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Reminds me of the later Anne of Green Gables books where Anne is married to Gilbert and he's a doctor, and her housekeeper refers to her as "Mrs. Dr. dear."

As a Catholic, that is so foreign to me and fascinating - do they give you a list with all the steps as a how-to guide? Who determines if you've done the steps right? What happens if you change to another Baptist church and they don't think you've done the steps right?

Ha! I would have liked to see her reaction to "enemy fire!"

Only if I'm being super formal for some sort of correspondence - that's technically the correct way, although Emily Post says it matters less these days (Miss Manners is still hanging on to Mr. and Mrs. order). Otherwise, I just use Mr. first.

You'd want the Mrs. first, because you can't separate the Mr. from husband's first and last name. To get real old school, I've seen some conservative Christian circles where the wife is always addressed as Mrs. John Doe, for example. She doesn't even use her own first name. I haven't seen any young people doing that, though. To be honest, I don't think the way the names are listed for the event really means anything, I just wanted to crack a joke about Jessa.

Had a great seafood sale at the store, so tonight is crab claws, Caesar salad, and bread with Brie.

To be old school, etiquette dictates if the wife has taken the husband's last name, you list them as wife's first name + husband's first and last name (for example, Jane and John Doe). It really doesn't have anything to do with pants-wearing, but instead not breaking up a man's first and last name in a sentence. So it's more an insight in Jessa's marriage, I'd think!

I like Chrissy - she's part of the reason I started watching. I know she isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I would be disappointed if they replaced her.

The dates this season have been terrible. A wake, really?

You know it. Watch your back, Josh - Jessa's coming for you and it's not going to be pretty.

Maxi skirts are trendy right now, particularly the striped/chevron ones. I don't think seeing her wear one is an automatic death knell for pants.

I saw them at a local festival in my town last summer and they put on a great show. If you go, I hope you enjoy it!

Right. It's not about slut shaming but relationship ethics. I said the same thing about Andi. If you know your partner has strong feelings about sex in relationships, is taking this more serious than you, views sex as a strong commitment, etc. - don't hook up. It's has nothing to do with being a slut, but more about respecting someone's different feelings about sex. If the genders were reversed and Nick were a woman, I think he'd be less reviled for the same feelings.

I agree. As much as I disagree with what she's saying, the fact that she feels free to do so and not just defer to "ask my husband" in a simpering tone is real progress, I think.

I was horrified about the hair - I got the sense she was drunk and found it all a good laugh when she accidentally shaved the bald patch. Most people would stop and apologize profusely and get someone to fix it, not make it ten times worse. And then, at the end, still no plea to the producers to help him out? That's poorly done and makes me think even less of her.

I agree. My concern through all of this has been the girls, and in my opinion, all of this DID re-victimize them, and frankly, the glee in which some parties in the media have done so disgusts me.

The pizza thing doesn't seem too crazy to me. Fifteen pizzas is about 150 slices. Teenage boys eat a lot. If you count Grandma, plus Jill and Jessa and their spouses, I would order fifteen for that size crowd.

I find the style becomes more complex as the series moved along - the first two books were certainly written for children around 8-9 years old, I think (although I loved them anyway even as a teen reader!). As the books progressed, I found the writing style grew more complex, with the exception of that epilogue. However, although the style was more complex, I found the later books would have benefitted from tighter editing, as I think JKR's success made her editors more lax.

Ah, I see. I don't give tabloids my clicks so it was difficult to tell it wasn't said directly with that headline. As for the FOIA request, I've found that what you're requesting can impact the time it takes to turn it around. Something that requires heavy redaction is going to take longer than general emails. So it's possible they did know.

Why is she talking to that rag? That's so unprofessional.

I read some Mormon mommy blogs and that's how I knew of blanket training for a long time. Special toys to play with if you sit quietly, only get them when training or at church, and a treat after for good behavior. Start at a year, and keep the minutes corresponding to age (1 for 1, 3 for 2, etc.) with a slow increase. I was horrified when I discovered the Pearls' interpretation.

Well, Ben and Derrick are a slightly different flavor of Christian from the Duggars. It's possible this is a sign that Jill and Jessa may be pushing the boundaries, just like how we saw their clothing change. Baby steps, but steps all the same.

So many things! Keebler O'Boise chips and I don't remember what brand Pizzeria chips. Those were the highlight of my bag lunches as a kid. I also really loved Mauni Lai juice - passion fruit and guava I think. I still crave it!

From what I understand, Razing Ruth was a fraud and merely pretending to have come from a fundamentalist lifestyle.

He did say that, in the building the house special, I think. I think the intent was for all the children to stay, and JB would always remain in charge.