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How old was Anna when she started helping with the prison ministry?

I still have and occasionally play Sims 2! I was never bothered to upgrade to 3 or 4 especially because I have 10 expansion packs for Sims 2. My friend had Sims 4 and whenever we played it together I was always surprised at how advanced it was compared to my outdated old Sims 2, hahaha.

The whole video is off. These kids have literally spent their lives together without much in the way of outside influence and that is all the emotion they can come up with? All the littles were really fidgety during the prayer, they were swaying, smashing their hands together and it was clear that they were all bored. Most of the kids were more interested in playing with Izz than saying goodbye to Jill and Derrick, Jinger and Jana included. Mechelle just kept on nodding and IIRC, she didn't even give Jill a real hug. Boob was awkward beyond belief, "You married a missionary and...errrrr...your husband married a missionary, so.....". I think that it must be killing Boob to have to look up at Derrick given his "Head of the Household" attitude. His stiff face when listening to Derrick talk was entertaining, he clearly didn't like having to interrupt his monologue to let someone else speak. I'm hoping that Jill would have spent some special time saying goodbye to her buddy team without the audience before she left, Joy and Jenny were devastated in the video. It would have been nice to see Mechelle show that kind of emotion or to see her comforting Jill's buddy team but nope. Apart from touching Josie and staring adoringly at Boob, she might as well have been a pot plant. I hope that the reason why Jana didn't show any emotion is because they had already said their goodbyes off-camera. Given that Jana cried when Jill got married, their goodbye was probably more than the side-hug we just saw.

Sure thing frenchtoast :)

Because I know that you have all been waiting for these updates :) Chapter 9 Jana We finally pick out a crib for the nursery! So far we have picked out the wallpaper, crib, high chairs, and some decorations. "This rocking chair is so cute!" Jill says and points to a plain wooden rocking chair. "It's so old fashioned." I say. I love it! "Logan told me he wants the baby changing station to be blue. He says there has to be something manly looking in the room." I tell all the girls. We all laugh. "Oh yes, blue is very manly." My mom says sarcastically. "You know, your father said the exact same thing when you were born, Jana. I was picking out a ton of girly pink stuff for you and he reminded me we had to have some blue for John David." We all laugh again. "I want to get a letter to put above each one of their cribs. The first letter of their name." I tell everyone. "You haven't told us what your naming them yet!" Joy says. "I know! I want it to be a surprise. I'll just tell you that their names begin with..." Chapter 10 Jana "You haven't told us what your naming them yet!" Joy says. "I know! I want it to be a surprise. I'll just tell you that their names begin with the letters A and B." I say. "Not the same letter? Cool! That's what I'm doing too." Jill says. "I want the A to be pink and the B to be purple." I say. "How about we buy the wooden letters and we can get all the little girls to paint them! We could paint the base colors and then they could paint anything on top." My mom suggest. "That's a great idea!" The little girls will love doing that. I'm so excited now! I'm so glad my family came shopping with me. (Week later) "Okay girls. Josie and Jennifer will paint the letter A with purple paint. The base color is pink. Jordyn, Johannah, and Mackynzie will paint the letter B with pink paint. The base color is purple. Any questions ladies?" I ask the young ones. They shake their heads and begin painting. "Keep the paint on the letters!" I remind them. They are over at my house. It's girls night! Plus Logan. After we are done painting they are going to go swimming in the pool and we'll eat dinner. "Jana when are you having your baby boy?" Josie asks me. "No Josie, I'm having a baby girls. They're twins. And I don't know when they're coming. But I do know that they are due August 13, I have four more months left of my pregnancy." "That's close to my birthday!" Jennifer tells me. "I know! Your birthday is August 2." I say. "Are yall ready to meet your nieces?" Logan asks the girls. They all scream "yeah!" except Mackynzie. "And Mackynzie are you ready to meet your cousin?" Logan asks her. Then she screams "yeah!" too. They finish painting and then get in their bathing suits to swim. Stay tuned for more chapters of "Jana's Miracle" !!

I'm clearly the odd one out here but I love the heat and humidity :) I will happy swelter in 35C (95F) with 70% humidity but anything below 20C (68F) is cold in my book. Low 20s means that I start getting out the scarves. I also work on the theory that you can only complain about the heat or the cold so I choose to complain about the cold. You won't hear me being critical of the heat!

