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I picture the congregation doing that little smile and shuffle thing that parents do when attending their kids' 5th grade orchestra concerts...you smile at first, then it all goes south and you shift in your uncomfortable chair and pretend that the evening's event pamphlet is fascinating so you don't have to watch what's happening on the stage. But by now, you would think the Rod kids could stay in tune with each other - it's basically been their singular job since they could hold an instrument. And what they're doing is not easy, especially if they're all pretty much self-trained. I would love to think that Tessie goes off-key on purpose once in awhile, but whenever I see the kids on stage, at least 75% of them look as though they'd rather be anywhere else. Not everyone is a natural performer.

I would take one for the team but 9pm is past my bedtime. But if I'm the only one to show up, I win the gift card! Decisions............

OMG, what's on the next slide?! What do we have to do to get that sweet, sweet $10 Dollar General gift card?

I have a feeling that there is a whole subsection of people - various Fundies, nice church ladies, Amish folks just trying to live their lives, regular people just trying to do their laundry, etc. - who understand, with one look at Jill, that it's better to be her fake friend than her enemy. And I think if Jill doesn't like Heidi, it's less to do with Heidi and more to do with losing Timmy from under her thumb. Now here's Tim under the influences of Heidi and her family, who are surely feeding him actual food and showing him that women can wear pants and not spontaneously combust, which goes against everything Jill has been pouring into Tim's brain since he was a child.

Well, since it worked so well for the infamous Duggars......

Hmm, I would venture to say that Jill insisted Nurie give all of her kids "N" names, betting on her eventually having a girl, just so Jill could push hard for the name "Nevaeh." I bet Jill's already got her storyboards all lined up for the upcoming "screechsplaining" (LOL love this) video, complete with the word "HEAVEN" written on a whiteboard so she can sausage-finger the letters backwards so us heathens fully understand.

My favorite part of the videos was Jill's sausage finger pointing to the "tiles" that each kid had to remove to reveal BOY or GIRL while she dumbed down the explanation of how it all worked. Like, I think this crew has the gender reveal thing down pat by now, Jill. It's not really that exciting.

Trying to imagine a conversation where Christine and David buy a rental and she asks him if they can decorate it with pictures of the man who made her life a living hell for 25 years...but I have the feeling that Dave was probably on board because I don't think he would be so noble as to turn away money from fans of SW. It's just gross to me because I don't think they need to tie this house to SW in order to get renters. If you're a fan of Christine, it's enough to say you stayed in her AirBnB if that's what rocks your boat. Who needs to stare into Kody's beady eyes while you're sitting at the counter eating your corn flakes? It's not the flex you think it is, Christine.

If the kids were actually so sick that Jill felt it necessary to overlay real music over their performance, then why on earth are they performing at all? There is no way that Jill would silence her ministry waifs unless they sounded so bad even she couldn't stand it. Is it really that big a deal if the Rodlets skip one performance? Is the congregation - all 10 of them - going to stand up and stomp their feet, demanding for them to come on stage?

I have wondered about this. Do the Rodlets enjoy their time away from Jill for the above reasons? Or has she made herself so firmly the center of their universe that they feel lost without her making all of their decisions for them? Do they even understand the concept of being able to "relax?" For their sakes I hope so, but I doubt it. I don't think they're able to grasp the meaning of "when the cat's away, the mice will play."

That was a weird thing to say, even for Jill - they are "states away from their RV." Huh? The RV? You mean the small shipping container on wheels where your kids are probably sleeping? "States away from our CHILDREN" would've been so easy to say. I think that as far as the Rodlets are concerned, for Jill they are "out of sight, out of mind," whereas most people would be shopping for little trinkets to bring home to their kids to let them know that mom and dad were thinking about them while they were away. Heck, I buy my daughter's dog a little toy whenever we travel (which is 1/8th the amount of time that Jill and Hubby take off on vacation). So now I guess it's safe to assume that Jill is at Nurthan's house screeching about how WONDERFUL their trip was - the delicious food, the dolphins, the beach, the bowling, oh the FOOD!!! - to the assembled Rodlets and a pregnant and probably exhausted Nurie. And poor Nathan - hopefully he donated enough plasma to assume the cost of feeding Nurie's siblings and taking his in-laws out for dinner multiple times. TL;DR Jill sucks.

Dang it, I need a warning before I see that picture again of Hunter and Michelle with Logan watching from the sideline! Whoever took that captured a beautiful moment. And it reinforces that those boys are far, far closer to each other than they ever will be to Kody because they had to rely on each other. Period. Look what amazing young men you're missing out on, Kody. If that doesn't keep you up at night, then you have no soul.

I can see where Jill might get a pat down based on the copious amounts of cheap metal jewelry she wears. But Dave? There's no metal on him, including money. Maybe they were running late and Dave tried to bribe a TSA agent to cut in front of the line in exchange for a smiley tract. Come on, Jill - spill the tea. We know you want to.

I can also see, in Jill's mind, that no plane would ever dare persecute them so severely by leaving without them. I also give 24 hours before she posts a diatribe against the airlines even though she said it was a long story. Long stories where she is a victim is Jill's bread and butter. She can also check Reddit, realize she forgot to say she missed her precious children, and amend it in a 14-paragraph Instagram post.

