Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Mi marido tiene más familia Wednesday 10/31/18 Capítulo 40 Arrogance, Thy Name is Vicente--OR--Julieta Reminds Vicente He Still Puts on His Pants One Leg at a Time

Ari meets with Tavo and tells him about a new friend Temo  who is different and about his predicament. Tavo tells him the world is always evolving and that it is normal for people to be afraid of changes. People need time to adjust to new situations. It is important that Ari is true to his heart. The issue for Ari is that he likes Temo as a friend but Temo "likes" him as something more. How can he tell him that he doesn't feel the same?


Pancho sees Blanca in the hall coming back from shopping. She tries to ignore him because she is angry with him for being on Crisanta's side when she always received him with open arms. He tries to explain that Susana is a friend of his and that Crisanta, her mother, is going through a very bad time. Blanca reminds him that she and her family are going through a bad time, too. She won't be bothering him anymore.

Robert, Julieta and Vicente have dinner together. Vicente is happy to be Robert's teacher and thinks he is a great doctor but also thinks that Robert should get out of Oaxaca because there are so many more children out there who could benefit from his help. Robert tells him he is taking his life step by step: first his family, then the rest. Vicente is jealous of their marriage and starts badmouthing Susana. Julieta sticks up for her saying Susana works as hard as she can and that her work affects thousands of women and their families. Vicente doesn't give her work the same importance as his. Julieta agrees that medicine is fundamental to a society but working hard to support your family is, too. Many of the women who work with them are single mothers. Robert tries to stop the conversation with no success. Julieta continues. Susana is an example of someone who supports her family herself since she and her family are for all purposes alone. Susana deserves his respect not just for her work but for also being the mother of his children. Robert wants to change the subject again but this time Vicente won't have it. He likes that Julieta is so direct. He never realized that she and Susana were such great friends. Julieta says they aren't but that doesn't mean that she doesn't respect her. Vicente still insists that his work changes the world and theirs doesn't. Susana is doing okay for a woman and is doing what she wants. Julieta gets angry and accuses him of minimizing all women. Women are changing society and that is something he doesn't want to accept. Robert supports Julieta and says they just think very differently. Vicente tells him to watch what he says. Julieta comes to Robert's defense saying that Robert knows exactly what he is saying. He supports his wife and her values which is something Vicente does not do. She also now understands why Susana divorced him for being a cave man and a male chauvinist. Robert never thought that Vicente was such a male chauvinist the way he talks about Susana. Vicente says his opinion of Susana does not apply to all women. Julieta does not agree. He started off with saying what he thought about Susana and then applied his opinion to everybody. Julieta feels that the world needs more kindness and equality as opposed to lies and hatred. What kind of an example is he setting for his sons? If he doesn't respect their mother, how can they? Vicente doesn't agree. Julieta tells him that children learn from the examples they see around them. Furthermore, she thinks that is why Sebas is like he is: violent and rebellious. Robert agrees. Children learn what they see. Vicente shakes his head. He thought the dinner would be a nice way to end his trip to Mexico but now he will be leaving with a bad taste in his mouth. Vicente insists on paying because he the "controlling male chauvinist" extended the invitation. He will contact Robert soon. He leaves. Julieta apologizes. Robert sees no need since he cannot believe Vicente's opinions. He expects some tension now when he has to deal with him. Julieta says Susana is Susana but she is a professional person. Robert thinks they will end up being friends. Julieta doesn't. They decide to share a quintuple sized chocolate dessert and take advantage of the fact that the children are being taken care of.

In the meantime, Catalina has started a fire in the kitchen with her herbs that will cleanse the house and too much oil as she moans about how unfair life is. Dave with his swimming goggles on helps her clear the smoke as she goes on about being a big loser in life. Dave tells her how he dreams sometimes about how his REAL mom left him home alone and there was a fire. Catalina apologizes for having scared him. It was a stupid mistake on her part. Everything will be okay. She will open the windows and put down wet towels outside the children's rooms so they do not have to smell the smoke. Catalina knows that Julieta will kill her. Robert and Julieta come home frantically looking for the kids in the smoke. Catalina explains how her ritual herbs blew up on her. Robert asks if she is okay. She is fine but she is devastated by the closing of the hotdog stand and now the fire in the kitchen. She waves her flag of truce. She knows they want her out even more now with the kitchen fire but she needs just a little time to find a job. Catalina insists on cleaning it all up ehrse;f.

