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  1. On 2/8/2024 at 5:48 PM, ginger90 said:

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    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.

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  2. 45 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

    Someone like Jill who does not fly internationally can easily not give themselves enough time to make it through all the steps in between flights.  

    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.

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  3. 13 hours ago, Zella said:

    They're not sheltered country boys.

    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.

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  4. 10 hours ago, YupItsMe said:

    Yes, she made it a tank top, wore it in public and posted pictures on SM, all while making her daughters wear 3 layers of clothing. How’s she going to explain that?

    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.

     

    1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

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    Is she wearing a tight tank top under a tighter bathing suit?  What is this?  

     

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  5. 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.

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  6. 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.

     

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  7. On 2/19/2024 at 10:03 AM, libgirl2 said:

    David and her are eating like kings, she is going to come home with tons of sweatblouses, hats or whatever. Meanwhile, her kids are barely eating and you know she won't bring a thing back for any of them. 

    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."

    22 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

    Would any of us want to? I get a feeling everyone is hanging out at the beach, wearing swimsuits, having a drink, maybe dancing, so of course Jill won't do that. I remember the cruise pictures and people were around the pool doing the same. She would have been in her room the whole time. 

    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.

     

    7 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

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    Much less sugar and carbs as compared to what, Jill - the crap you serve at home?  

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  8. 20 hours ago, Rabbit Hutch said:

    Hmmm, back in the day I could ROCK a pair of GV's. All I can rock now is a hammock.  

    I used to douse myself in her perfume as well.  For what it's worth, it now smells NOTHING like the original.  Sad. :(

     

    13 hours ago, LilyD said:

    Re. the AirBnB: Am I the only one who had to frown a little and think about Meri when reading about Christine's new business venture?

    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.

     

    12 hours ago, Sandy W said:

    At Meri's BnB, you are welcome to sit in the parlour on stiff little chairs making aimless chitchat with the host. I would think by 10pm, you would get the message it's time to retire for the evening.

    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.

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  9. 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. 

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  10. 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.

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  11. Is being VICIOUSLY sick better or worse than being SEVERLY sick?  One wonders.

    And if they are sick, the gall of that woman to toss them in a filthy RV where they can breathe in each other's germs, NOT rest, NOT be given good foods and fluids, and be forced to sing for whatever crumbs they can get.

    While I agree that this seems like setting the groundwork for not going on the trip, I also wonder how much coercion is going on behind the scenes with Jill making sure her kids look and act properly ill for her social media, so we can all see what a wonderful and caring mother she is for not abandoning them....this time.

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  12. hey, it's Jason Duggar - check out my latest YouTube video where I fly to Italy!  From there I am off to Paris, then London, Germany, Australia Austria hahaha can't ever keep those two straight, then I will head to Switzerland for a couple of weeks of skiing.  I will be really cold so after that it's two weeks in Hawaii, followed by a trip to New Zealand and then a short stop in Greece and then it's home for a couple of weeks!  Hahaha gotta do my laundry and get some Chik-Fil-A and maybe do some work!  After that I am off to Norway, Iceland and maybe some other country that I haven't already visited, I don't know, hahaha!  

     

    I swear that's what I hear in my head whenever I see that another Duggar/Bates is taking another international trip that most people have to save for years to do.

    Must've been some serious hush money that Big Daddy paid out.

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  13. 16 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

    And Olivia acts that way every time BME speaks to her.  It’s bizarre.  They all act that way to some extent but with Olivia, it’s really bad.

    It has to be a fear reaction.  The poor child probably goes over the top from being reprimanded by Mahmo that she wasn't giving her enough "joy."  I think the proof is that we've seen these kids wearing their "real" faces until they realize Jill has her camera aimed in their direction, at which point they completely contort their expressions from boredom or apathy to extreme toothy smiles and giggles.  That is not normal.

    I cannot fathom the mental exhaustion the Rod kids deal with every single waking hour, not knowing for sure when they will be expected to perform for Jill, but knowing that it surely WILL happen and they'd better do a convincing job of it.

    27 minutes ago, Teriacky said:

    And look! There are cookies on the table and neither child touched them. Show me a 5 year old who wouldn’t go for the cookies.

