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“i’m so compelled by jenelle’s sinking house situation, i [100%] believe she is under enormous stress and is coping with whatever she can,” wrote reddit user lavendersnail. “i feel scared for the kids, but we have no footage of jenelle nodding out (leah style) and until we do, maybe the drugs that are there are necessary and not being abused.” User castlesandcrumpets theorized, “Benzos for everyone!”
User youmaybetheproblem wrote, “I will never understand why two seemingly healthy young adults need to take so many meds.” User saskacat even wrote, “She looks methed out. That’s a lotta pills.”
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But for every fan who found this alarming, there were several who saw it as no big deal at all.
“Part of Nathan’s mother’s emergency custody paperwork stated Kai has recurring sinus infections. Even if only three of the five of them have serious allergy issues this doesn’t seem like a lot. They are surrounded by tons of pollen and ragweed. Additionally, Janelle’s anxiety, David’s thyroid, vitamins… I have three scripts in my cabinet just for all our vitamin D yo get us thru the sh*tty, gray Cleveland winters. So, for someone who doesn’t take prescriptions, this could seem like a lot, but for a family of five, it does not seem like a lot to me,” wrote user clevelandcray. User DictaSupreme agreed, “Guys, isn’t it well known David has a health issue? Also there are quite a few people living there so this isn’t really out of the norm for a big family, with at least one person with health issues. Also it’s not like we know all of their medical histories.”