Pancho tries to talk to Blanca again. He asks her not to be like that. He invites her to sit. He explains how the situation got out of control and he is on nobody's side. He wants to talk about the friendship he and Blanca have and, also, Robert who throws tantrums like he is four year old who is going to lose his mother. Blanca explains it is not so easy because it is no fantasy but something that Robert actually went through when they were separated when he was so young. Pancho sees her as his confident and he never would have told her about Rebeca if he did not value their relationship. He asks if she can share her heart. He misses her a lot. He says he should give her an assignment to write 100 times that true friendship should never be lost and he leaves.

Frida is on her bed on her phone. Linda is on her bed texting with Axel. They talk about "liking" boys. They talk about how girls know that they "like" somebody. Frida says that is how she feels about Camilo. At the same time, "Camilo" a middle-aged man is on his phone looking at pictures of Lupita and Frida.

Polita asks Audifaz where he was all afternoon. He tells he he went out to sell his books but nobody wanted any. Polita sees him get very uncomfortable and refers to him as her "mysterious" husband. He asks where else would he have gone. She is on Ari next and is sure they are both hiding something from her.

It turns out that Crisanta is a loud snorer just like a "rhinoceras"and the López family cannot believe it. Tomorrow Pancho will talk to her about maybe sleeping on her side but he has a solution for tonight: the ear plugs that he still happens to have from the swimming competition.

Blanca is still up looking at cake recipes with her broken glasses. Imelda comes in next aggravated with the whole Crisanta mess. Eugenio follows with a sore hip. Imelda wants their assistance in making Crisanta's stay in the building so disagreeable that she will just leave.

Susana calls Pancho but cannot go out because she needs to stay with Sebas. She asks about how her mother is doing. She is "really" asleep. He tells her about the standoff between Crisanta and Imelda. Susana can hear her mother snoring in the background. She first thought it was a motorcycle. She admits Crisanta snores a lot.

Axel thinks about his grandfather telling him you always have to take a risk in life. He gets a text from Linda who wants their next date to be a motorcycle ride.

Daniela tells Gabriel one more time that their marriage is not working and she cannot take it anymore. She feels so powerless since she cannot help him. He blames it on the depression. Daniela recognizes that they still love each other but she can't put him back together again. She is going to her mom's house. They kiss goodbye for now. Gabriel is left in tears.

Julieta and Robert work on Dave's party decorations. She feels bad about Catalina moving out but is happy that she is putting forth the effort to move ahead. They both agree that Hugo showed some initiative, also.  Julieta thinks this is the time to make sure Dave understands how much they love him.  She, also,  understands that Dave wants to know about his biological parents but is still worried that they will lose him. Robert assures her that will not happen.

Dave wakes up to the Happy Birthday rally! Dave is happy and his family is happy. Dave gets a bike for his birthday from his parents.

Crisanta is busy in the hall waking "all the lazy people" and calling them to work by up banging on a pot as hard as she can. Pancho tells Crisanta to stop. No way! She is imposing new rules. Everyone needs to be up early to take advantage of the day. The early bird gets the worm. Imelda and Blanca come out to complain. Imelda yells at Crisanta and Pancho. Pancho said he was asking Crisanta to stop, too. Crisanta tells her not to mess with her ally. There will be order in the building. Imelda complains some more and Crisanta reminds her that she is willing to go to court.

Imelda wants Blanca and Eugenio to be her allies as if it were World War II. She makes them swear they are with her. They pledge on their lives to make sure Crisanta gets nothing.

Vicente stops by Susana's to say goodbye to his children. Susana tells her sons to say goodbye to their father because he is going back to Africa. He accuses her of using a mocking tone. She says it is not mocking because he is going back to Africa, isn't he? Axel goes on about how important his dad's work is and how he helps loads of kids. Vicente replies that even if their mother doesn't understand he is on the frontier of medicine and HIS profession is like no other. Susana says she gets it. Her job is just not important. He says it just is that working an an office doesn't save lives. She is sick of him always demeaning her. She sees her job as just as important in the way it changes the lives of many women. Axel adds that his father means that her job doesn't deal with life and death. Sebas declares his father a hero. Susana is upset. Axel says he didn't want it to come out the way it did. Susana knows that it will never matter to them what she does because they will never recognize her work, what she has sacrificed for them and how it hurts her that they do not appreciate what she has done.

It is time for Dave's birthday cake with his family. As Dave goes to blow out the candles, he states his wish out loud: he wants to meet his REAL father. Robert's face falls as well as Julieta's.