If I was Barb, I would be pretty annoyed too. Jenelle calls up to say that she is taking a break (from what?) with Nathan where she can laze around on the beach and drink alcohol and Barb is left raising Jenelle's kid. I know that Barb is probably used to it by now, but if I was working my butt off to provide and care for my grandson and then his mother called up to tell me about her wonderful kid-free holiday, I wouldn't be happy. Jenelle should be buying Barb plane tickets for a beach holiday.

For the record - I'm on uni break so I can afford to spend time looking for badly written Duggar fanfic, hahaha. This one just killed me, especially the part that I put in italics. I deliberately left all the spelling and grammar errors in for your enjoyment! Chapter 1 Johannah I was playing outside alone.We had the gates opened because we knew Jessa and Jill along with Ben and Derick were on there way.I saw a vehicle that looked like Jessa's,but it wasn't Jessa's. The vehicle came through the gate and I thought it was Jessa's.It wasn't.I was in the middle of the yard by the time I realized it wasn't.I tried to run into the house,but the vehicle caught up to me.The man in the vehicle kidnapped me. Michelle I knew she went outside by herself since she asked me.I needed her to do her chores.I went outside to go get her,but she wasn't there.I just thought she went inside,so I called her name on the intercom.2 minutes later,I was worried.She always came down right away.I went upstairs to see if she was there.She wasn't.I called all the kids and Jim Bob to tell them to search all the house and outside the house.No one found her.Jim Bob called the police to report her missing. Chapter 2 Kidnapper I found this little girl outside,and I decided to kidnap her.I'm taking her to my hometown,Columbus,Ohio.I'm not sure what I will do with her yet. Johannah I'm really scared.I keep on asking him where are we going,but he tells me to shut up .Then we finally stopped.I knew we were in Columbus,Ohio because of a sign.He told me to get out and he left. Kidnapper This was my first time kidnapping someone and I didn't have a heart to do anything else.So I dropped her off on the side of the road. Johannah What do I do now?I don't have any money or a phone.I guess I need to try to walk back.I won't walk all the way back.I know somewhere I can go. Chapter 3 Johannah I am planning on going to Tennessee to the Bates house.They will help me.I hope I can walk through Ohio,Kentucky,and Tennessee.As I was walking,cars would stop and ask if I needed a ride.I told them no thanks,I can walk.I was wondering what my family was thinking. Michelle I wonder where my baby is.I should have never let her go outside by herself.This is all my fault.I will never forgive myself. Chapter 4 *3 days later* Johannah I have finally reached the Bates house.I'm about to knock on the door. * after knocking on door* Carlin opened the door.She asked me why I was here.I told her they I got kidnapped and the man drove me to Ohio and just left me on the side of the road,so I walked.Carlin let me in and told her parents the whole story. Kelley Bates I was shocked to have Johannah at my door.I called Michelle and she along with the family are on their way. Michelle I'm so happy my baby was ok.I can't wait to see her. WHO COMES UP WITH THIS????

