@kristinleigh976: I was SO angry with Laura’s mom and then the entire conversation shifted. 😳 “Keep the change.” “He’s going to want receipts.” And Laura telling her she can’t find her birth certificate?! Meanwhile Luke is charming her mom with flowers but FORGOT Laura’s birthday until her mom basically reminded him. This episode was incredibly hard to watch. What do you think Laura’s mom actually knows? 👀 #shawnalander #ShawnaTheMom #LukeAndLaura #LukeAndLauraSeries #DVAwareness @Shawna Lander
No, I felt that the mom knew EXACTLY what she was doing. She was manipulating the manipulator. Saying, ‘no Luke has the bags.’ He takes them. She mentions ‘go out to eat for birthday’ and he brings flowers! Talking about work TO GET DETIALS. I feel like the mom knows exactly what she is going. She is playing chess while Laura is trying to play checkers, mom is giving her a lesson on how to ‘leave smart’ 😏
2026-08-30 05:23:55
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H11394 :
My hope is that she recruits Shawna to do some investigating, find Luke cheating, then tag in Julie as her lawyer
2026-08-30 01:09:15
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dwrght1981 :
Laura’s mom is no idiot, I think. She may not agree with divorce as a rule, and she may have initially encouraged Laura to suck it up because of that, but she notices things, and that’s why Luke doesn’t want her there. She’ll look like she’s gassing him up, but in reality, it’s weaponized, passive-aggressive praise. He knows he can’t outright get mad about her either, because it outs him.
2026-08-29 23:03:54
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Autumn 🍂 :
I think this is why Deedee is moving out!! Make room for Laura during the escape 🥰
2026-08-30 19:01:24
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lah8994 :
I get the feeling she’s going to help but tell Laura at every step that she better be sure she isn’t making a mistake or that she disapproves. I think the head games she raised Laura with are part of why she was vulnerable to Luke’s abuse in the first place 😩
2026-08-29 23:22:14
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BlueEyeVi :
Isn’t she a good actor because we can’t stand that man 😆
2026-08-30 00:44:35
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Craziness :
Side note, he definitely hid her birth certificate
2026-08-31 05:14:00
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Heather’s New Account :
Oh my God, yes! And the whole thing with him handing her cash to get McDonald’s on her freaking birthday and then expecting change back, made me want to punch my screen.
2026-08-30 00:51:52
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Lauren :
Laura needs Julie as her divorce lawyer. That women would win everything! There’s a deeper thing with the BC I think he’s hid it.
2026-08-31 20:12:01
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CAdreamin76 :
I’m not totally sold on her mom yet.
2026-08-30 02:07:51
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Elizabeth Amy Ubell :
And it being so obvious that he forgot it was Laura’s birthday, and that he doesn’t know (or care) what flowers Laura likes.
2026-08-30 02:37:38
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PamRudy :
And the passive aggressive gifting of the flowers. Giving the most beautiful bouquet to mom and much less impressive bouquet to Laura. 😳
2026-08-30 01:42:12
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Jordan Burton-Perez :
Laura's mom knows Luke is a narcissist.
2026-09-05 17:42:23
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Skooner23 :
THIS... OMG I was so pissed at her mom but then I was like wait.... She's playing a game isn't?? Shawna is such an amazing story teller.
2026-08-29 22:40:37
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jenn 🧡🤍🩷 :
watching her fawn over luke gave me visceral flashbacks of my mom fawning over my ex in the exact same way. more consciously performative than laura’s mom but same tone and ego-stoking 🤢
2026-08-30 05:04:23
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TeaByTheSea :
The way she had to give him the change? That creeped me tf out.
2026-08-30 19:25:41
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heather⛧newman :
Shawna giving Laura’s mom Deedee’s voice gave it away she knows what’s going on she’s handling
2026-08-30 21:05:30
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izzyrenee :
Her mom does not agree with what she thinks Laura is planning, but she is willing to help in small ways. I think she would be more accepting of Laura leaving if it turns out Luke is cheating.
2026-08-30 03:25:11
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STAlNLESS :
I personally can't tell how to feel about Laura's mom, because she basically reprimanded her for wanting to leave....
2026-08-31 18:02:17
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Cocopuffs :
The way Shawna writes such complex characters is amazing! Though Laura Mother has "old" views on marriage, is nice to see that she's not opposed her preparing fiances to get a divorce, and instead giving her useful tips.
2026-08-29 22:24:03
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kimmalone342 :
Plus all those late night "work" meetings 🙄
2026-08-30 01:38:59
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JillAbility :
maybe because I am old, and a mom, and watched my mom manage my other siblings but I knew she was on to him the whole time
it sounds bad but believe me she was doing what needed to be done
2026-08-30 21:33:11
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Jon Nelson :
I knew she was smarter than she seemed, but yeah, totally brutal.
2026-08-30 03:20:29
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MJS :
The fact that she is so accurately portraying financial abuse, I’m in awe of the writing. Almost all abusive dynamics include financial control and we don’t talk about that part
2026-08-30 03:23:33
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CoffeeMama :
also did anyone pick up when Laura said she couldn't find her BC, luke said he had a specific system? Did he lose her birth certificate or hide it?
2026-08-30 03:37:38
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