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Comments:
It was unbelievable that Vicente actually thinks he is "better" than everyone else because he is a doctor. Give me a break!i I enjoyed Julieta not being intimidated by him and telling him what she thought without mincing words. Robert was just as good backing her up knowing what the professional repercussions could be..

Now, we know that "Camilo" is a grown man. Yuk!

Crisanta was at her best rousing everyone from their beds. That was almost as good as her snoring . . .

It looks like lots of changes could be on the horizon.





 

Jarifa, thank you for this excellent and detailed recap, it filled in the blanks for me.

About the only thing I'm still wondering is, what was Lupita putting on her popcorn when she was talking with Temo?

Inquiring minds want to know??

:-p   :-)

andy
 

Thanks Jarifa. Clever title as always [Vanity, vanity, thy name is....Vicente! not "woman" Love it!
Well, we've had another PSA about the value of women in the workplace. Sorry to hear that Crisanta is such a loud snorer. Believe me normal earplugs will never be able to hold up against that sort of noise.
Hope everyone has a great day. It's pouring rain here and I think we may be under a flood watch. Our sump pump in the basement is going great guns.
 

Good morning Jarifa, andy, Judy and anyone else posting since I opened this.

Oh Jarifa. Your title is perfection (as always)! Loved every single word of your sterling recap.

"They decide to share a quintuple sized chocolate dessert and take advantage of the fact that the children are being taken care of." was my favorite of many.

The God complex. There was a movie "Malice" with Alec Baldwin (playing a physician) declared "I am God". A delusion Vincente seems to be carrying on. Blech.

"Susana is an example of someone who supports her family herself since she and her family are for all purposes alone". I couldn't tell exactly what Julieta was spewing at Vincente so thank you for detailing that exchange. Julieta is fiery, passionate and unafraid. She put Susana's mistreatment of her aside and struck a blow of fairness. Women being undervalued is still too commonplace but as Julieta pointed out how dare he speak that way about his wife and mother of his children. No wonder her sons treat her the way they do. We can't all save lives but we can enhance them.

“Daniela recognizes that they still love each other but she can't put him back together again”. This was purely painful. The acting here is all too real. Someone needs to intervene and convince Gabe he needs help. Who will that be?

I felt a bit sorry for Cat. She and her son are drowning in self pity. They need to pull out of it :)

“Camilo”. This really has me frightened. Considering catfishing and all the dangers lurking in everyday life, I hoped for a moment Linda might be suspicious. But seeing the cherubic like image, I can’t blame her for smiling and bonding with her sweet niece. Please let this simply be a stern PSA without anything bad happening.

“They pledge on their lives to make sure Crisanta gets nothing”. What an interesting plan to enhance family unity! Not.

From watching the happy trio in matching pj’s lovingly celebrate Dave’s birthday to “… Dave states his wish out loud: he wants to meet his REAL father. Robert's face falls as well as Julieta's”. As does ours…I fear his wish will be granted…

Alex and Linda are smitten. Still. Have to beleive there is something brewing so these two won't be releated.

Will Ari be able to let Temo down gently? I think so - he is a very kind young man.

I have to admit, Pancho is a skilled negotator. Had it been anyone else, I think Blanca would have walked away, but he convinced her to listen. He is a rather soothing presence. And even though Robert is rather childlike in his dealings with Pancho, I still see the lost, hurt boy in the red sweater and cannot fault him for the pain of his unhealed wounds.

Jarifa, outstanding. Truly. Thank you!

Diana
 

Thank you for the recap, Jarifa, and oh so appropriate title.

Vicente suffers from a terminally overinflated ego that is all wrapped up in his own job. Now we all see why he and Susana are divorced, etc. What a jerk.

Not too many trick or treaters last night, as usual. We had one young boy dressed up as a blues band player, carrying his saxophone. He asked if I would like him to play something, so I said yes. Obvio he is still learning to play and it was rather tuneless, but I thanked him anyway for my Halloween serenade. 🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻
 

Jarifa, thanks for the recap. As Diana said, it is stellar.

Diana, I'm always wanting to just copy your whole post and paste it on mine because you always say what I would like to say with such eloquence! DITTO to everything Diana said LOL

Vicente is a big-time idiot. I'm hoping he stays in Africa and gets bitten in the butt by a lion.

Seeing Gabe and Dani was heart-breaking, but when he got up and started to work on all those dishes (or so it looked like he was going to wash the dishes), my hopes for a recovering Gabe were renewed.