I'm looking for the Joy one :) I found a really long one on Jinger with two parts - her wedding to Lawson Bates and their honeymoon in Kenya. I'll post the first few chapters complete with terrible, terrible grammar and spelling. Chapter 1 I looked at him so amazed. I felt so lucky to be sitting here right now waiting for my Wedding Rehersal to start! I'm the third Duggar daughter to get married (The last one was Jessa and Bens In November of 2014) Tommorow July 25th I am going to Marry Lawson Bates. The bates have been family friends of ours for as long as I could remember and I have always liked Lawson but never said anything Until last year when our family's had been spending a lot of time together. He asked me to start Courting him And I said Yes (obviously) I looked at my watch.. Our Rehersal is starting in 6 more minutes! Right now we are all Getting in our spots so that we can do a full Run Through Of what will go down tommorow morning! My Maid of Honour Jessa and Ben went down First, Then Jill and Derick, Next comes Jana and John David, Next Joy Anna And Jeremiah, Fifth Whitney Bates and Lawson's Brother Zach, Next my Soon to be sister in law Erin with her husband Chad, Then Alyssa Bates with her husband John, Next Comes Michaella Bates with her husband Brandon! Those are the groomsmen and Brides maids! Our Parents Will walk Down Next and Then finally My dad and I! I have a really big wedding party Just like my older sister Jessa Did! I glanced down at my Watch.. "Get in your Places Guys were starting." I said! My dad Jim Bob ran to my side.. "Are you sure you want to do this tommorow? You know it's not too late to run Jinger!" He said it with a laugh! I looked up at him Smiled and Said "No I'm sure" Chapter 2 The run through of the wedding went perfect! Josh and Anna Came half way through. Josh is a groomsmen too and Anna is a bridesmaid! Just like for Jessa's Wedding Josh had a thing for work and Anna didn't want to travel alone with her 4 kids, Mackynzie Michael Marcus and Michelle! So Anna came down at the same time! We were so happy to see them because they were missed terribly. Our Ring bearers are Bradley Bates, Marcus, Israel, Andrew (Jessa and Bens son) And Carson ( Erin and Chads Boy!) Our Flower girls are Michelle, Allie Jane, Josie and Mackynzie! We are now at the Rehersal Dinner where all our siblings and Parents Said they're Good Bye Speeches. Jill went first "Jinger I love you so much. You are such an amazing Sister who continues to amaze and Inspire me every single day! You will be an amazing wife and mother some day! You and Lawson are a perfect couple and Derick Israel and I wish you the best of luck with married life!" I ran up and gave her a Big Hug! Next was Zach Which is Lawson's Best Man "Lawson Whitney Bradley And I want to say a huge congratulations! We love you and Jinger so much and I am so proud of the young man you have become! You are a great Brother! We love you.. God Bless!" Lawson and I ran up and have him a big hug too! Joy and Jana said their speech Together " Our dearest Jinger we love you so much, you are a great sister and we couldn't be happier for you! You will be a great Wife and Lawson is such a lucky man! All our Love!" I gave them a hug as well and whispered "I love y'all so much" After the rest of our wedding party Siblings and Our parents said their Wishes and speeches I was almost in tears! Last but defiantly not least was Jessa and I knew I would need Tissues for this one!! Chapter 3 Jessa walked up with the microphone in hand and said "Jinger I don't even know where to start..." I know where I started... Crying! Jessa Continued "You are my best friend and The best sister anyone can ask for, Since the day you were born I always knew we would have a special Bond and Now 22 years later we are getting ready for you're wedding tommorow! Isn't that Crazy?! I am so truly honoured to be you're maid of Honour! I know it's not easy to choose because You have tons of other options but Thank you so much for choosing me. Words can't describe how much you mean to me and how much I love you! I am so truly Excited to see what the future brings for you and Lawson! I am blessed beyond measure to have the best sister in the world!!" Then Jessa Stuck her pinky, Thumb and pointer finger up to make a rock and roll gesture with her hand that actually Means I love you in Sign Language! I started crying so hard now and I ran up to Jessa and Gave her the biggest and longest hug Possible! Jessa is My best friend and I love her so much! After I stopped crying we had Dinner or as Jason Called it 'The last meal as a Duggar' We had Tater Tot casserole, Caesar salad and Ice Cream for dessert! I was ready for tommorow and I was So excited to marry Lawson! Just while we were finishing Our meal Josie ran up to me and Said in her cute little voice "Jinger Jinger Tommorow is you're wedding day!" "That's right Josie.. I'm gonna be a bride!" I responded. "You're going to be so pretty!" She added. "Aw thanks Jose!!" I picked her up and gave her a hug! I have the best family in the world! And Tommorow my family will get bigger and Better! Chapter 4 I drove home with Jana when we were all finished! We had Bible time where the family said a special prayer for my big day tommorow, and I headed to bed early so I wouldn't be a bridezilla tommorow! Right when I finished getting my pyjamas on and brushing my teeth Mom came in! "I just wanted to say Good Night Jinger, We love you and we are so proud of the young lady you have become!" "Thanks Mom.. I'm going to miss you guys but I promise we will visit when ever we can! Who could stay away from you're cooking!?" She laughed! I hugged her one last time and then I climbed into my bed! Mom shut the lights off and headed downstairs. I layed there in the dark for a few minutes thinking about the cool name I will get tommorow... Jinger Nicole Bates! There are another 12 chapters if you guys want me to post them, hahahaha. Or maybe you have all reached the limit of how many wrongly capitalised words and strangely structured sentences you can take. I was just dying to tell the writer that "tomorrow" only has one m!

