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Does she have to run all her purchases past her Headship? Wasn't most of their money earned by her?

I can only imagine how disgusting lotion time with Josh must be. He's gross!

That sounds really fun, @Notabug! Best of luck with your surgery tomorrow. Everyone I know who has had knee replacement has been very happy with the result.

If those 6 kids were working with the public, they could bring so many more people to Jesus. At least Jill could brag about how many they've saved....after they turn their paychecks over to her, of course! But they can't go work with the public, because they might meet someone who doesn't follow their beliefs. Thanks a lot, Satan!

I've been thinking about Jim Boob, probably because I listen to the Digging up the Duggars podcast. I really detest what JB and Meech have done to their family. I've been thinking lately that JB is probably just a stupid, insecure male. I mean, it's so dumb to make someone like Bill Gothard your leader. His program and opinions are stupid and he never even followed his own advice. I'm sure that what attracted JB to Gothard's way of life was the fact that he'd be the dictator for life over all of his kids....well, that's how it's supposed to work anyway. It's misogynistic bullcrap that is a distortion of Biblical values, but JB couldn't resist the power trip. He's an awful, awful man!

Jill keeps trying to convince the world of their great love and I'm still not buying it! I think she does this to tamp down her regrets. He likely has regrets too!

I think she drove herself and Snuggles to the groomer the other day. She may not be comfortable driving the RV, but even Jim Blob made sure his sons could drive theirs. I remember him making JD drive around DC and he had the difficult task of parking the Stink Bus on an old episode. The Rods do things differently, I guess. Even more differently than the Duggars, who at least feed their kids!

I wonder if World's Best Hubby lets go of a few swears when he's spending hours repairing that old RV? And again when he's exhausted and driving their precious cargo (Jill's make-up and Plexus) late at night in the rain.

Probably Jana too. Since she's responsible for most of the jurisdictions!

My youngest grandchildren are 4 year old twins. While I was staying with them after Thanksgiving, one of the twins asked her Mom, "Why do you always call Grandma "Mom"? My daughter explained that it's because I AM her Mom. Then twin asked, "Were you in Grandma's tummy?" It was super cute. They seem to think that my oldest daughter is my sister. Guess I'm young looking* (to 4 year olds) like Jill Rodrigues! 🤣 *I'm not!

I used to think about having to evacuate at the hairdresser when wasI in the middle of getting my hair colored! Now I'm going to think of a power outage every time I get a mammogram, lol! Always room for new fears. That soft mammogram sounds like a nice idea. You are so right, @Stevie Nicks that if the machine was designed for tests on men, it would likely be more comfortable.

I watched the video (thanks @Madtown) and my goodness, Jessa does run on! Anyway, when it comes to naming the child, I don't know if I'd let Ben anywhere near a birth certificate. His naming of Spurgeon is unforgivable, imo!

I thought that was a picture of Jill!

What is a "goodly heritage"?

My cousin passed away last night. She was at her son's home, 1st day of hospice care. All of her kids were with her and she was able to talk to them yesterday. She was only diagnosed last week. She was a reporter turned journalism professor, who lived an interesting life. Such a terrible loss for our family, but I'm thankful for a peaceful passing for her. She was very agitated in the hospital. She's got three good, adult kids, who are supporting each other at this difficult time. 😢

I have a son-in-law who is a pastor. He doesn't take off time at Christmas or Easter. Too much going on, but I guess it's no problem for Pastor Nathan of the bottomless wallet.

No matching jammies for the Headship?

I'm the same. It seems like I receive scented candles every Christmas, even though I'm not a fan. I stopped wearing perfumes at least 20 years ago. I started to notice my sensitivity to scents in my 40s, when I could hardly stand to be in the detergent aisle at the grocery store. I also found it hard to breathe in the rug section of Ikea. I guess I'm a weirdo, but I'm a weirdo who knows my limitations!

My sister's bff had breast cancer. A hematoma burst and messed up the tech's machine, I guess. The tech actually said in disgust, "I can't believe they let you keep your breast!" That horrible woman actually got in big trouble for that hateful comment. (Sister's bff is healthy now - that was years ago.) My other sister had a cranky tech recently. I'm so sorry you were hurt and not listened to when you complained, @Mindthinkr! I have only had kind, very professional techs, so I've been lucky so far. I find mammograms to be uncomfortable, but not painful.

The only way to shut Jill up about Lord Daniel, is to agree to be in her Plexus downline!

Is this the first year that Jill allowed the children to help? That's just weird!

Days like that are so frustrating, but I see you're already looking on the bright side, @Scarlett45 - I agree that today is gloomy in the Chicago area! We got rained on when we went to the grocery store. We finished decorating for Christmas today and started on some online shopping. I know some people are already done, but we traveled for Thanksgiving and just got back on Wednesday. I needed yesterday to recoup from traveling. We're so excited because our youngest and her husband will be coming on Christmas Eve, staying over and heading to his parents on Christmas. We're trying to plan a delicious dinner and looking forward to adult time, since they don't have kids. My daughter's birthday falls at Christmas time, so we can celebrate that too. I think we'll visit the grandkids after Christmas when things are more relaxed. Plans can change, so who knows?

I don't understand why Jonathan bends to Jill's will. She doesn't even have money/inheritance to keep them under her thumb like JimBob. All she has is shrieking and guilting. Grow a backbone, Jonathan! Kaylee lacks the will to do so.

Jill will teach Kaylee and Jonathan how to block anyone who posts anything that smells of disagreement. Either that or she'll offer to run their page in order to "help" them.

I would never take parenting tips from Amy Duggar King. I think she's a loon.