Temperance

Kaylee will be 18 in July, and Nurie is twenty. None of her other children are of age except Tim.

In case people don't know, the Kellers are Josh Duggar's in-laws (Anna's parents). I doubt they're poorer than the Rods and most of their children don't live at home. They probably enjoyed having the Rods over. Considering they're not very picky about who daughters marry beyond being fundie, they seem like a good fit for each other. I agree a Keller son might be a good match for Nurie.

The Maxwells have a new blog post up. Mary is do a lot of babysitting for Melanie, since Melanie is pregnant (high-risk) and has an ear infection.

Well he is a teenager, maybe he'll grow out of it... I wonder when any of the Bates boys will start courting dating.

I've been watching decorating shows for over 25 years. I've always been surprised at the number of Americans (since I mainly watch American television) who are scared of color, particularly colors which aren't "neutral". I like bright colors and colors that aren't neutral, but I seem to be in the minority. Right now "grey" is the "in" neutral. For a long time, it was beige, then grey/green, etc. I prefer Jessa's minimalist kid friendly style for a family with children (especially in a small house).

No, Trace is the one on the left end. Lawson is all the way on the right. The other boys I think are minors and I don't who is who

Thank you!

We don't know officially that Kendra is pregnant and we also don't know that Lauren isn't pregnant.

I don't follow the Roloffs either. @Absolom How do their ratings compare with the Duggars?

Jeremy does like really nice clothes. If he were to get into a scandal, he seems more like the type of guy who gets into, for example, an embezzlement scheme than another Josh. As a Christian (Heathen Catholic), my religious upbringing taught me not to care too much about fancy clothes, although I do like to occasionally get dressed up and look good. I also to some extent understand that clothes are part of celebrities' jobs. YMMV, but he's still too worldly for a religious leader to me.

I also think it's not uncommon for Americans to not have art on the walls. @Oldernowiser No this isn't recent. This is very old. Gothard was the head of IBLP, and he put together his ideas in the 80s/90s. Hence one his of big clutter items are cabbage patch dolls which hit their hit heyday about 89? Decluttering has always a certain appeal, but the reasoning behind it is very different for Marie Kondo and Bill Gothard.

This book comes or should come with the matching coffee mugs out of which Jeremy and his dad were drinking. Also Jinger seems to be good internet friends with Audrey Roloff. This is not the first time they've communicated publicly on-line. I agree TLC might try to film them together.

How much of the Bates girls working is for television purposes and how much of it is real is hard to say? I question the Bates as much as I do the Duggars. Piano lessons and cleaning houses have flexible time tables than working retail, which is good for working moms with lots of little kids. I doubt Tori is working since having the baby. As for Michael, good for her wanting to be a nurse, but I have a strong feeling that won't work out for her.

Shuga Cain and her fiancee are such a cute couple. They had random vidoes from love ones in Untucked last season.

Nina West, and A'Keria Channel Davenport were some of my favorites. I didn't get troll doll from Shuga Cain. I love Shuga. Ariel could have flipped her first look and her third look and it might have worked better. Brooke Lynn is the Aquaria of season 11, although I like Brooke Lynn and Aquaria.

you guys know grifters. I seem to know fundies (none of whom you've heard of).

yeah I have pictures of myself doing that. I haven't mastered smiling naturally on cue. I think it often takes more effort to try to make a natural smile when you're not smiling already. YMMV.

I think Kaylee looks good. The Rods have really toned the make-up from a few years ago. The eye shadow in particular has been toned down. Those lashes are very trendy.

She knows she will be pregnant again and probably soon, because they don't believe in contraception.

Steve Maxwell has new post saying he's feeling better since he had the stents put in. He blames it on diet and hereditary*. He never eats a big mac as he brags on the blog. but the only vegetable at Thanksgiving is the mayo-frosted salad. He also seems to have issues with anxiety, stress, etc., but Steve doesn't mention stress. He does exercise regularly and seems to enjoy it! *I had no idea how to spell hereditary so I typed into to google. I recommend the technique to fundies.

From what I've heard about Michael, isn't she supposed to be the most devout. I wonder how her beliefs will affect her nursing career.What happens if she gets a gay patient or unmarried woman who's living with her boyfriend or someone who's drunk, etc.? I don't her well enough to know, but it seems like it might make it hard for her to be a nurse.

DuggarData doesn't seem any of the Duggars surpassing their parents. She does see two of the Bates daughters (Alyssa Webster and Josie Balka) as surpassing the parents. She predicts enormous families for all of the Duggars and Bates.

Which one? Lauren is still 19 until May. Kendra turned 20 in August. Duggar Data and some other snarker called Kendra being pregnant. Joe and Kendra are my pick to have the biggest family of all the currently wedded Duggars. Young, fundie, fertile and very devout!

Does this mean Brandon is no longer working for Gothard IBLP?

I wouldn't know. I would guess that they're close/similar/same as whatever his in-laws believe. It probably has more to do with Derick leaving the show, his Twitter presence, etc. However, while the SBC has some similitarities to IFB and IBLP, it's a less legalistic views of Christianity. It's Derick's mom's church, and it probably has a lot of people like Derick's mom, educated, pants-wearing, non-quiverful people in it. And JB doesn't like that. The Duggars have previously attended smaller churchs where the people are a lot like them and share very legalistic, constricting versions of Christianity. Now Jinger is moving to L A to attend a megachurch, and I'm sure JB and Michelle are very upset about it.