I found the fanfic that was referenced over in the Dillard thread. I don't mean to be a bitch but I couldn't stop laughing as I read it, lol. This is the Jana one (as yet uncompleted!) Chapter 1 Jana "Hi mom and dad!" I say as I give my parents a hug. I haven't seen them since the day of Logan and I's wedding, three months ago. I walk into the house and see Jill holding Israel with Derick by her side. Pretty soon I'll be holding a baby of my own. "Jana! It feels like I haven't seen you in ages!" Jill says and walks over to give me a hug. "How was the honeymoon?" She asks. "It was so wonderful! Australia was great. So many sights to see." I tell her. She hands me Israel and I hold him in my arms. Logan walks over to talk to Derick. "Any news?" Jill asks me with a smile and a wink. "You'll have to wait and see." I say with a grin. I walk over to the house phone speaker and announce "Please, everyone come into the living room right away!" Chapter 2 Jana Everyone gathers into the living room. Including Jessa, Ben, and their baby girl. "Jana and I have some great news!" Logan tells everyone. "We're expecting!" I announce. Everyone jumps for joy and chatter fills the room. "We are so excited for you Jana!" My dad tells me. "Another little grand baby on its way! So exciting!" My mom says. All my sisters get up to give me a hug and my brothers congratulate Logan and I. "God just keeps on giving! Jessa and Anna just had their babies, Marjorie and Josiah are planning their wedding, and now your expecting!" Joy says. (2 months later) Logan gives me a kiss good morning and I give him one in return. "How's our little miracle doing?" He asks while rubbing my stomach. "Great." I say. Chapter 3 Jana "Are you ready to find out the gender of our baby?" Logan asks me as we sit down for breakfast. "Of course! But remember, Amy is coming with us and is going to receive a note with the gender of the baby. We won't know the gender until the reveal party." I tell him. "Got it." He replies. (2 hours later) We walk into the hospital with Amy and see the doctor. We do an ultrasound and the doctor finally finds out the gender. "Are you ready to know what gender your baby will be?" The doctor asks us. "Amy will be finding out for us and is going to throw us a gender reveal party. So if you could write it down and give it to her that would be great." I tell him. "Sure thing." He says. Chapter 4 Amy I walk into the Duggar home and see Michelle baking in the kitchen. I walk over to her. "Hey Michelle! I found out Jana's gender of her baby." I say. "That's great Amy!" Michelle says. "I need your help planning the gender reveal party. I was thinking a slumber party theme. Everyone wears their pajamas and we eat a ton of snacks! Then to reveal the gender of the baby we could drop down pillow feathers from the ceiling that are either pink or blue!" I tell Michelle. "Sounds like you didn't need my help after all. Thats a great idea!" She tells me. I smile. I did it! I actually planned the party all by myself! Except there is one flaw... "But Michelle there's a problem." I say. "What is it Amy?" Michelle asks. "How am I supposed to tell her there's two babies?" I say. Then I grin as I see Michelle's face light up. Chapter 5 Amy "Oh my goodness! This is so exciting!" Michelle says. She stops baking and gives me a hug. "I know! But how am I supposed to drop feathers from the ceiling and let her know she's having twins?" I ask. "Well it depends if they're the same gender or not." Michelle tells me. "I got an idea! If it's a girl and boy I'll drop both colors from the ceiling! (And I'm not saying that's what it is.) And then if it's the same gender I'll drop the color from the ceiling, wait a few seconds, and drop some more feathers of the same color!" I say to Michelle with a huge smile. "Wow! Looks like you really didn't need my help after all!" Michelle says. I gather everyone into the living room and assign them each a specific job. We've got some work to do! Chapter 6 Amy "The party starts tomorrow at 5pm. I will come over at 11am to start preparing. Our good friend Sierra is coming over to help." I tell the whole family. I hear the little girls shout "yay" because I know they love her! "Also, everyone needs to be in their pajamas by 4:30pm just in case Jana comes early." Jana "This baby is kicking!" I say to myself with a smile. I feel so blessed. Hopefully all my midwifery paid off! (Next day) "Logan, it's time to go! We're going to be late to our own party." I say to my husband who is putting on his shoes. "I'm coming sweetie." He says. He stands up, gives me a kiss, and we walk out the door. The drive doesn't take long, since we only live a few minutes down the rode. "I think it was such a clever idea of wearing pajamas to this! Amy said it was so I'm comfortable the whole time." I tell Logan. We walk in the door and I see everyone looking back at me. I see a ton of snacks all over the counter; popcorn, candy, etc. I also see Christian movies on the table and pillows all over the floor. Then, I realize something. "It's a slumber party theme!" I announce to everyone. "We knew you'd catch on quick!" Amy says and gives me a hug. "Thank you so much!" I tell her and the entire family. Chapter 7 Jana "Are you ready to find out the gender of your baby?" Amy asks me. "Couldn't be more ready than I am right now!" I say. Amy smiles at me. "The way this works is feathers will drop from the ceiling. Pink is a girl and blue is a boy." Amy explains. "Got it!" I tell her. Logan holds my hand and I squeeze it. "Ready?" My mom asks me. "Ready!" I look up at the ceiling and wait for feathers to drop. I hear a count down. "5..." "4..." "3..." "2..." "1..." I see pink feathers drop from the ceiling. "It's a girl!" I shout and hug Logan. I start crying happy tears and watch the last of the feathers fall from the ceiling. A few seconds later I see more pink feathers drop from the ceiling. "Was there supposed to be a gap between drops?" I ask Amy. She winks at me. "Wait..." I start to talk but no words come out of my mouth. I'm having twin girls!!

