Shawna The Mom
January 7, 2025 1:38 PM Subscribe
Via her youtube shorts, Shawna The Mom has been providing catharsis and joy throughout the holidays to everyone who is plagued with narcisstic family members. Watch Shawna and her excellent husband John stand up to John's mother Barb and his sister Jen. Watch Jen get her own redemption arc!
It begins: Barb and Jen try to manipulate Shawna, the tired mom of a toddler and a baby, into planning Barb's mother's day brunch
Jen becomes pregnant...and it opens her eyes Pt. 1
Jen discovers boundaries Pt. 2
Jen's Redemption arc Pt. 3
Barb takes over her daughter's birthday shower Part 1
John is too smart to fall for it Part 2
Jen confronts her mother Part 3
Thanksgiving and a softer side to Barb
Grand finale:
A Christmas Barb: Narcissists will narcissist
It begins: Barb and Jen try to manipulate Shawna, the tired mom of a toddler and a baby, into planning Barb's mother's day brunch
Jen becomes pregnant...and it opens her eyes Pt. 1
Jen discovers boundaries Pt. 2
Jen's Redemption arc Pt. 3
Barb takes over her daughter's birthday shower Part 1
John is too smart to fall for it Part 2
Jen confronts her mother Part 3
Thanksgiving and a softer side to Barb
Grand finale:
A Christmas Barb: Narcissists will narcissist
OMG I love Shawna the Mom and I wad just thinking the other day I should figure out a way to post about her here. I want to go back and follow the story from the very beginning.
Shawna is nominated for a Cheer Choice award and you should all join me in voting for her.
DId you see the follow-up post on Barb after the Nutcracker? I kind of get the sense all will not be well in Barb's marriage either. Also, what do you all think is going to happen with Ty?
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 1:46 PM on January 7 [3 favorites]
Shawna is nominated for a Cheer Choice award and you should all join me in voting for her.
DId you see the follow-up post on Barb after the Nutcracker? I kind of get the sense all will not be well in Barb's marriage either. Also, what do you all think is going to happen with Ty?
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 1:46 PM on January 7 [3 favorites]
I have to say, Barb is obviously a giant problem but at the same time I kind of ache for her because there are these moments were you can see her fear and hurt and I wish she didn't feel those things so she could stop pushing people away and thus aggravating her fear and hurt and continuing this terrible spiral that will end with her just as alone is she fears.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 1:48 PM on January 7 [4 favorites]
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 1:48 PM on January 7 [4 favorites]
Yeah this post is a mess, I'm posting on my phone and trying to figure out in what order to watch the videos! Feel free to add shorts I've missed!
And yeah, I wonder what repercussions this will have on Barb's marriage.
posted by Omnomnom at 1:49 PM on January 7 [1 favorite]
And yeah, I wonder what repercussions this will have on Barb's marriage.
posted by Omnomnom at 1:49 PM on January 7 [1 favorite]
Oh and Greg...does anyone want to form a fan-club for Greg? Greg is pretty awesome. I mean John comes off great in the mother's day post, too. I hadn't seen that part of it (I watch her in the chunked out form on Facebook, though I did watch the xmas one all at once on YouTube because I coudn't wait.
Here is post-Christmas at Barb and Frank's house.
ok, now somebody else say something so I stop looking like a crazy fangirl.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 1:57 PM on January 7
Here is post-Christmas at Barb and Frank's house.
ok, now somebody else say something so I stop looking like a crazy fangirl.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 1:57 PM on January 7
It's always Greg to the rescue.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 3:16 PM on January 7 [2 favorites]
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 3:16 PM on January 7 [2 favorites]
...if by "rescue" you mean "what this situation needs is a dumb joke!"
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:07 PM on January 7 [1 favorite]
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:07 PM on January 7 [1 favorite]
I've been watching Shawna the Mom for a good while, and am loving that Jen's getting a redemption arc (though I'm not sure how I feel about it coming as a result of the love of a seriously good man and her being pregnant). But what I particularly like is that Jen is finally realizing how toxic she was toward Shawna without changing her central character attribute — that she's self-centered. Being with Greg is making her a better person, but she's still Jen.
(That said, I haven't been able to fathom what Greg saw in Jen; the introduction of his character came as such a surprise, so I figured they'd flesh out the backstory, but I haven't seen it.)
I'm hoping for Frank (grumblewhispernod) to take some responsibility. He acknowledged that he "knows" the way Barb is...but he's also obviously taken no action all these years. Seriously, with Barb and Jen the way they were, and Frank being all grumblewhispernod-y, how did John get to be the way he is?
