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leighroda I'm so sorry to hear about what happened with your gorgeous dog, it sounds like it was really traumatic for both Rosie and your sister. It also seems like the vet techs were seriously out of line, first restraining a tiny dog like that and then shaming your sister about the whole thing. Maybe they should have better procedures in place rather than having a go at someone who has given an abused dog a home and clearly loves her. I don't know anyone who has used a vet behaviorist so I can't offer any help with that. For our girl, we have a spray that we use when she gets really upset (mainly after operations, she has had a few). You can put it on a bandanna or spray it on the bed to calm them down. Did the other vet have any strategies about making her more comfortable?

I wonder if Josh ever regrets the show. Sure it meant that there was an actual house to live in and he could get a holier-than-thou job but if it hadn't been for 19K&C, he could have molested his sisters, had affairs and thrown porn stars around without the world caring. He probably doesn't and is still blaming the evil media/Satan/whatever but it's nice to think that maybe, just maybe, one of the Duggar's might have some sort of brain.

Good luck to Chelsea and Cole. They seem to have it together and we have yet to see an arrest/head-shake/bacon-slap so they are a step up from most of the TM2 relationships. And sure, Chelsea probably doesn't work every day at the spa but when the gravy train eventually stops she will be able get a job without too much strife. She has the crappiest TM dad of them all and IMO she is doing a good job of raising Aubree. It sounds stupid but being the only TM2 girl without a second kid (or second pregnancy) is a reasonable achievement considering the stats. I hope that we get to see at least part of the wedding. I agree with whoever said that she should be rewarded for actually having her sh*t together.

My friend used to have a bear that would dance and sing "You are my sunshine". I think it lasted about a couple of days before her mum *accidentally* dropped it and it couldn't sing anymore.

It's super cute but I find it strange that Jessa was sitting there filming it with the camera right in the little one's face. Was she just sitting there, waiting for him to do something that she could put on FB?

I'm sitting here looking at our gorgeous golden lab who does, in fact, have a middle name. We got her from these amazing breeders who also breed for guide dogs and assistance dogs so she has the most beautiful temperament as well as being the most perfect dog ever in history (I'm not bias, am I???). Anyway, we loved her mother's name so we decided to make that her middle name but it is really only on her vet record and that's about it. She has many, many nicknames though. The most common is "Savage Beast" because she has a really deep, threatening bark but would lick an intruder to death rather than attack. She sometimes has a funny line running between her eyes down to her nose so she also gets called "Harriet Potter" but when she is in trouble she is "Shish Kebab"!

Hahaha all good Micks Picks :)

http://dillardfamily.com/blog?ID=4e4c5171-c8f9-4e1d-b84b-a780357ff457 A special, precious, neat message from Jill *spew* Basically Jill has the Duggar gift of making someone else's event all about yourself. Highlights include- It was such a joy to get to be apart of the birth from Central America, thank you. You were a champ! I felt those contractions with you. For me during labor this meant that God would give me just enough grace for the next contraction. Now it tells me that if I abide in Christ daily (reading the bible and asking him for wisdom and strength), God will help me to be the wife and mother he wants me to be. God's grace is sufficient in our weaknesses (we definitely aren't perfect)! I'm so excited to both be on this motherhood journey together! I pray our boys will love Jesus with their heart, soul, mind and strength and love others more than themselves! We will have to let them FaceTime frequently while we are down here. It will be so fun to see them experiencing things and going thru similar stages within a few months of each other.

Maybe let's not go into warzone ethics concerns... I feel that maybe the Prayer Closet isn't the place to discuss American discipline in the Middle East.

It seriously puts Spurgeon in perspective doesn't it? Watching it live now with my heart in my mouth. I can't even imagine how confusing and terrifying it would be in Paris at the moment.

I think that TLC will probably want to relegate Boob and Mechelle to supporting roles but those two will fight tooth and nail for every second they can get. I'm sure that we will see shots of Mechelle making a teary speech at Jessa's baby shower and Boob "blessing" the Dillards before they "leave". Cue poking yourself in the eye to make tears in three..two..one...

There was a similar situation here where koalas needed cotton mittens after the bushfires. The poor things would be running on the burning ground to escape the fires and would burn their paws. They asked people to sew cotton mittens (it was literally just cutting out two pieces of fabric, sewing them together and putting some string on) so that they could treat the burns but also keep them clean since the bandages needed to be changed really often. They ended up getting hundreds of thousands of them to the point where they had wayyy more than they needed although I'm sure that there will be plenty of need for them in the future.