Seashell Lover, I don't mean to pry but does the court order mean that the kids are in statutory out-of-home care? Even if it is kinship care, kids who are placed in statutory out-of-home care should be able to access financial assistance and qualify for disadvantaged programs. (FYI, our system is different and this may be completely useless. Feel free to tell me if I am wrong!) Either way, I hope that you are able to come to an arrangement with the school and that your boys can get everything that they need.

I wasn't comfortable with Jessa and Jill speaking on behalf of the other sisters either but I was more uncomfortable about them speaking for someone who wasn't related to the family. In my mind, the party line was always going to be "we are fantastically wonderful and look at our happy lives" and if Boob and Mechelle want to push that line about their daughters, fine. We all knew that the Duggars would be saying that everyone was undamaged and even though I call BS, they can say that about the family victims. The Duggar daughters and parents cannot speak for the non-related child in the same way that they can for the other two. I completely agree Niksac that Jessa and Jill didn't seem to have explicit permission from their sisters to claim that everything is alright but as cynical as it sounds, the other two victims were never going to have a voice. The whole handling of this has been focused on Josh so we were always going to hear the happy outcome story where the victims forgave him and everyone moved on. Again, if the Duggars want to make that their party line for their daughters then they can but they should never have included the 5th victim in their happy ending.

I'm now wondering how the leg humpers will react to this news. The overwhelming theme on their FB page when the news broke was "It was just a mistake!!!!!! God forgives!!!!!!!!! This is just the pursecution by the libiral media!!!!" (spelling mistakes because there was at least one in every post). Now are they going to blame the victim for wanting damages? Argue that since God forgave Josh, the 5th victim should too? That would be a new low but I could see the leg-humpers doing it. Jessa and Jill can speak for themselves, they can speak for the other two sisters but they shouldn't have spoken for the non-family member. It doesn't sound like they had the permission of the 5th victim to claim that all of them were completely fine and undamaged and that their lives are full of rainbows, sunshine and happiness. It has been said before but the whole handling of this incident has been one f*ck-up after another. I hope that Boob doesn't try to micro-manage the court case the same way that he has the publicity side of this. If he does, he can all but kiss those millions goodbye.

When I watched the 16 Kids and Moving In special, it surprised me how proud they were of the kitchen equipment that we have never seen them use. Especially the commercial dishwasher which Mechelle was crowing can "wash a whole tray of dishes in 3mins!" and they clearly haven't used given the amount of paper plates they go through. Occasionally they have shown them cooking, like when Jill made bread rolls and it was a massive deal. But the fact that they constantly seem to eat processed crap off paper plates is, IMO, another example of Mechelle's poor parenting. With so many girls (because the boys obviously wouldn't be cooking), it wouldn't be that difficult to make a large scale healthy meal once a day. If they went to a farmer's market once a week they could get boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables which, in the long run, would be cheaper than relying on instant food. Ditto with meat, I know families that buy 50kg in one go because it is much, much cheaper and freeze it. If they focused less on "buy used and save the difference" and looked at "buy in bulk and eat healthy", they would be much better off.

Just from a logical standpoint, the announcement wasn't done very well. They are essentially asking people to donate to a charity with no statement of beliefs, no long-term plan and no actual details. I would like to think that only the most fervent of leghumpers would donate without knowing where they are going or what they are planning on doing with the money. Is it going towards their house or Bibles or education or Izzy's cloth nappies? It is a bit silly to ask someone to donate money without knowing where the money is going.

