Their arrival was shocking to everyone present as they had RSVP-ed "no" to the event since the fallout.
Loren and Alexei Brovarnik haven't spoken to her family in months since a trip to Israel turned ugly. Recently, Loren was shocked to see her mother Marlene and sister Rebecca crash her "lemons and love"-themed baby shower. In a sneak peek for an upcoming episode of Loren & Alexei: After the 90 Days, the family members' arrival was shocking to everyone present as they had RSVP-ed "no" to the event since the fallout.
Loren has been going through a lot and the baby shower meant a lot to her, she said. It was a sweet gesture to show that she was cared for and through tears, Loren expressed her gratitude for everyone who arrived and wanted to celebrate the milestone with her. But everything changed when her estranged family members walk through the door and acted "like nothing happened." Her mother Marlene and sister Rebecca walked into the baby shower and began giving Loren's friends hugs. To this, Loren said, "I'm rarely speechless, and I think my face showed 'What the f***?'"
90 Day's Loren 'Speechless' at Baby Shower When Estranged Mom and Sister Walk In 'Like Nothing Happened' https://t.co/MRXz8tjNLF
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Will her family talk about what happened or continue to pretend like nothing is wrong? According to PEOPLE, the tension began with a family argument over Loren and Alexei's plan to relocate to Israel. Her family is based in Florida and is completely against the idea of them moving. They even brought up their disapproval during a conversation in Alexei's native Israel with his family present. When they got back to the States they all just stopped talking. Even when Loren reached out to her mother to babysit, she said no.
"I feel like my parents are intentionally saying no right now to watching the kids and helping us because they're angry at us and it's very hard," Loren previously told cameras, according to PEOPLE. "Honestly, yes we have fought over the years, but we've never gotten to this point." Even her sister refused to babysit.
Later in the episode, Loren's mom, Marlene, explained, "She just asked if we would be available — I said 'We love our time with the boys and I wouldn't trade that for anything, but we can't help you out this time'." Marlene said they've been "walking on eggshells" with Loren and Alexei since the big fight, adding, "It hasn't gotten better. Time is moving on, and it's heartbreaking." She further said that Loren needs a "taste of reality" while adding, "Obviously I want my family to be whole again, but that's up to Loren and Alex."
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