Only thing I'd add (to your excellent reply to a now-deleted post) is that Ari may have issues down the line because Alex was taking the "twerk juice" (Evrysdi) while she was pregnant. The drug is very new, the number of people actually taking the drug is very small, and the population of people who were willing to ignore all medical instructions and take the drug while pregnant (or at risk of becoming pregnant) is even smaller. Alex was careless and, as @My cravat doesn't flutter just said, extremely immature and very selfish.
The OP isn't updated because the person who wrote it hasn't logged in since August 2023. I agree with the now-deleted post that an update would be nice, even just to say that Ari was born.
Somewhere there's a video of her lying on a towel at the beach, with the camera girl yelling "Twerk, Alex! Twerk!" Or something along those lines, while Alex does her best at... well, moving. Which isn't very much considering she's got the mobility of a beached whale.
Alex dump. The biggest bit of info in these is that Alex claims to have quit drinking. Before anyone gets excited, she's briefly quit drinking at least twice before, both times after alcohol nearly killed her. This time, she doesn't tell us why she's elected to stop, but I wouldn't be surprised if CPS/DCFS "suggested" that being perpetually drunk makes you an unfit parent.
As of about midnight or 1 AM (her time), she was vagueposting about addiction. Make of that what you will.
She's posted a couple of YouTube videos-- a shower/skincare routine and a grocery haul-- that I haven't watched yet.
Many selfies.
Looks like Ari got to be with Noah for Father's Day:
Her most recent story post was the addiction vagueposting. I checked Broward County arrests and did not see Noah-- I checked on the off-chance that she was referring to him getting arrested, but it may very well just be yet another relapse.
Grid post about sobriety:
Caption and comments under spoiler. I seriously doubt this was the response she was hoping for.
Story post wherein Alex is surprised because she feels terrible if she sleeps without her BiPAP:
Story post about waking up with a bloodshot eye, wherein Alex shares she sweats so much at night that she gets sweat in her eyes. She also talks about how her caregiver gets her out of bed in the morning . . . so, if she's there alone all night, who's watching Ari? Recall that Hannah said Alex and Ari are alone overnight.
Blah blah about filming a video:
Ari can get on and off the couch by herself, so Alex says they won't have to watch her so carefully to make sure she doesn't fall. She was also hoping that Ari could nap on the couch now, but she wasn't ready:
Filming a Q&A. She answered a few questions and stopped, and she never did answer any from her last proposed Q&A:
Ari playing happily with a toy sent by one of Alex's followers:
If Alex engaged with an Occupational Therapist they could get her a proper shower chair that isn't patio furniture.
She might argue that the patio chair is more comfortable, but it's also impossible for a caregiver to manoeuvre safely.
She's always used some sort of outdoor chair as her shower chair. I actually do wonder if it's because regular shower chairs tend to have lower backs and open bits. While I'm willing to believe it's just Alex being lazy and not caring, I do kinda think she needs one with the back height like that so that her head isn't all floppy. Even the ones I googled for quadriplegics mostly do not have neck support, weirdly.
ETA: yeah @Flourishing Pinecone ❧ you're right - that chair would be much better for her and much safer for everyone, certainly. She probably has no idea how to even go about getting one through insurance; her medical shit is still all back in Chicago, right? And she said that she doesn't get a caregiver stipend in FL, which I'm guessing is about residency. Anyway, it doesn't matter, she's far too young, hip and cool to use an actual medical device.
Also, I can't find the video of Alex "twerking" on the beach and I need to see it. For lols science. Anyone know where to find it?
I was referring to the Mitochondrial Donation Technique. A fertilized egg is placed within another egg, and the healthy copies would pass from the donor egg to the carrier egg and overwrite them.
Maybe the chair manufacturers think that severely disabled people will have a support worker helping them shower, and the chair back would get in the way of a carer moving the disabled person about to properly wash them, or to avoid accidental shower to the airway.
She probably has no idea how to even go about getting one through insurance; her medical shit is still all back in Chicago, right? And she said that she doesn't get a caregiver stipend in FL, which I'm guessing is about residency.
I think this is more about avoiding mandated reporters/healthcare professionals who may treat her medical conditions as medical conditions. For a supposed disability influencer, she's very ashamed of her own disability. She'd rather have a lower quality of life than be cared for by someone who wears gloves to clean her. She's so ashamed that even basic hygiene practices required in a medical facility are upsetting to her because they break her fantasy/denial. Also, they might advise her to drink less alcohol or find enrichment programs for her daughter.
More photos from Alex. I'm including some of these repetitive Ari photos because you can't tell who's holding her. The person in long black sleeves looks like a woman, but Selina tends to have very long nails (like, VERY long). Noah's mom typically wears a wedding ring. Alex's mom's hands are a little more aged-looking, and this person's hands look younger. There's been speculation for a bit now that Selina is gone, anyway.
Stories under thumbnail. I also like how you can distinguish who picks which outfits for Ari: Alex gets impractical baby boho stuff (off-the-shoulder white eyelet blouse), and Noah's mom goes for cute matching separates in sweet little-girl prints-- things that can easily go in the washing machine after a toddler has been wearing them for a few hours.
There were also pictures of Ari in the bathtub, and not for the first time. I'm not resharing those, and Alex shouldn't post them. She knows very well that the internet is a degenerate place and that she has people following her for her OF content.
Toilet has no child lock. Ari should dump the BiPAP in there:
Toddler being a toddler:
Heartwarming video of Ari at park. I think it's Noah pushing her-- looks like his hands.
That eyelet shirt is gross for a toddler. Off the shoulder? Empire waist? What for? It looks like it restricts movement too. I’m not sure I’d let a 13 year old wear that much less a toddler.
That eyelet shirt is gross for a toddler. Off the shoulder? Empire waist? What for? It looks like it restricts movement too. I’m not sure I’d let a 13 year old wear that much less a toddler.
There's an absolute glut of completely inappropriate toddler/young girl outfits on places like Amazon. I used to screenshot them when I saw them, but I made myself sad doing so. It's sadly unsurprising that Alex is the kind of mom who purchases them. I hope as she gets older Ari asserts herself and refuses to dress up in scratchy, stiff and sexualized clothing for Mama's benefit.
That eyelet shirt is gross for a toddler. Off the shoulder? Empire waist? What for? It looks like it restricts movement too. I’m not sure I’d let a 13 year old wear that much less a toddler.
A lot of parents are opting to talk normally towards their kids. They even yell at the older relatives not to use baby talk, especially since it irks some kids.
A lot of parents are opting to talk normally towards their kids. They even yell at the older relatives not to use baby talk, especially since it irks some kids.
Motherese helps babies with language acquisition. There’s nothing wrong with it aside from the fact that it shouldn’t be blasting my eardrums when I open Instagram. Nobody would care if Alex communicated with her daughter in the inborn, natural way that adults communicate with babies and toddlers if she didn’t post it.
Motherese helps babies with language acquisition. There’s nothing wrong with it aside from the fact that it shouldn’t be blasting my eardrums when I open Instagram. Nobody would care if Alex communicated with her daughter in the inborn, natural way that adults communicate with babies and toddlers if she didn’t post it.
There's Motherese and then theres the half-cut bleating of "HeeEEYy Toootiiee, danCe for mommyy" from a toad, and I think the distinction is important.
On the topic of her fucking mouth though- I feel like I've watched the woman attempt to eat shit several times in the last week and it reminds me of when parent birds shove too much food into their fledglings mouths to shut them up and they have to choke it down.