    They probably had to wait for Big Poppa to snort himself awake from watching the map so he could dip up first.

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  14. 14 hours ago, Stats Queen said:

    Annemarie is just awful. That wasn’t an apology - I’m with Garcelle on that one. 
     

    What a way to ruin a beautiful evening.

    I know that these shows are so popular because of the drama, but is there a contract clause that says that every time these women get together in any capacity - a trip, a fund-raiser, a barbeque, a store opening - they must argue?  Loudly?  Making spectacles of themselves in front of other guests who are NOT on the show?  I suppose ratings would go way down if they all traveled to Barcelona and had a simply delightful time, but man - even at the memorial for Kyle's friend, they couldn't rein it in.  How much fun can it be to get on a private plane and stay at a beautiful villa and enjoy spectacular food if at any moment, someone is going to glare at you from across the table and decide it's time for a fight?  But I guess the paycheck makes it all better.

    Annemarie is pretty combative for being a newbie.  Hilarious how she verbally skewers someone, and then "apologizes" that what she said made them feel bad.  That's not how it works.

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  15. 13 hours ago, Westiepeach said:

    Kaylee - go home. Stay home. Build a life with your own family.

    Jill has allowed a few of her kids to live a life just outside of her chokehold, and they seem to be somewhat thriving.  So the poor deluded kids like Kaylee are probably subjected to Jill's form of guilt and love-bombing, like a cult leader, in order to keep all of them from escaping her clutches.  With Kaylee under Jill's Plexus downline, and all of the giggle videos the two of them post, Kaylee might be under the impression that she is currently Mahmo's fave.  I don't think Kaylee would leave even if she could.  It would be up to Jonathan to remove her from her toxic mother, but he seems to be under Jill's spell as well.

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  16. 2 hours ago, jacourt said:

    Is there a window in that room?  Notice how the school desks are also covered with clutter. Not too much school work being done there 

    I'm sorry, but I imagine that room to smell of dirty carpet, unwashed clothes and hairspray.  I don't think it's even possible to keep a house clean when it contains that much STUFF.  Stuff collects dust, hair, etc.  And we know Jill doesn't have time to wipe down all that crap.

    Those multi-bed pictures are cute, clean, organized and color-coordinated.  Thus, they have no place in Jill's barndo.  

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  17. 57 minutes ago, BetyBee said:

    I think he will work for MacArthur and that he probably hopes to replace MacArthur when/if he retires.

    is Jeremy even qualified for that?  Genuinely asking, because I can't see him going from part-time student/preacher/influencer to the leader of a megachurch, although I have no doubt Jeremy thinks he could handle it.

    I also wonder if Johnny Mac has been using Jeremy this whole time because of who he's married to, and Jeremy has been enjoying the perks and hoping to float on for as long as he can.  I have always thought it was a weird arrangement between two men with giant egos.

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  18. 15 hours ago, NoWhammies said:

    I actually appreciated that Meri said something in the couch episode she did with Jenn (talk back, maybe?) about what she sees with Kody is that he is a man who is struggling and in pain, so she doesn't want to poke him — or something along those lines. I thought there was some actual grace and compassion in that statement given what an abusive fucker he had been to her all those years.

    I recall that too, but apparently once she got herself another man, that grace went out the window.  Same with Christine.

    Does Kody deserve to be clapped back on?  Yes he does.  He has said some absolutely awful things about all of the OG3, on national television, for them to discover when they watch it back and for their kids to hear. He sucks.  But he seems pretty volatile and high-strung at times, and he does have young kids at home - a home in which he is now stuck in with his manipulative wife and several demanding kids.  Make no mistake, this moron made his bed with Robyn and abandoned the majority of his family.  But as happy as I am for the OG3 finding love and happiness, they really should think about taking the high road and simply move on, leaving Kody as a distant memory as much as they are able.

    And I wonder about the men themselves who are cool with making fun of Kody.  It smacks so hard of middle school drama, it's cringe.

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  19. I think she's going on the next season of Dancing With the Stars. 

    The fact that she has to say "it's not what you're thinking" is sad.  She could be going back to school for a Master's degree but if she's asking us to guess,  everyone would just think she's pregnant again because procreating is pretty much what Duggar women are famous for.

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