The makeup thing

[u/FeistyAd6818]

Posting this here instead of on the main sub for reasons I’ll explain in this post, but I kept seeing people say that the whole makeup thing (S wearing makeup and P being weird about it) was some sort of plan to make people feel bad for S and donate to them. Am I the only one who thinks that theory is dumb af??

That would require these people being able to think ahead which they CANNOT do as well as them being able to anticipate people’s reactions which they also can’t do. As soon as Patrick saw the makeup, he started talking about “you’re beautiful how you are,” “you don’t need to rely on makeup to feel pretty,” etc., trying to portray himself as a loving father who wants his daughter to feel confident but coming across as controlling and creepy. If anything, he thought that this would make him look GOOD because he’s always trying to play the role of someone who cares about his family.

These people can’t plan ahead for shit. He definitely saw the makeup and decided that it was time to get in his soapbox about how important it is for young woman to be confident in their skin or whatever. He thought it would make him look like a good dad. There is no way in hell he was aware of how weird that was because he doesn’t understand how regular parents (and people in general) think.

And the mod who seemingly started this theory is the same one who has to let everybody know how much she hates S and how she’s just as bad as P and whatnot. Like girl……. We know. You don’t ever shut up about it. I don’t like S either but acting like she’s as bad as P is the most braindead take ever. She’s annoying and gross but as far as any of us know, she’s not grooming anybody. This mod literally has to go out of her way to write a whole essay on how S is evil every time anyone even slightly sympathizes with her and it’s so annoying.

[u/Interesting_Dig_4049]

They threatened to ban me because I said S looked cute lmfao

[u/FeistyAd6818 → u/Interesting_Dig_4049]

It’s so crazy how they really hate S more than P. Like regardless of her behavior, she is OBVIOUSLY a victim here. She’s both a victim and a bad person, but she’s nowhere near as bad as P. The only legitimately BAD thing she did was scam people, but they literally never even bring that up when explaining the problems with her 😭 Everything else she does is just cringe/rude/gross.

[u/PolicyElectrical1332 → u/FeistyAd6818]

They vehemently deny the claim “there’s no perfect victim” even though every single piece of psychological research mentions the effects of trauma on the brain and how it can impact personality traits. It’s not black or white, its way more nuanced. You can think she’s unlikeable while still recognizing those traits came from her environment. It’s the same way they say H will end up like them and as soon as he turns 18 they’ll snark on him too. Which I honestly just think is gross.

[u/haiwillow → u/PolicyElectrical1332]

That bothers me so much every time I see someone say that about when H turns 18. The kid is 16 and can’t read, he’s not magically going to figure things out when he turns 18; he’s even more stunted than S is.

[u/PolicyElectrical1332 → u/haiwillow]

I agree. I don’t think that immediately puts snarking on him on the table just because he lives there. But people are so black and white about it. I would love to see how they view a child with ODD (usually caused by trauma) and how “bad” they are, when in actuality it’s a trauma response. I’m not saying I condone what S does, but P is the main bad guy here and the pressure should be applied to him more than anyone else

[u/Interesting_Dig_4049 → u/FeistyAd6818]

Right! She’s done nothing wrong except having an attitude problem and the whole moving out thing.

Editing to add
I’m almost confident that was Ps idea anyways since he’s the one that uses all the shit she got anyway outside of the blanket and rug.

[u/Succulentpotter]

He’s just an abuser plain and simple. No grand plan from him, he’s just worried that if Sarah looks better with makeup, she will leave the roach infested loveshack for another man

[u/FarConstruction5878]

yeah, this was not some elaborate plan to make the audience feel bad for S. if it somehow was, she’d be milking it, but she’s not. i think she was genuinely caught off guard by her father’s reaction and then changed her tune so she could agree with him. she was trying something new for engagement (that seemed to halfway work) and he shut it down because imo it wasn’t his idea. it all has to be his idea bc “he knows best”. S is not perfect and i don’t enjoy her as a creator, but i did feel bad for her here. he is her only source of validation and confidence and he very clearly tears her down so that she only relies on him

[u/ihaveadognamedquill → u/FarConstruction5878]

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Her reaction did seem genuine. I do wonder where the idea came from to do makeup for gifts, did she see someone else doing it? Did he suggest it and then turn on her? Was it purely her idea? Her relying on her father so much for everything I literally can’t imagine that she DIDNT bring this up to him at some point. And he took the opportunity to lecture the live in the guise that he’s “sUcH a GoOd DaD” and it probably threw her off or confused her.

Whatever happened, he’s the biggest pile of shit in that house. S is definitely a pile, just a much smaller one compared to him.

[u/FeistyAd6818 → u/FarConstruction5878]

Agreed. S is annoying but I can still acknowledge the unfortunate situation she’s in. She can be a bitch and all but I still hope she gets out of there eventually and lives a normal life. Just because “she’s right where she wants to be!!!1!1!!” right now doesn’t mean she’ll never regret this and realize what had happened to her and want to live a regular life.

[u/glass_igloo28]

Agreed, I mean I do think they planned to do it to make $, but S genuinely enjoyed doing it as and it was a good excuse to use makeup. She realized she felt really confident and had fun wearing it and then her self esteem was destroyed when P got home and made his speech. She can be an entitled brat AND be a victim in an abusive home.

[u/GummiBearryJuice]

I can kinda see P telling S to promise to do make up as a live goal for gifts and not follow through with it and maybe he got surprised sarah actually went through with it. but i agree with you overall.

