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Oh gosh exactly that. I was one of them minus the Valium. I didn't even know about wine back then 😄 It can be very boring unless one works very hard to cultivate like minded friends close enough by not to spend a long time in the car. And where we lived, parking was at a premium so didn't take the car out very often. Our finances were limited and I was alone a lot with two very small children. funny enough, I am old now, retired, just me and Mr lookeyloo and for some reason my days go by pretty fast and are mostly enjoyable.

next one could be worse

Gosh back in the day I loved a little Giorgio. I even found an acceptable knockoff for a while.

I wonder if she "rents" the kids nicer clothes, leaves tags on and returns after pictures.

Maybe one of her perfect children spit up on her other top.

That would be a plus in his favor, aside from other odious beliefs. Those people are highly indoctrinated and just to do a normal thing is a good start. Who knows what goes on behind closed doors. Is there wife spanking involved? Not unheard of with this group and I don't mean a playful way.

I am guessing because it is easier to get everyone to agree, easier to find, harder to match other colors, etc. That is reason our beach family pictures are in white tops beige bottoms and beautiful young granddaughter wears white dress. I can attest to us all having a lot of colors in our wardrobes. We are not fundies.

Oh gosh. I am having a sick tooth pulled Wednesday. I am going for a permanent bridge because it is in the back but not the last tooth. I know I could get an implant and can pay for it, but, having talked to several people with the permanent bridge, that is my choice now. They look a lot nicer than the metal stuff my mother had 60 years ago. If it was the last tooth I would do nothing. I have that on the other side. I don't miss that last upper at all. Plus I am 81 and it doesn't have to last that long!!

Being older it might take Jana more than a minute or two. And look at poor Michaela Bates. Wants and can't. Or hasn't gotten pregnant yet.

Horrifying. Had daughter in law read it and now we are "clutching our pearls" over it all. I would not be surprised if we ended up with sheriffs in the streets. And they have unlimited power.

Oh gosh, please read https://www.amazon.com/Highest-Law-Land-Unchecked-Threatens/dp/0593471318 She writes about sheriffs and police are less powerful but the culture is the same. I worked for years law enforcement adjacent.

He never knows anything about anything.

Agree. Not everybody likes the same things. I'm sitting in my porch and our front yard slopes down a little. We are on a hill. It wasn't a distractor for us. Of course other people want flat. Before we moved here we redid our kitchen (not thinking we would move). The realtor said at that time that granite wouldn't increase the asking price but might make it sell faster. We all aren't alike in what we want to live with. So their hilly backyard maybe doesn't sit right with some but apparently they like it well enough. And I agree they are insipid twats

She is a sad sack meaning she doesn't know how life could be after her indoctrination and josh issues. Plus her father not doing right by her. Therapy can be very painful (ask me how I know) and maybe she is not up for it and maybe never will be. It has to be her decision to put herself through that and it will be work. And, wonder if Derick likes things the way they are in inside their house and all seems fine to them. the homeschooling and isolation are very familiar to Jill because she was raised that way, although with more siblings.

Weren't there comments when Jill Dillard had her kids high chair across the room? Seems like the chairs are all close enough.

Thanks. Will check it out I don't know if everyone will Be able to open this Instagram link https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIkaSLWAZmo/?igsh=b3VtemVoZ3p6bmdi

I tried a baked potato in the microwave tonight. I did find a "recipe" as in how to prep the potato and cooking times. It got done but texture not line oven baked.

this is the truth. I am 81. I married my first husband, who was going to medical school, and we planned for me to work as a secretary until he became an intern and had a salary. I got pregnant and then became a stay at home mom. Fast forward to him being a cardiologist, in practice, and we moved to a new state and then a few months later, guess what? His nurse seemed very attractive and I found myself alone with two small children and no future. He discouraged me during our marriage to get more education. I had no college and couldn't support myself on the secretary salary. So when he left somehow I managed to get myself to a therapist and then to college. He did pay alimony and child support so at least that and I always considered myself lucky for that. Many women are not that lucky. I did get an MSW and did support myself. So I always tell young women to be able to take care of themselves because the future is always uncertain. I tell my granddaughter that all the time. She has one more year of college and then graduate school. She may become a stay at home one day but she will always have her degree and can always get the necessary continuing education. I think she will always work even if part time.

I have said this for a long time. If they muster their resources and there are enough of them, it would be harder to muzzle and threaten them. They could all also lawyer up and I know that would take $$ and not all of them are rich. But they did make an oath to uphold the constitution.

I kind of feel bad for Jill. She is a product of her upbringing and while Derick isn't our cup of tea she likes him but maybe if she continued her therapy it would help, but only if it was her idea. What we manage to do isn't what Jill can seem to manage.

thanks for the update. It's a great plan! We love cats too and have had as many as four inside. But, now we are out of the business.

Great updates! I am curious as to how goes the cat colony. I am wondering if any new unneutered ones wander in. Is the intention to care for your colony and let them pass naturally and ranks diminish by "attrition"?

It is and it gives me a different perspective on what we see with the Duggars/Rodriguez/Bates, etc. What they show to the outside world isn't what is necessarily happening behind their closed doors. I love the snark too, but, now, some of it seems a bit harsh. Not all, some.

Interesting points. Their neighborhood/subdivision might be hilly. Ours is. The hills and such don't reflect prices. Basements and size do. Some houses have basements and some have flat lots or small lots. Of course we don't live where they live. Could be they are just stupid (duh) and don't think ahead, or it really doesn't matter to them.