Honestly, Corey didn't stick his nose into it by pointing out what a stupid name Adderall has. Maybe Leah should have a think about the fact that she gave all her kids silly names that were basically versions of her own and ended up with "Ali", "Aleah" and "Addie". Remington sounds practically royal compared to that lot. IMO Leah is jealous because Miranda is not only far more attractive but actually has her sh*t together - she didn't get pregnant at 16 and she has/had an actual career. Then Miranda has the nerve to steal Leah's man and kids which is clearly Miranda's fault and has nothing to do with Leah's dick addiction and oh, I don't know, the legal ruling of a judge. Clearly Miranda is the bitch harpy from hell (*sarcasm*).

They probably would have been better off letting the poor bub name himself. At 18months he probably could have come up with a better name than Spurgeon.

Spurgeon Spurgeon Spurgeon Nope, still sound stupid. I guess it is classic Benessa to chose a name that isn't even in the baby-book. I can't believe that this whole time they were trying to decide on a middle name.

At work we have a tradition where the birthday person gets sent out on a job and while they are out doing the bins or whatever, we all get the party hats (which we reuse for every birthday, lol) and the cake out. Then we "surprise" them and sing. I had honestly thought that everyone had forgotten since it was a Friday and my birthday was a Sunday. I went bright, bright, bright red and all but stared at my feet. Everyone commented that they had never seen me so red before (thanks guys!). I just hate the birthday song because everyone is looking/singing at you and eughhhh, it's so embarrassing!! What are you supposed to do during the birthday song???? Ditto the fact that I'm not usually shy but compliments make me blush and go all awkward.

What sh*t me is that if it is true and Leah took the money (and I'm leaning towards the theory that she did, Corey wouldn't go to court for $100), she won't be able to pay it back. She has zero interest in getting any sort of education or a job and her only income is from child support. Ali and Gracie can kiss those funds goodbye cause Leah hasn't got $20,000 to put back . As sick as it sounds, I almost hope it is true because it will make it that much harder for her to get the girlses back later if Corey can prove that not only did she not care for them but she stole from her own preschool aged kids.

The thing with Jana doing the night work is that it sets them all up for a bad pattern of behaviour. Baby BamBamBrownTowelShamWow (it's got a ring to it!) is only a few days old and his parents have already foisted the hard work off to someone else. Benessa aren't going to want to give up their lovely peaceful sleep for feedings especially if they are used to Jana doing it for them. Either Jana is stuck there for the next few months or when she goes Benessa are going to become resentful of both her and BamBamBrownTowelShamWow. Even then, we all know that Jessa is going to doing a gushing interview about how good Ben is at helping with feedings and how much they are enjoying this neat, special, precious time with BamBamBrownTowelShamWow and ignore the Jana-shaped elephant in the room. Jana isn't the mother or even the sister. She is the aunt and shouldn't be expected to give up her sleep for someone else's baby, especially when she isn't even paid for it. If Benessa weren't ready for the challenges of a baby, maybe they should have used a condom. They need to grow up and take responsibility for their own spawn.

I really hope that Corey and Miranda don't pay attention to that crap. They don't need that sort of ignorant negativity.

Until I hear otherwise, this baby is BamBam but Towel works well too ;)

Congratulations to Corey and Miranda, I'm sure that little Remi will be very loved and cared for. Leah will probably make it all about her but I don't think that Corey and Miranda will care. I hope that Remi gets well soon and that their little family is happy.

I wouldn't mind if they came out and said "Actually, we haven't quite decided on a name yet" instead of saying that they aren't releasing it yet. My parents took a few days to decide on my name (mainly because they didn't know the gender) but I would bet money that Benessa have a name picked and are waiting for the People special.

I would love to watch Ben try and spell it!

There has to be some kind of business in this ;) I would happily send the Seewalds a $5 Starbucks voucher if they named their kid Azri'kam or Hashabi'ah. Az and Hash would be perfect nicknames, lol

I just did the Bible lucky-dip and landed on *drum-roll* Chronicles 9:14 Shemai'ah the son of Azri'kam, son of Hashabi'ah, of the sons of Mera'i: and Bakbak'kar, Heresh, Galal and Mattani'ah, the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph (and so on...) I would love to see any of those names paired with "Seewald"!