Ditto with what everyone else has said, I'm so so sorry Wanderwoman. I don't really know what else to say but that we are all thinking of you. I don't know how much we can do besides offer a sympathetic ear and hugs if you need to vent. But if there is anything else, please don't hesitate to ask. I hope that Maisie's procedure goes well and that you receive the best possible medical care. {{{{HUGS}}}}

I think that Barb is in a tough spot. She stepped up for Jace because Jenelle has essentially been a womb and nothing more. It may have been better, as BitterApple said to have not stepped in and had the state intervene but I can't imagine that family services would have been happy with that. I'm not American but would't it be the case that Jace would have most likely ended up with Barbs anyway? Isn't the preference for children to be placed with relatives? Could the state put Jace up for adoption without Jenelle's permission? I think that it is pretty clear that Barbs doesn't want to raise Jace. In my mind, that is why she has been supportive of Jenelle's efforts to get clean and healthy and then take Jace back. Not to say that she doesn't love him but she doesn't want to be spending her 50s raising her grandson who is certainly a handful. I don't think that Barbs is under any illusions that she is the greatest mother of the year and I think that she wishes Jace was in a better situation but there isn't much she can do. Jenelle isn't going to give up permanent custody (someday she'll get him back, y'all) and so Barbs is stuck and doing the best she can. She could certainly do better, less yelling, more compassion, etc., but she's the only one who has stepped up for Jace and I've got to give her points for that.

Thanks Mariva I had only been able to find the cropped photo on Facebook (and I didn't actually search that hard to be perfectly honest). I had assumed that Jill was using her hand for something else and I'm sure that Jill doesn't go around holding Izzy like that the whole time. At the same time for a family that is based on child-raising and publicity, it isn't a great move to be seen holding a 2 (nearly 3) month old like that. I'm not a mother but I love babies and if I have to hold a baby and use one hand, I tend to sit the baby on my hip and wrap my arm around to support them. Although Jill is in a bit of a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.

To be fair to Barbra, I don't know if she was legally allowed to put Jace up for adoption. IIRC she wanted Jenelle to have an abortion and when she refused, tried to convince her to look into adoption as a serious option for Jace. Contrary to all of Jenelle's whinging, Barbs never wanted to have to raise Jace. She stepped up because Jenelle is a complete failure as a mother but it wasn't what she wanted for him. I can't remember the details of the custody agreement but I don't think that Barbs would have been able to adopt Jace out to another family without Jenelle's permission which she certainly wouldn't have given. MTV wouldn't have been interested in a storyline about following a high drunkard as she wastes away her life and her son who has a new family which would have been felony and drug free.

I'm assuming that this is the picture about Jill holding Iz strangely. I know that he is big but I don't think that is the best way to hold a baby!

Well that is a weird picture, they look really uncomfortable. Are they supposed to be on the world's smallest picnic blanket? What is between Jill's arm and her torso? What is the white thing under the chalkboard? And Jill really needs to step away from Pinterest and the chalkboards - first the "Here comes the bride" at the wedding, then the pregnancy updates and then the Israel updates. I'm trying to work out where Derrick's leg is and where Jill's arm is, because from here it looks like it is in a "delicate" region. I'll take myself off to the Prayer Closet.

My personal opinion of missionaries aside (I know it was hashed out here ages ago), if this is what Jill and Derrick feel is their calling then the best of luck to them. If they can make a difference in Nepal with medical assistance or distributing aid then I can't complain. With Derrick's experience, I would assume that he would organise for them to work with an established group (at least I hope he would!). Given he spent two years there, they wouldn't be going in completely blind although I don't think that anything can prepare you for working in such a destroyed area, it almost looks like a war zone. All that said, I don't want them doing their missionary work on my TV or anybody elses. If that is what they want, good for them but they don't need a reality show to do it. For one it would be terribly boring and two there is a risk that it comes across as "poverty porn" (basically, making money and entertainment out of people living in poverty). TLC isn't know for their tact at the best of times, throw in two young parents, one of whom we now know has been molested, and a whole bunch of natural disaster victims and it would be ugly. Of course, this is all speculation at this stage. If they do go, Derrick has good qualifications and if Jill could find a midwife to mentor and work alongside her, she might also be able to help out. Who knows, maybe she has learnt from her birth experience and has come out of it as a better midwife (we can all hope for the best, right?)

Who says "I am so grateful for your investment in our lives" to their father? Is he referring to the Bank of Jim Boob or something? Josh needs a better scriptwriter.

My dad went to a old private boys school so whenever they send letters it is Mrs and Mr First Name Last Name which annoys my mum every time. Not enough to actually do anything about it though!

When I went to the US (I'm in Aus) I had no idea what "pop" was and "soda" makes me think of baking soda. Here they ask what you would like to drink and Coke, Sprite, Pepsi and so on is called "soft drink". Also - Dr Pepper is horrible and I have no idea why people like it.