She lost years of stress & exhaustion off her face after kicking him to the curb. Emotional abuse is the worst and between his addiction issues, his cheating, his permanent lack of accountability, plus keeping up appearances for the kids it would have been mentally torturous.

You’ve seen the pics of his mother? He has mommy issues. I think with age & reduced self-control he’s finally letting himself go there.

Also with a pointed look toward Melania which adds another layer

For Ivanka it’s been a slow constant evolution over the last 20 years. She was an entirely different person before the work, it’s not just from typical changes from youth to adulthood. She has erased that girl entirely with significant changes.

What’s obvious is the pressure & need in this family to fix oneself by any means - cosmetic surgery, veneers, spray tan.... They are all naturally pale yet view orange as a desired shade. Ivanka’s facial work must intimidate her brothers...I can’t decide if Jr’s changed face is weight loss or if he’s had work done.…

Absolutely I agree, Affleck is to blame. Likely spins the player’s sad ‘I’m misunderstood at home’ story... hence the hostility of any hookup, she’s primed to view the wife as the problem. Affleck has played the victim publicly, the poor-me story over the JLo relationship & his image. It’s a skill, being able to…

Sociopaths are awesome cheaters. Also good at charming others to cheat - it’s a very sick win for them in their always-a-competition life. Not a proud moment when a sociopath friend charmed me into feeling cared for, and cheating on my emotionally abusive relationship. So predatory and I was an easy mark.

There is a deeply buried part of him that knows he is completely out of his depth, unqualified, an outsider, and not part of the gang. It seeps out at random times, and is even captured in some pics like the classics with Obama.

It’s like the dog instinctively understands “but I don’t want to disturb the cat” paralysis

One thing that stands out to me is how often the camera captures when he is confused/befuddled/lost - he literally looks like an entirely different person in those moments. This is a man who has lived his life always ‘on’ for the camera, for any audience - and always watchful. I grew up seeing those same watchful…

I remember the lawsuit. She has said she’d had other stalkers and other letters. I can imagine letters from obsessed fans would unfortunately have similar content and themes to use as inspiration. He was the only one disturbed enough to sue her. It’s a very dark song knowing the history.

I agree. After watching my personality disordered father’s dementia progress, there are many tells. The narcissistic traits are always trying to hide the dementia flubs with a lot of “that’s what I meant to do” posturing but there are clear glimpses of the moments of lost comprehension. This is frightening on top of…

I found it interesting that they said it wasn’t for lack of trying, and to question the artists who said no. And when I think about that period in time, there likely were artists who did not want to be associated - for a variety of reasons, including balking at a ‘chick fest’ (a problem Lollapalooza would not have…

That one was inspired by her experience with stalkers. And she continues to be accosted by fans who tell her they used it for their wedding o.O

I think parenthood can be great for people, but we need to stop putting it on some kind of pedestal like you become a master of the universe for raising a family.

Or Pence was smart enough to realize that it also meant being Head Scapegoat and wasn’t interested in that title. He likely saw the writing on the wall when he was pulled into the Flynn mess, repeatedly.

There were so many clearly spelled out “tells” before the election, and that is one of the best. My other favorite was Ivanka saying “When we’re in the White House.....” - like being elected POTUS is a family affair, a ‘we’ thing? And ta-da, it is. Just like the all-powerful veep.

The change is remarkable, though it looks like he’s checking notes. There are still common speech habits - repetition, enunciation, the tactics of a carnival barker were more subtle back then. Yet every time he says “one BILLionnnn” all I can hear is Dr Evil’s “One MILLionnn”. Also, his vampire-esque original skin…

I’m on board with the idea that thanks to dementia, his pre-existing personality disorder is on full display. It was previously revealed only in certain circumstances over the years, and there are absolutely people who can attest to it being his ‘true’ self - but at other times, he turned on the charm and acquired…

The charm of the conniving narcissistic sociopath. They say that as dementia progresses, one’s true personality traits shine through....hence the off the charts pettiness, vindictiveness, bravado, and brazen lying. Frequently he does not give a whit about being charming at this point in his life, though he does make…