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April 14, 2025 78 mins

“I didn’t really think about that I was going to be brought up,” laments Kelly, who forgot that even though she’s out for the count doesn’t mean she gets out of being the main subject of Season 4’s first reunion. I mean how could Abby possibly turn down a chance to celebrate her getting her way?


Jeff Collins welcomes Abby to the stage and they cover what a hard time it’s been for Abby with the loss of her mother, making Abby the last surviving member of her family. She espouses about the need to be able to cry and work through your feeling when you’re dealing with loss, though this is not a courtesy she often extends to others. The topic switches to the slap heard around the world, and Abby exclaims that while she can be harsh she didn’t deserve to be treated like that.


Enter Christ, who points out that Abby was being aggressive and instigated the fight. While Abby takes offense to the assertion, Jeff believes the situation has brought the moms together and Christi herself seems somewhat more emboldened than she was prior. Though as Christi notes, that’s not really the case at all, they’re just more targets for Abby to refocus her energy on.


Jeff attempts to bring Melissa out to challenge Christi on her assertions that Maddie lied about the solo incident, but Christi snaps and walks off stage. She is determined not to be set up to fail alone and brings in the rest of the moms as back up. Will the moms be able to patch up some of their differences… I mean is Santa real?! Also Cathy is here for good measure, because what would a reunion be without a little candy apple treat!


Quotes

  • “I can remember standing in my closet in my house in Pittsburgh having a full on panic attack, knowing I was packing to go to the reunion." (13:29-13:40 | Christi)
  • “Do you have Buddy’s ashes? Yes… well I don’t. Randy got those in the divorce to. He got everything! Even got the dog’s ashes!” (15:59-16:08 | Christi)
  • “I’m wondering if people’s tunes changed a little bit, meaning the moms, because of the backlash of the fans from them not standing up for you." (24:58-25:09 | Christi)
  • “The minute someone pushes back with a point, she’s like I’ll just punish your kid then!" (55:47-55:50 | Christi)


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