things fall thru with her marriage, she's more on her own than the other wives. Barb has her family - her mom & sister who (under those circumstances) would be more than willing to help her out. Nicki could always go back to the compound- alby would wecome her with open arms and wanda has remained her friend, etc. But margene doesnt seem to have anyone outside the marriage... I agree! Outside of the Henricksons Margene has no one! That is why I think she should be smart and save/invest/budget her money wisely!! BTW, Marrying Goran was a huge mistake because now he could try to take some of her money!! If they are married ling enough for him to get his citizenship, Goran could push for spousal support during their divorce. Then again, since he is supposed to be in medical school, she could sue for ownership of a portion of his medical degree. Women who have put their husbands through medical school have done it before! |
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Post by JJ77 on Mar 15, 2010 12:10:27 GMT -5
If he's deported, without receiving a degree in th US would that even be possible though?
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