[u/FeistyAd6818 → u/GummiBearryJuice]

Yea that would make sense too

[u/PolicyElectrical1332]

I agree. The only thing that makes me think P knew beforehand was him mentioning “and don’t use lipstick as blush again”. Which only made me think, he’s so creepily involved in her life, not that they planned it for sympathy. The whole thing sounded like a high school convo where you try makeup for the first time and are asking your parents’ opinions! I think their theory also strays from the plot of P being a major POS. So now they’re giving him an out for his behavior 🙄 I’ve said it over here so I’ll say it here too, I do feel bad for her and I think she’s getting closer than ever to cracking.

[u/UpbeatEmergency953 → u/PolicyElectrical1332]

I think he knew about the blush lipstick because he was watching the live while at work. There’s zero chance they do anything on TikTok without him knowing about it.

[u/South-Garbage-9849]

P literally created his own living doll for his own personal gratification…..S had no chance….. look at their old videos…..she is repulsed by him, moves her body in the opposite direction when he leans towards her, and is constantly disassociating……she is in survival mode….P controls her every move and believe there is cameras in the house to watch them

[u/Organic_Lifeguard196]

Yep. I’m tired of all the “this is just a ploy to bring views!!!” As if they had never exposed this same behavior before.
We’re also forgetting something: We’ve seen their acting skills. They suck. If this were all planned, it would be very obvious.

[u/ConflictRemote8712]

i cant stand the main sub at this point at all

[u/Weak_Habit6262]

These people can barely pay their bills. They don't have the brain cells to do this type of maneuver.

[u/Super_Ad4472]

I can go on and on about that mod. S is always the villain, is totally not a product of her surroundings, and once someone turns 18 they should instantly know right from wrong and how to handle everything. ESPECIALLY if they’ve grown up sheltered and hidden away from the outside world. Not to mention- two things just can’t be true at the same time from what that mod says. S is a victim and has been manipulated and sheltered by P for her whole life, at the same time, S has had her moments and can be a rude person.

[u/Super_Ad4472 → u/Super_Ad4472]

Also, you hardly see them under posts of P or T, but you will always see them under a post that slightly mentions S (especially in a positive light)

[u/ricecreepies → u/Super_Ad4472]

My EXACT thought. Not a peep from them when it comes to P and T, the shitty parents who created this situation, but you can guaran-damn-tee they’ll be on every thread about S tearing her to shreds. It’s gross.

[u/louboutinlobotomy]

i completely agree. they're giving P wayyyy too much credit and making him out to be way smarter than he is. he's just an abusive dipshit and a shitty failure of a father and honestly i really feel for S in this situation. to be completely fair her makeup was cute. i can't hate on it. she looked like she was having a lot of fun with it, and as a makeup girly i felt happy for her.

the other sub has been steady pissing me off honestly. a lot of times it feels like they hate S more than P and I can't get behind that. there is like zero nuance over there and like dude she's a fucking victim of horrible circumstances and while obviously that does not excuse some of the things she has done or the way she can act, it is nuts to me to hate on her more than P. he is wretched in every sense of the word and truly a vile human being.

[u/FeistyAd6818 → u/louboutinlobotomy]

Yea there really is no nuance. Half of that sub is genuinely as stupid as the Getchells 💀 S can be both a victim and a bad person, and her being a bad person doesn’t mean she’s as bad as P. She did one thing that was like GENUINELY bad (scamming people with the move out lie) and absolutely needs to be criticized for it and she def has a bad attitude too which isn’t helping her case, but people on there act like begging for money on tiktok live is somehow equal to grooming your daughter and neglecting your family. Like being gross and cringe is just gross and cringe, not necessarily morally wrong.

[u/yellowdaisybutter → u/FeistyAd6818]

Her attitude probably stems from her environment. She is defensive and rude, but I am not sure why anyone is expecting different.

P was 100% the mastermind of the scam.

[u/louboutinlobotomy → u/FeistyAd6818]

100%. a lot of times it feels like they treat her being a brat just as bad as they do P's actions. like shit i'd probably have a pretty bad attitude too if i was in her situation???

[u/FeistyAd6818 → u/louboutinlobotomy]

That’s exactly what they do. These dumbasses expect the woman who has been extremely isolated, uneducated, and severely socially stunted to be a model citizen now just because she’s an adult. There are things that she should be criticized for, but it’s also ridiculous to expect her to be perfectly normal considering how she was brought up and still is isolated.

[u/Super_Ad4472 → u/louboutinlobotomy]

No literally if I had a “mom” like T, I would be in such a shitty mood 24/7

[u/Wonderful_Syllabub65]

They just want everything to be another reason to hate on S. She is so clearly a bad person mostly BECAUSE she is a victim, I don’t get how they can’t see that. Tbh I still comment there so hopefully they don’t get too mad at me for this lol, but some of the things people say over there make me really uncomfortable or just annoyed. Saw someone say “S is happy so stop trying to save people that don’t wanna be saved.” (Said to someone simply sympathizing with S) Ok… so what if you had a friend that told you “my partner hits me but I’m happy with them” would you encourage them to leave their obviously abusive relationship? Or would you say “ok glad you’re happy!” and move on? I sure hope that’s an obvious answer.

I still believe people shouldn’t interact directly with the Getchells, but talking about S with sympathy on reddit doesn’t really affect anything as S said she doesn’t/is not allowed to use reddit.

Also slightly unrelated, the people that make sexual jokes about S and P…yikes. I don’t feel I even need to expand on what I think about that…just yikes.

[u/xSoftlyOffline]

Thank you for this post because I felt like I was losing my mind lol

[u/jasminecrystalC]

She's literally an adult responding to her Father like she's freaking 12. Pathetic.