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"If you save yourself and follow the lord's path, you can end up with a husband like mine!" (points at Derrick, lurking around like a giant creeper) - all the girls have boyfriends or girlfriends by the end of the day to avoid that horrible fate.

So bored. If you’re going to post a picture at least use one that doesn’t show someone who is clearly not interested.

I'm sure they think the same god that couldn't be arsed to stop their brother's wandering fingers would protect them from fire.

When it was being done for medical reasons? Originally, they would go to their doctor, and their doctor would bring them to orgasm either digitally, or using a vibrator, and they would then have them prescribed for home use, by said doctors if they seemed to work. They used to be sold on shelves of drugstores, with the purpose being for that kind of relief, then the porn industry got their hands on them, and all of a sudden they became shameful and something that needed to be hidden, because it was fine if they were being used for medical purposes, but if that medical purpose actually turned out to be some form of sexual fulfillment, it was something women shouldn't be doing.

Back in the day, before they were sex 'toys', vibrators were used to treat 'hysteria' in women (because a good orgasm can do wonders for your mental health). It would not surprise me at all to hear that some politicians still believe every issue any woman is having is the result of female hysteria.

I wish I could find it, but I read a post somewhere else about shows like that, from someone who'd worked behind the scenes, and they said the stuff they don't show you, is that everything the people wear in the 'after' of any makeover show, is tailored (even off the rack stuff), and the trick to getting clothes that fit, is to buy stuff that fits your largest body part, and then have the rest taken in. Or if you can sew, do it yourself, because who the hell can afford a tailor for all their clothes. Maybe that's obvious, but it never occurred to me. I just assumed the makeover people someone knew just where to find stuff that fit non-standard body types perfectly, and would be all frustrated any time I tried to find something to wear that wasn't my standard jeans and t-shirts. Back on topic, I see Kendra wanting a cutesy name, spelled non-traditionally, especially if it's a girl. Bring on Destyni Duggar!

Heh, when I hear about kids being married off in order of age, it always makes me think of The Pirate Movie, when Mabel paired her older virgin sisters off with random pirates, so she could marry Freddie. I guess in a culture where everything is about staying a virgin until marriage, because somehow that's the most important thing about you, it a lot of cases marrying in age order would happen almost by accident, as they want to get them married off almost as soon as they're legal so they don't considering having sex without being married.

I thought Jessa had to have passed her GED to become the 'teacher' at the SOTDRT. Meanwhile, on Derrick's earlier retweeting of the 'killing babies is not health care' tweet - I may be remembering wrong, but I'm sure I recall him going on an anti-choice tangent when Jill was pregnant with Sam. Maybe she didn't have (suspected) fertility ending complications after Sam, and is pregnant again, against the medical advice of the doctors who treated her when Sam was born. (Pure speculation on my part).

As someone who used to spend a lot of time over at STFU Parents, (and have a few friends with young children), I have come to detest the word blowout -- and the accompanying pictures. Even if you're someone I know personally, even if I have changed your child's nappy, I do not want to see a picture of them with shit smeared up their back and down their legs, or soaking through their clothes etc. (thanks for making that just a link, and not an embedded image, so I don't have to see it unless I click). I live by the rule of 'if you wouldn't want people seeing a picture of you like that, don't post a picture of your kids like that.'

I think Spurge is more verbal because his parents engage him more. We see them in their videos talking directly to their boys, and playing with them and whatnot, and even if they are only doing it for the Instagram posts, the boys are still benefiting from the direct verbal & mental stimulation.

No problem with Jill wearing those pants. All my pants bag like that, because ones that fit 'properly' make me feel constricted. I like all my clothing loose.

Did he not own a knife or a pair of scissors that he could have used rather than his teeth? WTF Twilight‽ Back on topic, why do they keep buying dresses that they need to add bits to in order to meet their modesty standards, when there are plenty of ready made ones, that already have the sleeves and whatnot, so they don't end up with something that looks shoddily made.

I've never read Twilight, but I believe part of the story was that Edward wouldn't have sex with Bella until they were married, so it's probably on their approved list just for that.

I've finally figured out who Austin reminds me of. It's the slightly slow, really angry kid who could control electricity/lightning, played by Giovanni Ribisi in the episode of The X-Files he was in back in season 3.

When I see headlines like that I always remember the old journalism rule I read about back in the day: If a headline ends in a question mark, the answer is no.

This confused the hell out of me at first. We don't have Trader Joes in Australia, but we do get Riverdale, in which Jingle Jangle is the new drug the gangs are dealing. Heh. At least these two seem to take some pride in their appearance. Although I guess as a preaching family with an actual church (regardless how half-assed that preaching may be), they do need to look respectable for their congregation.

I was really impressed with Vandana’s treehouse. I would pay money for that if it was being sold in a bakery. She definitely earned Star Baker this week.

Gay marriage was just legalized here in Australia. Couples can start registering their intent to marry next week, and the first marriages will start taking place right around the time the Duggars are arriving for their crappy conferences. The timing amuses me. But also Yay for marriage equality! It's about damn time my country did the right thing.

I hate the 3D ultrasounds. It always looks to me like the person is pregnant with a melting wax doll. Freaks me out.

Finally got a chance to watch this. Sabrina's trifle looked so delicious. I really like Vandana, but I would have chosen Sabrina for Star Baker. Agree that James will probably be next to go.

I wonder if Farmer Wants a Wife is still on the air? They could have a crossover event, and Jana would get that 'man who works with his hands' that she said she wanted.

I guess I'm in the wrong (right) circles. I live in Australia, and this is the first I'm hearing of a Gothard conference. For years there used to be a family who would play violin in one of our main shopping strips, long skirts, long sleeved blouses even in hot weather. Mother used to glare at everyone who walked by. I always thought they were Amish, but now I'm wondering if they wore Gothard types.

I will be attempting to make the sandwich cookies as soon as the maple butter I've ordered arrives. But I don't have leaf shaped cookie cutters, so they'll be maple Chewbacca sandwich cookies.

I remember back in the day I always wanted the Stabler spawn to fall into an active volcano, even if it meant a Very Special Episode where Stabler raged against volcanoes and tried to arrest one, and I really wish Noah would suffer that same imaginary fate.

Spurge looks like he needs in a nap, and is not impressed with having his photo taken. Not a look we usually see from him. At least Jordyn looks happy.