My apologies, I phrased that wrong. I meant sheltered in how they were raised, not because they live in the country (which they clearly do not). I remain amazed that they can navigate so many places with such ease, and am mostly jealous because they are going to so many places I want to go to. These people travel so much, I wonder if they really appreciate it. It doesn't seem like a luxury to them, more like just something to do because they have extra money and they feel like spending it.

Dave probably went behind the counter of the airport Chick Fil A to fix himself a snack, forgetting that he was no longer in line for a free resort buffet, thus drawing the attention of security.

Jill takes her self-imposed rules and bend them to fit what she's doing. For example, her "tank top" is not really a tank top at all - it began its life as a modest, long-sleeved sweatblouse of some kind and Jill only fashioned it into a monstrosity shirt with a low neckline and no sleeves because she didn't want to stand out TOO much while still maintaining her perceived modesty that literally no one cares about. It must be exhausting to walk around every single day looking down and judging the peasants surrounding her while at the same time professing to be part of this wonderful Plexus family. Is she wearing a tight tank top under a tighter bathing suit? What is this?

How do these young Duggars even know how to get around on these massively long trips? Going from country to country, researching historical, artistic and beautiful places to visit, coordinating trains, airplanes, buses, finding places to stay, etc., etc. I just picture them dorking around lost and clueless until they stumble onto something worthy of posting on social media. Instead, it's "we just skied in Switzerland and then we took a gondola ride in Venice and then had tea with Prince William in England and then we went grape-picking in Provence and after that we frolicked in a field of flowers on a hill in Austria." I'm not saying they're stupid (mostly), but how does a sheltered country boy from Arkansas navigate the entire globe like he's the winning contestant on the Amazing Race? Also, what is with these people thinking that anything and everything is something to be climbed and posed on? The Rods do the same thing. The world is not your personal playground, you idiots.

It's not Jill's fault that the only way she could take a dip was to wait for all of the heathen swimsuit-wearing hussies to finally go to bed. Rules are for other people.

They did all have jobs (except Robyn - she's too pretty to cook work) during the first couple of seasons of SW. I'm thinking Kody figured that since they were famous and all, either the income from the show would support them or that they could start a multitude of businesses using their name as clout (MSWC, the gym, Strive With Janelle, etc). We know they were capable of holding down regular jobs, but instead they moved into MLMs using their names to get ahead, which does seem to have worked for them - but I would love to see how deep in debt they currently are, and how tangled up they still are to each other as far as finances go.

I don't know, Jill strikes me as the type to bring home an empty mini bottle of resort shampoo for Tessie, a napkin and a plastic cup with the resort's name on it for Janessa to play "restaurant" with, etc. Man, I hope Jonathan and Nathan are feeding those kids while BME and Big Daddy are away playing "holier than thou." And we know she thinks her moral high-ground absence from most of the parties is oh-so conspicuous, and is somehow going to make others wonder, "where is Jill? Why isn't she here? Could it be....perhaps, we are sinning?! Should I re-think this margarita?" While in reality, either no one has even clocked her not being there, or they are relieved about it. Much less sugar and carbs as compared to what, Jill - the crap you serve at home?

I used to douse myself in her perfume as well. For what it's worth, it now smells NOTHING like the original. Sad. :( Meri also started in an MLM and now here's Christine and Janelle, involved in a different MLM and have been equally if not more successful than Meri. I'm not sure if there's" copying" involved - I think it's more that there is a very limited type of business that these women are willing to work for. I have long wondered why none of them have gotten jobs where you clock in and out for a steady paycheck and insurance for your family, but that's not how they roll. MLM's are strong among Mormon women, and only a few succeed. Being on TV helped them along, for sure. I remain stunned that Janelle is supposedly a "diamond" Plexus shiller, and that Meri is somehow still selling leggings for a very problematic company. Who actually is the host of Lizzie's? Is it Meri? Or Just Jen? I can't imagine making small talk with Meri Brown. I'd probably end up asking if she had any banana bread or if she liked the last Batman movie and she'd end up throwing me out onto the mean streets of Parowan.

I saw Christine's AirBnB post on IG, and someone commented that the walls looked too bare. She responded that she's "put up framed articles about her family on the walls! And you'll have to come and see them!" I mean, is David cool with that? So, what - you rent her place and you get to read articles about her divorce or something? I'm fine with her advertising her place for rent, and it's in a pretty cool location (unlike Parowan), but I feel like using her family's "fame" for wall decor is a bit strange. I supposed there are huge SW fans who will rent it just because it's Christine's but I don't know that she even needs to connect her Z-list family with it for it to make a profit, idk. Although it's probably making Kody hopping mad, so maybe I am OK with it.

She's quoting the great Winnie the Pooh. I wonder if she ever read those books to her kids......hahaha, never mind. 🙁

Is Meri's family Irish? I don't know nor do I care, but you can't just keep re-decorating the same dusty B&B and give another tour based on whatever holiday you're decorating for. Wonder what the "pot o' gold" is that she's hinting at....probably some free, only slightly used LuLaNo leggings adorned with demonic leprechauns or something.