Crisanta was being a noisy pain. Someone should have taken that spoon and hit over the head. :-)
 

Your kind words could not have come at a better time RgvChick.

Thank you - Diana
 

OT-Diana, you've mentioned before that you have recapped some TNs. I sure would like to read some of them...what TNs did you recap?
 

RgvChick:

I use the word "recapped" loosely. There was only one TN. I stepped in to help about half way through on La Malquerida. When Madeline passed, I shyly volunteered to do one night a week and Vivi and Gloria graciously welcomed me with open arms.

I was able to process Spanish (and most other things) much better then than I can now. Still, I relied on Vivi, my guardian angel who swooped in and filled in what I missed. That TN was a bit unusual as the physical movements and expressions were quite clear, so much of the action could be correctly interpreted. I tried not to write what I wasn't sure of but Vivi would gently correct any errors.

La Malquerida is available on the sidebar if you wish to take a look. It was a wonderful experience which I will always cherish.

I miss vivi very much and hope she will return some day. I beleive that TN was the last one Gloria recapped. She had a very busy life with several daughters.

Diana
 

After watching this episode during lunch, I feel even worse for Gabe & Dani, and particularly torn about her decision to move back home. One side of my brain says 'stay and try to get him help, even if it is a losing battle.' The other side of my brain says 'good for you, do not go down that black hole with Gabe, I approve you leaving him for now, at the end of the day you can only fix yourself." Real life is full of these dilemmas, unfortunately.

Hopefully, Vicente will go back to Africa. Otherwise, my TV screen is at risk of having something thrown at it when he is on camera. OTOH, Sebas needs a father figure. Aren't there lives to be saved in Mexico? Our local churches send enough medical mission teams there, as well as Central America.
 

You know, Andy, you are a closer watcher than I. I do not even remember Lupita having popcorn. Maybe another person on the Patio will be able to tell you.

JudyB, it is a grey day here with the last local farmer's market being officially closed today for the season. Glad you got a kick out of the title.

Diana, I had no idea that you had recapped La Malquerida since it was one I never watched. What I do know is that you are a talented and refined writer by how you express yourself on the blog. You are one talented chica! : ) I share your feelings about Robert . Just because he has found his birth parents does not mean he is not still suffering from all he went through having been kidnapped as a child. Those feelings may be lessened through time but may never completely disappear

doris, no trick or treaters here so I have to eat the candy myself. : ) You said it, doris, about good old Vicente and his choice of "children" to treat while ignoring his own.

RgvChick, "gets bitten in the butt by a lion" is perfect! If the we viewers would only be that lucky . . .

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Thanks Jarifa.

Our patio always seem to sense when support is needed. I so appreciate your lovely words.

Diana
 

Thanks, Jarifa. Great title.

What a jerk Vicente is. He can't leave town soon enough. I can see Sebas being enthralled by absentee dad, but Axel should know better. Hey, Axel, why didn't you call your dad to bail you out since he was in town?

Loved the scene of Pancho trying to talk on the phone to Susana above Crisanta's rhinoceros snoring.
 

Ha! That is a good one. Axel should have called daddy dear.
 

Diana, I received a lovely email from Vivi. She and her family are well.
 

Ah, so good to hear from you Susanlynn! I hope you are doing OK, as best you can right now.


RgvChick, "[Vicente] gets bitten in the butt by a lion" would be great, but I hope it would be a minor bite. After all, he is doing good work in Africa. It's sad but true that outstanding professionals are often much less than outstanding human beings.

:-(

andy
 

Terrific job as usual Jarifa. You captured very well about Vicente's chauvinist ways. He really ruffled my feathers with his demeaning of the jobs that women do. Does he think he is "God's gift" to humankind because he is saving lives? Women save lives all the time because they are the mothers who take care of their children, making sure they have a roof over their heads and food on the table. Susana, with all her faults has made sure that she has provided for her family. Her problem is she has not shown enough love and tenderness. It was good that Julieta was sticking up for Susana even though they are not friends. It was a good "professional courtesy" kind of sticking up for her.

Aunt Linda should check Frida's phone and at least ask some questions. But she is so immature she probably won't think of it.

I feel very sorry for Gabriel. Depression really sucks. I hope he gets some help.
 

Well put, Cynthia, about women saving lives all the time. As for Aunt Linda, she can barely take care of herself.
 

Susanlynn, so glad you dropped in (((((HUGGGSSS))))).
 

Ditto what Rgv Chick said, Susanlynn. We pray for you every day, for peace, for courage, for hope, for endurance....
 

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