This and Hell's Belles are my two favorite TikTok series, and it amazes me that I get so drawn in that I forget that one performer plays all the parts. Sometimes, I think FanFare needs TikTok channel threads.
posted by The Wrong Kind of Cheese at 4:33 PM on January 7 [4 favorites]
(That said, I haven't been able to fathom what Greg saw in Jen; the introduction of his character came as such a surprise, so I figured they'd flesh out the backstory, but I haven't seen it.)
I'm hoping for Frank (grumblewhispernod) to take some responsibility. He acknowledged that he "knows" the way Barb is...but he's also obviously taken no action all these years. Seriously, with Barb and Jen the way they were, and Frank being all grumblewhispernod-y, how did John get to be the way he is?
This and Hell's Belles are my two favorite TikTok series, and it amazes me that I get so drawn in that I forget that one performer plays all the parts. Sometimes, I think FanFare needs TikTok channel threads.
posted by The Wrong Kind of Cheese at 4:33 PM on January 7 [4 favorites]
So I just finished the Thanksgiving one and that was surprisingly touching.
So many characters to piece together, so impressive!
posted by Glinn at 4:45 PM on January 7
So many characters to piece together, so impressive!
posted by Glinn at 4:45 PM on January 7
I absolutely love this. And i am not a fan of the format usually. It’s well done
posted by das_2099 at 5:42 PM on January 7 [1 favorite]
posted by das_2099 at 5:42 PM on January 7 [1 favorite]
She's an absolutely terrific writer and actor. That was really good. Thanks for sharing.
posted by chasles at 5:47 PM on January 7 [1 favorite]
posted by chasles at 5:47 PM on January 7 [1 favorite]
2 of my favourite things happened in this thread:
- not a parent, so good to be introduced to Shawna the Mom
- golden Greg_Ace moment
posted by ginger.beef at 6:04 PM on January 7
- not a parent, so good to be introduced to Shawna the Mom
- golden Greg_Ace moment
posted by ginger.beef at 6:04 PM on January 7
I've seen occasional Shawna the Mom posts on social media but I didn't know there were all these interconnected story arcs. LOVE IT. She is awesome. Thanks for posting.
posted by pril at 9:05 PM on January 7
posted by pril at 9:05 PM on January 7
Omg I was totally gatekeeping her … but she is too delightful to hide!! I ADORE.
posted by tristeza at 10:56 PM on January 7
posted by tristeza at 10:56 PM on January 7
Love Shawna the Mom. And she's pretty much ruined me for most other shorts that follow this format. She's just SO good at getting into character and showing me exactly who she's representing that most others just look bad by comparison. You want me to figure out who you are and you're not even wearing a wig or changing your voice? pffft, go away.
I will say that Jessica Vanel who does hospitality/hotel skits is also a great character actor. This is a good one to start with...
posted by hydra77 at 7:29 AM on January 8 [1 favorite]
I will say that Jessica Vanel who does hospitality/hotel skits is also a great character actor. This is a good one to start with...
posted by hydra77 at 7:29 AM on January 8 [1 favorite]
I’m so happy to see Shawna the Mom here. She is utterly delightful.
Jessica Vanel is also excellent.
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 2:42 PM on January 8
Jessica Vanel is also excellent.
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 2:42 PM on January 8
Thanks for posting the episodes like this, I was struggling to figure out the order. This is so great (although I must admit a certain amount of pain watching this and recognising myself in some of the more toxic characters! )
posted by Zumbador at 3:30 AM on January 9
posted by Zumbador at 3:30 AM on January 9
Hey Breaking news about Shawna, John and Barb!!
I feel like John isn't thinking enough about how this would affect other people. Like me, for example.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 3:48 PM on January 13 [3 favorites]
I feel like John isn't thinking enough about how this would affect other people. Like me, for example.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 3:48 PM on January 13 [3 favorites]
Jennifer's Baby Shower | EXTENDED SCENE COMPILATIONS | Part 4
These are good, it's so entertaining. And a little sad and horrible. But funny. Gives one a chance to examine one's own behavior in hopes of not being even a little bit Barb.
posted by Glinn at 3:45 PM on January 14 [1 favorite]
These are good, it's so entertaining. And a little sad and horrible. But funny. Gives one a chance to examine one's own behavior in hopes of not being even a little bit Barb.
posted by Glinn at 3:45 PM on January 14 [1 favorite]
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